Constitutional Law: Government Public Meetings May Begin With A Prayer
Apr 30, 2010
Over a quarter century ago our United States Supreme Court ruled that prayer as part of the program agenda to begin government meetings does not violate the Constitution. Since then, national, state an...
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The Illinois Security Deposit Return Act
Apr 20, 2010
Deposit is Tenant's money An Illinois landlord may not keep any part of a security deposit unless the landlord has, within 30 days from the date the tenant vacates a property, delivered an itemized s...
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Tax: When Must I Use a Form 1099?
Apr 18, 2010
1099 The Form 1099, is used to report payments to a contractor when the annual amount shall exceed $600.00. U.S. tax law requires businesses to submit a Form 1099 for every contractor paid at least $...
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Lien Definition
Apr 07, 2010
Real Property A lien is a form of security interest granted over an item of property to secure the payment of a debt. Any real property that carries a lien can be forced into sale by the lender, in o...
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Discrimination in the Workplace: The Basis for Wrongful Termination Claims
Apr 06, 2010
Age The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects employees forty years of age or older against discriminatory firing based on age. Disability The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) pro...
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Constitutional Law: Prayer to Open Local Government Public Meetings
Feb 17, 2010
Marsh v, Chambers 463 U.S. 783 (1983) United States Supreme Court ruled that prayer to open government meetings is constitutional. To have a prayer is not a violation of the Establishment Clause. In...
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Constitutional Law: Fourth Amendment Extent of Search Consent
Feb 16, 2010
State v. Thornton, 2009 Haw. App. LEXIS 857 (Dec 2009) The Hawaii court recently had this very question before it. The police asked the defendant if a search for firearms in his car could be conduct...
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Limits of Witness Preparation
Feb 14, 2010
Background In Ibarra, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals considered the issue of how far is too far when it comes to overly coaching, or “woodshedding,” witnesses.The court upheld an award of sanctio...
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Illinois' New Freedom of Information Act 2010
Feb 12, 2010
5 ILCS 140(2)(c) What is covered by the Illinois FOIA? A public record is defined as "all records, reports, forms, writings, letters, memoranda, books, papers, maps, photographs, microfilms, cards, t...
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Limited Liability Company in Illinois
Feb 06, 2010
Articles of Organization If you're currently doing business as a sole proprietorship or partnership, you're fully liable for all business debts, including those incurred by your partners. When you cr...
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