Religion & Law

Prop 11
Although California's Prop 8 is getting most of the country's attention, as a resident of San Francisco I'll have to cast a vote on 22 local ballot measures and 12 state-wide ballot measures...

Montana: Proposed Const'l Amendment to Define Embryos As Persons Fails to Qualify for Ballot
Missoulian: Abortion ban fails to qualify for ballot, opponents say, by Jennifer McKee: Opponents of an proposed constitutional amendment to ban abortion by defining a fertilized human egg as a ?person? announced Tuesday the measure has failed to gain enough...

CA: Prop 5 Would Overhaul Sentencing of Poepole with Non-Violent Drug Convictions
Prop. 5 would overhaul sentencing of drug offenders The far-reaching measure would increase treatment and eliminate incarceration for those convicted of nonviolent, drug-related crimes...

Trial courts hear CA, NY marriage equality battles
UPDATE: Judge dismisses challenge to wording of Prop 8. Both title and arguments included on the ballot will remain as proposed by the Secretary of State...

Prop 8 Retroactivity
I have to confess that the seeming passage of Prop 8 dampered the election for me...

Lies about Prop 8, Part II: Antidiscrimination laws
This post continues a series on incorrect information being circulated about California's Proposition 8...

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...

I had an account with GEMB/Select Comfort to buy a new bed back in 2005. After paying it off (in 2006), I requested they close the account. In January of 2008, I declared bankruptcy (chapter 7). The creditor was NOT list
if you did pay it off before the bankruptcy and it wasn't listed as a accou...

My father died and left my mother $200,000 (life insurance) My Mother died 2 years later leaving my sister and I with both about $75,000 each. (including house/vehicles/belongings which I never got). We were supposed to
File a police report. Two police reports, one for you and one for your sister. G...

Can driving accident be cause for termination?
If your state is an at-will state, the company can fire you for any reason or fo...

Some elses debt is being reported by a bank to the crecit agencies. They know and have ackowledged it is not mine, yet it is still being listed as mine. it was my son's and no I didn't co-sign. It is adversly
It is easy for the bank and the credit reporting agencies to clear this confusio...

Bank Website Security
New Report Finds Widespread Flaws

Operating Room Fires
Hundreds Injured During Surgery, New Report Shows

Marketing Spam
Member Source Media pays $200,000 civil penalty for deceptive online advertising.

Tree Stands
Ardisam Inc. pays $420,000 settlement for failing to report defective product to government officials.

Nielsen Media Challenged
TV ratings company to pay undisclosed settlement in antitrust lawsuit.

Media/Telecom
consumer rights involving print, radio, television, video, DVD, video games, and mobile telephones.