July 23, 2010 – On Friday a conference at the United Nations General Assembly ended on a very positive note. Its aim was to formulate a legally binding treaty amongst nations that will prevent human rights violators, terrorists, and other armed groups that fuel conflicts from receiving weapons and it seemed to be met [...]
July 16, 2010 – According to the AL.com Press-Register, for the past several weeks BP has been trying to buy scientists in the Gulf region wholesale in order to assure their silence.
BP is apparently attempting to buy the entire marine sciences departments at major universities and pay them $250 per hour for “research” in [...]
July 16, 2010 – Arizona’s new immigration law, which pits the Federal government against the states as far as who has the right to enforce immigration laws, was not ruled on by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton on Thursday.
Although attorneys on both sides of the case argued their interpretations of the law, the judge was [...]
In an interview that was broadcast on Sunday’s CBS show “Face the Nation” Attorney General Eric Holder said that the Justice Department may look into suing Arizona for racial profiling.
July 7, 2010 – Four people – a teacher’s aide, a Chicago Mercantile Exchange Trader, and a married couple – have joined with the Illinois Association of Firearms Retailers in their suit against the city of Chicago that restricts handgun possession to inside the home.
The gun-owning plaintiffs claim that the new ordinance, which mandates firearms [...]
July 7, 2010 – The ACLU issued a travel alert for Arizona on Wednesday. The country’s major civil liberties group warns that Arizona’s new law that is trying to crack down on illegal immigrants could result in racial profiling and warrantless arrests.
Even though the law does not go into effect until July 29, the [...]
July 6, 2010 – Although more than a dozen states have introduced bills that would limit a potential employer’s rights to do a credit check for a job candidate, Oregon is one of the few that has passed such a law.
Doing a credit check as part of the job application process has come under close [...]
July 5, 2010 – if nothing is stolen and no one is hurt does a homeowner insurance policy cover a naked stranger passed out on your sofa?
This was one of the questions that might have gone through the mind of a San Diego resident yesterday when he awakened to the shocking reality that there was [...]
July 2, 2010 – According to LegalNewsline.com, Timeshare Relief, Inc. – a California based timeshare company – will refund in excess of $91,000 to Vermont consumers.
The refunds are for allegedly having violated multiple Vermont laws when the company arranged to repurchase their timeshares.
Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell also secured $50,000 from the company to [...]
June 29, 2010 – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit on Tuesday that alleges that Bank of America Corp. subsidiary Countrywide discriminated against Latinos and blacks who bought home mortgages through their offices.
The lawsuit seeks civil penalties and restitution of $25,000 for every violation of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
The lawsuit claims that [...]
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