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| Health-Care Law Must Stand, Obama Administration Tells Third Appeals Court Bloomberg By Andrew Harris - Wed Jun 08 04:00:00 GMT 2011 Lawyers for the Obama administration are scheduled to ask a third federal appeals court to uphold a 2010 health-care law in what may be the final legal battle over the statute before it reaches the US ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google Asks Court To Disquality Damages Estimate From Oracle Wall Street Journal Attorneys for Google Inc. (GOOG) this week asked a California court to disqualify potentially sizable damages estimates put forward by an Oracle Corp. (ORCL) expert, in connection with intellectual-property litigation between the firms involving ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New Jersey court says its shield laws don't protect message board posters NewsOK.com By BETH DeFALCO Leave a comment TRENTON, NJ — People who post to online message boards don't have the same protections as mainstream journalists for keeping sources secret, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The court said in a unanimous ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Missing witness deals blow to Pauline Hanson poll challenge The Australian Pauline Hanson arrives at the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney for the challenge to her NSW election loss. Picture: Alan Pryke Source: The Australian PAULINE Hanson's challenge to her NSW election loss has been dealt a blow with the failure of a key witness ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NC appeals court overturns murder conviction of small-town police chief in ... Washington Post By AP, RALEIGH, NC — An appeals court has overturned the murder conviction of a small-town North Carolina police chief in the 1972 shooting death of a Marine. The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday said state prosecutors hadn't shown enough ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| California Moves to Cut Inmate Population After Ruling Wall Street Journal By VAUHINI VARA And BOBBY WHITE California officials, seeking to comply with a US Supreme Court ruling to slash its prison population, unveiled a plan Tuesday that relies mostly on moving low-level offenders to county jails and building new prisons to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pa. courts saving $21 million annually due to video conferencing CBS 21 A survey released Tuesday shows that the Pennsylvania court system has saved taxpayers an estimated $21 million annually in transportation costs following the statewide installation of a video conferencing system. The system allows for many of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fairgrounds at a fair price? Court doesn't buy it San Francisco Chronicle (blog) That was entirely too circular for a state appeals court, which halted the sale Tuesday. The law required the department to provide its own assessment of the fairgrounds' value at least 30 days before the sale so that "the Legislature, if it chooses, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lawyer: Ampatuan assets freeze came 500 days late ABS CBN News MANILA, Philippines - An appellate court order freezing the assets of 28 Ampatuan clan members may have come a year and a half late, a lawyer representing some of the Maguindanao massacre victims said Wednesday. Harry Roque, lawyer of the families of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Supreme Court sends MATL eminent-domain case back to District Court Billings Gazette HELENA — In the latest development in the ongoing legal disputes over "eminent domain" power in Montana, the state Supreme Court Tuesday said a district judge should decide how a new law affects a key case involving a Canadian power-line company and a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NY top court orders new trial in DJ Envy robbery Wall Street Journal AP ALBANY, NY — New York's top court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for the man convicted of robbing radio personality DJ Envy outside a Manhattan nightclub in 2006, faulting the original trial judge for limiting the questioning of potential jurors. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Supreme Court: California Can Offer In-State College Tuition to Illegal Immigrants TIME In a win for immigrants rights groups, on Monday the US Supreme Court upheld a California law that grants in-state tuition for illegal immigrants. The court rejected without comment an appeal brought by out-of-state students who said it is unfair that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hadden: Judicial reform Trojan Horse The Detroit News Former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Cliff Taylor, who favors electing appellate judges, will be one of the speakers. Retired US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who favors the appointment of judges, will be another. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Judge again rejects ban on corporate money Politico (blog) However, in his revised decision Tuesday, US District Court Judge James Cacheris explicitly limited his ruling to the case before him, involving two Virginia businessmen accused of using corporate funds to make political donations to Hillary Clinton's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Immigration Reform -- Move Over Congress! Huffington Post (blog) The Supreme Court has given its seal of approval to one of Arizona's much maligned immigration laws. Is Congress even relevant on this issue anymore? Saying, "I told you so," is not becoming. So I won't say it. But I will remind folks of all those ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Supreme Court ruling affects CU-Boulder's patents Daily Camera By Brittany Anas, Camera Staff Writer The US Supreme Court has ruled that universities do not have automatic rights to patents developed under federal research grants — siding against Stanford, and dozens of schools, including the University of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hong Kong Top Court Blocks U.S. Fund's Congo-China Suit, Citing Immunity Bloomberg By Debra Mao - Wed Jun 08 04:01:48 GMT 2011 Hong Kong's highest court ruled that the Democratic Republic of Congo can't be sued in the city, saying China's policy is one of absolute immunity for sovereign states. Justices Patrick Chan, Robert Ribeiro ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Wyoming High Court Grants Divorce to Same-Sex Couple Wall Street Journal (blog) At least one court in Texas has said no; that it's powerless to grant a divorce to a same-sex couple. To do so, the rationale goes, would require the state to recognize same-sex marriage, something it doesn't do. A lower-court judge had earlier ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bankole to appear in court today NEXT By Gowon Emakpe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign the former speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, before Justice Donatus Okorowa of the Federal High Court 7 in Abuja today. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Boston Scientific, Barnes & Noble, Forever 21: Intellectual Property Bloomberg (BSX), the second- biggest maker of implanted heart devices, won an appeals court ruling in a patent-infringement case against Johnson & Johnson. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington yesterday upheld a lower court ruling that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SC Supreme Court rules against Haley's call for extra session WACH Nikki Haley (left) and Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell COLUMBIA (WACH, AP) -- The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Monday evening against Gov. Haley's order to call lawmakers back for an extra session. The 3-2 decision issues a permanent ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Appeals court affirms patent decision in J&J case Forbes AP , 06.07.11, 06:35 PM EDT Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. said Tuesday a federal appeals court affirmed a 2010 decision that voided four patents held by rival Johnson & Johnson for a drug-coated stent J&J makes. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Waukesha County's cost for Supreme Court recount: $130000 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel By Laurel Walker of the Journal Sentinel Waukesha - Waukesha County's 21-day recount of the Supreme Court election results cost county taxpayers about $130000, county officials reported Tuesday. Waukesha County's recount took longer than any other ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Innkeepers payout plan won't be delayed - court Reuters The pact was announced Tuesday at a hearing at US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, Innkeepers, which owns and operates hotels under brand names that include Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott, filed for bankruptcy in July 2010, saying its debt, including $1.29 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Health Care Lawsuits: Why the 11th Circuit Might Matter More TIME (blog) By Kate Pickert Tuesday, June 7, 2011 | View Comments The Affordable Care Act is back in court on Wednesday, with the government and a coalition of 26 states presenting arguments in an Atlanta courtroom for and against the constitutionality of the law. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Wis. justices hear arguments in union law case BusinessWeek By TODD RICHMOND Conservative justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court questioned a Madison judge's authority to block the state's polarizing union rights law as they listened Monday to arguments on whether they should rule in a lawsuit challenging the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Audit says court system fails to collect millions in fines, fees Fayetteville Observer By Drew Brooks The state court system fails to collect millions of dollars in fines, fees and restitution, according to a state audit released today. The report, released by the Office of the State Auditor, says the state Judicial Department does not ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Barber's absence delays court date, board vote Salisbury Post By Shavonne Pottsand Karissa Minn SALISBURY — Rowan County Commissioner Jon Barber, who was charged last month with driving while impaired and other traffic violations, did not show up for court Tuesday because he remains in rehab, court officials ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mental health experts claim court-ordered treatment won't fit Auchincloss Ashland Daily Tidings The testimony came during a Jackson County Circuit Court hearing on whether or not to revoke Auchincloss' probation and send him to prison for up to 18 months. Jackson County Circuit Judge Tim Gerking plans to announce his ruling at 1 pm Thursday after ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Virginia Supreme Court upholds Fairfax County's decision to close Clifton ... Washington Post The Virginia Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the Fairfax County School Board to close an elementary school. The court on Friday rejected an appeal from parents of the county's decision to close Clifton Elementary School. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Pigford II claimants key on September court date Delta Farm Press Alleging a pattern of discrimination by the USDA against black farmers in the 1980s and 1990s, in late 2010 the Pigford II case was settled for $1.25 billion and subsequently given preliminary approval by the court. The next key date for claimants is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Halliburton Decided: Supreme Court Favors Shareholders RiskMetrics (blog) By Luke Green on June 7, 2011 8:59 AM In a pivotal decision for shareholders, the US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Erica P. John Fund v. Halliburton that loss causation must not be proved as a precursor to class certification (opinion available here). ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Former Primary Global Consultant Don Chu to Plead Guilty, Court Clerk Says Bloomberg By Bob Van Voris - Tue Jun 07 16:35:06 GMT 2011 Don Ching Trang Chu, an expert consultant to hedge funds who is accused of passing inside information, will plead guilty, according to his lawyer and a court clerk. The former Primary Global Research LLC ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Waiting To Hear If The NFL Lockout Is Legal Business Insider The NFL owners and players were back in court on June 3 to try and make some headway in the three-month-old lockout. Lawyers for both sides were given 30 minutes to state each side's case in the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Appeals court to hear assignment plan argument Louisville Courier-Journal Represented by attorney Ted Gordon, the suit against was dismissed last August by Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Irv Maze. Both the suit and the appeal argue that JCPS is ignoring a state law, KRS 159.070, which Gordon contends guarantees children the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Committee to vote on former Kansas AG's nomination to federal appeals court seat Greenfield Daily Reporter Former Kansas Attorney General Steve Six has been dogged by questions about old abortion cases from his home state as his nomination for a seat on a federal appeals court comes up for a vote Thursday before the US Senate Judiciary Committee. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Jury: Blackwell was not entitled to the $264K he took from Highland Park Detroit Free Press BY JOE SWICKARD A Wayne County Circuit Court civil jury said this afternoon that Arthur Blackwell II violated his duties as the emergency financial manager by taking $264000 in Highland Park funds as payment for the job. The panel deliberated about two ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Supreme Court rebuffs Wesley Snipes' tax appeal CBS News (CBS/AP) WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal from actor Wesley Snipes, regarding his conviction and prison sentence for tax evasion. Snipes was convicted in 2008 on three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file income ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Earl Bradley trial begins and ends in one day Milford Beacon By Jeff Mitchell Former pediatrician Earl Bradley's fate now rests in Superior Court Judge William Carpenter Jr.'s hands after just one day of testimony. Attorneys from both sides began the trial, Tuesday, with an agreement that consolidated the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mediacom Wins Court Approval of $10.2 Million Settlement of Buyout Suits Bloomberg Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo Strine Jr. yesterday approved the accord, which calls for Mediacom Chief Executive Officer Rocco B. Commisso to add 25 cents to his $8.75-a-share bid for the 60 percent of the company's shares he didn't already own, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Speaker appoints himself to court advisory panel The Union Leader By KATHRYN MARCHOCKI House Speaker William L. O'Brien will help propose new and amended rules governing state courts after he appointed himself one of the newest members to the state Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on Rules. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lynch to nominate Cold Case Unit chief to Superior Court The Union Leader John Lynch will nominate the state's former top homicide prosecutor, N. William Delker, to be a Superior Court justice Wednesday. Lynch, praising Delker's "sharp intellect and command of the law," said he will bring the nomination to the Executive ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Court appoints trustee to run Peek'n Peak Resort and Spa Evening Observer FINDLEY LAKE - Because of a lack in confidence in Paul Kiebler, owner of Peek'n Peak Resort and Spa, a court-appointed trustee will now run the tourist center. On Tuesday, Judge Randolph Baxter in Northern District (Cleveland) of Ohio ordered the ... See all stories on this topic » |
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