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Twitter in the Courtroom

December 22, 2010

On December 20, 2010 the head of judiciary in England and Wales ruled that reporters and other observers can send updates to twitter from the courtroom while trials are in session as long as the messages do not impede the judicial process. A court in Connecticut allowed twitter updates during a murder trial while in…

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U.S. Justizministerium schliesst Vergleich mit Visa und MasterCard ab

December 22, 2010

Nachdem das amerikanische Justizministerium und Justizminister von sieben US-Bundesstaaten Klage gegen die Kreditkartenfirmen MasterCard, Visa und American Express wegen Verstosses gegen das Kartellrecht eingeleitet hatten, haben sich Visa und MasterCard auf einen Vergleich mit dem Justizministerium geeignet. Unter anderem ist in diesem vorgesehen, dass Verkäufer frei wählen können über welches Kreditkartennetzwerk die Transaktion laufen soll.…

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Rechtsvergleich – Abtreibungen in Irland, den USA und Deutschland

December 22, 2010

Nachdem eine Frau aus Litauen sich an den Eurpäischen Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte in Straßburg gewandt hat, entschied dieser am 15. Dezember 2010, dass die derzeitige Rechtslage zu Abtreibungen in Irland die irische Verfassung verletzt. Hintergrund war, dass Frau schwanger war und an einer seltenen Art von Krebs erkrankt war. Sie wandte sich an Ärzte in…

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Immigration to the United States Is Back Up

December 16, 2010

As previously reported on our blog, the number of deportations of illegal immigrants from the U.S. rose from around 390.000 in 2009 to more than 392.000 in 2010. According to today’s NY Times, a new study now found that the flow of immigrants to the United States has resumed, after falling to the lowest level…

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Judge Voids Key Element of Obama Health Care Law

December 14, 2010

As previously reported on our blog, there have been several legal challenges by U.S. states against President Obama’s health care reform law. The challenges to the health care law are aiming for an ultimate hearing before the United States Supreme Court. On Monday challengers came a step closer to having such a hearing when a…

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DREAM Act Vote Delayed in U.S. Senate

December 9, 2010

Washington — Senate Democrats conceded Thursday they do not have the votes to pass the DREAM Act, a bill that would have offered a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants who entered the United States as children. Democrats voted to pull the measure from consideration, a move that jeopardizes the chances for passing the…

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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 23, 2010

Das Team der International Practice Group von Byrne, Davis & Hicks, P.C. wünscht Ihnen ein Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving, das amerikanische Erntedankfest, wird immer am vierten Donnerstag im November gefeiert. Viele Amerikaner nehmen sich auch den darauffolgenden Freitag frei und fahren für dieses lange Wochenende oft sehr weite Strecken um zu Hause bei Familie und Freunden…

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Wal-Mart Settles Wage and Hour Class Action for $86 Million

November 19, 2010

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 9, 2010 — The United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Judge Saundra B. Armstrong, has granted final approval to the settlement of a wage and hour class action suit against Wal-Mart in California. The settlement, which provides for a payment of between $43 million and $86 million (including…

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Complaints About Changed Pat-Downs at Airports

November 19, 2010

As previous reported on our blog, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has changed the way it manually searches passengers. In the three weeks since the TSA began more aggressive pat-downs of passengers at airport security checkpoints, traveler complaints have poured in. As reported in today’s NY Times, some offer graphic accounts of genital contact, others…

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An Advance for Google in Germany

November 19, 2010

Germany — After months of public opposition, Google Street View went online on Thursday with panoramic images from 20 large German cities, including Berlin, Munich, Hamburg and Frankfurt. As a result of resistance from politicians and privacy advocates who said that the service violated privacy by providing detailed images of buildings and front yards, more…

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