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Vote-by-Mail Much? You Can Now in New Jersey
By Neetal Parekh | Last updated on
You no longer have to be an absentee voter to vote-by-mail in New Jersey. According to a new state law that passed in the spring, voters absent and...
Senate Finance Committee OK's Health Care Reform Bill
By Neetal Parekh | Last updated on
With a vote of 14-9 the Senate Finance Committee approved the proposed 10-year, $829 billion health care reform measure that has been under review over...
Spotlight on Gay Rights: Legislation Update
By Neetal Parekh | Last updated on
National Coming Out Day 2009 (October 11th) found itself preceded by a speech by President Obama and commemorated by a solidarity march on Capitol Hill...
Update: Japan and International Child Custody Case
By Neetal Parekh | Last updated on
As we posted earlier this month, a father in the U.S. has been jailed in Japan for attempting to see and regain custody of his children who were...
Nobel Peace Prize in the U.S.: Who Has Won and For What
By Neetal Parekh | Last updated on
If you were surprised when former Vice President Al Gore was awarded a Nobel Peace prize for his work to bring attention to global warming, this...
Update: Hawaii Schools May Not Skip Class After All
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
As previously discussed in the Law and Daily Life post, Friday Furloughs: Judge Allows Hawaii to Cut Class, the Hawaii Department of Education (HDOE) was...