Economic Benefits of Civil Legal Aid: How Legal Aid Boosted the Commonwealth’s Economy in FY09 Summary Full report at www.mlac.org/research.html The work of legal aid programs funded by the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation brings in millions of federal dollars each year‚ wins millions more in financial support for low-income Massachusetts residents and saves the state the expense of costly social services. In FY09‚ the total boost to the Commonwealth’s economy amounted to an estimated
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LEGAL WRITING 201 30 SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE READABILITY OR HOW TO WRITE FOR JUDGES‚ NOT LIKE JUDGES JUDGE MARK P. PAINTER OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS Legal Writing 201 JUDGE MARK P. PAINTER OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS TAFT LAW CENTER 230 EAST NINTH STREET CINCINNATI‚ OHIO 45202 513-946-3444 – FAX 946-3411 mpainter@cms.hamilton-co.org www.judgepainter.org ........................................................... Introduction to Legal Writing ...............
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MEMORANDUM OF LAW To: Brenda Young‚ Supervising Attorney From: Steven Carp ‚ Legal Assistant Date: September 26‚ 2012 Re: Enforcement of non-competition agreement against Brett Young I.QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether the restrictive covenant is enforceable against Brett Young for working with a competitor of Finance R Us. II. SHORT ANSWER: No‚ the covenant is not enforceable against Brett Young for leaving Finance R Us and working for Titles Unlimited when the III. STATEMENT
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The legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered from twenty-one to sixteen. There are two reasons why the current legal drinking age is ineffective and overall nonsensical and each will be addressed in turn. First‚ the United States historically discovered that banning alcohol purchase and consumption was ineffective‚ and the rate at which underage drinking occurs demonstrates that doing so for a certain age group is just as ineffective. The law is not and cannot be properly enforced
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Legal Memorandum PA 205 Final Project By: Jazmin Howard To: XXXXXXX From: XXXXX Date: July 15‚ 2014 Re: Natalie Attired v. New Mexico Employment Security Board Memorandum of Law Statement of Facts: In July of 2010‚ the Plaintiff‚ Natalie Attired‚ filed for unemployment with the New Mexico Employment Security Board; her claim was denied and she was deemed ineligible due to being terminated for misconduct. In June of 2010‚ Plaintiff Natalie Attired was fired from her job at Biddy’s
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1.1 1. Explain the difference between a legal and non-legal rule A legal rule is a rule created by the government of Australia and applies to the entire population‚ while a non-legal rule is created by an individual or organisation and only applies to a specific group. 2. Rules are applied in each of the circumstances listed below. Sort them into legal and non-legal Legal rules Non-legal rules Having to wait until you are 18 years old before you can vote at a federal election Wearing school uniform
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555 P.2d 696 Supreme Court of New Mexico. Zelma M. MITCHELL‚ Plaintiff-Appellee‚ v. LOVINGTON GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER‚ INC.‚ Defendant-Appellant. No. 10847.Oct. 27‚ 1976. Appeal was taken from an order of the District Court‚ Bernalillo County‚ Richard B. Traub‚ D.J.‚ reversing a decision of the Unemployment Security Commission and awarding benefits to discharged employee. The Supreme Court‚ Sosa‚ J.‚ held that employee’s insubordination‚ improper attire‚ name calling and other conduct evidencing wilful
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Citation: R .v Farrell (2002) NSWSC 375 New South Wales Supreme Court HEARING DATE {S): 19 February 2002 to 22 February 2002‚ 25 February 2002 to 28 February 2002 & 12 April 2002. Parties: Regina‚ Jason Edward Gordon FARRELL Criminal Law-Sentencing-Murder The Criminal’s Guilty Mind (Mens Rea): Jason Edward Gordon Farrell found that the decreased Liam Salter-Tully presumably broke into their flat and slept in the flat and thereby Mr Farrell was unhappy with this. The Criminal’s Guilty
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the deceased can always sue for the recovery of debts due to the deceased.But he cannot sue for the breaches which caused mere personal injuries on nthe deceased. Origins of the maxim latin References ^ Goudy Two Ancient Brocards in Essays in Legal History Vinogradoff (ed.) and Winfield Textbook of the Law of Tort 2nd edn. p.201 ^ a b cf. the remarks of Viscount Simon in Stewart v. London‚ Midland and Scottish Railway Co. 1943 SC (HL) 19 at 26 Pinchon ’s case[3] and Hambly v. Trott.[4] --
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Final Written Assignment 9 Internal Legal Memorandum of Law MEMORANDUM TO: Chief Prosecuting Attorney FROM: DATE: December 4‚ 2010 RE: Charging Bob and Susan Tuttle of Negligent Supervision Question Presented Did Joseph Haney effectively simulate a deadly weapon and create a life-threatening environment‚ sufficient to satisfy the Arizona armed robbery statute‚ by thrusting his hand into a pocket and telling the store clerk that it was a "holdup" and to "[l]ie still if you
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