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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I
An American law that blocks placement of Native American children with non-native American families was ruled illegal earlier this month. A federal judge in Texas announced the decision, surprising many native groups. The judge said the Indian Child
The Earnslaw is 100 years old this week and Queenstown is celebrating this vintage ship which they call The Lady of the Lake. It now takes tourists across Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown. However, 100 years ago it carried passengers, goods and farm anima
Parliament is discussing a new Crown Minerals Bill at the moment. The Crown (which means the government) owns any oil, gas or other mineral resources in the sea around our country. The government wants to make it easy for overseas oil companies to dr
Son-in-law 女婿 A very successful businessman had a meeting with his new son-in-law. I love my daughter, and now I welcome you into the family, remarked the guy. 有个事业很成功的商人见了他的新女婿后对他说:我很爱我女儿,欢
Sixteen years ago I learned an important life lesson, in the back of a New York City taxi cab. I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parkin
Abdul Latif Morol's problems started after he wrote on social media about a dead goat. Morol, a Bangladeshi journalist, had reported on a donation from a government official. The official had given a number of farm animals to a rural community southw
Finance and Economics;Free exchange;The law and the poor; 财经;自由交流;法律与穷人; Courts in emerging markets are better for the poor than many assume; 新兴市场国家的法院对待穷人时并不是许多人所想的那样糟
CAIRO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The draft law limiting protests in Egypt, which is currently being studied after recently being announced by Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki, stirred up an overwhelming debate in the Egyptian political arena. Contradictory repo
BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese leader Zhou Yongkang met Friday with visiting Austrian Federal Minister of Justice Beatrix Karl and pledged to enhance cooperation between the two nations on law enforcement. Zhou, a member of the Standing
Koskoosh placed another stick on the fire and let his thoughts travel deeper into the past. There was the time of the great famine. He had lost his mother in that famine. In the summer the usual plentiful catch of fish had failed, and the tribe looke
BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature will deliberate on draft amendments to laws on land management and trademarks during its bimonthly session, it was decided on Friday. It will also discuss a draft decision to strengthen Internet in
LANZHOU, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Northwest China's Gansu Province, home to the country's earliest nuclear base, plans to draft a new law on radioactive pollution control this year, the local government said Saturday. Lawmakers in the landlocked province
BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature on Friday adopted a bill to amend the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly in order to improve care for people ages 60 and up. The bill to amend the 16-year-old law was
U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Congress to extend a law set to expire in July that would prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling. Obama said in his weekly Internet and radio address Saturday, In America, higher education cannot b
BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature on Tuesday started to review a draft amendment that would impose new regulations on the country's privately offered funds, a move aimed at preventing illegal fundraising and trading. This was the f
A poll indicates that most Americans oppose President Barack Obama's health care reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions. The Reuters-Ipsos poll was conducted last week. The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its ruling on
To have a better understanding of China's first draft charity law, we now turn to my colleague Tian Wei, who's at the Great Hall of the People. Q1. Hello Tian Wei, what are the highlights of this draft law and how is it going to guide chairty events
The national legislature received the country's first bill to regulate charity activities on Wednesday. This move aims to recruit help from society in order to attain the 2020 poverty alleviation goal. Our reporter Han Peng has been following this, a
If the neighbors down the road call up And say the music's cranked a little loud If the tin roof's a-rocking just apologize And invite 'em all down If your front yard's full of park cars And they can hear you clear to town It might seem a little rowd