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Featured article review for Federalist 10

I have nominated Federalist No. 10 for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Brad (talk) 02:34, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Primary and secondary source paradoxes in law related articles

The concept of primary and secondary sources is not logically consistent. Please discuss at Wikipedia:Primary and secondary source paradoxes in law related articles. PPdd (talk) 20:39, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Help Shepard search or nexus plexus re Marsden Motion

Does anyone have access to do a Shepard search or nexus plexus on the subsequent case history of Marsden Motion? PPdd (talk) 00:20, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Cases needed re appointment of counsel in 1367 and Marsden

Does anyone have knowledge regarding whether the court must apppoint a new special counsel when a defendant opposes 1367 or 1368 or makes a Marsden Motion? PPdd (talk) 00:24, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Shield laws in the United States

This article is really a mess. It's an important topic for which there is plenty of source material available. The article should really give a state-by-state summary of laws and decisions. I am also bringing this to the attention of WikiProject Journalism. Yworo (talk) 16:31, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

RfC Infobox patent

Patent
Patent number	Patent number text
Patent holder(s)	Patent holders text
Date invented	Date invented text
Application date	application date text
Patent date	patent date text
Country	country text
Region	region text
Other topics
other topics text
Alternative names	Alternate name text

At the request of another user, I have created a mockup template for what may be Template:Infobox patent which may be seen at the right. Is this within the scope of this project?

Do the members see how this might be improved? Your suggestions are welcome. The template documentation is here.

I have a concern that if something is patented in 50 countries that someone may try to shoehorn the list of numbers in the box. How might this be prevented?

Thank you for your consideration,
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► 16:38, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

More on Wong Kim Ark FAC

United States v. Wong Kim Ark is still being considered for possible promotion to Featured Article status.

Some questions have arisen regarding necessary / appropriate ways to expand the article to make it sufficiently comprehensive and avoid any possible "cherry picking". If anyone has the time to visit the article's Featured Article candidacy (FAC) page, review the current state of the article, and offer any observations or suggestions on the FAC page, the additional input would surely be helpful to all concerned. Thanks. — Richwales 16:15, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

An article that needs some attention

A new article on Home Office Circular 46/2004, a UK Home Office ruling regarding police pensions, has been added to Wikipedia. I have expressed my concerns about the article on its talk page, but I believe attention from someone more versed on the subject matter would be useful. Any help is welcome. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 17:02, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Foley Square trial

Hi,

This article is up for GAN and I'm reviewing it. Someone has suggested on the talk page that it be merged with Dennis v. United States per the conventions here for naming legal articles. Further, I'd like some advice on whether this article follows conventions for describing a trial. (It seems to have mostly political rather than legal issues.) Any advice/help would be appreciated. These are my comments so far: Talk:Foley Square trial/GA1. I'd like to know if I'm really off base.

Thanks, MathewTownsend (talk) 01:12, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi fellow Wikipedians (process and law on Wikipedia)

Should Is Hindawi a RS publisher for this content? (thread on RS/N) and Please review my closure of an RS/N discussion (restored from archive), (thread on ANI) be regarded as something worth the attention of the Arbitration committee?

A non-admin developed a cabal of his own and closed a free RS/N discussion. He brought the closure before ANI for review, but almost no one want to touch the hot potato. I don’t know why and need your help. I welcome a comment from you. Thanks. Granateple (talk) 23:47, 31 January 2012 (UTC)