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Legalizing Marijuana Raises Concerns for Pot Growers

March 25th, 2010
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Pot growers around California are concerned about the economic backlash that comes along with legalizing marijuana.

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Be Tax Savvy! Allowable Tax Deductions for Interest

March 25th, 2010
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In discussing allowable tax deductions, many people want to know exactly when they can — and can’t — deduct interest expenses. Although you can deduct interest in many cases, there are times when interest expenses clearly do not fall within the..

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Mass Layoffs Planned for Illinois State Troopers

March 25th, 2010
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Illinois like other states around the country is facing a budget crisis. That means mass layoffs are planned for state troopers

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California Judge Rules Against State Furloughs

March 25th, 2010
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A judge in Alameda County Court in California ruled yesterday that the furloughs ordered for state employees by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger must end. Judge Frank Roesch found that the three day a month forced days off for employees of state agencies violated state law….

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Lawsuit for Wrongful Death Over Fatal Bus Crash

March 25th, 2010
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The fatal bus crash that occurred in Minnesota last fall claimed the lives of two women because the bus driver Edwin Erickson suffered from an aneurysm bursting in his chest while he was driving. The family of one of the women..

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Prom Up-Date: Judge Rules in Gay Teen’s Favor

March 24th, 2010
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If you have been following the story of gay Mississippi teen Constance McMillen and her fight to take the date of her choice (in the outfit of her choice) to her prom in Fulton Miss., you know that McMillen and the… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Stank Leads to Dank: Odor Points to 200 Pot Plants

March 12th, 2010
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An aroma wafting through an open window pointed to pot plants growing inside a Van Nuys warehouse. The odor which was so strong that it led police to the warehouse, the Associated Press reports

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Supreme Court to Hear NASA Background Check Case

March 12th, 2010
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As discussed in another post, last June a case was heard by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, wherein 28 engineers, scientists and other employees at the Jet Propulsion Lab in California (run by NASA) challenged the background checks instituted after 9/11. In December, the government attorneys asked the Supreme… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Social Newtorks: CA Sex Offenders Could Get Banned

March 12th, 2010
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Several states already have laws on the books to keep sexual predators off MySpace and Facebook. Now, CA sex offenders could get banned from social networking sites too. According to the Orange County Register, state lawmakers are proposing a new..

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Mississippi School’s Prom Cancelled over Gay Date

March 12th, 2010
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Constance McMillen, a senior at Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi can’t go to her school’s prom because it was cancelled. Thanks to her. On her big night, Constance wanted to bring her girlfriend as a date and wear a..

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