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Mailbag: A&M demand, OU-OSU, Von Miller
Ryan Holliday in College Station asked: David, Von Miller was announced as one of the plaintiffs in the NFL antitrust lawsuit to represent rookies. Other names on this list include Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, and Tom Brady. What are your thoughts on
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:02P
Vanessa Hudgens -- More Nude Photos Surface
The lawsuit stated that the photos were obtained by "unknown methods" and posted without Hudgens' "knowledge or consent." Sources tell us ... Vanessa believes whoever is doing this "has it out for her" because the release of these photos in dribs and
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:02P
Is anti-ICC move the worst misstep?
The current push and pull demonstrated by the presidency in matters of the International Criminal Court vis--vis Kenyans quest for justice do not augur well for the Kenyan brand. A national brand is not built by
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:02P
ACLJ to New York Court: No Mosque at Ground Zero
NEW YORK, March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which represents a New York City firefighter who survived the 9/11 terrorist attacks, today argued at a hearing in the New York Supreme Court that the
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:02P
Pearce Clarifies Senate Ban On Disruptive People
This is the policy of the Senate pursuant to Senate Rule 2 and is not intended to preclude any law enforcement or court action taken in the course of any criminal arrest of prosecution of persons for a violation of criminal law.
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:02P
US opposes fast track for Cuccinelli health-care suit
By Jim Nolan Lawyers for the Department of Justice have filed a brief opposing Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's bid to have Virginia's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the health-care overhaul bypass appellate court review and be heard
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:01P
US opposes fast track for Cuccinelli health-care suit
By Jim Nolan Lawyers for the Department of Justice have filed a brief opposing Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's bid to have Virginia's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the health-care overhaul bypass appellate court review and be heard
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:01P
The Almanac - March 15
A thought for the day: US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told an interviewer, "The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control." (c) UPI.
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:01P
ECJ rules that gender-based pricing in insurance contracts will be unlawful
On 1 March 2011, the European Court of Justice handed down its much awaited decision in Association belge des Consommateurs Test-Achats ASBL and others (Case C-236/09). It decided that from 21 December 2012 the exemption in the Council Directive
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:01P
Supreme Court ponders “cat's paw” liability: high court leaves important
On March 1, 2011, in an 8-0 decision (with Justice Kagan abstaining), the United States Supreme Court injected some uncertainty in defending against those claims. Staub v. Proctor Hospital, 562 US ___ (2011). Vincent Staub sued his former employer
Updated: 03/15/2011 01:00P