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Tenants’ Rights for Victims of Natural Disasters In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, countless people were displaced from their homes. While homeowners confront destroyed houses and navigate insurance woes, renters have their own set of problems. Disputes between landlords and tenants are one of the more common legal problems to arise in the wake of a major storm. Find Out More…   Cohabitation Agreements Protect Relationships More and more couples are living together without being married. For those who do, …

A woman from the Upper West Side who wants to show her opposition to the U.S. wars in the Middle East by hanging a peace sign in her condo’s window is fighting New York City for the right to do so. Brigitte Vosse was fined $800 for nailing the sign to her window frame because it violated a city zoning regulation, according to Reuters. She filed a lawsuit in federal court on Oct. 26 claiming the city violated her constitutional …

New York’s highest court ruled on Oct. 22 that strip club patrons must pay sales tax on admission fees because the clubs’ featured entertainment does not qualify for the state’s tax exemption afforded to “dramatic or musical arts performances.” But it was a divided court, with the dissenting judges debating the artistic merit of pole and lap dances and arguing there were constitutional problems with the decision.   State Tries to Promote Art New York imposes a sales tax on admission …

Know why you’ve never seen a black “Bachelor” or “Bachelorette” on the hit reality series of the same names? Because American audiences can’t handle mixed-race couples, and the TV network that owns the show racially discriminates among its contestants to make sure that never happens. That’s according to a lawsuit filed in California last April by two black would-be bachelors against ABC and other companies who produce “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.” Nashville residents Nathaniel Claybrooks and Christopher Johnson, who …

While record numbers of tweets were being sent during the Democratic National Convention in early September, several Twitter users were attracting the attention of the Secret Service. Donte Jamar Sims was arrested September 5 in Charlotte for tweeting death threats against President Barack Obama. Sims allegedly posted five messages on September 3 that caught the attention of the top echelons of the Twitter police, including: “Ima hit president Obama with that Lee Harvey Oswald swag,” and “Well IMA Assassinate president …