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Forgiveness of Debt in Bankruptcy: The Basics
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
This week's Supreme Court decision in a bankruptcy case involving student loan debt, not to mention the soaring numbers of bankruptcies, has many...
President Obama Signs Health Care Bill into Law
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This morning in the East Room of the White House, President Barack Obama signed into law the health care reform bill, formally entitled the Affordable...
Another Hooters Uniform Employment Practices Suit
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Hooters has just been sued for the third time in the state of California for illegal employment practices. The restaurant, best known for its pneumatic wait...
Privacy is Pricey: Some Parents Against Webcam Suit
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Most ideas presented to a group are inevitably followed by the question, "just what is this going to cost me?" In the area surrounding the Lower...
Supreme Court to Hear NASA Background Check Case
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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...
Mississippi School's Prom Cancelled over Gay Date
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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...