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BALCA Reverses PERM Denial for Senior Financial Analyst

The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently overturned the decision of a Certifying Officer (CO) to deny labor certification for the position of “Financial Analyst-Senior” After receiving & reviewing an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO … Continue reading

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DOJ Reverses Course on the Wire Act, Changing the Odds on the State-Regulated Gambling Industry

The regulatory framework for online gambling recently took a wild turn when the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel (“OLC”) announced its view that the Wire Act (18 U.S.C. § 1084) applies to all forms of gambling—not merely sports … Continue reading

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New York Surrogate’s Court reverses Tax Department penalty on QTIP Trust

A New York Surrogate’s Court judge recently handed down a ruling striking down a substantial state Tax Department penalty levied against the surviving spouse who became the beneficiary of a qualified terminable interest property trust (QTIP) established by the deceased … Continue reading

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State Supreme Court Reverses Trial Court’s Order Granting Nursing Facility’s Motion to Compel Arbitration

Rhonda Stephan, as the personal representative of the estate of Bobby Gene Hicks, appealed an order by the trial court granting a motion to compel arbitration that was filed by Millennium Nursing and Rehab Center Inc. Stephan contended that Bobby … Continue reading

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On second thought: Ninth Circuit reverses a previous reversal of a death sentence the Supreme Court had affirmed

A little over a year ago, the Ninth Circuit granted habeas corpus relief to a defendant whose death sentence the California Supreme Court had affirmed in 1988. On Monday, with a two-thirds different panel, the federal appeals court withdrew its … Continue reading

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