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The New Civil Rights MovementA marriage of law and politicsNew York Daily NewsBy Jonathan Rauch / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Opponents of Proposition 8, California's anti-gay marriage bill, celebrate outside of the federal appeals court on Tuesday. You may have heard of judicial activism. Also originalism, minimalism and many another ...Proposition 8 law ruled […]

Wall Street JournalSchools Law Earns One CreditWall Street JournalBy STEPHANIE BANCHERO The Obama administration is expected to announce Friday it is granting 10 states waivers from the No Child Left Behind law, according to people familiar with the decision, in what would be the strongest move yet to undermine the ...and more » […]

Widener law professor settles suit against deanPhiladelphia InquirerBy Kristin E. Holmes A defamation lawsuit filed by a tenured professor against the dean of the Widener University School of Law has been settled. Lawrence J. Connell, an associate professor at the law school for 26 years, had accused the dean, ...and more » […]

Kansas City StarVatican prosecutor warns bishops to follow church law on child abuseKansas City StarA Vatican prosecutor bluntly warned Catholic bishops Wednesday that they could be disciplined if they do not follow church law and standards when managing priests who have abused children. Monsignor Charles Scicluna, who handles sex crime prosecutions ...Bisho […]

Entertainment WeeklyReview: 'Law & Order: SVU' with a terrific Miranda Lambert cameo, plus...Entertainment Weeklyby Ken Tucker Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was up to its old tricks again this week, stuffing its hour with guest stars, some of them doing appalling things. One guest who had something appalling done to her was Miranda Lamb […]

OregonLive.comWashington gay-marriage law could be boon for state's wedding and tourism ...OregonLive.comSince Oregon enacted its domestic partnership law in 2008, more than 4000 same-sex couples have registered for domestic partnerships in the state, according to the latest numbers from the Oregon Health Authority. The new law would open up the ...Gov. […]

Facing SouthAlabama's immigration law: Denying children food stampsLos Angeles TimesAlabama's immigration law was the focus of a recent episode of "This American Life." For the segment, Jack Hitt traveled to Alabama shortly after HB 56 went into effect to see how the draconian law, which has been compared to the Fugitive Slave Act, ...Ala […]

NY caterer accused of violating Jewish law by making kosher, non-kosher meals ...Washington PostMINEOLA, NY — The owner of one of Long Island's largest catering companies has been accused of seriously violating Jewish law by having workers prepare kosher and non-kosher meals in the same kitchen. The allegations come from the former chef and ...and more  […]

BBC NewsBoehner calls for law to stop US contraception ruleBBC NewsUnder President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, employers must offer insurance that includes contraceptives. Churches and other houses of worship were given a waiver under the new law, but institutions including Catholic universities and ...Birth Control Rules: Most of Obama's […]

BBC NewsSymantec: Law Enforcement Posed as Employee in Hacker NegotiationsPC MagazineBy Mark Hachman Symantec said late Tuesday that a purported employee "negotiating" on behalf of the company over the ransom of stolen code was actually a member of law enforcement, who never intended to pay the $50000 that was offered.Hackers sought $50000 from Sym […]

Los Angeles TimesForeclosure settlement with major banks close to completionLos Angeles TimesOne big hurdle has been California's concern that the deal would release the large servicers from legal action, including violations of state laws, for issues that had not been thoroughly investigated, including securities probes related to losses ...Proposed Le […]

El Paso Mayor Fighting Ouster Over Gay Rights Counts Legal BillsBusinessWeekCook, 65, faces a special election after he backed repeal of a law passed by voters in November 2010 that limits benefits such as health insurance to city employees, legal spouses and dependent children. Texas doesn't permit same-sex marriage.and more » […]

Brillion Asset Solutions Announces National Networking Program with O'Connor ...MarketWatch (press release)According to a statement from the firm, the network "materially increases O'Connor Cochran's ability to offer high-quality legal representation for clients holding assets and portfolios that span the nation, leveraging our experience […]

OregonLive.comSen. Ron Wyden demands Obama administration provide legal justification for ...OregonLive.comRon Wyden, D-Ore., is demanding that Obama administration provide the legal basis - in public - for targeting and killing US citizens deemed threats to national security. WASHINGTON – In language that is both sharp and direct, Sen.Sen. Wyden says he and […]

Q13 FOXJosh Powell's relatives say legal system, media pushed him too farFox 13 Now - Salt Lake CityIn a statement issued Wednesday on the Powell family's behalf, Josh Powell's aunt and uncle say they blame the legal system for Josh's trouble. We felt that Josh represented himself using a great deal of restraint with patience and dignity […]

Minn. Legislature sends Dayton civil legal changesCBS News"Families, individuals and businesses need an accessible and affordable court system to resolve legal disputes," said Sen. Julianne Ortman, R-Chanhassen. Critics said the change will make it harder for people to use the court to remedy injustice.and more » […]

CBS LocalWVU-Big East legal questions answeredESPN (blog)There are many legal questions about the cases, so I turned to two experts -- Lester Munson, ESPN senior writer and legal analyst; and Christian Dennie, a former NCAA compliance officer who now practices sports law in Fort Worth, Texas, and contributes ...WVU willing to pay Big East $11 millionCharlest […]

BloombergMacy's Legal Clash With Stewart May Foretell More Fights: RetailSan Francisco ChronicleAP sources: New Pentagon rules on women in combat 02.08.12 Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- When JC Penney Co. announced in December that it had cut a deal to carry Martha Stewart-branded home goods in its stores, it didn't take Macy's Inc. long to say: Wait a […]

Sydney Morning HeraldLegal expert rates Contador's chances of a successful appealCyclingnews.comHowever, one legal expert has pointed out that such a move has little chance of success. Jonathan Walters, a Solicitor with the Sports & Media Group at Charles Russell LLP told Cyclingnews that Contador has little in the way of legal precedent to back ... […]

Daily BeastProp. 8 ruling: The legal path aheadLos Angeles TimesBy Erwin Chemerinsky Tuesday's federal court ruling declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional can be easily explained: There is no legitimate government interest in prohibiting same-sex marriages. It is for this reason that the Supreme Court is likely ...Legal experts say path to Supreme Cou […]

In the first federal lawsuit over Google's recently announced privacy changes, the Electronic Privacy Information Center is suing the Federal Trade Commission, claiming that Google's plans to streamline privacy settings for 60 different services and products beginning March 1 would violate a consent order the search giant reached with the FTC last […]

Don't like your law school grade? Then sue. Two former students at Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law have done just that, claiming that their Contracts II professor gave them unfairly low grades that resulted in their dismissal from the program. […]

The 9th Circuit has revived a suit by a Stanford Ph.D. student who claims she was mistakenly put on the federal "no-fly" list and banned from returning to California after attending a conference in her home country of Malaysia. A lower court judge had ruled that the woman lost her right to sue when she voluntarily left the United States. […]

Kessler Topaz and Prickett, Jones & Elliott, fresh from winning a record $305 million attorney fee award in the Delaware Court of Chancery, want a judge to rule that companies can't adopt bylaws restricting shareholder suits to be filed exclusively in the Delaware court without first holding a shareholder vote. […]

The Supreme Court's argument calendar for April, the final argument cycle of the term, lists only six hours' worth of argument instead of the usual 12 cases. It's an unusual move likely aimed at giving the justices more time to write their opinions on the Affordable Care Act challenges and other cases. […]

Browning Marean, senior counsel at DLA Piper, speaks to LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about the challenges of fashioning responses to discovery requests that are appropriate -- and proportional -- to a case. […]

D.C. District Judge John Facciola speaks with LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about how e-discovery training is at a crossroads, constrained by limited financial resources at the governmental level. He proposes several solutions to address these challenges, particularly when individuals are unable to meet face to face. […]

The Boies, Schiller & Flexner founder explains how he prepared for the key cross-examinations in the Proposition 8 case. […]

Jerone English, director of e-discovery for Intel, speaks to LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about how rank-and-file lawyers can get up to speed on the latest electronic data discovery policies and procedures. […]

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation ignited a firestorm when it decided to de-fund Planned Parenthood centers. Though the foundation later reversed course, the enduring fallout raises the question: What do organizations gain from the presence of a general counsel before, during and after a PR disaster? […]