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Globe and Mail High court limits suits under torture victim lawCBS NewsWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that organizations may not be sued for claims they aided in torture or killings abroad under a law aimed at helping torture victims. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the court's opinion …Supreme Court says torture victim law [...]

BigPond News High Court tobacco legal battle beginsSBSThe first day of a legal stoush between the Commonwealth of Australia and big tobacco companies over the Labor government's plain packaging laws has focused on the implications of the legislation for trademarks. The proceedings so far on Tuesday have …Big tobacco 'will lose in court'NEWS.com.auBig tobacco will [...]

BigPond News High Court tobacco legal battle beginsBrisbane TimesThe first day of a legal stoush between the Commonwealth of Australia and big tobacco companies over the Labor government's plain packaging laws has focused on the implications of the legislation for trademarks. The proceedings so far on Tuesday have …Big tobacco 'will lose in court'NEWS.com.auBig tobacco [...]

BigPond News High Court tobacco legal battle beginsNinemsnBy Julian Drape The first day of a legal stoush between the Commonwealth of Australia and big tobacco companies over the Labor government's plain packaging laws has focused on the implications of the legislation for trademarks.Big tobacco 'will lose in court'NEWS.com.auBig tobacco will lose High Court fightBigPond NewsTobacco [...]

In arguments today in the U.S. Supreme Court, the pharmaceutical industry warned of “massive retroactive liability” if their sales representatives are not exempt from federal overtime pay requirements. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Montana’s attorney general is making his best case to the Supreme Court against reversing a state court decision upholding Montana’s ban on corporate independent campaign expenditures — and he’s doing it with a little help from some friends who see the petition as their best hope for revisiting Citizens United. View full post on Law.com [...]

No High Court Ruling on Rwandan Genocide LawVoice of AmericaApril 13, 2012 No High Court Ruling on Rwandan Genocide Law Steve Terrill | Kigali While Rwandan businesses were closed Friday to mark the end of the country's official week of mourning for the 1994 genocide, the Supreme Court remained open and was …and more » View [...]

New York Times Obama Risks Voter Backlash by Warning High Court on Health LawBusinessWeekBy Greg Stohr and Seth Stern on April 05, 2012 President Barack Obama has shown a willingness to campaign against the US Supreme Court if the justices strike down his 2010 health-care law. It's a strategy that's as risky as it is [...]

Fox News Obama expects high court to show 'deference' to Congress in health law reviewFox NewsAsked about the court case, Obama once again said he's confident the law will be upheld while offering words of warning to the high court. "The Supreme Court is the final say on our Constitution and our laws and all [...]

CBS News Obama expects high court show 'deference' to Congress in health law reviewFox NewsAsked about the court case, Obama once again said he's confident the law will be upheld while offering words of warning to the high court. "The Supreme Court is the final say on our Constitution and our laws and all of [...]