Law

Environmental health ethics is not a new field, but children's rights in nontherapeutic environmental research were not protected until a 2001 court case, Grimes v. KKI.

Dec 13, 2009 - Jeffrey Willett

As of fall 2009 the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), an important privacy law, became effective for U.S. employers and health insurance plans.

Dec 11, 2009 - Linda Ashar

The first step in filing your own divorce in the state of Texas is to familiarize yourself with the law. This article is a brief overview of Texas divorce laws.

Dec 8, 2009 - Laurel King

In a unanimous judgment, Canada's top court held that a person can be guilty of Internet luring without any intention to actually meet the child victim.

Dec 7, 2009 - Arthur Weinreb

New York State's highest court ruled in October that owners of Stuyvesant Town improperly raised rents, setting the stage for changes in rent laws across New York City.

Dec 5, 2009 - Andre Tartar

Navigating the court system and getting information about what is going on is difficult. This article provides some resources for understanding New York's court system.

Dec 5, 2009 - Andre Tartar

Is the Animal Welfare Act the United States' best option to save animals from cruelty or experimentation? Should Congress do more to help these unwilling subjects?

Dec 4, 2009 - Jason Parent

Uganda is under fire for new legislation that will impose severe sanctions, including the death penalty, on those who engage in or support homosexual activities.

Dec 3, 2009 - Arthur Weinreb

Incorporating a company can be done online in Canada federally. Elsewhere, you may hire a lawyer, paralegal or other agent online to file your documents.

Dec 3, 2009 - Bert Collingwood

William Benson traveled to each state in the U.S. when the 16th Amendment was ratified, obtained official records, wrote about his findings and was sued by the DOJ.

Dec 3, 2009 - Dan Reale

Not filing an income tax return on time can lead to expensive penalties and interest charges. For large amounts and complex situations, a professional can help.

Dec 2, 2009 - Bert Collingwood

A Franks Hearing is used to confirm or refute the truthfulness of an arrest warrant and the information used to acquire one.

Dec 2, 2009 - Dan Reale

Medicine is governed by laws designed to prevent research abuses. Nevertheless, unethical experimentation continues on vulnerable populations such as the terminally ill.

Nov 28, 2009 - Jeffrey Willett

Learn how a new civil rights law, GINA, protects individuals from discrimination in the workplace, as well as from insurance companies due to genetic testing.

Nov 25, 2009 - Renee Holmes

The presence of a Christian symbol on public land has spurred a drawn-out debate on legal standing and the Establishment Clause.

Nov 20, 2009 - Jenny Ashford

The False Claims Act allows whistleblowers to safely report false claims being made against the Federal Government, such as with Medicare fraud and military billing.

Nov 18, 2009 - David Harris-Gershon

The U.S. Constitution does not give Americans rights. It was created and modified to prevent government from infringing rights.

Nov 17, 2009 - Dan Reale

Oliver Wendell Homes held that Congress could regulate speech that created a clear and present danger to cause the substantive evils that it has a right to prevent.

Nov 11, 2009 - James Lincoln Ray

Duress of circumstances is a recognition in English Law that sometimes it is necessary to commit a crime in order to avoid a greater evil.

Nov 9, 2009 - Zoe Robinson

Thames Valley Police force covers a vast area in central England. From towns and cities to vast tracks of countryside.

Nov 9, 2009 - Lynda Osborne

Without a professional police force it is difficult to imagine how law and order can be maintained. In various forms policing dates back to pre Christian times

Nov 7, 2009 - Lynda Osborne

There have been a number of landmark Supreme Court cases over the last 100 years. The court's rulings in these cases have helped to shape the nation.

Nov 6, 2009 - Thomas Wyatt

The First Amendment of the United States allows citizens to employ free practice of religion, which is not to be interfered with by government. This case upheld that.

Nov 6, 2009 - Thomas Wyatt

The theory of natural rights states that individuals, because they are part of nature, are born with basic rights that cannot be denied or violated by other people.

Nov 5, 2009 - Estela Kennen

Natural law has a long history in Western tradition. For most of this time, the concept of natural law was part of philosophy and ethics, not actual legal documents.

Nov 5, 2009 - Estela Kennen