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USA TODAY Raiders' McClain apologizes as legal issues unfoldUSA TODAYBut he did not take any questions, citing the pending legal matters. "I apologize for the bad publicity that has been put out there," he said. "It is a legal process so I can't talk much about it but I think in due time if the [...]

Fulbright & Jaworski and Mayer Brown, two Am Law 100 firms that recently announced that new leaders would be taking their respective reins, have been mentioned in the British legal press as potential merger partners for major London-based shops Norton Rose and SJ Berwin, respectively. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Attack of the Fanboy Activision/Bungie legal documents oust potential PS4, Xbox 720 datesSlashGearIf you're curious about when the next-generation Microsoft and Sony consoles will be coming out, well lucky for you someone decided to read through page after page of boring legal jargon to find the Activision and Bungie may have ousted potential …Legal documents [...]

NorthJersey.com Fearing legal action, Verona school board to change substance abuse policiesNorthJersey.comTo avoid any such issues in Verona, the board reviewed its own policies to measure their legal soundness. It formed an ad hoc committee of teachers, staff, two board members, a juvenile police officer and several parents a few months ago. View full post [...]

Washington Times NOWRASTEH: Free markets require increased legal immigrationWashington TimesWhat should not be contentious, however, is the commitment for increasing legal immigration by anyone supporting free-market principles. The current immigration system is the antithesis of a free-market economy and resembles nothing so much as a …and more » View full post on legal – Google News

Legal call over prior convictionsThe Press AssociationJuries and judges should be told if an accused person has previous convictions, a new report has recommended. Under current legislation the prosecution cannot rely upon previous convictions to help prove their case against an accused person.and more » View full post on legal – Google News

Sun News Network Legal battles ahead for death row CanadianSun News Network… was convicted but said he had a change of heart after coming down off the drugs and alcohol. Munro agreed to a plea deal and was sentenced to life in prison. He was released on parole more than 10 years ago. Legal battles [...]

AFP Reagan center takes legal action over blood saleAFPLOS ANGELES — The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation said Tuesday it is taking legal action to stop an online auction of a vial said to contain the late US president's blood, condemning the sale as "craven." The foundation's executive director John …Ronald Reagan Foundation Pledges to 'Use [...]

Telegraph.co.uk The Catholic Legal Assault on the Contraception MandateMother Jones (blog)On Monday, 40 Catholic agencies and institutions across the country launched a veritable legal holy war against the Obama administration, filing coordinated lawsuits against the Department of Health and Human Services over the proposed contraception …Roman Catholic church in the US launches legal assault on [...]

National Post Law stripping voting rights from Canadian ex-pats unconstitutional, legal …National PostTORONTO — A law stripping voting rights from more than a million expatriate Canadians who have lived abroad for more than five years should be struck down as unconstitutional, according to a legal challenge served on the federal government Tuesday.and more » View full [...]