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WLTX.com APNewsBreak: SC sues feds for blocked voter ID lawFox NewsEnforcement of the new law "will not disenfranchise any potential South Carolina voter," Attorney General Alan Wilson argues in the suit against US Attorney General Eric Holder. "The changes have neither the purpose nor will they have the effect of …South Carolina sues DOJ on [...]

Telegraph.co.uk Legal ruling could see introduction of airline 'fat tax'Telegraph.co.uk… would give airlines “laissez-faire to disregard seat allocation promises” made prior to boarding, and meant that passengers could not sue airlines for “hurt feelings” or emotional distress. Legal ruling could see introduction of airline ' fat tax ''Fat tax' on airline passengers could follow travel [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Supreme Court on Feb. 2 unanimously affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of an environmental group’s claims that ExxonMobil Coal USA was in violation of the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act (SCMLCRA) and Water Use Act of 1983 for site conditions at one of its mines because the [...]

The 9th Circuit today declared California’s same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

San Diego Gay & Lesbian News A timeline of US laws on same-sex marriageReutersHere is a timeline of laws on gay marriage in the United States: * November 18, 2003 – Massachusetts' top court ruled that same-sex couples had the right to marry. The first legal same-sex marriages in the United States took place in [...]

Daily Mail Preacher has cost Britain £1m in benefits, prison costs and legal feesDaily MailShe went on: 'We will do everything we can within the existing legal regime to deport Qatada and we're doing everything we can to reform that regime to avoid these cases in future.' Jordanian authorities released this picture of Qatada (left) [...]

LAKE CHARLES, La. – A Louisiana appeals court panel on Feb. 1 affirmed the grant of class certification in a case alleging that a health care provider impermissibly demanded and/or collected sums in excess of the discounted rates negotiated with the plaintiffs’ health insurers (Keisha Desselle, et al. v. Acadian Ambulance Service Inc., No. 11-742, [...]

San Diego Gay & Lesbian News Court: CA Prop 8 Law UnconstitutionalTIME4, 2010 (SAN FRANCISCO) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the US Supreme Court.PROP 8 BREAKING NEWS: Appeals court upholds lower court ruling [...]

Opposing Views Legal Squatter Kenneth Robinson Evicted From Empty $340000 HomeOpposing ViewsAfter paying $16 to file a one-page claim to an empty $340000 home in an upscale Dallas suburb, squatter Kenneth Robinson is being evicted by Bank of America. Last June, under a law known as 'Adverse Possession,' Robinson filed a claim in court …Squatter [...]

NEW ORLEANS – Physicians who performed a radical hysterectomy on an incarcerated woman are entitled to qualified immunity after the inmate sued claiming that her constitutional rights were violated when her ovary and lymph nodes were removed allegedly without her consent, a split Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Feb. 3 (Carrie Rahat [...]