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Cracking The Code: De-Coding Racial Slurs During the Congressional Crack Cocaine Debates

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Disability Access Litigation Still Needed

Mark Potter, a civil rights attorney, describes his experience over the past 19 years. Provides an overview of the challenges facing persons with disabilities and benefits of disability access litigation.

When can I be searched without a warrant?

FAQ about searches when no warrant is present.

What is WRONG with VAWA?

Definition of VAWA, violence against women act

What Real Estate Professionals Should Know About Fair Housing Laws

A summary of federal and Florida fair housing laws for landlords and real estate professionals, including how to avoid violations

Attorney's Fees [Fee-Shifting to Losing Defendant]

Chapter in MSBA Maryland Employment Law Deskbook, 2014, on Attorney's Fees [Fee-Shifting Against Losing Defendant]

Medicaid Coverage Of Hospice Care

Though talking about hospice care is never easy and can be emotional, many ill individuals will have to go on hospice care to get them through the final days of their illness. The patient and family will also have to find a way to financially cover the hospice case costs, which can be substantial.

Sexual harassment prevention

Sexual harassment prevention

Missouri Chamber threatens values of safety, respect at work

Missouri Chamber of Commerce is trying to rewrite laws to protect corporations that discriminate against workers.

DUI Checkpoints: Is your Sobriety Checkpoint Legal?

DUI checkpoints are not legal unless fully compliant with the 4th Amendment. A DUI lawyer representing a citizen seized for drunk driving at a sobriety checkpoint can find where police officers have cheated by skipping important steps in the DUI checkpoint approval and implementation process.

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