http://mylegalreview.com Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:37:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The MyLegalEdge Affiliate Program is designed to offer businesses and organizations the ability to partner with MLE by having a link placed on the affiliate website. As customers purchase forms and other services from MLE's website through the affiliate's web page, the affiliate will be paid a percentage of those ... http://mylegalreview.com/2011/10/07/join-the-mylegaledge-affiliate-program/ An Associated Press article has reported that an illegal immigrant was denied water and sewer service in order to comply with Alabama's new immigration law. The catch is, the law has yet to take effect. To read full story, please click on the link. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44613538 http://mylegalreview.com/2011/09/22/alabama-bill-will-deny-illegal-immigrants-water-service/ Laura Klairmont of CNN News recently posted an article detailing Mayor Rahm Emanuel's support of same sex marriage legislation in Illinois. In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blizter, Mayor Emanuel stated that he would support similar legislation for same sex marriage that was recently passed in New York. While running ... http://mylegalreview.com/2011/06/30/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-favors-same-sex-marriage/ Rhode Island has passed legislation that will permit civil unions between same sex couples. The bill was passed by the Rhode Island Senate on a vote of 21-16. The law is scheduled to take effect on July 1st. Civil unions are currently allowed in New Jersey and Illinois and will be ... http://mylegalreview.com/2011/06/30/rhode-island-passes-legislation-to-permit-civil-unions-between-same-sex-couples/ CNN reported that a federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that will temporarily block key provisions of the Georgia illegal immigration law. U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash, Jr. ruled that state and local law enforcement officers would not have the authority to arrest, detain, or prosecute anyone based on ... http://mylegalreview.com/2011/06/30/federal-judge-issues-preliminary-injunction-against-georgia-immigration-law/ CNN reported that the New York legislature has approved a measure that will allow same-sex couples to marry in New York within 30 days. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law after a 33-to-29 vote legalized same-sex marriages in New York. New York is the sixth state to ... http://mylegalreview.com/2011/06/24/same-sex-marriage-bill-becomes-law-in-new-york/ The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011 was reintroduced by U.S. Senators on June 22nd. The bill includes the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) which would allow U.S. nationals the right to sponsor foreign-born same-sex partners for U.S. citizenship. The bill also includes measures that would strengthen border security, require that ... http://mylegalreview.com/2011/06/23/comprehensive-immigration-reform-act-of-2011-reintroduced/ The Chicago Tribune and CNN recently reported that another state has enacted tough new laws to curb illegal immigration. The Tribune and CNN reported that Alabama has surpassed Arizona in creating stricter illegal immigration legislation by passing measures that are even more restrictive than Arizona's illegal immigration laws. The new ... http://mylegalreview.com/2011/06/15/alabama-joins-state-crackdown-on-illegal-immigrants/ Written By: Stephen Batten, J.D. If you want to read a well-reported, cogently written story about the dangers immigrants from Central America face as they try to make it to the United States, please read the following piece by Catherine E. Shoichet of CNN posted this past Friday on May 20, 2011 ... http://mylegalreview.com/2011/05/25/500-immigrants-found-in-two-semi-trailers/ Written By:  Stephen Batten, J.D. Welcome to the basics of immigration. This blog is about the immigrant experience in the United States - people from other nations who for family, unification, humanitarian, or employment reasons leave their home countries and make the journey to the United States. It is a journey ... http://mylegalreview.com/2011/05/17/the-basics-of-immigration/