Tag
Legal
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Court Rejects Franchise Association’s Seattle Minimum-Wage Court Bid
A federal judge declined to grant the International Franchise Association a preliminary injunction against portions of Seattle's minimum-wage…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Best Benefit Ever: Free Legal Services for Design Professionals
Members of professional design association AIGA can get their legal agreements in order with a year of free…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Gaming Association Makes First-Ever Estimate On Super Bowl Betting
On Super Bowl Sunday, Americans will make $3.8 billion worth of illegal sports bets, according to a new…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Court: Association May Exclude Clones from Quarter Horse Registry
A federal appeals court ruled last week that the American Quarter Horse Association can refuse to include cloned…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
How the Oregon State Bar Boosted Industry Diversity
The organization, which represents legal professionals in a judicial system that has been dogged by a lack of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Gun-Control Critics Use Novel Law to Gain Ground in Pennsylvania
A new law meant to curtail local gun-control ordinances in Pennsylvania has already put two of the state’s…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Reversal of Foie Gras Ban Ignites Strong Association Passion
California’s ban on the sale of foie gras was overturned last week by a federal court—with an association…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Best Benefit Ever: Ohio Attorneys Expand Legal Education Resources
Members of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Akron Bar Association both have something to gain from…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
American Bar Association Launches Publishing Arm for Aspiring Grishams
The American Bar Association recently launched a new trade imprint that will publish legal fiction and nonfiction books…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Legal Hackers: Group Works To Combine Law, Technology
A relatively new group in the legal space hopes to show that there’s room for technology to help…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
NBA, Gaming Group Push to End Illegal Sports Gambling
With a new partnership on the horizon, the American Gaming Association and National Basketball Association look to chart…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
International Franchise Association Wants Labor Board Explanation
With complaints against franchisors piling up at the National Labor Relations Board after a July agency ruling involving…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Dial-A-Lawyer Day: Mass. Bar Connects Lawyers With Public
Massachusetts Bar Association members have packed schedules, but they still want to give back to the community. So…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Association Study: Lawyers Value Work-Life Balance, Too
The Association of Corporate Counsel is hoping a new study on work-life balance will shed light on how…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Best Benefit Ever: Dispensing Deposition Wisdom
Members of the State Bar of California have a resource to more effectively prepare clients for depositions.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Best Benefit Ever: A Legal Hotline for the Evangelical Press
Members of the Evangelical Press Association can now call upon a higher power when looking for legal advice.
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
How One Association Started a Conversation on Workplace Safety
After a tragedy that served as a wakeup call, the State Bar of Arizona worked to educate legal…
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Bar Association Teams Up With Disruptive Legal Services Startup
In a pilot program, the American Bar Association will work with the startup Rocket Lawyer, which offers access…
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Good Counsel: Left to Their Own Devices
If you’ve got a BYOD policy, you’ve got legal risks.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Meat Industry Suffers Setback in Country-of-Origin Labeling Court Case
Industry group efforts to battle USDA efforts to require country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on meat products hit a roadblock…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Free Law Database Will Help Keep Notaries Up to Date
The National Notary Association is making it easier for notaries across the United States to find new and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Legal Groups: Undocumented Youths Need Representation
The recent wave of young undocumented immigrants into Texas has created both a political firestorm and a humanitarian…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Supreme Court Plans Look at Colorado Sales Tax Law
Acting on a petition from the Direct Marketing Association, the Supreme Court will hear a case involving a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
GMA Gears Up For GMO Labeling Legal Fight With Vermont
The Grocery Manufacturers Association, with three other trade groups, filed a suit against Vermont last week, arguing that…
