U.S. Nuclear Material Transport Rules Changed
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has added security measures for the transportation of Category 1 and 2 radioactive materials within the United States. Category 1 and 2...
View Article'Scumbag, Everybody Is a Scumbag'
MANHATTAN (CN) - Prosecutors recorded Raj Rajaratnam's younger brother telling him, "Everybody is a scumbag," as the little brother described his plans to corrupt another man in the inside-trading...
View ArticlePublic Media's Political Ad Ban Skewered in 9th
(CN) - A federal law that lets public television and radio use "image advertisements," but not political ads, is vague and unconstitutional, an attorney told the 9th Circuit. "I can advertise...
View ArticleHow Low Can a TV Show Go?
MANHATTAN (CN) - ABC TV filmed a man dying in a hospital, and a doctor telling his family he had died, and broadcast it all on the show "NY Med" without telling the family or the dead man it was...
View ArticleEn Banc Panel Set for Libertarians' Dispute
WASHINGTON (CN) - A federal judge asked the full D.C. Circuit to decide whether annual contribution limits against the bequest of a deceased Libertarian supporter violate the party's First...
View ArticleGeorgia Immigration Law Curbed by Federal Judge
ATLANTA (CN) - A federal judge struck down a key section of Georgia's immigration law that criminalized the harbor and transportation of undocumented immigrants. Georgia adopted its Illegal...
View ArticleExplosion Victims Decry No-Evacuation Order
(CN) - Six former employees of a popular Kansas City, Mo., restaurant that exploded last month claim in court that they suffered injuries because the gas company said there was no reason to...
View ArticleInmate Wedding Case Upends MO License Law
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (CN) - Missouri cannot condition marriage licenses on the signatures of both the bride or groom if either party is incarcerated, a federal judge ruled. Representing five...
View ArticleCourt Faces Call to Validate Bonds Worth Billions for Rail Project
(CN) - California's attorney general filed suit this week to validate the $8.6 billion in state bonds issued to fund the construction of a high speed train system projected to cost $68 billion....
View ArticleDelayed Raise May Link Chief to Retaliation
(CN) - A California police officer can advance claims that the chief delayed his pay increase in retaliation for union activity, the 9th Circuit ruled Friday. John Ellins, a police officer in...
View ArticleTide of Criticism Meets Court Admin Office Idea for New Fee
(CN) - The California court bureaucracy's campaign to assess a $10-per-file fee for every record request has brought a tide of criticism from key legislators, judges and newspapers, saying the...
View ArticleGun Permit Condition in MD Upheld by 4th Circuit
(CN) - The 4th Circuit upheld Maryland's handgun permitting law, reversing an order that said the law's "good-and-substantial-reason" requirement was unconstitutional. In Maryland, those who...
View ArticleU.S. Nuclear Material Transport Rules Changed
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has added security measures for the transportation of Category 1 and 2 radioactive materials within the United States. Category 1 and 2...
View ArticleAlaska Roadless Rules
WASHINGTON - A federal judge dismissed Alaska's challenge to a 2001 U.S. Forest Service Final Rule on roadless areas in the Chugach and Tongass National Forests.
View ArticleLasik Docs Duck Suit on Off-Label Surgeries
(CN) - Off-label use of Lasik technology did not amount to illegal medical experimentation on humans, the 9th Circuit ruled Monday, tossing a class action. None of the named plaintiffs -...
View ArticleChinese Pencils
WASHINGTON - Staples, OfficeMax, Target and Industries for the Blind should not face claims that they defrauded the U.S. government by concealing that they bought pencils in China, a federal judge...
View ArticleLawmaker Says Email Seizure Needs Warrants
(CN) - Law-enforcement agencies need warrants to seize the mail of U.S. citizens, and the same rule will apply to email under a new bill proposed to the California Legislature. Senate Bill...
View ArticleAgency Wants to Hear About Fire Barriers
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Consumer Product Safety Commission will discuss fire safety technologies for upholstered furniture at its Maryland laboratory, April 25. The Fire Safety Technology...
View ArticleInjured Baseball Fan Can't Sue Houston Astros
HOUSTON (CN) - The Houston Astros are not liable for a batted ball that broke a woman's eye socket, a Texas appeals court ruled, finding that their stadium has an adequate number of screened...
View ArticleCarriers Cleared on Shared Luvdarts Cards
(CN) - Owners of mobile multimedia messaging networks did not infringe on copyrights by failing to prevent multiple sharings of "Luvdarts" messages, the 9th Circuit ruled Monday. Luvdarts LLC...
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