The Legal News

The Washington Supreme Court has  voted against and removed legislation that prevented political opponents from from lying about their rivals.

The law was removed even though it only was against lies based on malice.

The majority of the panel said that the law allowed claims even when there was no true harm, they said that it was in violation of the First Amendment.

They also said different courts have held true to laws that were very similar, but say these rulings should neither be taken as faith nor condemned. The fact the the government would be the final say in a situation thats based on what people have spoken, and not the people themselves comes into conflict with the First Amendment.

  If if seeing a driver to your right on the interstate, gabbing away on his cell phone gets you ticked off, you’ve got a right to be. Multiple studies have demonstrated that operating a vehicle while talking on a cell phone can be as deadly as driving with a blood alcohol level above the legal limit. Estimates of the number of U.S. traffic fatalities instigated by cell phone use while operating a vehicle  are normally in the 2,000 - 3,000 range with 100 times as many injuries.

The best fix for the plague of cell phone  collisions, would be common sense by many drivers and a realization that the common practice is rude and dangerous. Without a sudden epidemic of intelligence, law creation and strict enforcement need to be actualized. Bringing forth  legislation will be difficult given the lobbying ability of the cell phone industry. The effort, though, added to public education, can rescue thousands of lives annually .

It is illegal to keep time with music via tapping of feet, or nodding your head, etc, in any public establishment.

You may not sell the clothing upon your person to rectify gambling debts.

It is illegal to check into a hotel under an assumed name.

Its unlawful to pick up seaweed off a beach.

TITLE XVIII

FISH AND GAME

CHAPTER 207

GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO FISH AND GAME

Collecting Seaweed

Section 207:48

In Night. ? If any person shall carry away or collect for the purpose of carrying away any seaweed or rockweed from the seashore below high-water mark, between daylight in the evening and daylight in the morning, he shall be guilty of a violation.

Source. 1973, 532:10, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.

Cattle crossing state raods must have a bag or similar device to catch their fecal matter.

It is illegal to operate machinery on Sundays.

It is illegal to eliminate waste from your body one a Sunday while looking skyward.

You may not get intoxicated, have a picnic, enter the grounds at night, or enter alone if under age 10: this is in regards to cemeteries.

Anyone caught cleaning or beautify parks or faorests will be fines 150 dollars for “maintaining a park without a permit”.

Congress is being asked to authorize, create, and fund a nationwide database that will store oll positive drug tests, and DUI encounters. The American Trucking Association wants to see a  centralization of these records and for the records of these to be released to any interested employer in an effort to keep abusers from behind the wheel of large and potentially dangerous vehicles.

The ATA has noted that with just 2% of the nationwide commercial drivers testing positive for drugs,  the number of drivers affected by drugs is roughly 68000. A positive test during any portion of the employement process would be added to the databse and that applaicant would have that permanent mark on his record, likely barring him from any commercial driving job.

As is the norm, product safety is a great burden for consumers. lately, the list of defective items imported from some foreign countries, namely China, has been receiving much needed press coverage. From the contaminated pet food fiasco to a smorgasboard of items meant for human consumption, the public is coming to the realization that they should consider twice before using any product that is brought in from China or any country where safety regulations are a far cry from regulations that are in place currently in America.

It is accurate that the amount of exports of food, drugs and consumer products has grown very rapidly in recent years. So much so, that it is progressivley arduous for inspectors in the States to catch contaminated  or potentially dangerous shipments. It has been divulged
that with so much money at risk, China will try  to center on product safety in an attempt to stave concerns about its faulty products. It is not, however, anticipated  to be an easy job given the level of corruption, pollution and product piracy problems are deeply embedded in that society.

What can we do to better protect ourselves? Starting  in 2008, money  to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission will be escalated. The greater financial contribution will allow the agencies to hire and field more inspectors. In addition, Legislators will also empower the FDA and USDA to issue food recalls, which is not something they are currently commissioned to do, and to declare stricter reporting and labeling.

Many Americans feel they are getting a “bargain” when buying imports. However, with the seriously defective products of late, it’s sure to leave one wondering whether they are really obtaining bargains at all.

Legally if a man promises to marry an unwed woman, the marriage must take place.

In some cases when a train scares a horse the railroad may be liable?

A railroad must stay in a town that has more than 500 people.

Fortune tellers must  obtain a special permit from the state.

Dance halls may not function on Sundays except to sell light bulbs.
No work may be accomplished on Sunday.

It is illegal to sell musical instruments on Sunday.

You may not perform a U-turn within 1000 feet of an intersection.

Tattoos are illegal.

Horses are not to be kept in bathtubs.

You must obtain a permit to fire a missile.

Oral sex is outlawed in South Carolina.

In a non horse driven vehicle when you approach a 4 way intersection you must stop a hundred feet prior to the intersection, and shoot a gun to warn horse traffic.

On Sunday, it is perfectly legal to beat your wife on the court house steps.

Every adult male is required bring a rifle to church on Sunday.

It is a crime punishable by death to inadvertently kill someone while attempting suicide.

You must be eighteen years old to play a pinball machine.

The friends of Liberty State Park filed a lawsuit against the state to protect the views. The September 11th Memorial was placed in Liberty State PArk without a public hearing.

This short video is an interview, and shows one mans argument against workers compensation reform.

How to claim your assets as exempt when filing a personal Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Your debts disappear and you can keep all or most of your assets.

Oral sex is not allowed in the state.

It is illegal to have thistles grow in your yard.

Its against the law to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits.

It’s unlawful to take a lion to the movies.

It is against park rules to be in a public park with a sleeveless shirt.

No “tramp” or “vagrant” shall loiter in any park at any time.

It is a violation of city code to sell chicks or ducklings to a child within 1 week of the Easter holiday.

You can spit on the road, but not on the sidewalk.

You cant curse in town.

Kicking stones into a public park is prohibited.

You may not swear while on the highway.

You  may not swim in the public fountains within the city limits.
All in all, Maryland don’t seem fun at all, no spitting, no cursing, No oral sex