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    • Can I "apply" to be a juror? Oklahoma
    • No. Pursuant to the laws and procedures of the U.S. Courts, each court must have in place a standard procedure in electing jurors at random. This Court uses official voters lists from which names are drawn at random. It is against the law to allow "volunteer jurors" as it would...
    • Sheriff Joe Arpaio, illegal immigration hardliner, reelected
    • Voters in Arizona’s Maricopa County have reelected Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the face of Arizona’s..."show your papers" provision was constitutional. Immigrants however, are not...said his personal life was his own business and many in his department stood by him....
    • Bankrupt my business & start another
    • The state is: Texas I am about to file personal bankruptcy. I also had a credit line for our company that my wife and I personally guaranteed. We have a default judgement against us on the credit line. We are about $200,000 in debt between our business and personal. Question. M
    • Obama immigration stance locks in Hispanic support
    • Adoption as an "adult"
    • What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? AZ If a step-parent legally adopts their step-child, who is no longer a minor therefore does not need consent from the biological parent, does that relinquish all legal, financial liability in the event of the death of the biological parent that...
    • Is the Tax Code Legal
    • Massachusetts: A friend went to jail for heading up a group to avoid paying taxes because he said the tax code was not legal. I know there are a lot of groups out there who agree. Believing that to be true, I have not filed a return in 20 years. and that was before I was married. Over the years...
    • Reduction in Bail amount?
    • The state is: CA Just another addendum to my other post.... I was curious how I should go about trying to get the ridiculous $342 bail (fine) reduced. Is there a proceedure for that? I cannot afford to pay it without defaulting on other financial obligations. Is there a...
    • What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ut...
    • What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Utah. I am sixteen, I turned sixteen on June 20th. My boyfriend is turning eighteen on October 19th, there's less than a two year age difference between us. I was wondering what the laws were on us dating, because neither of us wants him to get in...
    • Will I be charged to talk to a lawyer to find out whether I may have a case?
    • Most attorneys charge a fee (called a "consultation" fee) for an initial meeting, but...You will generally be charged this fee even if the attorney tells you that you do not...type of case that you have, some civil rights organizations might be interested in the case....
    • need your advice
    • The state is: The state is: CALIFORNIA My wife and her business part just sold their vidoe store. She had that store even before we met.I plan to put up the same type of business very near that area and take her as my employee/manager. Is this possible?
    • Water Damage to Neighbour
    • The state is: Colorado Thank you for reading. Your advice is highly appreciated. I own and rent out a condo in Colorado. The hot water heater broke and leaked to the below neighbour. I did not realize that I had no home owners insurance (1st time home owner) besides the condo...
    • Canadian Girlfriend
    • Hello, I am currently working in Canada with a Work Permit which it will expire July 05, I have applied for a PR status in Feb 04, I sent my application to the Canadian embassy in Italy. My girlfriend is a canadian citizen, she told me she would do anything to help to speed up the process for PR,...
    • Return of down payment.
    • Okay, so here's the deal.I went into contract to buy a home, I did everything that was...Sandy, the Lender required a post-hurricane inspection. I made arrangements to have it...Am I not entitle to a refund of my deposit? As this is not my fault nor within my control??...
    • IRA Distributions
    • The state is: OH In using Turbo Tax for 2002, there is a section for a savings credit that asks about previous year IRA 401K distributions. I did take a distribution in 2000, but I paid the penalty and tax on this. The way it is worded is confusing...do I have to list this...
    • What states have the most new-business-friendly tax laws ?
    • The state is: Massachusetts / Arizona My partner & I are starting a retail business. She lives in Arizona and currently live in MA (Although that may change). Which states have the least corporate taxes for small businesses ? What other considerations should be taken into...
    • SA politician & former Labor minister Bernard Finnigan attempts to get child pornography charges a
    • POLITICIAN Bernard Finnigan's child pornography trial has been put on hold while the...District Court, over child pornography offences.Finnigan - who continues to collect his...Justice Chris Kourakis and Justices Tom Gray and Ann Vanstone reserved their decision....
    • Denied unemployment insurance
    • The state is: I live in Arizona. I have a telephone hearing scheduled to appeal the disqualification of my unemployment insurance. On my weekly telephone unemployment claim, I reported that I left a temp agency assignment after 30 minutes. I was denied unemployment assistance...
    • Shrewsbury holiday shopping rules – Black Friday vs Blue Laws
    • Massachusetts – For some people it’s as big of a tradition as St. Nick himself – the mad dash...dishes, and be at the store by 8PM for guaranteed deals. In Massachusetts, however, it...or cyber Monday, as the odds of a stampeded on the bestbuy.com website are pretty small....
    • Bullying & using employees for political purposes is objectionable
    • That corporations have a free speech right to spend millions on political TV advertising...debate would be “uninhibited, robust, and wide open.” Yet when an employer distributes...mean that employees have to check their First Amendment rights at the workplace door....
    • I have a 1989 Ford Tempo, and I had some work done...
    • I have a 1989 Ford Tempo, and I had some work done on it. I had too have a water pump put in my car. They charge me $249.99 for the work too be done. They wrote that it took them four hours which was $192.00 and the part was $57.99 for the water pump. I think they over charged me for that Maybe 2...
    • school loan
    • The state is: CA is there somewhere that my son can go to get help consolidating his school loan with another small loan he has, or where he can at least refinance his school loan. By the time he pays off the school loan at Wells Fargo, it will cost him more than double...
    • Reckless Driving in Virginia
    • My question involves a reckless driving ticket from the State of: Virginia The ticket says... County: Brunswick Reckless Driving 82/70 Radar-S I was heading North on I-84. The road has a lot of trucks/tall buses on it, and I was passing 3 trucks and 1 tall bus [all in a row, not enough room...
    • breaking lease early
    • The state is: hawaii we wish to break our 12 month lease early. Do we need a reason and what are the responsibilities of the managing agent once we break this lease? ...Yes I've done that, but the problem is I don't trust what this guy says. So what I need to find out is where...
    • Company news: Pyramid Brokerage Lists Transactions
    • PYRAMID BROKERAGE CO. LISTS NEW TRANSACTIONS PYRAMID BROKERAGE CO., of Syracuse, recently...securities in the 2012 quarter compared with the comparable prior year quarter....in internal marketing materials, staff apparel, collateral materials and on company websites....
    • Banned from a paying website by a non employee
    • The state is: I don't know where the company is based exactly sadly, but it's in the USA. I will try to explain my case simply. I'm a paying subscriber to a website that has, amongst other features, a message board like this one. Those message boards are moderated by people...
    • new california employment laws
    • Effective January 1, 2013, new employment laws will affect both public and private employers...for employer compliance, and revised penalty provisions. Existing law requires that...at this time, but watch for new legislation authorizing SB 1234 during the next session...
    • Soon to be Exwife claimed dependant that she agreed to let me claim on sep papers
    • My soon to be Exwife claimed both of our two children on her taxes this year. I have devotedly paid her over $7200 dollars in child support this year. Never missing a payment. On the Divorce/separation papers she agreed to allow me to claim the youngest of the children as a dependant, but she...
    • i made it..have my fiance visa..with the wrong affidavit of suport!
    • Hi there, To make a long story short:After we filed our I129 F last year in april,waiting 5 months and got denied (Because our immigrationlawyer gave us wrong information!!!) we refiled again in october,got our approval and was lucky to go trough the US embassy in Vienna,they received our...
    • More "DANDY DON" Bullsh t!
    • My comment: You will not believe what "Dandy Dufus" is telling people! Copy and paste this link into your browser without the on each side: http://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?threadid=151613 Dandy Don (nee Dufus) is going to cost the...
    • Final Paycheck After Firing
    • My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: California When firing a part time employee, is it true that I have to have his final paycheck ready within 72 hours?