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California District Court Finds National Security Letter Statute Unconstitutional

by Brad Guyton, John Seiver | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/22/2013

Last week, in In re National Security Letter, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California found unconstitutional two sections of the federal law allowing the FBI to issue “National Security...more

Additional State AGs Join Challenge To Dodd-Frank Act Provisions

by BuckleySandler LLP on 2/22/2013

On February 13, the plaintiffs in a case challenging portions of the Dodd-Frank Act sought leave to file a second amended complaint to add as plaintiffs the state attorneys general (AGs) of Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Montana,...more

Does ‘Speech or Debate’ Trump the Right to Defend Oneself in Court?

by Jeff Ifrah on 2/21/2013

On February 5, 2013, the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives filed a brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to hold that U.S. legislators and their aides cannot be forced...more

In What Branch Of Government Are State Agencies?

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 12/21/2012

Article III, Section 3 of the California Constitution declares that the powers of state government are legislative, executive and judicial. Section 3 then explicitly provides that “Persons charged with the exercise of one...more

Doing Business in Canada: Government and Legal System

by Bennett Jones LLP on 10/18/2012

Canada is a prosperous society with a highly educated workforce, substantial natural resources, modern infrastructure, well-functioning public organizations and sound financial institutions. The country’s high standard of...more

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California District Court Finds National Security Letter Statute Unconstitutional

Additional State AGs Join Challenge To Dodd-Frank Act Provisions

Does ‘Speech or Debate’ Trump the Right to Defend Oneself in Court?

In What Branch Of Government Are State Agencies?

Doing Business in Canada: Government and Legal System

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