Arizona has attracted more than $3.6 million of donations to help defend its law to crack down on illegal immigration, with one whopping contribution—and thousands of smaller ones—from out of state. Timothy Mellon, an heir to a Pittsburgh steel and banking dynasty, has donated $1.5 million to a legal-defense fund established by Arizona Gov. Jan [...]

Clean-energy investors and environmentalists in California raised $11.9 million in the past two weeks to snuff out a challenge to the state’s global-warming laws backed by oil refiners Tesoro Corp. and Valero Energy Corp. Voters in the most-populous U.S. state will decide in eight days on Proposition 23, a proposal to suspend a state law [...]

WASHINGTON — The new health care law wasn’t supposed to undercut employer plans that have provided most people in the U.S. with coverage for generations. But last week a leading manufacturer told workers their costs will jump partly because of the law. Also, a Democratic governor laid out a scheme for employers to get out [...]

White & Measells LLP Lots of people think DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) and DUI (Driving Under the Influence) are the same thing but they’re not. DUI is a crime that can only be comitted by someone under the age of 21. The law in Texas says that if you’re under 21 you can’t drive with [...]

With confusion swirling around the law banning gays in the military, the Pentagon announced Thursday that it is raising the level at which discharges made under “don’t ask, don’t tell” rule must be approved. Defense Secretary Robert Gates issued a directive instructing the secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force that they must personally [...]

TUCSON, Ariz. (CN) – Arizona has enacted an unconstitutional law that chills speech and will cut 10 percent of the money due to Tucson’s public schools unless the district kills its Mexican-American Studies Department, 11 teachers claim in Federal Court. The teachers, all bilingual and Hispanic, say the state school board and the Superintendent of [...]

Harsh new drunk-driving laws mean police spend too much time dealing with drivers who’ve had a few drinks with dinner, rather than going after problem drunk drivers, says Vancouver Police Union president Tom Stamatakis. “Ultimately, from a front-line police officer’s perspective, we’re ending up not targeting the person that’s responsible for the very serious tragedies [...]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama opposes the Pentagon’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays in the military, so why are Obama administration lawyers in court fighting to save it? The answer is one that perhaps only a lawyer could love: There is a long tradition that the Justice Department defends laws adopted by Congress [...]

If you are married, a key question arises as to whether it makes sense to file a Joint petition (both you and your spouse), or a separate petition just on your behalf.  One of the most common questions our office receives is whether there is a way to “SAVE” one spouse’s credit, while eliminating all [...]