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The Law

The law surrounds each of us everyday. It is both important and critical aspect of every piece of our daily lives, and it surrounds business, contracts, purchases, sales, stocks, taxes and more. So even those people who are not involved in the law, or the legal system, must be aware of how the law can affect their daily lives.

Law in Your State

Each state lists parts of their legal code online, for all to view. Some of the more forward states even list the entire corporate code sections online, that even a non-lawyer can read through and decipher.

Our Legal System

Our legal system is made up of different divisions of court at both the federal and state levels. These courts make and set precedence which in turn guide all of us when we apply the law. The law as it is written, becomes applied over time as our judicial system determines how to apply the code.

Legal News

Obama to outline overhaul of federal education law, prepares to link tax dollars with progress (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Saturday promised to rewrite the nation's sweeping and controversial education law known as No Child Left Behind with a plan to prepare students for life after high school and to place better teachers at the blackboards.

To Be! Jude Law Hosts "Saturday Night Live" March 13 (Playbill)
Jude Law, who most recently appeared on Broadway in Hamlet , hosts NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live" March 13.

Ramsey County sheriff's use of permit-holder data called violation of state law (Pioneer Press)
The Ramsey County sheriff's office violated Minnesota law when Sheriff Bob Fletcher used private data to invite gun-carry permit holders to an event, the state Department of Administration wrote in an advisory opinion.

Freedom of Speech or State Law? Fight over billboards continues (WHAS TV11 Louisville)
Is it freedom of speech or is it a violation of state law? That's the question lawmakers are now facing over three billboards in Hart and Larue counties, all with religious messages. As you can imagine this has generated a lot of controversy and neither side is going to give up without a fight. Its one that has now made its way into the statehouse. On Interstate 65 in Hart and LaRue Counties ...

New Law Bans Phones While Driving In Evanston (CBS 2 Chicago)
Evanston police say ignorance of the law is no excuse. Starting Monday, get caught driving with a cell phone in your hand and police will stop you. CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports that the city has signs up to remind drivers now, but many just aren't used to the idea yet.

MPs use ancient law in expenses court battle (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Four MPs told a judge Thursday they will use a 320-year-old law as a defence against prosecution over allegations they dishonestly claimed parliamentary expenses.

New state law designed to hold law enforcement responsible on racial profiling reports (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
Local and county law enforcement officers weren't required to count potentially thousands of vehicle stops on their recently released racial profiling reports, but a state law new this year will change that.

British lawmakers apply ancient law in expenses court battle (Times of Malta)
Four British lawmakers told a judge they will use a 320-year-old law as a defence against prosecution over allegations they dishonestly claimed parliamentary expenses.

New law aims at attacking meth (The Times-Journal)
DeKalb County District Attorney Mike ODell said he believes a new law could help curb the manufacture of methamphetamine statewide.

Principal may have violated student privacy law (Wausau Daily Herald)
MARHSFIELD -- Marshfield Middle Schools principal might have violated a federal law that protects the privacy of students education records on Thursday when he made public about 100 students failing grades.