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ARIZONA IS ONE OF 2 STATES THAT WILL TAKE YOUR TAX REFUND IN BANKRUPTCY.  SHOULD THE LAW CHANGE?

Diane Drain

Arizona is one of just two states, along with Montana, that diverts refund money to creditors and for use in meeting bankruptcy-administration costs, said Chandler bankruptcy attorney Kenneth Neeley. Montana is the only other state that allows this money to be seized by the bankruptcy trustee.

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$4.3M in Grants to 36 Legal Services Programs Underscore Role of Tech in Driving Access to Justice

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Legal Services of Greater Miami’s $177,774 grant will support technology that strengthens the Florida Community Development Legal Project , a statewide collaborative that focuses on free and low-cost legal services for lower-income small business owners and other groups.

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$4.3M in Grants to 36 Legal Services Programs Underscore Role of Tech in Driving Access to Justice

LawSites

Legal Services of Greater Miami’s $177,774 grant will support technology that strengthens the Florida Community Development Legal Project , a statewide collaborative that focuses on free and low-cost legal services for lower-income small business owners and other groups.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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The petitioners also alleged violations of Washington’s Regulatory Fairness Act, which requires preparation of a small business economic impact statement, and of the Washington constitution’s limits on taxation. Association of Washington Business v. Washington State Department of Ecology , No. __ (Wash.

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US House Energy and Commerce Committee approves bill that would force China-based company ByteDance to sell TikTok

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As a result of the allegations, Montana became the first state to ban TikTok in May of last year. ” Former President Donald Trump also announced his opposition to the bill , saying, “If you get rid of TikTok, Facebook and Zuckershmuch will double their business.”

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Montana TikTok users file lawsuit to stop state ban from going into effect

JURIST

Five TikTok users filed a lawsuit in a federal Montana court on Wednesday to stop the state’s newly enacted TikTok ban from going into effect. The five TikTok users argue that the newly enacted law “attempts to exercise powers over national security that Montana does not have and to ban speech Montana may not suppress.”

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Preference or Prejudice? Federal Court Finds Biden Administration Is Engaged In Racial and Gender Discrimination

JonathanTurley

Café owner Philip Greer had claimed in a lawsuit against the Small Business Administration (SBA) that, while white, he needs the same rescue as minority restaurateurs under the newly enacted American Rescue Plan Act. Greer’s Ranch Café reportedly lost over $100,000 during the pandemic.

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