The California State Assembly approved a bill to combat hate-based violence against the homeless. The legislation would increase civil rights protections for the homeless by allowing the homeless to sue for larger sums of damages if they are targeted in an… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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CA State Assembly Adds Homeless to Hate Protections

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The San Francisco sheriff is looking to opt out of the Secure Communities program and says the city should honor its sanctuary city policy. The federal program scheduled to begin on June 1, which uses the fingerprints of arrestees to check..

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Sheriff: SF Should Honor Sanctuary City Policy

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SmartBuy, a national computer seller, is being sued by the state of New York. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo sued SmartBuy on behalf of the state, claiming that they were scamming soldiers by grossly over pricing computers and charging usurious interest… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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New York Sues SmartBuy Alleging Scams on Soldiers

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Times Square car bomber suspect Faisal Shahzad eyed other targets before his failed attack, investigators said. The Pakistani-born American, Faisal Shahzad, is accused of attempting to set off a car bomb and considered other targets in and around New York City area before… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Car Bomber Suspect Faisal Shahzad Eyed Other Targets

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Stephen L. Morgan, 38, is a Cornell proffessor with degrees from Harvard and Oxford. He runs the Cornell Center

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A recent study indicates that small business owners do not have a lot of confidence in the universal healthcare plan that is currently in the works. The universal healthcare plan simply does not seem to

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‘Tis the season for hiring a new round of seasonal hourly workers. However, it is also a season where employers could potentially be violating their workers’ rights.

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Off the Clock: Walmart Settlement Brings Up Workers’ Rights

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The House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday that would expand the federal definition of hate crimes to include crimes motivated by gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

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Expanded Hate Crimes Definition: What is Covered?

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With the popularity of terms like social entrepreneurship, social innovation, and non-profit entrepreneurship it is clear that the non-profit sector identifies itself

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