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Legal challenge of federal gay marriage ban begins

The latest legal challenge to the US Defense of Marriage Act began Thursday in a federal courtroom in Massachusetts, in a case that will determine whether gay couples legally married under state law are entitled to the same federal benefits that heterosexual couples receive.

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Veterans’ legal questions answered over free conference call (North Attleborough Free Press)

State Rep. Richard Ross has announced that the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) will be hosting its annual Dial-A-Lawyer program Thursday, April 29. The program is dedicated solely to veterans’ legal questions and is part of the MBA’s “Serving Our Veterans in the Law” initiative.

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Chief Legal Counsel for New GOP Senator Recaps Victorious Mass. Campaign (Law.com)

Duane Morris’ Daniel B. Winslow, who led the legal team for Republican victor Scott Brown in the Massachusetts campaign for a U.S. Senate seat, spoke with The National Law Journal about his relationship with Brown and how Brown won

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State sued over legal data services (The Salt Lake Tribune)

LexisNexis, a premiere provider of on-line legal data, is suing the state over allegedly violating its own purchasing procurement code. In a complaint filed in 3rd District Court last week, the Massachusetts-based firm charged that Westlaw, its chief competitor for Utah’s government business,

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DeLeo changes course, authorizes review of legal bills (Boston Globe)

By Globe Staff Massachusetts House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo’s office said today that he would appoint an independent attorney to review the hundreds of thousands of dollars the House spent on legal services related to the federal indictment of…

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Legal Immigrants Still Lack Care In Massachusetts; Ohio Hospitals Brace For New Fees (Medical News Today)

News outlets report on legal immigrants and the cost of health reform in Massachusetts, new hospital fees in Ohio, coverage shortfalls in Tennessee and registered nurse practitioners in Florida. The Boston Globe: “More than 100 legal immigrants who were supposed to start receiving care yesterday under a new state health insurance plan will have to wait because the contractor hired to run the …

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Legal Immigrants Still Lack Care In Massachusetts; Ohio Hospitals Brace For New Fees (Medical News Today)

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Vo-Tech To Change Logo, Avoid Legal Battle (WCVB Boston)

Officials at a Massachusetts high school say they will change the school’s logo rather than engage in a potentially costly legal battle with Virginia Tech.

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Veterans living in Essex County to get free legal advice (Boston Globe)

The Massachusetts Bar Association is holding a free visiting lawyer program for veterans who live in Essex County. Participants will be matched up with a lawyer based on their legal concerns for a 15-minute appointment.

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Lawyer wins award for legal clinic work (Bangor Daily News)

BANGOR, Maine — Getting an award for starting a legal aid clinic before it has lined up volunteer attorneys or found potential clients is a bit like giving the Wright brothers an aviation award before the plane takes off, the winner of the 2009 Lew Vafiades Pro Bono Award said Wednesday.

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Legal immigrants to receive scaled back health care benefits in Massachusetts (News-Medical-Net)

Thousands of legal immigrants in Massachusetts will face scaled-back health care benefits, the governor announced Monday.

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