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Federal Circuit declares unconstitutional federal law setting goal that five percent of federal defense contracting dollars be awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by "socially and economically disadvantaged individuals"
Federal Circuit declares unconstitutional federal law setting goal that five percent of federal defense contracting dollars be awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by "socially and economically disadvantaged individuals": You can access today's ruling of the U...

Federal Sentencing Guidelines no Longer Dictate What a Federal Judge Can do at Sentencing in a Federal Criminal Case
The United States Supreme Court in Gall vs. United States held that the federal sentencing "guidelines" are no longer binding on what sentence a federal judge decides to hand down in any particular case...

Federal question jurisdiction does not exist to enable removal from state court to federal court of a lawsuit alleging attorney malpractice during an earlier a federal trademark lawsuit
Federal question jurisdiction does not exist to enable removal from state court to federal court of a lawsuit alleging attorney malpractice during an earlier a federal trademark lawsuit: A unanimous three-judge panel of the U...

American Recovery & Investment Act, Federal Work Requires Familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs) and Business and Ethics Compliance. New AGC Federal Government Contractor Ethics And Compliance Program, Tool Kit & Guidance Publication
The interest in bidding on federal work, considering the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Bill) has attracted many new bidders to federal procurements...

The Nerve Of Those Californians, Vindicating Federal Constitutional Rights In Texas Federal Courts!
As we noted in this post, the recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision in Severance v. Patterson, No. 07-20409 (Apr...

New GAO Reports: End-Stage Renal Disease, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Contractors
End-Stage Renal Disease: CMS Should Monitor Effect of Bundled Payment on Home Dialysis Utilization Rates, GAO-09-537, May 22, 2009 Federal...

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 was fired on June 3, 2002 in Massachusetts because I reported discriminatory behavior by the employer towards a particular nationality. In July I filed a discrimination/retaliation complaint against the employer with t
It seem sin your case that the fact you filed the complaint prior to being dissa...

My children's school is falsely charging me with truancy. The local district justice works for the school in the most blatently open way. And his wife works for the district, too! They have violated private health record
I am no lawer by any means, so I would love for someone to verify what I have to...

As of right now i am currently residing in a federal halfway house and wish to pursue a 28 U.S.C.1331 civil action lawsuit which initially began in 2003 to the present date.if the litigation is still continuing,can i sti
Give me the specifics and maybe I can tell you if your case is worth trying. Whe...

Doesn't Federal Law overide State Laws?
I believe there is some confusion on the context of the act. It is a state crime...