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Jefferson Parish Council approves study on possible expansion of legal department (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

Brett Duke/The Times-Picayune archiveJefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts Jefferson Parish spent about $4 million on outside legal help last year, twice the budget for the parish’s law department, prompting the Parish Council to question whether it could save money by…

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Legal aid to participate in Cassidy inquiry (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)

The State Coroner, Jennifer Coate has granted permission to Victoria Legal Aid to participate in the inquest into the police shooting of teenager, Tyler Cassidy.

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Aquila launches legal action against Vale (thewest.com.au)

A dispute between Aquila Resources and its joint venture partner Vale has deepened after the miner revealed it had launched legal action against it in the Supreme Court.

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Beware legal pitfalls at New Year’s Eve parties (Eden Daily News)

It’s New Year’s Eve.

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Beware legal pitfalls at New Year’s Eve parties (Eden Daily News)

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Panel opposes cuts to legal aid for poor (Bangor Daily News)

AUGUSTA, Maine — Members of the newly created Commission on Indigent Legal Services are opposing Gov. John Baldacci’s proposal to cut their budget by $457,990 in their first year of operation, …

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Secrets and rights: experts weigh up China’s legal moves towards transparency (People’s Daily)

When 26-year-old Li Detao filed applications for the disclosure of budgets on Oct. 9 to the governments of Shanghai and Guangzhou, he got two surprisingly different results

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Picente vetoes money approved for legal fees (News 10 Now Syracuse)

ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y. — The Oneida County Executive has vetoed one of the resolutions in the 2010 budget

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Legal to state preferred gender for roommate (San Francisco Chronicle)

Q: I have been searching for available apartments online, and with my budget, it looks as if I can only afford to rent an apartment with a roommate. However, I’ve been seeing a lot of ads for roommates that state “male roommate preferred.” Is this legal?

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Polish Cabinet Delays Asset-Sales Debate Over Legal Opinion (Bloomberg)

July 28 (Bloomberg) — The Polish cabinet delayed debate on Treasury Ministry proposals for sales of state assets planned to curb growth of the budget deficit, after officials asked for an additional legal opinion.

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EXCLUSIVE: Legal-aid agency hit for wasteful spending (The Washington Times)

EXCLUSIVE: During the worst economic downturn in decades, the federal program that provides free legal help to impoverished Americans has spent tax dollars on a decorative natural-stone wall, no-bid contracts for consultants, alcohol for a congressional party and more than 100 casino hotel rooms that were never occupied, government documents show. The Legal Services Corp. - which stirred …

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EXCLUSIVE: Legal-aid agency hit for wasteful spending (The Washington Times)

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