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Worker Advocate Launches Legal Task Force to Protect Indiana Right to Work FreedomNational Right to Work Foundation (blog)Washington, DC (February 2, 2012) – The National Right to Work Foundation announced today that it is launching a legal task force aimed at protecting Indiana's newly-enacted Right to Work law. Union officials publicly floated the idea of [...]

CTV.ca Facebook likes Fenwick's legal eagles for IPOSan Francisco Business Times (blog)The legal team working on the possible $10 billion offering includes Gordon Davidson, chairman of the Silicon Valley law firm. Fenwick has a history with Facebook, having handled the social media company's corporate work since 2007.Facebook's daunting Asian challengeReutersRoad to IPO: Milestones in Facebook's [...]

Loudoun supervisors again urge settlement in FOIA legal battleWashington Post (blog)(Beverly Bradford) The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors once again made its message clear at a board meeting Wednesday: It wants the ongoing legal matter between freelance journalist Beverly Bradford and the Loudoun County Board of Equalization to …and more » View full post on legal [...]

ABC News Will Holy War Over Health Care Law Cost Obama the Catholic Vote?Fox News (blog)Catholics are fired up over new rules implementing Obama's health care reform law forcing Catholic universities, hospitals, and charities to provide insurance for their employees covering contraception — even though that violates church teachings.Ruling on Contraception Draws Battle Lines at [...]

Cuomo signs LIPA oversight lawNewsday (blog)Click here Cuomo signs LIPA oversight law 3 m ago By Yancey Roy Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill Wednesday that lawmakers say will provide the first meaningful oversight of the Long Island Power Authority. The law, dubbed the LIPA Oversight and …and more » View full post on law [...]

A Dozen Law Schools Hit with Lawsuits over Jobs DataWall Street Journal (blog)By Joe Palazzolo The number of lawsuits accusing law schools of ”legerdemain”* in their claims about post-graduate employment has quintupled. Three complaints — against Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan, New York Law School and Thomas Jefferson …and more » View full post [...]

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog) NJ should fix anti-bullying law, not gut itThe Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog)After a state panel ruled last week that the law imposes an “unfunded mandate” on districts, lawmakers now face a 60-day deadline to fix the problem. Gov. Chris Christie has pledged to find a way to keep this law [...]

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Oakland's law-and-order momentSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)Will any law-breaking Occupy Oakland arrestees be prosecuted, I asked in today's column,and feel the consequences of their behavior? I can name one protester who felt the full force of breaking the law in an Oakland protest. His name is Walter Hoye, …Charlotte restricts free speechSocialist [...]

Legal legend David Boies won't get another crack at MicrosoftZDNet (blog)By Ed Bott | January 31, 2012, 3:04pm PST Summary: Barnes & Noble thought it had a strong defense against allegations that its Nook e-reader infringes on Microsoft patents. It even hired a legendary antitrust lawyer to lead that part of the case.and more » View [...]

New York Magazine (blog) Megaupload's Legal Users Won't Suffer for Kim Dotcom's Sins Just YetNew York Magazine (blog)Along with pirating music and movies, the service was used for legal "cloud computing," in which the rightful owners of information hosted it via Megaupload. But with the company's funds frozen, its server bills are not being paid, [...]