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How Independent Adoption in California Works

A People's Choice

The adoption process has been around for thousands of years, with roots extending to the ancient Roman Empire and beyond. This legal process establishes a parent-child relationship between adoptive parents and an adopted child.

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Uber and Lyft drivers file class-action lawsuit to block price fixing

JURIST

” The complaint alleges that vertical price fixing under California’s Cartwright Act is per se illegal and harmful to both drivers and riders. The plaintiffs asserted that if they are truly independent contractors as drivers, then drivers should dictate the price their customer is charged.

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Hong Kong lawyer files petition to arrest US lawmakers behind Hong Kong Sanctions Act

JURIST

The Hong Kong Sanctions Act was introduced by Massachusetts Representative Jim McGovern, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan, California Representative Young Kim, Utah Representative John Curtis and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley on November 2. In his writ, Siu requested that the court permit all individuals to arrest the five US lawmakers.

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Justices to hear cross-examination dispute over drug analyst’s testimony

SCOTUSBlog

It reasoned that Longoni had simply offered his independent opinion based on analysis prepared by Rast, and Smith had been able to fully cross-examine Longoni. The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Wednesday in his case, Smith v. The question before the court on Wednesday is whether that principle applies to Smith’s case.

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How The Supreme Court Changed Juvenile Justice

The Crime Report

Jones held courts need not make an independent factual finding of “permanent incorrigibility” as a prerequisite to imposing a life without parole sentence on a juvenile offender. Evidence that this disturbing trend is true can be found when taking a closer look at the shift in how the Court has dealt with juvenile cases dating back to 2005.

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California Just Signed the Nation’s Strictest Recycling Labeling and Marketing Bill into Law

The Fashion Law

California is focusing its attention on the rise in sustainable marketing, including recycling-centric claims by way of a new law that mandates when recycling labels – including the “chasing arrows” motif – can be used. California’s law is the first of its kind in the U.S., The Rise of “Green” Trademarks.

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What’s New in Law Firm Ownership?

Attorney at Work

Virtually every state adopted the rule. The purpose is supposedly to prevent nonlawyers from interfering with a lawyer’s independent and professional judgment. California, Michigan, North Carolina and Washington, D.C., Most lawyers are familiar with Rule 5.4 of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Arizona is leading the way.

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