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ABC NewsSupreme Court strikes down Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to voteNBCNews.com (blog)Only a handful of states have similar laws, which the states say are meant to reduce voter fraud. Civil rights groups said the Arizona law was an effort to discourage voting by legal immigrants, and they worried that more states would have followed if ...Ju […]

New York Daily NewsAlbany clock ticks on Lavern's LawNew York Daily NewsPowered by Inform. Time is running out for Albany to pass Lavern's Law. With just four days to go until the legislative session ends, the law that would fix New York's statute of limitations for victims of medical malpractice is gaining momentum ... […]

Minneapolis Star TribuneSupreme Court to hear case on housing discrimination lawLos Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court, rejecting the advice of the Obama administration, will consider whether to limit the federal housing discrimination law to cases of actual and proven bias against blacks or Latinos. The justices voted to hear a New ...Federal hous […]

Pro-Obama group airs TV ad defending health-care lawNBCNews.comThis ad comes as the most recent NBC/WSJ poll found that just 37 percent of Americans said the health-care law was a good idea, versus 49 percent who said it was a bad idea. That 49 percent on bad idea was the highest negative rating on that question ...and more » […]

Washington PostPhilippines health law tests power of Catholic churchWashington PostMANILA — In what is expected to mark a pivotal moment in this rapidly developing but still impoverished nation, the Supreme Court of the Philippines will weigh next month the constitutionality of a new reproductive-health law that pits the entrenched ...and more » […]

NewsdayApple received thousands of data requests from US law enforcersPCWorldApple received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests for customer data from U.S. law enforcement between Dec. 1 and May 31, the company said on Monday. "Between 9,000 and 10,000 accounts or devices were specified in those requests, which came from ...Apple Reveals Number of Customer […]

IRS scandals threaten funding for President Obama's health care lawFox NewsMounting scandals at the Internal Revenue Service are jeopardizing critical funding for the agency as it gears up to play a big role in President Barack Obama's health care law. Obama sought a significant budget increase for the IRS for next year, when ... […]

NPRTo Find Out How The Health Law Affects You, Ask The PresidentNPRCall it the Affordable Care Act, call it Obamacare, call it whatever you want — it's coming. And soon. In less than four months people without health insurance will be able to start signing up for coverage that begins Jan. 1. A lot has been said about ...Want a Law Job? Learn the Health- […]

BloombergTwo-Year Law School? Don't Rush the Paper Chase.BloombergWhen William Rainey Harper, president of the University of Chicago, proposed to add a law school to the new university in 1902, he entrusted the project to Ernst Freund, a political-science professor, former practicing lawyer and well-known expert on ...and more » […]

ABC NewsRepublicans trying to use health-care law to derail Obama's immigration reform ...Washington PostAfter spending years unsuccessfully trying to overturn “Obamacare,” Republicans are now attempting to use President Obama's landmark health-care law to derail his top second-term initiative — a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration […]

Business InsiderClarence Thomas's Legal Time Machine Zooms to 1789BloombergDon't let the U.S. Supreme Court's very contemporary cases on gene patenting and same-sex marriage fool you: At least one justice is still living in the 18th century and doesn't care who knows it. Justice Clarence Thomas followed his astonishingly ...Court says jur […]

Is legal pot ready for a “Starbucks” brand? Activists say no, but a ...Washington PostSEATTLE — The plans of a former Microsoft manager to create the “Starbucks of Pot” are worrying other activists who pushed for the legalization of marijuana in Washington state. They say Jamen Shively's ambitions don't merely raise questions about ...and more » […]

Minneapolis Star TribuneSupreme Court to Review Housing-Bias Legal TechniqueWall Street Journal- IndiaWASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a legal approach used by U.S. officials and others to challenge housing discrimination, in a case that has implications for labor-secretary nominee Thomas Perez. The court agreed to take up a ...High co […]

Legal Events to Watch This WeekWall Street Journal (blog)The Law Blog covers the legal arena's hot cases, emerging trends and big personalities. It's brought to you by lead writer Jacob Gershman with contributions from across The Wall Street Journal's staff. Jacob comes here after more than half a decade ...and more » […]

PoliticoDNI: Analysts cant eavesdrop on domestic calls without proper legal authorizationPolitico“The statement that a single analyst can eavesdrop on domestic communications without proper legal authorization is incorrect and was not briefed to Congress,” the office of the DNI said in statement Sunday night. “Members have been briefed on the ...US Governmen […]

The Problem With Our Current Legal System? Too Many Laws, Lawyers Tell ...ForbesOne could be forgiven for missing this one. The House Committee on the Judiciary heard arguments on Friday at a hearing about “Defining the Problem and Scope of Over-criminalization and Over-federalization.” The Blog of LegalTimes has an excellent ... […]

Legal Opinions for the Digital AgeWall Street Journal- IndiaDwight Opperman was founder of Westlaw, the online research tool used throughout the legal profession. Mr. Opperman, who died Thursday at age 89, was the longtime chief executive of West Publishing Co., an Eagan, Minn., legal publisher founded in the ...and more » […]

PoliticoExperts: New ACLU suit could dodge usual pitfallsPoliticoThe ACLU isn't the only group to have taken legal action since the revelation of details of the phone-tracking and PRISM programs: Snowden's leaks have translated into renewed support for legal efforts across the political spectrum. Freedom Watch, a ...ACLU joins fight against NSA pho […]

NPRBased On What We Know, Is The NSA Verizon Request Legal?NPRIn an effort to get some kind of answer, we asked legal scholars to interpret the so-called business records section of the post-Sept. 11 legislation to determine what in it could — or could not — justify the government collection of three months ...Officials: NSA programs broke plots in 20 nation […]

NCAA may seek to recover legal fees in O'Bannon caseUSA TODAYIf the NCAA prevails in an lawsuit pertaining to the use of college athletes' names and likenesses, it could take what it says is an usual step in anti-trust cases: It may try to recover millions of dollars in legal expenses from the plaintiffs' lead ...NCAA may attempt to recover le […]

See a region-by-region take on the headcount numbers from the annual NLJ 350 survey. How does your market rate? […]

A federal judge has approved a $150 million settlement by GlaxoSmithKline of a 33-member direct purchaser class action over allegations the drugmaker monopolized the market for its nasal spray Flonase. […]

Bathroom graffiti that sparked an $868,751 harassment verdict could lead to new law on punitive damages in workplace discrimination cases. […]

Just two years ago, the U.S. International Trade Commission was ground zero for high-stakes patent fights. But that was then; this is now. […]

The Alabama Supreme Court will revisit a ruling that some argued would make the state a magnet for dubious personal injury litigation. […]

Roberta Gelb, president of Chelsea Office Systems, talks about how trends such as cloud computing and bring your own device (BYOD) have law firms realizing the importance of training in the adoption of new technologies. […]

Eric Turkewitz, of The Turkewitz Law Firm and author of the New York Personal Injury Law Blog, offers dos and don'ts for first-time legal bloggers. […]

Attorney Daniel Cummins and staff reporter Ben Present discuss the emerging issue of social media law. In this installment, the two discuss the differences between Facebook and Twitter, and whether Twitter posts can be discoverable. […]

Steve Fletcher, CIO at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, speaks to issues "bring your own device" policies bring to law firms, such as securing client data. […]

As new tablets roll out, it can be harder than ever to sort through them and find one that's "just right." Here's a look at the top models. […]