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Fate of 'uninsurables' hinges on Supreme CourtCBS NewsNonetheless, she says she'd be dead if it weren't for President Barack Obama's health care law. Now the Florida small businesswoman is worried the Supreme Court will strike down her lifeline. Under the law, Watson and nearly 62000 other "uninsurable" …and more » View full post on law – [...]

Atlanta Journal Constitution Fate of 'uninsurables' hinges on Supreme CourtAtlanta Journal ConstitutionNonetheless, she says she'd be dead if it weren't for President Barack Obama's health care law. In this photo Taken, Monday, May 14, 2012, Kathy Watson, a cancer patient who also runs a medical transport company, waits for calls to pick up patients …Nearly [...]

89.3 KPCC State high court on illegal practicing lawSan Francisco ChronicleThe state Supreme Court will decide whether an illegal immigrant – a man who was brought to the United States as a toddler, put himself through law school, passed the bar exam and applied for legal residency 18 years ago without a response – is [...]

MLive.com Appeals court hears arguments over rejected petitions for EM law repealDetroit Free PressBy Suzette Hackney The Michigan Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Thursday in a case that challenges the Board of State Canvassers' failure to approve petitions to repeal the state's emergency manager law. The arguments centered on the type size …Michigan Emergency [...]

The California Supreme Court justices voted Wednesday to review Duran v. U.S. National Bank Association, a case that asks to what extent trial judges may consider surveys and statistical evidence to help prove wage-and-hour claims. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Law.com Court to review request of illegal immigrant to practice lawLos Angeles TimesBy Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times California's agency that licenses lawyers wants to admit an illegal immigrant to practice law, an unprecedented request that the state's highest court decided Wednesday to review. The State Bar of California certified …State Supreme Court to decide [...]

An Eleventh Circuit panel ruled Wednesday that a Florida teacher fired by a small Christian school after she acknowledged conceiving a child out of wedlock can take her pregnancy discrimination lawsuit to a jury. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

An attorney for the New York Appellate Division, First Department’s disciplinary committee alleges in a federal lawsuit that she was sexually harassed by two now-retired officials at the watchdog agency while a third retaliated against her for complaining. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

In what could be a landmark criminal case regarding electronic communications, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal over whether “unauthenticated” text messages may be admitted as evidence during trial. The appeal stems from a drug conviction that followed the discovery of drug-related messages on a cellphone. View full post on Law.com [...]

Taxes lurk behind court test of Obama health lawReutersBy Kim Dixon | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – While Supreme Court watchers focus on the controversial insurance requirement in President Barack Obama's healthcare law, lesser known is that the court's ruling next month will also decide the fate of billions of …and more » View full post on law [...]