PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona's governor on Tuesday ordered a state board to redistribute a training video on the state's controversial immigration law to all law enforcement agencies.
The move comes ahead of an expected ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court this month on the law, which was signed by Gov. Jan Brewer in 2010.
Brewer said in a statement Tuesday that she wants to make sure officers are prepared if the court upholds the law.
Parts of the law blocked from taking effect include a provision requiring police to question people's immigration status while enforcing other laws if there's a reasonable suspicion they're in the country without documents.
The Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board's video outlines factors that constitute reasonable suspicion that someone is in the country without documents, including language, demeanor and foreign-vehicle registration.
It also includes types of identification that should immediately end an officer's suspicions about immigration status.
The case was argued before the high court in April, and a ruling is expected by the end of June. Based partly on skeptical questions posed by justices during the hearing, legal experts expect that the court likely will uphold Arizona's requirement that police check the immigration status of people they stop for other reasons; that provision was put on hold by a judge in July 2010 and hasn't yet been enforced. Less controversial parts of the law were allowed to take effect.
A decision in favor of Arizona could clear the way for other states to enforce immigration-check requirements and create an opening for states to take a larger role in immigration enforcement after mostly staying out of it for decades and letting the federal government handle it alone.
Five others states – Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Utah – have enacted similar laws.
Below, get to know the nation's harshest immigration laws:
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Law Society's Innovative Website Helps Parents and Children Involved in a Family Breakdown - msnbc.com
TORONTO, ONTARIO — The Law Society of Upper Canada has launched Your Law: Family Law in Ontario, an easy-to-use online gateway to comprehensive information and guidance for parents and children involved in a family law dispute.
"The Law Society needed to take action to help improve the family law justice system," says Laurie Pawlitza, Treasurer of the Law Society. "People involved in family breakdowns are increasingly looking for answers online and the Your Law site makes sure they can easily find accurate and helpful information in plain language. Our justice system should not be a maze that only legal professionals can navigate."
A series of easy-to-follow prompts respond to the needs of users to provide them with the information that is most relevant to their situation, in brief, clear summaries. The Your Law site includes helpful checklists, definitions of common terms, an interactive diagram of a courtroom and links to videos and other resources. It leverages the valuable content already existing on the websites of leading justice organizations such as the Ministry of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, Legal Aid Ontario, Community Legal Education Ontario and others.
In addition to providing comprehensive guidance in plain language, the Your Law: Family Law in Ontario website pulls together all the excellent information that already exists on the web to create a 'first stop' for people looking for family law information.
"The Law Society strives to make justice more accessible to Ontarians in spaces where they are most active and increasingly that is the online world," says Treasurer Pawlitza.
"The Your Law: Family Law in Ontario website is just one of the many online initiatives the Law Society has led to facilitate greater access to justice and enable the justice system to work more efficiently."
The Law Society maintains an online member directory where the public can confirm that the legal professional they are thinking of hiring is appropriately licensed and a YouTube channel with videos providing information on common legal issues such as real estate and wills and estates. The Law Society Referral Service, which connects people to lawyers and paralegals for a free 30 minute consultation, recently became available on-line.
The Law Society of Upper Canada regulates Ontario's lawyers and paralegals in the public interest ensuring that every individual who practises law or provides legal services in Ontario meets standards of learning, professional competence and professional conduct that are appropriate for the legal services provided.
Visit the Your Law website at http://yourontariolaw.com/ and the Law Society website at www.lsuc.on.ca.
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Tortoises divorce after 115 years of marriage (+video) - The Christian Science Monitor
There were confrontations, bruised feelings, and evening some biting. Now, someone is moving out.
Skip to next paragraphAfter living together in captivity for 115 years, a mated pair of giant tortoises at an Austrian zoo are refusing to share their cage.
Last week, the Austrian Times reported the turtles were getting a "divorce," after the female turtle, Bibi, bit off part of the male turtle, Poldi’s, shell.
Zoo staff reported the pair have reached the point where they “couldn’t stand each other,” and despite staff efforts to reconcile the reptiles, with aphrodisiacs and interactive games, nothing seems to have helped.
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The Austrian Times didn’t specify what species of tortoise the pair are, but giant tortoises have been known to live up to 150 years.
Bibi and Poldi are both 115 years old, and have been together since they were young, eventually becoming a pair. Before moving to the Austrian zoo in Klagenfurt, they reportedly lived together at Basel Zoo in Switzerland.
It seems as the though the split was initiated by Bibi, who not only bit off part of Poldi’s shell, but launched several other attacks against her life-long mate. The turtles each weigh over 200 pounds, and with horn-rimmed mouths and powerful jaws, could easily harm each other if they wanted to.
For his own protection, Poldi was moved to a new bachelor's pad, er, enclosure.
Source: www.csmonitor.com
David Arquette files for divorce from Courteney Cox - BBC News
Actor David Arquette has filed for divorce from Friends actress Courteney Cox after 13 years of marriage.
The couple, who have a daughter, announced a trial separation in October 2010 but remained on amicable terms, saying they remained "best friends".
The pair reunited on screen recently in Scream 4 and Cox's US sitcom, Cougar Town, which Arquette produces.
Court papers cited irreconcilable differences, with an official separation date of 31 December 2011.
Arquette is seeking joint custody of their seven-year-old daughter, Coco.
The pair met on the set of the film Scream in 1996 and married three years later.
After their initial separation, they released a joint statement saying: "We remain best friends and responsible parents to our daughter and we still love each other deeply."
In a recent interview, Cox said the couple's current relationship was better "than it would be if we lived together."
The actress was often seen in the audience supporting Arquette when he competed on Dancing with the Stars last autumn.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kobe Bryant's divorce 'off for now' - New Kerala
Washington, June 13 : Kobe Bryant's estranged wife Vanessa will not sign documents to make her divorce final, at least for now, because she and the basketball star are working on a full reconciliation.
According to reports, the LA Lakers shooting guard and Vanessa are trying to work out the issues that caused her to file for divorce back in December, TMZ.com reported.
They spend a lot of time together but he has not officially moved back in with her.
Under California law, Vanessa has to wait 6 months before she can file final docs making the divorce official.
The 6-month mark hits this weekend, so Vanessa could end the marriage as early as Monday, but she won't as of now.
The two have been working hard at a reconciliation. They were spotted sharing a post-game kiss on Valentines Day after the Lakers' victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Despite the delay in their divorce proceedings, Vanessa is already sitting pretty.
They had previously reached a property settlement deal in which she got all three of their Newport Beach estates.
She got the house the couple were living in, the estate where her mom resides, and the new estate which they have been building for two years. This means Vanessa will already walk away with 75 million dollars, close to half of their total assets, whether she signs this weekend or not. (ANI)
Source: www.newkerala.com
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