Public Defense

The law department is only one player, and a modest one, in a company?s total observance of the laws
Laws permeate the operations of companies, as do regulations, ordinances, agency procedures, judicial decisions, and many other forms of juristic governmental dictates...

Dept. of Homeland Security to waive 33 laws for border fence
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security waived 33 laws so it can finish the 267 miles of fencing on the U...

Lunch Labor Laws - Federal and State
My original post on lunch break laws still remains one of the most popular articles on this blog...

FindLaw's New "State Laws" Collection
Findlaw announces the launch of its new "State Laws" collection, with state-specific laws on dozens of common legal topics...

Oregon Says Its Laws Are Copyrighted, Can't Be Published
A battle has been going on for about three weeks now between the state of Oregon, which has laws, and some legal websites that have been publishing those laws...

Missouri, Perennial Swing State, to Consider Stricter Voter ID Laws
Last month, when the Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s voter ID law — thought to be one of the stricter laws of its kind — legal commentators speculated that the decision would embolden advocates of voter ID laws, paving the way for even stricter ID laws, and, of course, more litigation...

Dumb New York Laws
Stupid Laws in the Empire State

Dumb Texas Laws
Stupid Laws in the Lone Star State

Dumb California Laws
Stupid Laws in the Sunshine State

Dumb Foreign Laws
Stupid Laws of Other Countries

How do you recover money from a stop payment placed on a personal check given to you?
you can always take them to small claims court and sure them for 3 times the amo...

My job requires me to drive bank deposits up to two times a day using my own vehicle and gas. Although not too far, can should I be receiving compensation? One deposit run is required daily by company policy, but the man
you should be getting a mileage comp. I own my own company and I pay my employee...

My brother in law and his wife got into a domestic assault case, he is now in jail awaiting a trial. My mother in law has tried several times to see the grandchildren, but the wife will not let any of us see them. Is the
As usual, this is largely dependent on the laws in your specific jurisdiction. W...

Is it illegal for an 18 year old guy in california to date an 14 year old girl from arizona?
The ages of consent in Arizona and even California are 18 years of age. Yes, it ...

We just purchased a "new" car from a dealer. The car we intended to buy had 1140 miles on the odometer. This was also stated on the odometer discloser statement, among the purchase documents. On the way home, we noticed
albeit late,try www.carfax.com it shows the vehicle history regardless of state....

California Labor Laws
alleged violations of California labor laws such as overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Grubb & Ellis
alleging violations of fiduciary duties to shareholders and securities laws.

Hewlett-Packard and Staples
allegedly violated antitrust laws in collaborating on the sale of replacement ink jet printer cartridges.

Damaged Billboards
Lamar Advertising pays $35,000 settlement after violating permit laws.

ValueClick
allegedly violated consumer protection laws by promising ‘free’ goods that where not actually free.

Home Buyers Consulting Network, Inc.
$613, 000 settlement reached in federal laws violation dispute.