Fort Lauderdale, Florida has instituted a new homeless bus ticket program. It’s dubbed the “Homeless Reunification Program.” Eligible participants will receive a one-way bus ticket out of town.
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FL Homeless Get One-Way Bus Tickets
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
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..
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
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
Who has the right to interview witnesses after a coal mine disaster such as the April 5 blast in West Virginia?… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.
Legal problems homeless people face are often exacerbated by their inability to travel to court. So, why not bring a new homeless court to them?
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Florida Offers Defendants New Homeless Court
After Tuesday’s highly publicized runaway Prius in San Diego, who knew we’d see another related incident so soon? This time, it’s in New York
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Runaway Prius in New York: Unintended Acceleration
Years of unprovoked attacks on homeless people have prompted some states and Congress to consider passing hate crime legislation that includes the homeless. As reported by the New York Times, this October, Maryland will become the first state to include…
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Hate Crime Protection for the Homeless?
The House Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would finally level the punishment for possession of crack versus powder cocaine. The Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 now goes to the full House for vote
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Crack and Powder Cocaine to Get Equal Sentences?
