Maureen Martin

Maureen Martin

Maureen Martin passed away on February 5, 2013. The Heartland Institute's page in tribute to her... (read full bio)

  • Lemonade Laws

    Maureen Martin
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    August 11, 2011
    August 20, 2011, has been declared Lemonade Freedom Day by Robert Fernandes, a father outraged by city officials closing and/or suing children who run lemonade st

  • Cheer Down

    Maureen Martin
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    August 10, 2011
    Federal constitutional lawsuits against two school districts by the parents of girls who failed to make their high school cheerleading squads were dismissed recen

  • The Long Menu of the Law

    Maureen Martin
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    August 10, 2011
    The jury in a Virgin Islands murder trial gave the judge a set of demands to start off the trial: double the usual jury stipend and “a list of foods they deem necessary to survive.” The food demand

  • Lap Dance Tax Status

    Maureen Martin
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    July 10, 2011
    Lap-dancing is not necessarily art, a New York state court ruled recently.

  • Coffee Clash

    Maureen Martin
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    July 09, 2011
    A southern Illinois woman has filed a lawsuit because she says the coffee she bought tastes bad.

  • Disabled Law

    Maureen Martin
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    July 06, 2011
    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a classic example of the unintended consequences of Congressional good intentions.

  • In the Dark About Tanning Risks

    Maureen Martin
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    July 06, 2011
    Artificial tanning--supposedly engaged in by Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, also known as Princess Kate, and her sister Pippa Middleton--causes cancer, according to a lawsuit filed in Pennsyl

  • Bare Necessities

    Maureen Martin
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    July 04, 2011
    Prison inmates have a constitutional right to view pornography, television, and video games, a lawsuit in Michigan alleges.

  • For the Birds

    Maureen Martin
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    June 28, 2011
    A Michigan couple has sued, claiming local wild peacocks and wild turkeys are a neighborhood nuisance.

  • Workplace Dispute

    Maureen Martin
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    June 25, 2011
    Under Australian law, employers are now required to compensate workers for injuries suffered while they are working at home.

  • Cuban v. Perot

    Maureen Martin
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    June 24, 2011
    Ross Perot Jr.--yes, the son of that Ross Perot--owns 5 percent of the stock of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team; yes, that Dallas Mavericks team.

  • Dorm Storm

    Maureen Martin
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    June 22, 2011
    A Washington, DC law professor is threatening to sue Catholic University of America over the university’s plans to bring back single-sex dorms.

  • Emergency Management

    Maureen Martin
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    June 22, 2011
    A jury in Philadelphia has awarded $21.4 million in damages to a man whose brain was damaged, allegedly as a result of care at the emergency room of a Philadelphia hospital.

  • Hot Fun in the Summertime

    Maureen Martin
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    June 20, 2011
    A Long Island woman is suing the maker of her bikini bathing suit because the metal underwire in the top got hot in the sun and burned her.

  • Fruit Punch

    Maureen Martin
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    June 18, 2011
    Six Washington, DC-area youngsters were fined $500 recently for selling lemonade without a permit.

  • Clip Joint

    Maureen Martin
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    June 15, 2011
    A Maryland nail salon charges men $1 more than women for a manicure. Not only is this discriminatory, one man charges in his lawsuit against the salon, it’s also “humiliating!”

  • Two for Thai

    Maureen Martin
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    June 15, 2011
    A New York man was trying to grab a package of frozen Vegan pad Thai with tofu while he and his wife were shopping in Trader Joe’s, when another shopper’s son, there with his mother, tried to block

  • Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #10-12

    Maureen Martin
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    June 13, 2011
    A Detroit-based law firm requires its female employees to wear high-heeled shoes. That alone ought to be enough to make headlines.

  • Sling Shot

    Maureen Martin
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    June 08, 2011
    A small company selling baby slings on the Internet has gone out of business after the U.S.

  • Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #10-11

    Maureen Martin
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    May 31, 2011
    Cops in the Los Angeles Police Department lead the nation in one important statistic.
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