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Better Late than Never: Michigan Man Pays 35 Year Old Parking Ticket

July 7, 2011

The Orlando Florida police department had a good laugh this past week when they received the payment of $1 for a parking ticket that had been issued November 7, 1975. Stanley Baker, who now lives in Pentwater, MI, found the ticket in a book that he had bought at an Orlando garage sale back in…

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Labor Court in Berlin finds SONY Germany Guilty of Sex Discrimination

July 1, 2011

On Tuesday, a labor court in Berlin found Sony Music Entertainment Germany guilty of sexual discrimination for promoting a man over a woman who was expecting a child. The women worked in the area of international marketing for Sony Music Entertainment, a joint venture at the time between Germany’s Bertelsmann and the Japanese Sony label.…

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California Begins Taxing the Internet

June 30, 2011

Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a California bill into law that imposes the collection of taxes from consumers on sales by online retailers. The law is designed as a run around the 1992 Supreme Court decision that ruled states cannot tax businesses that are not physically within their boundaries. This new statute would establish presence…

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Bob Hagemann Named New Charlotte City Attorney

June 28, 2011

Congratulations to Bob Hagemann! He was selected as the new Charlotte City Attorney and will assume the post in January. Mr. Hagemann has served as the senior deputy city attorney for more than three years. Hagemann earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Northwestern University and a law degree from UNC Chapel Hill. As…

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U.S. Supreme Court entscheidet Meinungsfreiheit umfasst auch Computerspiele

June 28, 2011

Computerspiele, auch solche mit hohem Gewaltanteil, sind von der Meinungsfreiheit geschützt und dürfen somit nicht durch Gesetz in ihrem Verkauf beschränkt werden. Dies entschied der U.S. Supreme Court am Montag und kippte damit ein umstrittenes Gesetz aus Kalifornien. Der Rechtsstreit über dieses Gesetz dauerte seit seiner Verabschiedung durch die Regierung Schwarzeneggers im Jahre 2005 an…

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Supreme Court Refuses to Extend Jurisdiction Across Borders in Goodyear Case

June 28, 2011

On June 27, 2011 the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision in the case of Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations v. Brown. This case made its way to the Supreme Court through the state courts of North Carolina. In 2004 two North Carolina teenagers were killed in a bus accident in France. The cause…

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New York State Legalizes Same-sex Marriage

June 28, 2011

Last Friday Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law making New York the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage. When the law takes effect on July 24 it will double the number of people in the United States living in a state that allows same-sex marriage. The bill will provide same-sex couples many of…

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U.S. District Court Judge Blocks Georgia Immigration Law

June 28, 2011

On May 18, we reported on our blog about the controversial immigration bill which Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed into law. The law was scheduled to go into effect this Friday. On Monday, however, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Thrash blocked the anti-immigration law from taking effect until a lawsuit by the Civil Liberties Group…

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New MyTSA Mobile App Aims to Make Traveling Easier for Everyone

June 28, 2011

More people are traveling now than ever before. While some people enjoy traveling and others despise it, and some travel only for business and others simply for pleasure, there is one thing that nearly everyone who must pass through the checkpoints and the lines at the airport can agree on: they do not like dealing…

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IRS and Swiss Banks are Closer to a Settlement on Bank Secrecy

June 23, 2011

For most Americans a Swiss bank account is one of those things that everyone perceives as a sign of wealth and prestige. Keeping your money safe, secure, and most importantly secret, at an office in Zurich or Geneva was supposed to be the pinnacle of security for the funds of the rich. The reason for…

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