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Arkansas court says judge went too far on voter ID
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2014/05/16 15:19
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The Arkansas Supreme Court tossed out a judge's ruling striking down the state's voter ID law on Wednesday, but stopped short of ruling on the constitutionality of the measure.
In a 5-2 ruling, justices vacated a Pulaski County judge's decision that the law violates Arkansas' constitution. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox had struck down the law in a case that had focused on how absentee ballots are handled under the law, but justices stayed his ruling while they considered an appeal.
Fox also has ruled the law unconstitutional in a separate case but said he wouldn't block its enforcement during this month's primary. That ruling is being appealed to the high court.
Justices said Fox didn't have the authority to strike down the law in the case focusing on absentee ballots. They noted that there was no request before Fox in the case to strike down the law. |
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Bankrupt Stockton defends financial plan in court
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2014/05/13 12:27
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The largest city in California to file for bankruptcy protection is asking a judge Monday to approve its plan for reorganizing more than $900 million in long-term debt to rescue the city from two years of financial uncertainty.
Standing in Stockton's way is Franklin Templeton Investments, which says the city is treating it unfairly. In 2009, Templeton loaned Stockton $35 million to build firehouses, parks and move its police dispatch center. Franklin says the city today is offering it $350,000.
The city has reached deals with all of its major creditors, except for Franklin, which is taking Stockton to a trial before U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein.
Stockton's bankruptcy attorney Marc Levinson recently told the City Council that he knows Franklin isn't happy. "We are choosing our battles and fighting where we have to fight and making deals where we can," Levinson said.
An inland port city 80 miles east of San Francisco, Stockton filed for Chapter 9 protection in 2012, making it the nation's largest bankrupt city before Detroit filed for bankruptcy last year. Vallejo went through bankruptcy before Stockton. San Bernardino filed shortly after Stockton, but it has yet to present an exit plan. |
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Casino law hinges on Massachusetts high court case
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2014/05/05 15:54
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The fate of casino gambling in Massachusetts may hinge on a case before the state's highest court Monday.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is set to hear arguments in a case centered on whether a question should be allowed on the November ballot asking voters if they want the state's 2011 casino law repealed. The court is expected to issue a decision by July.
If allowed on the ballot, the referendum could upend the state's ongoing casino licensing process.
Gambling giants MGM, Wynn, Mohegan Sun and others have expressed concern they could lose millions of dollars they've invested in the planning, development and promotion of their proposals if the referendum prevails. They also argue the state risks losing much more.
"Jobs certainty and billions of dollars in economic development hang in the balance," said Carole Brennan, a spokeswoman for MGM, which has proposed an $800 million casino project in downtown Springfield. "The Gaming Act allows for the creation of more than 10,000 jobs and the recapture of billions of dollars in tax revenues that are currently leaving the state. It doesn't make sense to forgo those opportunities."
State Attorney General Martha Coakley, a Democrat running for governor this year, has ruled that the question violates the state constitution and shouldn't be allowed on the ballot. The attorneys at the Law Offices of Robert W. Jackson, APC are trial lawyers. We know how to prepare and present your case. We will not be bullied around by any insurance company. We will fight for you.
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Lawsuit seeks access to more secret court opinions
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2014/05/02 13:29
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The Obama administration has failed to turn over documents under public-records requests detailing still-secret court orders about the scope and legality of National Security Agency surveillance, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil liberties group, said the Justice Department failed under its legally prescribed deadline to hand over documents in four requests since last year under the Freedom of Information Act. The requests sought, among other documents, secret opinions from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court exploring whether the NSA violated the law in collecting Americans' Internet communications.
A Justice Department spokesman said Thursday that the agency was "committed to a transparent and open government, and makes every attempt to comply with Freedom of Information requests in a timely and efficient manner while ensuring that classified or sensitive information is not improperly released."
The lawsuit comes at a time when the president has promised to be more transparent on how the intelligence agencies conduct surveillance. As part of its response to the fallout from former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden's disclosures, the administration has declassified hundreds of pages of documents regarding the secret surveillance programs, including many of the surveillance court opinions.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has aggressively sought access to the secret court's records, and some recently disclosed documents were the result of those lawsuits. EFF's most recent FOIA requests, among those challenged Thursday in U.S. District Court in Washington, also sought opinions from the secret appeals court and, if any were to exist, at the Supreme Court.
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W. Bradley Ney - Washington, DC Business Litigation Lawyer
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2014/04/30 10:18
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Whether you're an individual, small, or medium-sized business, you deserve the finest legal representation to litigate your civil and criminal matters from an experienced attorney. You need an attorney who understands your and fights for your goals. An attorney who can work with you to achieve those goals, whether they be business or personal. With over ten years of experience at two of the nation’s preeminent law firms, Brad excels at providing unrelenting representation and imaginative problem solving in high stake matters.The Law Office of W. Bradley Ney offers individuals and business clients the highest quality litigation services comparable to any large law firm attorney.
Graduating with honors from The Ohio State University in 1999 and Cornell Law School in 2002, Brad has honed his legal litigating skills in the DC offices of Skadden Arps and Dow Lohnes, PLLC. Practicing business litigation, securities litigation and white collar criminal defense, Brad has represented clients in both federal and state courts across the country, and even in regulatory matters before agencies including but not limited to the SEC, IRS and FAA. Brad has significant criminal trial and appellate experience. He has taken on felony cases from the Maryland Public Defender’s Office pro bono. Brad has been a guest lecturer on contract litigation at Cornell Law School; has served as editor and research assistant to Professor Robert Summers (co-author of White & Summers’ UCC Treatise); and published on the subject of best practices in responding to subpoenas. Brad began his solo practice in 2011 on a contract basis by providing high-caliber litigation services to law firms.In 2013, he expanded his practice to provide quality legal services to individuals and small and medium-sized business.
If you find yourself in need of the a Washington, DC Business Litigation Lawyer, contact the Law Office of W. Bradley Ney. |
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