Election & Politics Law – May 23, 2012

by Lawyers.com on 5/22/2012

When President Obama announced his support for gay marriage earlier this month, he was echoing a sentiment that more and more Americans have come to believe – that LGBT citizens have the same right to formalize their love in...more

by Lawyers.com on 10/6/2011

Here are some news items we thought would interest you. • Two killed in a workplace shooting in California. According to media reports, an employee at a cement plant in Cupertino showed up at work this morning armed with...more

by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 5/2/2011

In the midst of nearly around the clock work on policy and budget bills, the Legislature nonetheless took up two highly controversial bills this past week. Here’s an overview of the week that was and the forecast for next...more

by Reed Smith on 3/7/2011

Under current federal law, individuals recognized as same-sex spouses under state law are not considered married for purposes of federal law. This has ramifications in a number of areas, such as federal income taxation and...more

by DeAnn Salcido on 9/23/2010

I was THE first sitting judge to become a whistleblower judge in America. I was sick and tired of watching my fellow judges blatantly ignore the Domestic Violence laws that were designed to protect a highly vulnerable...more

by Ford & Harrison LLP on 10/5/2009

On September 15, 2009, a bill (H.R. 3567, entitled the "Respect for Marriage Act of 2009") was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and to "ensure respect for...more

by Steven Getman on 2/14/2007

The office of Steven Getman Seneca County Attorney, on its own and with other agencies, collected over half a million dollars for taxpayers in 2006, according to the office’s annual report to the Seneca County Board of...more