Law
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Approach to Copyright Protection
Copyright protection aims to protect artistic, literary, and musical works that have authorship. The federal government (namely, Congress) is empowered to “promote the advancement of science and the useful arts by granting, for limited periods of time, the exclusive right to authors and inventors of their works and inventions”. Const. The United States, Article I,…
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Trump Gives Health Workers New Religious Liberty Protections
Physicians will be allowed to refuse abortion and sex change operations on religious grounds The Trump administration plans to introduce a new policy to protect medical personnel who, because of moral or religious beliefs, can not participate in abortion or gender change operations. To help doctors, nurses and other staff of medical institutions in this…
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Controversial Mississippi Law Limiting LGBT
The Supreme Court ruled that in Mississippi, owners of shops, restaurants and other companies and organizations may refuse to provide services to the LGBT community in reference to religious beliefs. On Monday, the US Supreme Court upheld the controversial law on religious freedom by rejecting two appeals from residents of Mississippi and groups fighting for…
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How can I deal with my neighbor’s cigarette smoke drifting into my apartment?
In some houses in New York, they practice a “no tobacco smoke” policy. If this is not your case, and a neighbor’s smoke break prevents you from living, you will most likely have to negotiate with your neighbors yourself or ask for help from the landlord. The Department of Health recommends documenting the facts and…
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In New York exposed a million fraudulent scheme in the field of health
Four New York doctors are among the 20 detainees charged with organizing a large-scale scheme of health fraud. Criminals managed to bypass Medicaid, Medicare and other publicly funded insurance companies, causing damage of tens of millions of dollars. The fraudulent scheme lasted 3 years. Criminals targeted the areas with a population receiving low incomes. Information…
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The Court Blocked a Presidential Decree on the Reduction of Funding for Cities
Position in relation to illegal immigrants will not affect the economy of administrative-territorial units. On Monday, the Federal Court of San Francisco blocked a decree by Donald Trump on reducing funding for refuge cities. District Judge William Orrick recognized the presidential administration’s ruling as unconstitutional, ruling that Donald Trump was not allowed to change the…
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How many U.S. passports can you really own?
During the court hearing it became known that the former head of the campaign headquarters of Donald Trump, Paul Manafort, there are just three US passports. In addition, according to a special prosecutor Robert Muller, for several years Manafort submitted applications for 10 passports at once. So, here are the answers to the questions that…
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Which Gun Laws Operate In Every State. Part 2
“It’s not a gun, but a man that kills” – this phrase of supporters of free possession of guns has long been winged. Their opponents hold a different opinion – they are convinced that weapons can not be given in the hands of far not all, and its sale should introduce more restrictions. Both are…
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Which Gun Laws Operate In Every State. Part 1
Image credit: mwewering On October 1, 64-year-old Nevada resident Steven Paddock shot the visitors of the country music festival Route 91 from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. From the bullet of the pensioner, 58 people were killed, and hundreds were injured. The bloody massacre was recognized as the largest…
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Donald Trump unveils ambitious plan to overhaul US tax system
In front of his supporters, US President Donald Trump presented a “historic”, he said, “a tax reduction plan for the American people.” “We are going to return jobs and welfare that many Americans think have left our country forever,” the head of the White House said to the stormy applause. After these promises, the whole…
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New Hampshire governor signs marijuana decriminalization bill
Governor of New Hampshire Republican Chris Sununu signed a bill that removes criminal liability for the storage of a small amount of marijuana. Thus, New Hampshire has joined more than twenty other states (including all states of New England), in which the penalties for possession of marijuana are weakened. According to the new law, the…
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Texting and Walking WILL Cost YOU in New Jersey
In 11 years alone, there have been over 10,000 injuries related to pedestrians and cyclists that were texting while walking or operating a bicycle on public roads. As technology continues to evolve and smart-phones (and smartwatches) are used more and more frequently, the likelihood that more injuries will arise as a result of such unarguably…