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Das EB-5 Visum gewinnt Bedeutung

April 30, 2012

Das EB-5 Visum des Department of Homeland Security der USA erfreut sich neuerdings wieder größerer Beliebtheit. Das Visum, das 1990 vom Kongress entwickelt worden war um die Wirtschaft anzukurbeln, hat mit dem Absturz der US-amerikanischen Banken eine neue Bedeutung erlangt. Das EB-5 Visum für ausländische Investoren ist ein US-Visum, das unter dem Immigration Act von…

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Mixed Ruling on Arizona Voter Restrictions

April 30, 2012

Voting rights and state initiatives to prevent voting frauds remain contentious subjects. A growing number of states have enacted voter ID laws, prompting a divisive debate over whether proponents are seeking to limit access to the polls in a presidential election year. In November 2004 Arizona accepted “Proposition 200,” an Arizona state initiative that required…

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YouTube zum Löschen rechtswidriger Inhalte verpflichtet – und was ist mit den Nutzern?*

April 27, 2012

Auch das jüngste Urteil in Sachen YouTube hatte einen durchaus vorhersehbaren Ausgang: Auf Betreiben der GEMA hat das Landgericht Hamburg erneut Googles Video-Dienst YouTube dazu verurteilt, urheberrechtlich geschützte Werke, die von YouTube-Nutzern eingestellt wurden, zu löschen, sobald YouTube Kenntnis von diesen Werken hat. Die Millionen Nutzer von YouTube allein in Deutschland wird jedoch nun interessieren,…

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AmCham-BridgehouseLaw Internship Program 2012

April 24, 2012

For the third time AmCham Germany and BridgehouseLaw organize the US-German Internship Program in 2012, affording 25 students from renowned universities in the Southeastern region of the United States the opportunity to complete three-month summer internships with 20 top international companies. The students will leave the U.S. to go to Germany on May 21, 2012.…

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Balanced Budget in the Italian Constitution Reform. Is that a Great Idea?*

April 24, 2012

The Italian Senate has passed a constitutional amendment providing the requirement of a balanced budget. The bill has been adopted with the required two thirds majority of voters and now has to be approved by the lower chamber of the Senate. The day after the reform passed, the government enacted the finance and economy document…

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New TSA Checkpoint Technology for Travel Documents

April 20, 2012

In June 2007 a layer of aviation security was added when the TSA assumed travel document checking responsibilities from airline contractors. Specially trained Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) using black lights and magnifying glasses, were positioned in front of the checkpoint to check passengers boarding passes and identification. Since the program was implemented, security officers performing…

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Vergleich in der Klage gegen “Nutella” Hersteller Ferrero

April 19, 2012

Wie am 24. Februar 2011 auf unserem Blog berichtet, lagen gegen den Hersteller des beliebten Brotaufstrichs “Nutella”, Ferrero, zwei Sammelklagen („class actions“) in den USA vor. Beide Verfahren wurden Anfang Januar durch Vergleiche beendet. Sowohl am United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (In re Ferrero Litigation No. 11-CV-205 H), als auch…

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ATTENTION: New Non-immigrant Visa Fees / Neue Visumantragsgebühren

April 17, 2012

For visa applications submitted on or after April 13, 2012 the U.S. Department of State has established a new visa application fee schedule: The application fee for B-1/B-2 (visitor for business/pleasure), J (exchange visitor), F (student), M (non-academic student), I (foreign press media representative visa) and C-1/D (transit and crewmember) visas is $160. The application…

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Green Wind and Solar for North Carolina

April 16, 2012

North Carolina is attracting green energy investment from Apple. The state is also setting itself up as a hub for the wind industry sector. The newest green developments we can report on are thanks to Baldor Electric Co. and NxGen Power. Baldor is planning a $17 million plant to manufacture motors capable of powering wind…

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Monitors Social Networks

April 13, 2012

Behind the ostensibly innocuous abbreviation “IOI” stands a vast list of terms monitored -through a subcontractor- by the Department of Homeland Security. The terms are supposed to help the Department uncover “Items of Interest.” IOIs currently relate to 14 categories: 1) Terrorism2) Weather/Natural Disasters/Emergency Management3) Fire4) Trafficking/Border Control Issues5) Immigration6) HAZMAT7) Nuclear8) Transportation Security9) Infrastructure10)…

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