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Employers become focus of immigration investigations
Jul 02, 2009; ... The Obama Administration has launched a new push to investigateemployers who knowingly hire undocumented workers. On July 1, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued"notices of inspection" to 652 businesses around the country - whileonly 503 were issued in all of last year, ...
1st Circuit says uncertain eyewitness doesn't bar murder conviction
Jul 02, 2009; ... The evidence supporting a murder conviction was constitutionallysufficient even though a key eyewitness expressed less than completecertitude about an out-of-court identification that he hadpreviously made, the 1st Circuit has ruled. A Massachusetts jury convicted the defendant of ...
Quick (and cheap!) ways to fix your computer
Jul 02, 2009; ... Repairing your office or personal computer can cost hundreds ofdollars. But small firm lawyers looking to save a few bucks canimprove their computers' speed and performance for free (and cheap)with a quick trip around the Internet. Many online performance tools offer free trials ...
The U.S. Supreme Court's top 10 rulings of the term
Jul 02, 2009; ... Last week the U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up a term filled withlandmark decisions in several areas, including federal preemption,criminal law and procedure and employment law. Here is a look at the Court's decisions from the 2008-2009 term -and one non-decision - that will have the ...
8th Circuit says employer didn't waive right to arbitration
Jul 02, 2009; ... An employer didn't waive the right to arbitrate an employmentdiscrimination suit by failing to assert its rights when theplaintiff initially filed a complaint with the Equal EmploymentOpportunity Commission, the 8th Circuit has ruled in reversingjudgment. The plaintiff worked in ...
District of Columbia Superior Court judge refuses to stay gay marriage law
Jul 02, 2009; ... A District of Columbia Superior Court judge Tuesday declined todelay enactment of a law stipulating that the D.C. government willrecognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions. Judge Judith E. Retchin ruled that she would not a grant a staypreventing the law from ...
Kentucky Supreme Court says 'clumsy' worker can get comp
Jul 02, 2009; ... Evidence that a workers' comp claimant who fell at work wasclumsy and wearing high heels was not sufficient to preclude herfrom qualifying for workers' comp benefits, the Kentucky SupremeCourt has ruled. The plaintiff worked as an account manager. She applied forworkers' ...
Racial profiling still a national issue, report says
Jul 02, 2009; ... The American Civil Liberties Union has released a report claimingthat nationwide racial profiling remains a serious and pervasiveproblem in the United States. According to the report, U.S. authorities detain thousands ofpeople each year based on religion, race or ...
Nursing home can be sued under [section]1983, rules 3rd Circuit
Jul 01, 2009; ... A county nursing home can be sued for violating an elderlyresident's civil rights by failing to ensure quality care inaccordance with federal Medicaid standards, the 3rd Circuit hasruled in reversing a dismissal. The plaintiff's mother was a Medicaid recipient and a resident ofa ...
Plaintiff can't sue under ADA, rules 9th Circuit
Jul 01, 2009; ... A plaintiff didn't have standing to sue under the ADA overaccessibility barriers he encountered in a retail store, the 9thCircuit has ruled in reversing a U.S. District Court. The plaintiff sued Pier 1 Imports after visiting one of itsstores in California and encountering five ...
Warrantless search constitutional, rules 4th Circuit
Jul 01, 2009; ... A warrantless entry in a home by police was justified by asuspicion of ongoing vandalism and concern for a missing teenager,the 4th Circuit has ruled in reversing a U.S. District Court. A woman called police to report suspicious activity at herneighbor's house. Police ...
Law firm may be liable under Fair Debt Act, rules 6th Circuit
Jul 01, 2009; ... A law firm representing a debt collector may be liable under theFair Debt Collection Practices Act for attaching to its complaint anaccount that only resembled the actual credit-card statement, the6th Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment. The firm filed complaints ...
FDA seeks comment on new tobacco regs
Jul 01, 2009; ... The FDA is seeking public comment on how it should implement itsnew authority over the advertising, marketing and production of alltobacco products in the U.S. Under the new FDA tobacco law, which was signed by PresidentBarack Obama last week, the FDA can regulate - but not ban ...
Debtor doesn't have right to jury trial, rules 1st Circuit
Jul 01, 2009; ... A Chapter 11 debtor did not have a right to a jury trial in aturnover action filed by the bankruptcy trustee to recover theproceeds of an insurance settlement, the 1st Circuit has ruled. The debtor is a former lawyer who obtained a $78,000 insurancesettlement of property damage ...
Commentary: A lesson from Souter
Jul 01, 2009; ... "Never be afraid to concede when it's right to do so." That was a lesson taught to me more than a decade ago, back whenI was 2L at a law school in Boston. And the man who said those wordsto me was the now newly-retired Justice David Souter. At the end of Monday's session, which ...
Supreme Court Justice Breyer: Courts are not political - the press just portrays them that way
Jul 01, 2009; ... Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and retired Justice SandraDay O'Connor just spoke with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell. And despiteearlier comments by O'Connor that having another woman on theSupreme Court would be a good thing, both justices bristled at theidea that the current Court's ...
Ssssssss! Snakes down the drain!: Utah Supreme Court rules state not liable for snakes' deaths
Jul 01, 2009; ... Here's a piece of advice: If you love your pets, don't let themnear the good people from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. If you don't believe me, just ask Ryan Hoyer. Ryan's an amateur herpetologist. Fine, I don't care that much for snakes, either, but Ryan ...
Burned man can't sue Burning Man Festival, rules California Court of Appeal
Jul 01, 2009; ... You can't make this stuff up. Here we go. Once a year, tens of thousands of people gather in Nevada's BlackRock Desert for the Burning Man Festival. According to thefestival's website, the event "is dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and ...
Woof! Employer must accommodate disabled woman's service dog, rules Montana Supreme Court
Jul 01, 2009; ... Just how far does an employer need to go in accommodating adisabled employee's service animal? Pretty far, says the Montana Supreme Court. One of Janelle McDonald's best pals is Bess, an AustralianShepherd. Bess is a trained service dog that helped Janelle ...
U.S. Supreme Court to decide: When is an ERISA plan entitled to deference?
Jun 30, 2009; ... The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a U.SDistrict Court must defer to an ERISA plan administrator's"reasonable" interpretation of the terms of the plan if such aninterpretation is reached outside the context of an administrativeclaim for benefits. In addition, the ...