Criminal Law

Congress: Reverse Ledbetter!
My friend Neena (who also clerked for the Hawk) works at the National Women's Law Center. She just circulated the following important letter, which I thought I'd share with the Prawfs community...

National support sought for Sign-on to support NY's Anti-Shackling Bill
Sign-on to support NY's Anti-Shackling Bill Letter of Support for A.3373-A National support is sought for this Bill. You can sign-on individually or as an organization by contacting Tina Reynolds...

Time to Reverse Shaffer and Arlington Central: IDEA Fairness Restoration Act
COPAA, one of the leading legal advocacy organization that focuses on special education rights is organizing letter writing parties and a campaign generally to overturn the Supreme Court's decisions in Shaffer (burden of proof on parents in due process) and...

New organization forming to advocate for adjuncts
On Sunday, a new organization, tentatively called the "National Coalition for Adjunct Faculty" will form to serve as a national advocacy group for "those off the tenure track." Read about it here and here...

Will the Holder DOJ bring sanity to "material support" prosecutions
The "Material Support" provision of the Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, 18 U.S.C. §2339B(a) is a troubling measure. The provision makes it a serious criminal offense to "knowingly provide[] material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization," thereby creating something akin to a strict liability "abetting" offense...

DOJ Says It Will "Vigorously Pursue" Violations by 527 Groups
Democracy 21 has posted this letter from the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division. It responds to an earlier letter from Democracy 21, urging DOJ to closely monitor the activites of 527 and nonprofit groups...

Child Support Survival Guide
The Child Support Enforcement System

Whats a Home Loan Modification?
How to Qualify for a Home Loan Modification

Child Support Overview
Federal requires states to set guidelines for support.

Child Support Orders
How to modify terms

Child Support
Disputing Paternity

Missing Children
Databases and organizations

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...

Sperm Donor
Ordered to Pay Child Support

West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support
West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support

Family Law
involving divorce, child custody, spousal support, common law, adoption and same sex marriage.

Activision
alleging false advertising of games for Nintendo Wii, that do not support Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound.