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Callers who dialed a complaint hotline for Baltimore police weren’t able to file an official grievance, though they were invited to engage in conversation.

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York recently held that it was within the court’s equitable power to sustain a writ of garnishment and a writ of attachment in a securities case. On March 13, 2014, the Securities and Exchange...

Many legislative bodies throughout the United States, including city councils, state legislatures, and Congress, begin sessions with ceremonial religious prayer that often includes references to sectarian Christian themes, including "Jesus Christ"...

I got a piece of lawyer advertising in the mail last week and I just knew I had to share it with you as an example of both what TO do and what NOT to do. First of all, let’s look at what’s really working here......

For many small business owners, summer brings an increase in business and with it the need to prepare for hiring summer workers.

For young children, car seats can be lifesavers. A recent recall of Graco car seats raises the question of whether car restraints can cause death. In 2012, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) of the National Highway Traffic Safety...

The concerns about the effectiveness of protective orders raised in Catalyst Fund General Partner I Inc. v Hollinger Inc., [2005] OJ No 2191 (SCJ), aff’d [2005] OJ No 4666 (CA) were also central to a recent decision of Justice Goldstein in Neuwirth v...

In a case of first impression, Frank Aragona Trust v. Commissioner, 142 T.C. No. 9 (Mar. 27, 2014), the Tax Court held that a trust could materially participate in a trade or business based upon the activities of the trustees....

“Crossover” Complete - The General Assembly’s May 1 “crossover” deadline requires bills to move from one legislative body to the other or require a two-thirds vote for consideration in the receiving chamber for bills received after May 1. Read...

An orange jail or prison jumpsuit is fairly standard for criminal defendants who appear in court. But is it legally required, and perhaps more importantly, could it prejudice a jury?

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