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Federal judge: Terror law violates 1st AmendmentThe Associated PressBy LARRY NEUMEISTER, AP – 1 minute ago NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Wednesday struck down a portion of a law giving the government wide powers to regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists, saying it left journalists, …NY judge finds law's impact [...]

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a qui tam suit alleging that Education Management, which runs more than 100 campuses, defrauded the federal government of $11 billion in student aid by violating the terms of the Higher Education Act, which bars the distribution of incentives to college recruiters based on how many students they [...]

WINA AM 1070 Arizona governor vetoes law demanding return of federal landsChicago TribuneThe bill, SB 1332, was similar to legislation signed into law by Governor Gary Herbert in the neighboring state of Utah in March in a revival of a Republican drive to diminish federal land ownership in the West. Utah's law seeks to claim [...]

Boston.com US honors black federal law officer killed in 1883CBS NewsWASHINGTON — William Henderson Foote was a black federal law enforcement official in America's Deep South at a time of heightened racial tensions, tasked with collecting liquor tax revenue from wholesalers and retailers in post-Reconstruction …ATF Honors First African American Post-Reconstruction Era Federal Law …MarketWatch [...]

Apple’s lawyers at Morrison & Foerster have another shot at getting a temporary injunction to stop Samsung from selling its Galaxy tablet, after the Federal Circuit on Monday sided with Apple on one of several challenges to U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh’s denial of injunctive relief, sending it back on remand. View full post on [...]

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Arizona governor vetoes law demanding return of federal landsReutersThe bill, SB 1332, was similar to legislation signed into law by Governor Gary Herbert in the neighboring state of Utah in March in a revival of a Republican drive to diminish federal land ownership in the West. Utah's law seeks to claim some 47000 [...]

Palm Beach Post US honors black federal law officer killed in 1883Fox NewsWASHINGTON – William Henderson Foote was a black federal law enforcement official in America's Deep South at a time of heightened racial tensions, tasked with collecting liquor tax revenue from wholesalers and retailers in post-Reconstruction …US honoring black federal law enforcement official killed [...]

Today’s THV US honoring black federal law enforcement official killed in line of duty in 1883Washington PostWASHINGTON — William Henderson Foote was a badge-wearing black federal law enforcement official in America's Deep South, responsible for collecting liquor tax revenue from wholesalers and retailers at a time of heightened racial tensions in …US Honors Black Federal [...]

Today’s THV US honors black federal law enforcement official killed in line of duty in 1883Washington PostWASHINGTON — Federal authorities have paid tribute to a man they say was the first black US law enforcement official killed in the line of duty after Reconstruction. William Henderson Foote was honored at a ceremony Monday at the [...]

New York Times Louis H. Pollak, Civil Rights Advocate and Federal Judge, Dies at 89New York TimesLouis H. Pollak, a federal judge and former dean of two prestigious law schools who played a significant role in major civil rights cases before the Supreme Court, including the landmark Brown v. Board of Education desegregation case, died [...]