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Adoption law 'conscience clause' advances in Va. SenateWashington Post (blog)By Laura Vozzella A flurry of Democratic amendments failed Wednesday to stop a bill in the Virginia Senate that would allow private, state-funded adoption agencies to turn away parents based on sexual orientation or religious beliefs.and more » […]

The Birmingham News - al.comAlabama's immigration law: Denying children food stampsLos Angeles TimesAlabama's immigration law was the focus of a recent episode of "This American Life." For the segment, Jack Hitt traveled to Alabama shortly after HB 56 went into effect to see how the draconian law, which has been compared to the Fugitive S […]

NY caterer accused of violating Jewish law by making kosher, non-kosher meals ...Washington PostMINEOLA, NY — The owner of one of Long Island's largest catering companies has been accused of seriously violating Jewish law by having workers prepare kosher and non-kosher meals in the same kitchen. The allegations come from the former chef and ...NY catere […]

APNewsBreak: Ohio AG seeks tougher drilling lawsCBS News(AP) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's top law enforcer says tougher environmental sanctions on polluters in the oil and gas industry and required disclosure of the chemicals used in the drilling technique called fracking are needed to adequately protect ...and more » […]

BBC NewsBoehner calls for law to stop US contraception ruleBBC NewsUnder President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, employers must offer insurance that includes contraceptives. Churches and other houses of worship were given a waiver under the new law, but institutions including Catholic universities and ...Catholics Unite Against Law's Birth […]

USA TODAYLibya issues law for electing national congress to draw constitution, serve as ...Washington PostTRIPOLI, Libya — Libya has finalized a law to govern an election to choose a national assembly to draft a new constitution — a first step to setting up a new government after the ouster of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. The law was issued Wednesday ... […]

Los Angeles TimesSymantec: Law Enforcement Posed as Employee in Hacker NegotiationsPC MagazineBy Mark Hachman Symantec said late Tuesday that a purported employee "negotiating" on behalf of the company over the ransom of stolen code was actually a member of law enforcement, who never intended to pay the $50000 that was offered.Hackers sought $50000 […]

The Seattle TimesESPN's Keith Law ranks Mariner farm system No. 11The Seattle TimesKeith Law's annual organizational rankings were released today, and the Mariners fared pretty well. They are No. 11, which is actually down a spot from his rankings heading into the 2011 season but still indicative of improvement in a farm system he ...Law: Yanks hav […]

USA TODAYSouth Carolina Voter ID Law Defended By State In Challenge To Justice DepartmentHuffington PostNikki Haley, center, and the state of South Carolina filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department for blocking its recently passed voter ID law. In the lawsuit, Attorney General Alan Wilson asked a judge to overturn the federal government's decision […]

Gilman Law LLP Announces Hecla Mining Company Securities Fraud Lawsuit and ...MarketWatch (press release)NAPLES, FL, Feb 08, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Leading national securities law firm Gilman Law LLP announces that a Hecla Mining Company Securities Fraud Lawsuit has commenced in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho (case ...and […]

Minn. Legislature sends Dayton civil legal changesBusinessWeek"Families, individuals and businesses need an accessible and affordable court system to resolve legal disputes," said Sen. Julianne Ortman, R-Chanhassen. Critics said the change will make it harder for people to use the court to remedy injustice.and more » […]

Los Angeles TimesDean Valentine and Mark Grotjahn settle on resale royaltiesLos Angeles TimesAfter more than a year of court filings and hearings and hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, artist Mark Grotjahn and Dean Valentine, one of his earliest collectors, have settled a high-profile dispute over the payment of the resale royalty ...and more » […]

ABC Newssurvivors push for legal changesNEWS.com.auFrom: AP The Costa Concordia disaster killed 17 people and 15 are still unaccounted for. Picture: File Source: AFP Lawyer says too much focus on ship Captain. "Change policies ... the way the cruise industry does business.The Legal ABCs of the Costa Concordia ShipwreckPeter Greenberg.com Travel NewsHow […]

Rick Atherholt Joins CoActiv Capital Partners as Vice President of Legal ...MarketWatch (press release)In this position, Mr. Atherholt will provide legal support for the Portfolio Management department including the management of litigation matters and will provide corporate legal services to all other areas within the company.and more » […]

WVU-Big East legal questions answeredESPN (blog)There are many legal questions about the cases, so I turned to two experts -- Lester Munson, ESPN senior writer and legal analyst; and Christian Dennie, a former NCAA compliance officer who now practices sports law in Fort Worth, Texas, and contributes ...and more » […]

Kansas City StarSen. Wyden says he and the public kept in the dark on legal basis for killing ...Washington PostWASHINGTON — A Democratic member of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Wednesday that he, like the public, is being kept in the dark about Justice Department legal advice on when the US may kill American citizens abroad who are suspected ...Sen […]

BloombergMacy's Legal Clash With Stewart May Foretell More Fights: RetailSan Francisco ChronicleFeb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- When JC Penney Co. announced in December that it had cut a deal to carry Martha Stewart-branded home goods in its stores, it didn't take Macy's Inc. long to say: Wait a minute, Martha. More than five years ago, Macy's sign […]

Del Galdo Law Group Receives Legal Industry's Top HonorsMarketWatch (press release)8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Super Lawyers Magazine, one of the legal industry's leading publications, recognized two members of the Del Galdo Law Group in their annual "Super Lawyers" honor which recognizes the State's top attorneys in their ... […]

Sydney Morning HeraldLegal expert rates Contador's chances of a successful appealCyclingnews.comHowever, one legal expert has pointed out that such a move has little chance of success. Jonathan Walters, a Solicitor with the Sports & Media Group at Charles Russell LLP told Cyclingnews that Contador has little in the way of legal precedent to back ... […]

Daily BeastProp. 8 ruling: The legal path aheadLos Angeles TimesBy Erwin Chemerinsky Tuesday's federal court ruling declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional can be easily explained: There is no legitimate government interest in prohibiting same-sex marriages. It is for this reason that the Supreme Court is likely ...Legal experts say path to Supreme Cou […]

Taking a narrow approach in deciding the blockbuster challenge to California's ban on gay marriage, a split 9th Circuit panel on Tuesday found Proposition 8 unconstitutional. The majority punted on the broader question of whether marrying a partner of the same sex should be a fundamental right -- a move that scholars said was designed to help the opinio […]

New York federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said Tuesday he would either dismiss for lack of standing Jacoby & Meyers' challenge to a New York state ban on law firms accepting equity investors, or he would abstain from hearing the matter. […]

Pepper Hamilton has made the rare move for an Am Law 200 firm of hiring a nonlawyer chief executive officer to take over management of the firm. Scott Green, who has served as executive director of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr since 2007, will serve as Pepper Hamilton's first CEO in a newly created position. […]

In what may be a national first, a New York panel has rejected as scientifically invalid a standard defense in obstetrical medical malpractice cases, holding that the "maternal forces of labor" theory was based on a "small number of articles" by authors who based conclusions partly on writings by "other members of that small group. […]

At a hearing Tuesday, a Justice Department attorney asked a D.C. federal judge to hit the "pause button" on the prosecution in a high-profile foreign bribery case, as top DOJ officials examine the case's continued viability following two unsuccessful trials that included three acquittals. […]

Browning Marean, senior counsel at DLA Piper, speaks to LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about the challenges of fashioning responses to discovery requests that are appropriate -- and proportional -- to a case. […]

D.C. District Judge John Facciola speaks with LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about how e-discovery training is at a crossroads, constrained by limited financial resources at the governmental level. He proposes several solutions to address these challenges, particularly when individuals are unable to meet face to face. […]

The Boies, Schiller & Flexner founder explains how he prepared for the key cross-examinations in the Proposition 8 case. […]

Jerone English, director of e-discovery for Intel, speaks to LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about how rank-and-file lawyers can get up to speed on the latest electronic data discovery policies and procedures. […]

Instead of accepting a judge's decision to cut more than $1 billion from Oracle's record $1.3 billion copyright infringement verdict against SAP, Oracle and its lawyers at Bingham McCutchen and Boies Schiller have opted to risk winning an even smaller award in a new damages trial. […]