THE SUPREME COURT ALLOWS ANIMAL CRUELTY VIDEOS
April 20, 2010 - United States
The Supreme Court has ruled that a law which makes it illegal to sell videos of animals being tortured violates the right to free speech. Chief Justice John Roberts said that the law was too broad and invalid to be used under the First Amendment. The ruling is a victory for Robert Stevens, who was sentenced in 2005 to three years for making and selling videos of dog fights. The 1999 law that was used to convict him was intended to prevent depictions of animal cruelty. It was adopted by Congress and originally aimed at limiting internet sales of "crush" videos which show women crushing small animals with high-heeled shoes. Stevens has argued that the videos were intended to educate people about the pit bull breed and that he was not trying to promote illegal dog-fighting.
"NEW BANKRUPTCY LAW"
April 20, 2005 - United States
President George W. Bush signed the "New Bankruptcy Law" making it harder for debt-ridden people to wipe clean their financial slates by declaring bankruptcy. The Act of Congress attempts to make it more difficult for consumers to discharge debt ( under which most debts are forgiven or discharged) under Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 which was the most common form of bankruptcy in the United States ). The second most popular form of Bankruptcy Chapter 13 was "reorganization", or debt adjustment. **** Personal Opinion *** It appears from reading that due to some means test associated with the new laws approximately 85% of debtors are not subject to its "means test" and a large percentage of the rest are able to "pass" the means test. And although Chapter 7 is slightly more complicated it appears it is still in wide spread use.
MEMBER LOGIN
RANDOM QUOTES
All of us have a God in us
by Earth Day, Kenya
"...All of us have a God in us, and that God is the spirit that unites all life, everything that is on this planet. It must be this voice that is telling me to do something, and I am sure it'as the same voice that is speaking to everybody on this planet at least everybody who seems to be concerned about the fate of the world, the fate of this planet. Wangari Maathai-Noble Peace prize winner, Deputy Minister of Environment, founder Green Belt movement in Kenya...."
A Change is Gonna Come
by Meredith Grey
"...Change; we don't like it, we fear it, but we can't stop it from coming. We either adapt to change, or we get left behind. It hurts to grow, anybody who tells you it doesn't is lying. But here's the truth: Sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same. And sometimes, oh, sometimes change is good. Sometimes change is everything...."
RANDOM FACTS
More vehicles
about Stolen On New Year's
More vehicles are stolen on New Year's Day than any other holiday throughout the year. (So does that mean thieves are having their last fling before changing their ways or are they trying for a big score to start the New Year?)
Salary
about Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs' annual salary was $1, just enough to keep company health benefits.
Home Services :
Choose Your Color :
Category Information : Home Services
This is our Home Services category. If you are interested in Home Services, feel free to browse these listings. If you have a site that fits within this category, Submit it for inclusion.
In San Francisco is the premier plumbing contractor performing 24 hour residential and commercial emergency plumbing services throughout the Bay Area. For plumbing, water heater installation or sew...
Is your one stop shop garage door service Company in SoCal. area. Looking for installing a New Garage Door or need an emergency garage door service or general garage door repairs, come to Our Plaza...
Aarco Bath Systems is a family owned and operated business servicing the greater Illinois / Chicago land area for 48 years. We have Re-glazed over 100,000 Bathtubs.
Air Advice Heating & Cooling, LLC, has many years of experience operating, installing, and repairing all makes and models of air conditioning units. We are committed to offering quality AC repair i...
If you’re looking for high quality and personal service, you’v come to the right place. At Jack Frost Heating & Air conditioning Inc. we’ll give you the attention and personal ...
Green Rose Cleaning is a family owned and operated company and not a franchise! What does this mean? It means that we take pride in our business. We are not just employees hired to do a house clean...
Dependable One Electrical is a full-service electrical contracting business based in Fairfax, VA for residential customers. Our certified, Northern Virginia electricians have the training, tools an...
Our powerful truck mounted steam cleaning system is the one most carpet manufacturers recommend. Deep-Down cleaning getting the dirt out that other methods leave behind, including dust mites and pe...
LM Sheetmetal & Air Conditioning has more than 18 years of experiencing serving the El Paso, TX, area for refrigerated air. We are a repair company specializing in evaporative to refrigerated air d...
We encourage our customers to check our references, because we work side by side with the best companies in Arizona and in the Plumbing Industry. We are proud of our tradition of excellence serving...
Ridgeway mechanical is offering plumbing services in Gwinnett and Atlanta, GA region and become one of the best Atlanta Plumbing service providers with the help of expert professional plumbers and ...
Allgood plumbing is offering plumbing services in Gwinnett and Metro Atlanta region and become one of the top Atlanta Plumbing service providers with the help of expert professional plumbers and kn...
Open a Citizens Bank account and discover convenient online banking features and the personal finance options that you deserve. Choose a checking account or high interest savings account that fits ...
As recruitment specialists, Bis Henderson work with businesses to successfully hire supply chain, logistics and procurement professionals on a permanent and interim basis across professional, manag...
The course of the River Thames as we know it today was created about 10,000 years ago, by melt water from the ice-sheets that covered much of the United Kingdom during the last ice-age...