Published articles, messages, chats about current legal newshttp://www.lawyers.comhttp://editorial.lawyers.com/common/image/favicon.icohttp://www.lawyers.com1616http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/Job-Protection-For-Abortion-Foes--This-Regulation...-l:843078594.html?method=rss The Bush administration is going ahead with plans to implement a federal regulation designed to protect doctors, nurses and other health-care workers from being disciplined or fired for refusing to participate in abortions. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/Discrimination-lawsuit-in-future-l:843195804.html?method=rss Civil rights and Asian-American groups said yesterday an LPGA decision to require golfers to speak English is insulting and possibly illegal. Several national news outlets reported that the reaction in the pro golf community was more mixed, with some questioning the language policy and others saying foreign-born players would benefit from learning English. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/U.S.-bankruptcy-filings-soar-28.-l:843195805.html?method=rss Nearly 1 million individuals and businesses filed for bankruptcy in the 12 months ended June 30, according to U.S. court data released yesterday. There were 967,831 bankruptcy cases filed since July 1, 2007, up 28.9 percent from the prior 12 months, when cases totaled 751,056. Nonbusiness filings made up 96.5 of those cases, totaling 934,008. Of those cases, which represent individuals, 592,376 were Chapter 7 filings, which involve liquidation of nonprotected assets, like family homes. The total also included 340,852 filings for Chapter 13 protection, which allows an individual to reorganize their finances and pay down their debt. An additional 780 individuals filed for Chapter 11, which is normally used for businesses but can apply to individuals who are reorganizing but have more debt than allowed under Chapter 13. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0400