Litigation

DOD stalling on security clearances for civilian Guantanamo lawyers: ACLU
[JURIST] The US Department of Defense has still not issued security clearances [ACLU press release] to civilian lawyers seeking to participate in the defense of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and other detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] said Tuesday...

Judge Orders Bush Lawyers to Move Guantanamo Detention Appeals Ahead of All Other Cases
Judge Orders Bush Lawyers to Move Guantanamo Detention Appeals Ahead of All Other Cases :: Sense of Urgency on Detainees :: Cases to Be Tried Chronologically :: ACLU, Treasury in Dispute Over Paying Lawyers

ACLU assembles ?team of top? attorneys to defend 911 terrorists
The American Civil Liberties Union is spearheading a high-profile effort to defend Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other alleged 9/11 conspirators from conviction and execution by the Bush administration's military commissions at Guantanamo Bay.

ACLU Taps Top Legal Talent to Defend Alleged Terrorists
ACLU Taps Top Legal Talent to Defend Alleged Terrorists :: Filing Alleges a Detainee Was Abused :: Due Process and the Future of Guantanamo

CIVIL CASES: "ACLU seeks $400,000 for Ten Commandments cases"
From Herald leader, Kentucky.com:ACLU seeks $400,000 for Ten Commandments cases A long legal fight over courthouse displays of the Ten Commandments could cost two Southern Kentucky counties nearly $400,000...

Law groups to underwrite defense of 'high value' Guantanamo detainees
[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers [advocacy websites] announced in a joint statement Thursday that they have teamed up to provide experienced defense attorneys [press release] to defend seven or more specific detainees at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] facing trials before a US Military Commission...

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

Cell Phone Early Termination Fees
How to recover billing errors

Driving Record Checks
Get your Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) from your State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Online

Gay Marriage Laws
Where same sex couples can marry

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here

1. Sub contractor started up a compe...

Can collection agency call me for my mother debt that she never had?
Get an Attorney - quickly. Do not talk to the collection people. Do not tell the...

My husband's Grandmother died intestate. She had one sole heir, my husband's Father. He and his wife kept paying taxes on the property.Then he also died intestate. Now, my Mother-in-law wants to sell this property. Accor
Based on my research, his wife would have a 1/3 interest in the property. The ot...

What is the statute of limitations in New york State as to how long a person may claim heirship?
who has paid the taxes for the last 7 to 11 yrs ? you can take a house by openly...

Is it possible to terminate a contract with a real estate brokerage?
First, the Realtor cannot force you to reduce your price. It probably does dissu...

Kentucky lawyers
fraud case ends in mistrial.

Joint Venture
Gallaher Group agrees to pay Reynolds American $387 million contract dispute settlement.

Bank Overdraft Fees
alleging excessive fees and misrepresentation of account balances and more.

Civil / Human Rights
alleging violations of basic human and civil rights.

Stephen J. Hyland
alleging fraudulent operations in offering expertise in same gender couples' issues.

Overtime for Programmers
alleging that some companies try to avoid paying employees overtime by categorizing them as "salaried" employees.