http://legalhelp.org/ en Thu, 17 May 2012 21:16:33 GMT vBulletin 60 http://legalhelp.org/images/styles/GamerBlue/misc/rss.png http://legalhelp.org/ http://legalhelp.org/family-law-questions/2491-psycho.html Thu, 17 May 2012 18:38:26 GMT I had a girlfriend that I was sexually active with. The relationship was getting bad and she was doing very crazy things and actually threatened to... I had a girlfriend that I was sexually active with. The relationship was getting bad and she was doing very crazy things and actually threatened to kill me. I kicked her out and blocked all phone numbers. She contacted me through a friend and said that she was pregnant. She was on birth control and I also used protection so I contacted her and told he she was a liar. She said that she had cancelled her birth control way back and had been emptying my "protection" inside herself daily, as she always took it with her to the bathroom to flush after intercourse. She then informed me that she had made copies of any and all papers in my filling cabinet and that she would soon own me. I fear for my well-being. Do I have any type of case against her? Also, I have 2 children and did not want any more. She claims the baby will be here in 3 months. ]]> Family Law Questions epic2100 http://legalhelp.org/family-law-questions/2491-psycho.html http://legalhelp.org/us-legal-news/2490-families-bombing-victims-win-lawsuit-against-syria-iran.html Thu, 17 May 2012 09:10:58 GMT [JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Monday awarded [opinion, PDF] victims' families over $300 million dollars in damages from the governments of Syria and Iran for their roles in an April 2006 terrorist attack in Israel. The lawsuit was filed by the Shurat HaDin Israel Law Center [advocacy website] on behalf of plaintiffs who were injured or lost family members in a suicide bombing attack at the Rosh Ha'ir restaurant...

More... ]]> US Legal News Legal Help http://legalhelp.org/us-legal-news/2490-families-bombing-victims-win-lawsuit-against-syria-iran.html http://legalhelp.org/world-legal-news/2489-ai-sudan-government-must-stop-harassment-journalists.html Thu, 17 May 2012 09:10:58 GMT [JURIST] Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] urged [press release] the Sudanese government on Tuesday to stop its alleged press censorship. AI reports that Sudanese authorities have on several occasions have seized newspapers from the printing press. Additionally, a prominent columnist was arrested and remains in custody after publishing a report on an alleged rape by a Sudanese security agent. In a statement, AI's Sudan researcher Jean-Baptiste Gallopin condemned the government's actions:The Sudanese government is continuing its relentless harassment of journalists...

More... ]]> World Legal News Legal Help http://legalhelp.org/world-legal-news/2489-ai-sudan-government-must-stop-harassment-journalists.html http://legalhelp.org/legal-blog-watch/2488-gay-judge-candidate-rejected-va-house-due-advocacy-gay-rights.html Thu, 17 May 2012 09:10:58 GMT I am a native Marylander but I have lived in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., for almost two decades. I like it here quite a bit, but... I am a native Marylander but I have lived in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., for almost two decades. I like it here quite a bit, but Virginia is quirky in that it is sharply divided in pretty much every way between the D.C. suburbs in Northern Virginia and everywhere else. As I observed here, Once you travel 100 miles south of D.C. and hit Richmond, you enter old-school Virginia -- the Virginia that makes you realize that you are in a state that was a full-blown part of the Confederate States of America. Day-to-day, the cultural differences between Northern Virginia and the rest of the state are not really visible as those worlds don't collide much. But there are periodic flare-ups that serve as reminders of the state's deep conservative streak, such as Tuesday when the Virginia House of Delegates rejected Tracy Thorne-Begland, who is openly gay, for a judgeship in Richmond. The Washington Post reports that Thorne-Begland is a Richmond prosecutor who previously challenged the military’s "don't ask, don't tell" policy, has advocated for gay marriage and is raising twins with his partner. Thorne-Begland's opponents argued that they voted against him not because he was gay, but...

More... ]]> Legal Blog Watch Legal Help http://legalhelp.org/legal-blog-watch/2488-gay-judge-candidate-rejected-va-house-due-advocacy-gay-rights.html http://legalhelp.org/us-legal-news/2487-federal-judge-denies-motion-dismiss-e-book-conspiracy-suit.html Wed, 16 May 2012 19:10:15 GMT [JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York [official website] on Tuesday denied petitions [opinion, PDF; press release] by book publishers and Apple [corporate website] to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging that companies are illegally conspiring to fix electronic book (e-book) prices. The lawsuit was originally filed [JURIST report] in August. The complaint alleges that Apple and five major book publishing companies, including HarperCollins, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon &...

More... ]]> US Legal News Legal Help http://legalhelp.org/us-legal-news/2487-federal-judge-denies-motion-dismiss-e-book-conspiracy-suit.html http://legalhelp.org/world-legal-news/2486-mali-facing-human-rights-crisis-amnesty.html Wed, 16 May 2012 19:10:15 GMT [JURIST] Mali is facing its worst human rights crisis [press release] since it gained independence in 1960, Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy report] reported Wednesday. In a report [text, PDF], "Mali: Five months of crisis, armed rebellion and military coup," AI claims that hundreds of thousands of citizens have been displaced while dozens have been subjected to arbitrary detention, extrajudicial executions or sexual violence. After a three-week research mission to the country, AI concluded that all parties to the conflict are...

More... ]]> World Legal News Legal Help http://legalhelp.org/world-legal-news/2486-mali-facing-human-rights-crisis-amnesty.html http://legalhelp.org/legal-blog-watch/2485-wednesdays-three-burning-legal-questions.html Wed, 16 May 2012 19:10:15 GMT Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: I was at the local park and some dude started complaining that I was making too much noise and keeping his friend from sleeping. Then he picked up a pooper scooper and began swinging it at me, so I picked up my own pooper scooper to defend myself and engaged in a pooper scooper duel for about 30 minutes. Are you kidding me?? This has to be some kind of crime, right? Pooper scoopers can hurt! Answer: It must be some crime, you are right, but the blawgosphere seems to have no record of any prior "assault and battery by pooper scooper." (Seattle PI, En garde: 2 battle with pooper scoopers in Seattle park) 2) Question: I saw in your recent post that the woman who gave in to her boyfriend's request to put his penis in a hot hair iron was not guilty of assault because he asked for it. Similarly, my friend is begging me to shoot him in his own leg because he wants to know "how it feels." Can I shoot him without getting in trouble with the law?...

More... ]]> Legal Blog Watch Legal Help http://legalhelp.org/legal-blog-watch/2485-wednesdays-three-burning-legal-questions.html http://legalhelp.org/criminal-law-criminal-procedure/2484-felony-forgery-pistol-permit.html Wed, 16 May 2012 16:27:44 GMT Does my fiance have to apply for a pistol permit if his was never revoked and he has his good conduct paperwork stating he can possess firearms? Does my fiance have to apply for a pistol permit if his was never revoked and he has his good conduct paperwork stating he can possess firearms? ]]> melissah http://legalhelp.org/criminal-law-criminal-procedure/2484-felony-forgery-pistol-permit.html http://legalhelp.org/us-legal-news/2483-kansas-governor-signs-bill-allowing-pharmacists-refuse-abortion-drugs.html Wed, 16 May 2012 06:53:05 GMT [JURIST] Kansas Governor Sam Brownback [official website] has signed a bill [SB 62 materials] allowing pharmacists to refuse to dispense drugs that they "reasonably believe" might result in the termination of a pregnancy, his office announced [press release] Monday. Critics of the legislation claim that it will allow pharmacists to refuse to distribute emergency contraception [Kansas City Star report], but supporters claim that the bill was aimed at the abortion drug RU-486 and is only a narrow amendment to a...

More... ]]> US Legal News Legal Help http://legalhelp.org/us-legal-news/2483-kansas-governor-signs-bill-allowing-pharmacists-refuse-abortion-drugs.html http://legalhelp.org/legal-blog-watch/2482-things-you-cant-do-plane-vol-18-a.html Wed, 16 May 2012 06:53:05 GMT You might think that after Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12,... You might think that after Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16 and Volume 17 of Things You Can't Do on a Plane, that we'd have exhausted the list of things you can't do on a plane. Nope! The list grows daily. Here are three more things I've recently learned that you cannot do on a plane: Attempt to smuggle 49 live reptiles in your luggage on an international flight. Passengers may not pack 31 spiny-tailed lizards and 18 geckos into their suitcase. This is true even if the passenger claims the reptiles are his "personal food supply" and offers to bite off the head of one to prove it. CONSEQUENCE: The passenger will face a fine of several thousand euros for transporting protected animals. The reptiles will be taken to a local veterinarian to be cared for. Attempt to sneak 115 "oven-ready iguanas" into the United States from Mexico. Passengers may not attempt to bring a cooler into the U.S. filled with 159 pounds of the beheaded, skinned, and deboned bodies of 115 green...

More... ]]> Legal Blog Watch Legal Help http://legalhelp.org/legal-blog-watch/2482-things-you-cant-do-plane-vol-18-a.html http://legalhelp.org/employment-labor-law-questions/2481-age-discrimination-my-mother.html Tue, 15 May 2012 19:35:31 GMT My mother has worked as a store manager for Family Dollar for over 12 years. She has never had a poor review or a negative thing said about her... My mother has worked as a store manager for Family Dollar for over 12 years. She has never had a poor review or a negative thing said about her performance. She is in her mid 60's and out of the blue, without warning, they brought in another manager and told my mother she was a sales assoicate and cut her pay by OVER half. She has put in over 70 hours a week and has missed a bunch of vacation time to hep the company. Is this AGE DISCRIMINATION? ]]> Employment and Labor Law Questions Michael Gallagher http://legalhelp.org/employment-labor-law-questions/2481-age-discrimination-my-mother.html http://legalhelp.org/employment-labor-law-questions/2480-false-accusations-defamation.html Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:52 GMT How to respond to a letter from which I can implement that I have stolen my ex-boss client database and try to take over his clients? How to stop... How to respond to a letter from which I can implement that I have stolen my ex-boss client database and try to take over his clients? How to stop defamation? ]]> Employment and Labor Law Questions gosiekp http://legalhelp.org/employment-labor-law-questions/2480-false-accusations-defamation.html http://legalhelp.org/us-legal-news/2479-kansas-governor-signs-bill-allowing-phamacists-refuse-abortion-drugs.html Tue, 15 May 2012 18:52:26 GMT [JURIST] Kansas Governor Sam Brownback [official website] has signed a bill [SB 62 materials] allowing pharmacists to refuse to dispense drugs that they "reasonably believe" might result in the termination of a pregnancy, his office announced [press release] Monday. Critics of the legislation claim that it will allow pharmacists to refuse to distribute emergency contraception [Kansas City Star report], but supporters claim that the bill was aimed at the abortion drug RU-486 and is only a narrow amendment to a...

More... ]]> US Legal News Legal Help http://legalhelp.org/us-legal-news/2479-kansas-governor-signs-bill-allowing-phamacists-refuse-abortion-drugs.html http://legalhelp.org/world-legal-news/2478-icc-prosecutor-seeks-arrest-two-drc-rebel-leaders.html Tue, 15 May 2012 18:52:26 GMT [JURIST] International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo announced Monday that his office will seek arrest warrants [press release] for two rebel leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The office filed an arrest warrant application [UN News Centre report] for Sylvestre Mudacumura [ICC fact sheet, PDF], a foreign militia leader in the DRC, and sought a warrant establishing additional charges against General Bosco Ntaganda [JURIST news archive],...

More... ]]> World Legal News Legal Help http://legalhelp.org/world-legal-news/2478-icc-prosecutor-seeks-arrest-two-drc-rebel-leaders.html http://legalhelp.org/criminal-law-criminal-procedure/2477-open-container.html Tue, 15 May 2012 11:56:12 GMT Can you get arrested for open container on your own private property Can you get arrested for open container on your own private property ]]> Tere http://legalhelp.org/criminal-law-criminal-procedure/2477-open-container.html