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Sacramento Bee (blog)Governor signs 'Chelsea's Law' on sex offendersSan Jose Mercury News"Chelsea's Law" is named for 17-year-old Chelsea King, who was murdered in San Diego in February. A convicted child molester was sentenced to life in prison ...Schwarzenegger to sign Chelsea's Law, named for slain teenagerLos Angeles Ti […]

Appeals court blocks Pa. town's immigration lawThe Associated PressThe laws have never been enforced. "We're glad that the court recognized that allowing states and municipalities to set up alternate employment and housing ...Legal advocate asks court to side with Arizona's alien lawImmigration BlogHazleton, PA Anti-Immigrant Law Is Uncon […]

Globe and Mail9/11 Koran burning: what the law saysTelegraph.co.ukIn contrast to Britain's incitement laws, which are based on a broad interpretation of intent, the US Supreme court determined that unless it will cause a ...Quran Burning Legal? Protest Possibly ProtectedCBS NewsCan the Quran Burning Be Stopped Before It Starts?AOL NewsTerry Jones, The M […]

Mirror.co.ukCorrection: English murder law storyThe Associated Press8 about prospective changes to England's homicide laws, The Associated Press erroneously attributed a statement made to the BBC supporting such reforms. ...Murder law changes to bring in degrees could see killers facing shorter sentencesMirror.co.ukTop prosecutor backs US-style murder l […]

Brown rips Whitman's jobs plan, defends climate-change law and his decision ...Los Angeles Times (blog)He criticized reports that attorneys general from four other states are preparing a legal challenge to AB 32, the state's landmark global-warming law, ...and more » […]

Wink NewsAPNewsBreak: NY to seek info on cleanser contentsThe Associated PressPossibly the only measures of their kind in the country, the 1971 New York law and related regulations call for manufacturers to provide ingredient lists ...APNewsBreak: NY to seek info on cleanser contentsThe Associated PressNew York to Force Household Cleaner Giants to Reveal Che […]

CBC.caLaw enforcement official: Brady unhurt in accidentProFootballTalkA law enforcement official told the Associated Press that Brady was "unhurt" in the accident, which should have been apparent because he didn't go to the ...Report: Tom Brady unhurt in Boston car crashmsnbc.comBrady in car accident, not taken to hospitalmsnbc.comall 1,640 n […]

Washington PostNew US Health Law Won't Curb Growth in Spending This DecadeBusinessWeekOver the decade, costs will increase by 6.3 percent each year -- 0.2 percent faster than before the law was signed by President Barack Obama in March. ...AM Vitals: Health-Overhaul Law Will Have 'Moderate' Spending EffectWall Street Journal (blog)Overhaul law […]

New York PostPaterson Signs Anti-Bullying Bill Into LawGothamistYesterday, Governor Paterson signed the Dignity for All Students bill into law. The law requires school districts to make their environments harassment- and ...New anti-bullying law for NY studentsWCAXPaterson Signs Anti-Bullying LawGay City NewsNew York Anti-Bullying Law Signed, Goes Into Effec […]

eMoneyDaily (blog)Debate sought over merits of Calif. climate lawBusinessWeekSupporters of California's global warming law said Tuesday that they want a debate with one of the Texas oil companies that is bankrolling the effort to ...Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) Asked To DebateStock Briefings (blog)all 56 news articles » […]

Washington PostRomancing the 'Shore': Snooki's loves, legal troublesWashington Post... NJ But more entertaining than the legal proceedings (which also left her with a hefty two hours of community service), Snooki's slap on the wrist came ...and more » […]

Reuters (press release)RPT-ANALYSIS-BP report boosts legal case, hits political goalsReuters AfricaLONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The findings of BP's internal probe into the events leading up to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are likely to reduce ...BP Spill Report Hints at Legal DefenseNew York Times (blog)Legal battle over spill still wide openFinancial Ti […]

Legal advocate asks court to side with Arizona's alien lawImmigration BlogThe Washington Legal Foundation asked the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco on Wednesday to reject a challenge by ...Legal advocate asks court to side with Arizona's alien lawWashington TimesImmigration Reform: States Join “Friend Of Court” Legal Fili […]

Legal Briefing: Cisco, Westcon to Pay $48 Million for Cheating USDailyFinanceStrike another blow against "waste, fraud and abuse" in the federal government. Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Westcon Group North America agreed to pay $48 ...and more » […]

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) Legal MovesStock Briefings (blog)Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) has been reported to make a legal move against its former chief executive Mark Hurd. Oracle, which is both a partner and rival of ...and more » […]

Kansas City StarBoeing (NYSE:BA) Legal PositiveStock Briefings (blog)Fearing the exposure of state secrets, a US court dismissed a lawsuit against a Boeing (NYSE:BA) subsidiary for flying terror suspects to secret CIA sites ...CIA rendition: US court throws out torture case, citing state secretsChristian Science MonitorUS court rules Binyam Mohamed cannot su […]

DailyTechMicrosoft legal punch may change botnet battles foreverCNET (blog)Senior Microsoft attorney Richard Boscovich says the company is expected to get a big win in its legal case against the operators of the ...Microsoft seizes botnet domains through legal precedentTG DailyMicrosoft given legal help to take-down botnetsHEXUSMicrosoft Gets Legal Approval […]

Globe and MailQuran Burning Legal? Protest Possibly ProtectedCBS NewsCBS News Chief Legal Correspondent Jan Crawford reports the city's ordnance that requires a permit to burn trash outdoors could conceivably limit burning ...Florida pastor has legal right to burn QuransThe Associated PressFlorida pastor has legal right to burn QuransThe Associated Pres […]

Level 3 Communications names new head of legalThe Associated PressLevel 3 Communications Inc., which provides wholesale Internet networking services, has named John M. Ryan as chief legal officer. He will succeed Thomas C. ...Level 3 Names John M. Ryan as Chief Legal Officer; Thomas C. Stortz to Retire ...MarketWatch (press release)Level 3 Communications nam […]

Moneycontrol.comGoogle calls for pressure on Internet censorsReutersSEATTLE (Reuters) - Google Inc's legal chief called for pressure on governments that censor the Internet, such as China and Turkey, arguing that their ...Google CLO Calls For More Pressure On Internet CensorsITProPortal'Internet censorship is trade barrier', says Google execRe […]

Terror suspects who claim they were tortured abroad at the hands of the U.S. government have lost their latest attempt to sue the private American company they say was involved in their abduction as part of an "extraordinary rendition" program under the Bush administration. The 9th Circuit, in a 6-5 opinion that delves into the scope and applicatio […]

Major Lindsey & Africa's racketeering suit against a former recruiter has survived a motion to dismiss -- barely. Federal Judge Colleen McMahon threw out Major Lindsey's claims against former managing director Sharon Mahn under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and issued some stern words regarding the RICO claims. The judge wrote that she had […]

The 2010 midyear data reported by 187 U.S.-headquartered firms to the Law Firm Group at Citi Private Bank may best be described as "shrinking toward profit growth." During the first half of 2010, revenue was virtually flat, and demand was down slightly, compared with the same period in 2009. Inventory grew by less than 1 percent. Given that these r […]

Relying in part on case law requiring courts to look to the factual background -- and not the legal theories -- found in an underlying complaint, a Pennsylvania Superior Court panel has ruled an insurance company has no duty to defend an office supply company accused of sending spam faxes. […]

A Manhattan judge has ordered the New York City Police Department to shine a light on the hazy legal line separating bondage, domination and sadomasochism from prostitution. In a decision last week, New York County Supreme Court Justice Carol R. Edmead directed the NYPD to provide the Urban Justice Center's Sex Workers Project with documents regarding p […]

David Kappos, who the Senate confirmed as director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Aug. 7, 2009, said the agency is chipping away at the huge application backlog. The total is down from "737,000 and change in July to [about] 728,000 at end of August ... We're pressing very hard to try to get that backlog under 700,000." He also spok […]

The new federal whistleblower law is proving a hot item for many plaintiff law firms. The law, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, went into effect in July. It authorizes the SEC to reward those who expose fraud at public companies with from 10 to 30 percent of the amount it recovers over $1 million. "We're inundated with […]

California nursing home operator Skilled Healthcare Group will pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit that threatened to bankrupt the company after a jury ordered it to pay $677 million for failing to provide enough nurses and staff. The money will go to the roughly 32,000 patients covered by the class action lawsuit as well as cover attorney fees. Once a judge […]

BP posted the results of its probe into the Deepwater Horizon disaster Wednesday, and it assigned blame to all companies involved -- including BP. Transocean, a global offshore drilling company taken to task in the BP report, blasted the findings as "self-serving," and said the report tried to conceal "the critical factor" of BP's […]

A judge has denied a motion for contempt that R. Allen Stanford filed against Stanford Financial Group's insurers on the ground they allegedly failed to meet a court-ordered reimbursement schedule for his criminal defense costs. The underwriters alleged that the most recent fee request by Stanford's lead criminal defense attorney missed a deadline, […]