While ADA liability reform failed in the State Legislature again this year (SB 783), there is still time for Congress to act on Rep. Duncan Hunter’s H.R. 881, which would provide a 90-day window for business owners to make necessary modifications before they could be sued. Click here to read an op-ed in the Orange County Register from Michael Arnold Glueck, M.D. and Leadership Committee member of the California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, on why H.R. 881 is necessary.
Giuliani: Get Out of People’s Bedrooms
Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor flirting with a possible 2012 presidential run, said the Republican Party should “get the heck out of people’s bedrooms” when asked about the gay marriage debate during an interview on Sunday.
During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Giuliani said he continues to believe marriage should be between a man and a woman, but that the Republican Party “would be well advised to get the heck out of people’s bedrooms and let these things get decided by states.”
“I don’t know [why] the heck the Republican Party wants to be getting involved in people’s sexual lives and personal lives so much,” Giuliani said. “Stay out of it, and I think we would be a much more successful political party if we stuck to our economic conservative roots and the idea of a strong assertive America that is not embarrassed to be the leader of the world.”
He noted, however, his own personal belief that “it would be better for stability of families and everything else if we kept marriage between a man and a woman.”
Giuliani spoke to CNN at a Harley Davidson dealership in New Hampshire, where he spent two days last week meeting with voters at small events.
Some campaign watchers have remained skeptical about Giuliani’s intentions for 2012, given his poor showing and early exit from the 2008 presidential race.
But Giuliani continues to court speculation that he may run in 2012 and compared himself favorably on Sunday to other Republican contenders.
“I look at the other candidates, and they have all done very impressive things, but none of them really had to take over a city, one of the largest economies in the country and one of the most complex when it was in terrible trouble and turn it around and have definable results,” Giuliani said.
During the interview, Giuliani also walked a fine line on the current budget debate being waged in Congress.
San Jose: Shooting sends 3 people, including teen boy, to hospital
San Jose police are investigating a late-night shooting that sent two adults and a teenage boy to the hospital with gunshot wounds, according to officer Jose Garcia.
Sunday at 11:15 p.m., police received reports of shots fired in the 800 block of Jeanne Avenue, near McLaughlin Avenue and Interstate 280. Officers say a man, woman and teenage boy were shot in front of a residence and suffered from gunshot wounds, Garcia said.
Police did not reveal the ages of the victims or circumstances surrounding the shooting.
The victims were taken to different hospitals with non life-threatening injuries, Garcia said.
Decatur Co. deputy charged with battery
GREENSBURG, Ind. (WISH) – A charge of battery was filed in Decatur County Superior Court Thursday against Brian K. McCullough, 41, W. Ryle Dr., Greensburg, based on an incident alleged to have taken place July 11.
The probable cause affidavit states that McCullough committed battery, a Class B Misdemeanor, when he allegedly reached his hand under the garments of a 17-year-old female while she was sleeping. The investigation was conducted by the Indiana State Police on July 13.
McCullough has served on the Decatur County Sheriff’s Department for 16 years, Sheriff Greg Allen said, and has been an excellent officer during that time.
What Do You Pay for Westlaw or LexisNexis?
In two posts I wrote about Bloomberg Law 1 one earlier this month and one when it launched 1 I cited something that Bloomberg emphasizes as a key selling point, its flat-fee pricing of $45 per user per month.
My question to you is: How does that compare to what you pay for Westlaw or LexisNexis?
Pricing of these services seems to be all over the board, depending on any number of factors and on how good of a deal your firm is able to negotiate.