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A new position, perhaps, on high school campuses
California has agreed to settle a lawsuit by enforcing a state law that prohibits schools from charging fees for such items as textbooks, cheerleader outfits and other assorted items. Those fees violate the state constitutional guarantee of free and
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:44P
New Trial Ordered in Woodbury County Jail Strip Search Case
Judge Mark Bennett said his ruling doesn't mean he thinks the award should be cut. He says the jury initially issued their verdict in an incorrect format. Bennett says the jury's second verdict a few minutes later dramatically increased the amount for
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:44P
Suit challenges Bailey's ethics fine
By The Mainebiz News Staff The Maine Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging a $200 fine levied against political consultant Dennis Bailey, one of the creators of an anti-Eliot Cutler website. The lawsuit questions the constitutionality
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:44P
Private housing project built on top of publicly funded parking garage not
The trial court held that the housing project was not subject to the prevailing wage law. The taxpayer appealed. During the course of this litigation the developer agreed to pay prevailing wages for the housing construction, but the case continued
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:44P
South Carolina Newspaper Describes Court Hearing on Republican Party Lawsuit
The Myrtle Beach, South Carolina newspaper The Sun News has this story about the March 10 hearing in Greenville County Republican Party v State of South Carolina. This is the case in which the Republican Party argues that the US Constitution gives it
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:43P
Divorce and IP: untying the knot may tie up patent rights
Divorce is not normally something that IP lawyers consider in their day-to-day work. Recent case law, however, has shown that divorce should, perhaps, be given greater thought. Counsel, whether in-house or outside counsel,
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:43P
Hedge-Fund Survey, Popcorn, Energy Bill: Compliance
Becker said the lawsuit, filed by the bankruptcy court trustee unwinding Madoff's business, played no role in his decision to leave the SEC last month and that his Madoff work had been cleared by the agency's ethics counsel. Schapiro, who promised a
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:43P
Drug Settlements May Help Fund Mental Health Initiatives
The new funding comes from litigation that the attorney general's office recently settled with four drug companies: GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Aventis, Schering/Warrick and Mylan. The suit came after allegations of Medicaid fraud and consumer protection
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:43P
Lee Matasi's killer loses appeal of murder conviction in Supreme Court
At the trial, court heard the two men left the Red Room in the early-morning hours of Dec. 3, 2005. White accosted Matasi, pushing him and hitting him on the head with a gun. There was a struggle and the gun was discharged and fell to the ground.
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:42P
Florida House passes Arizona-like immigration bill
Arizona's law is being challenged in federal court because it creates new standards for immigration enforcement, which under the US Constitution is reserved for the federal government, meaning state immigration laws are pre-empted by federal standards.
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:42P
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