Circuit Puts Kibosh on Clean Air Rules
DALLAS (CN) - The D.C. Circuit granted Texas' request and ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to delay implementing interstate air pollution rules that were to take effect on New...
View ArticleEast Chicago Mayor Owes Jail Time for Corruption
CHICAGO (CN) - A former mayor convicted of embezzling government funds to remodel his daughter's Gary, Ind., home cannot reduce his prison sentence, the 7th Circuit ruled.
View ArticleJudge Won't Block New Hawaii Civil Union Law
HONOLULU (CN) - Two Christian churches lack legal standing to prevent same-sex couples from benefitting under Hawaii's new civil union law, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleCourt Won't Overturn NFL Player's Loan Debt
(CN) - NFL cornerback Jonathan Wade owes $171,000 for not paying back a loan, the Missouri Court of Appeals ruled.
View ArticleDoctors Win $12 Million From Livid Patient
PHOENIX (CN) - An Arizona jazz singer owes $12 million to a husband-wife plastic surgery team she defamed with online complaints, as part of a campaign to damage the doctors' business, a jury ruled.
View ArticleIPhone Users Say Apple Hid AT&T Arrangement
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Apple concealed that iPhones would be "locked in" to AT&T service and block third-party application downloads, consumers claim in a new federal antitrust action.
View ArticleCapital One Faces Suit Over Short Sales
SANTA ANA, Calif. (CN) - Homeowners say in a class action that Capital One illegally made them pay thousands of dollars in deficiency contributions after short sales of their homes, though the...
View ArticleNo Self-Police Needed for Photo-Sharing Website
MANHATTAN (CN) - Kodak's photo-sharing social media website does not have the responsibility to police 9 billion of its images for evidence of copyright infringement, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticleLobbyist Pleads Guilty in N.Y. Senate Bribery Ring
MANHATTAN (CN) - Lobbyist Richard Lipsky faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to two federal counts of bribing former New York state Sen. Karl Kruger.
View ArticleJudge Blocks NYC Housing Development
MANHATTAN (CN) - A New York Supreme Court justice on Wednesday barred New York City from developing affordable housing on the borders of the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Williamsburg and...
View ArticleDiscovery Advances for Texas Redistricting Trial
(CN) - Texas will have to fork over most of the documents requested by the United States and intervening parties in the dispute over the state's redistricting maps, a federal judge ruled,...
View ArticleHawaii High Court Calls for New State Senate Plan
HONOLULU (CN) - The allocation of Hawaii Senate seats violates the state Constitution because it is not based on the total number of permanent residents in each of the island counties, the Hawaii...
View ArticleGov. Brewer Can't Throw a Wrenchin Arizona's Medical Marijuana Law
PHOENIX (CN) - A federal judge has derailed Gov. Jan Brewer's 11th hour challenge to Arizona's voter-approved medical marijuana law, finding no evidence that state employees could face federal...
View ArticleSaying Thief in an Email May Have Been Libelous
(CN) - A New York City man has a basis for libel against the person who called him a thief in an email, a state appeals court ruled.
View ArticleDefending Unconstitutional D.C. Gun Ban Will Cost $1.1M
WASHINGTON (CN) - A man who successfully challenged the D.C. ban on handguns all the way through the U.S. Supreme Court can collect more than $1.1 million in attorneys' fees and expenses, a...
View ArticleKoch Poultry CEO Can't Crack SEC Charges
WASHINGTON (CN) - A federal judge has refused to dismiss Security and Exchange Commission claims that the CEO of Koch Poultry helped mislead auditors about $856 million worth of income, a federal...
View ArticleFort Dix Five Lose Bid to Toss Terror Convictions
PHILADELPHIA (CN) - Five men convicted of plotting a violent Jihadist attack against the Fort Dix military base cannot overturn their sentences, the 3rd Circuit ruled, rejecting claims that the...
View ArticleOnline Battle Fought inReal Life Is Trial-Worthy
(CN) - An Illinois man can sue his online adversary who allegedly took their role-playing game on Battlecam.com too far with a series of prank calls for pizza deliveries, male prostitutes and...
View ArticleHospitals Sue Kaiser Over Emergency Care
(CN)- Three Los Angeles-area hospitals say Kaiser owes them at least $94 million for refusing to fully cover emergency services for its members.
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