New Laws Tackle Bullies, Bird Flu, Taxes

Bird flu worries are roiling states up North, school bullies are being targeted out West, and tax breaks are coming from West Virginia to Wyoming.

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Motorcycle Helmet Laws Unlikely to Change

Ben Roethlisberger's high-profile motorcycle crash riveted public attention on the risks of riding without a helmet, but it is unlikely to bolster the case for state bans on bareheaded bikers.

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Maritime Authorities OK Tracking Measure

Maritime authorities have agreed upon new legislation that will allow for long-range tracking of merchant ships — a key measure in tackling the threat of seaborne terrorist attacks, the U.N. International Maritime Organization said Friday.

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Lawmakers Scramble to Make Room for Limo

Five years ago, Tyler Lehmann's limousine fleet was dominated by the oversized luxury sedans that evoked the decadent 1980s: sleek, classy and low to the ground.

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States Look to Reduce Dropout Rates

Stephan Howell got in a lot of fights in high school and was suspended so often he couldn't get credit for some of his classes. By his senior year, he was told he would have to stay an extra year and a half if he wanted to graduate.

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Republican Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee to White House: Your failure to keep Congress informed on spying programs may be breaking the law

In a sharply worded letter to President Bush in May, an important Congressional ally charged that the administration might have violated the law by failing to inform Congress of some secret intelligence programs and risked losing Republican support on national security matters.

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Laborers in Dubai: The Problem & The Solution

Thi is an interesting view of an American expat living in the United Arab Emirates.

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Teen Sues Over Sex Offender Boss

Teen Sues Over Sex Offender Boss A Central Florida teen has accused her former employer of negligent hiring after she was allegedly touched inappropriately by a manager who she later found out was a convicted sex offender.

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Fireworks: It's Not Illegal if Everyone Else Does It

The 4th of July is a sacred holiday to many Americans.

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'Net Neutrality' Unlikely To Affect Google

The prospect of telecom companies creating a tiered pricing system on the Internet based on bandwidth usage will not significantly hurt Google, according to a Friday report by Cowen and Company.

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Congress Questions President's Assertion He can Pick and Choose Which Portions of Laws to follow

The Senate Judiciary Committee is opening hearings this week into what has become the White House's favorite tool for overriding Congress in the name of wartime national security.

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new boating rules for ontario boaters

Boaters in Ontario caught drinking can now lose their motor vehicle driver's licence for up to a year. A private member's bill, passed without opposition yesterday and was signed into law immediately.

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Privacy concerns

Are you concerned about your privacy in this online age? You should be! It seems the Silicon Valley heavyweights also feel the same and are pushing for a national law to protect consumers more.

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Variable physical laws

But imagine that the fundamental constants – and thereby also the fundamental laws – are not at all constant but have gradually changed over time. Implications that this is the case have been known for some time and are now supported by new measurements

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$325,000 Fine for Profanity on Radio and TV

The U.S. Congress on Wednesday sent President George W. Bush a bill to boost fines tenfold to $325,000 on broadcast television and radio stations that violate decency standards, a victory for conservative groups.

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Keep the naked away from the dead, say Australian localities

And now for some really important news of the day... "There's a time and place for everything, local Australian governments have ruled as they move to stop brothels opening near cemeteries.

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Indonesia says U.S. alienates Muslims

The Indonesian defense minister warned the Bush administration on Tuesday that its approach to fighting terrorism was alienating Muslims and that it needed to be more sensitive to local governments. "In the application of security, including anti-terrorist laws, it's best th …

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232 Years Ago Today - Quartering Act

Little tidbit of history for today, and every friday.

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Stay out of my house! Why the government should stop legislating behavior

It seems every other day, there's a news story about legislation that are either on the books, or being discussed that limit Americans' freedom: * A new violent games bill is moving through the Louisiana Congress * South Dakota banned all abortions

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A back-alley approach to fight crime in Minneapolis (Banning people from walking in alleys)

The proposal would prohibit anyone from walking in an alley who doesn't live on that block or who isn't a guest of someone who does.

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Protecting Bigfoot

A handful of imaginary species are protected by real laws Why do people fight for such laws? In some cases, it's simply to attract tourists, to have an excuse to hold kitschy annual festivals and sell souvenirs.

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Teacher's strip poker with students broke no Idaho law, but principal cited

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho – A Christian-school teacher who played a version of strip poker during a camping trip with students broke no law, but the principal who reported the incident to police has been cited. Apparently the teacher who player strip poker with students (Nudity wa …

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Rep. John Conyers: Taking the President to Court

Eleven members of the US House of Representatives plan to take President Bush to court to defeat the Republican budget bill that was improperly signed into law without both the House and the Senate voting to pass the same version of it.

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Arizona County Uses New Law to Look for Illegal Immigrants

On Wednesday, the posse, a civilian force of 300 volunteers, many of them retired deputies, are to fan out over desert backcountry, watching for smugglers and the people they guide into these parts.

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Mexico's Immigration Law: Let's Try It Here at Home by J. Michael Waller

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7 Charged for Dismantling Campus Display

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) - A professor and six students at Northern Kentucky University were charged with uprooting 400 crosses meant to represent fetuses in an anti-abortion display, prosecutors said.

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Congress readies broad new digital copyright bill | CNET News.com

Say goodbye to your freedoms. The DMCA is already bad, forthcoming legislation from Bush and Co. is going to make it much, much worse.

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New York Leads Politeness Trend? Get Outta Here! - New York Times

The New York City Council raises a number of initiatives to bring about a more civil society in a city regularly known to be hard-nosed.

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Activists urge India to adopt refugee law

"India's long porous borders and stable democracy makes it an attractive destination for refugees in the region - home to one-tenth of the global refugee population.

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Judge claims to have psychic powers

Judge claims that he has psychic powers and has made a covenant with dwarf friends. Hilarity ensues.

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