The major health care bill that passed in the House on Sunday, March 21, contains so much information that much of it is unclear to many of us. One controversial element of the bill is the ”individual mandate,” the requirement that everybody… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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Heath Care: What is the Individual Mandate?

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The Senate vote to reduce the disparity between sentencing for crack cocaine possession and powdered cocaine aims to improve the criminal justice system. According to the Associated Press, the bill’s sponsor, Dick Durbin (D-Il.), said that if the bill recently approved… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Senate Vote Reduces Crack Powder Cocaine Disparity

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The settlement offer from Learjet Inc., Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., and other companies involved in a Learjet crash that involved Travis Barker, the late DJ AM, and their entourage back in 2008 in South Carolina, has been approved by Judge Mary… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Settlement Offer in Learjet Crash Approved By Judge

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More than seven years in the making, the California Department of Managed Health Care announced this week that

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The bleak economy has many states trying to figure out how to cut cost to improve their bottom line. To do it, many states have rolled out an a program to grant mostly low-risk criminal offenders

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New York governor David Paterson is seeking to close out a $7.4 billion dollar deficit by pushing for a NY cigarette tax and a NY soda tax among other things. Reuters quotes the governor as saying, “Since I became governor,… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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Would an NY Cigarette Tax and NY Soda Tax Be Healthy?

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Like the rest of the healthcare mess, the Medicare

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The Senate voted to extend small business stimulus for SBA loans this week.

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Small Business Stimulus for SBA Loans Extended

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Major General Anthony Cucolo has backed off his orders to court martial pregnant US soldiers in Iraq. As previously discussed, the military court martial policy — which would punish US soldiers in Iraq who get pregnant or impregnate another soldier,..

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Update: No Court Martial for Pregnant US Soldiers In Iraq

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A new immigration bill that is known as the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act has finally gotten some air play in Congress. The bill’s official name is Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act (CIRASAP).

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New Immigration Bill Debuts in Washington

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