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by Adam Freedman Todays topic: Nullification. Can states opt out of federal laws they dont like? And now, your daily dose of legalese: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship with any reader. In other words, although I am a lawye

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

法律英语：119 Is the Arizona Immigration Law Constitutio

by Adam Freedman Todays topic: Is the Arizona immigration law constitutional. And now, your daily dose of legalese: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship with any reader. In other words, although I am a lawyer, Im not your lawy

美国国家公共电台 NPR Feds Find Kentucky Fails To Meet Standards For Worker Safety

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Kentucky's worker safety agency has a lot of problems. That's according to a recent audit by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA. The report says the flaws in the program have in some cases been fat

法律英语：99 The Arizona Immigration Law

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VOA慢速英语2011-Agriculture Report - New Law in US Aims t

The United States is making the first major changes in its food safety rules since the nineteen thirties. A new law called the Food Safety Modernization Act will govern all foods except meat, poultry and some egg products. It calls for increased gove

高级监察员担忧美国航空安全

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VOA英语2010年-US Passes Sweeping Food Safety Law

Congress has passed sweeping legislation aimed at making the U.S. food supply safer. The bill gives the government broad new powers to inspect processing plants, order recalls and impose stricter standards for imported foods. And, rather than having

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Signs Expanded Hate Crimes Law

By Paula Wolfson White House 28 October 2009 President Barack Obama speaks after enactment of the Matthew Sheppard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crime Prevention Act in the East Room of the White House, 29 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama has signed

Gambian parliament adopts food safety law

BANJUL, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Deputies at the Gambian National Assembly (parliament) on Friday passed a new bill entitled the Food Safety and Quality Bill 2011. Under the new act, food operators are obliged to ensure food safety, quality production, pr

美国国家公共电台 NPR Now That Calorie Labels Are Federal Law, Will We Eat Less?

Now That Calorie Labels Are Federal Law, Will We Eat Less? MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Calorie counts are now the law of the land. Beginning today, all restaurant chains with 20 or more locations must post calories on menus or menu boards. NPR's Allison

美国国家公共电台 NPR Despite Decades-Old Law, Funeral Prices Are Still Unclear

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Making decisions about how to honor a loved one who has died is a heart-wrenching task, and there's not a lot of mental or emotional space to think about comparison shopping. There is a federal regulation on the books called the

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'The Color Of Law' Details How U.S. Housing Policies Created Segregation

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This is the day in 1954 that the Supreme Court issued its famous ruling desegregating schools, Brown versus Board of Education. Today, schools remain largely segregated, and the author Richard Rothstein argues that's because housin

美国国家公共电台 NPR Are Job Ads Targeting Young Workers Breaking The Law?

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. The job market is hot right now, and businesses are scrambling to find available workers. But worker advocates say age discrimination persists when it comes to recruitment and hiring. Several pending legal cases are put

CCTV9英语新闻：Shanghai introduces toughest food safety law

Shanghai has introduced a new set of food safety regulations this week. It's reported to be the toughest in China to date. According to the new rules, offenders could be banned from the food industry for life should they be convicted of food safety c

China, Austria pledge law enforcement cooperation

BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese leader Zhou Yongkang met Friday with visiting Austrian Federal Minister of Justice Beatrix Karl and pledged to enhance cooperation between the two nations on law enforcement. Zhou, a member of the Standing

VOA标准英语2010年-Immigration Law Divides Arizona City

A law intended to curb illegal immigration is to take effect in the southwestern state of Arizona late next month and it is generating controversy across the United States. Recent public opinion polls indicate that a majority of Americans, including

Obama grants 10 states waivers on federal education law

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama announced Thursday that 10 states have been exempted from some burdensome mandates of the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), giving them flexibility to implement thei

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2539 law enforcement

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