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Court Rules on Bankruptcy Law

wsj.com     yesterday          

WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court in St. Louis ruled Thursday that a provision of a sweeping 2005 federal bankruptcy-overhaul law violates the free-speech rights of lawyers. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck...                    

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Woman dubbed Al-Qaida backer skips NY arraignment

nwsource.com     yesterday   50 related          

An American-educated Pakistani woman who's been labeled an al-Qaida supporter refused to appear in federal court Thursday to answer charges that she tried to kill U.S. soldiers and FBI agents after they detained her this...                    

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Comcast Appeals FCC Network Management Order

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Comcast has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission over its ruling that the company is mishandling some customers Internet traffic.Comcast said in a filing Thursday with the U.S. Court of Appeals...                    

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Abramoff arrives in court to face sentencing

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By MATT APUZZO ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER In this Jan. 3, 2006 file photo, lobbyist Jack Abramoff leaves Federal Court in Washington. From the time Jack Abramoff began cooperating with the FBI, the once powerful lobbyist...                    

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Non-Muslim Couples' Asset Division: Federal Court bars asset disputes after divorce

nst.com.my     yesterday          

PUTRAJAYA: The High Court has no authority to hear disputes involving matrimonial assets of non-Muslim couples after their divorce is made absolute. The Federal Court, in a landmark ruling yesterday, said the civil court...                    

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The Nazario Trial: A Final View from the Courtroom

freerepublic.com     yesterday          

Defend Our Marines | Nathaniel R. Helms | Thursday, September 4, 2008 [pdf]Riverside, California – A reporter quickly learns that nothing is ever as it seems. That was never more apparent than at the recent US District...                    

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Dallas suburb faces lawsuit over ordinance targeting illegal immigrants

pitt.edu     yesterday   7 related          

JURIST] A lawsuit filed Wednesday in US District Court for the Northern District of Texas [official website] challenges the latest version of a Farmers Branch [official website; JURIST news archive] municipal ordinance...                    

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Ute Indian Tribe sues financial adviser

ksl.com     yesterday   1 related          

DENVER (AP) -- The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing its financial adviser of fraud. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Denver against John P....                    

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Ninth Circuit maintains position on 'first sale' defense to copyright actions

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JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] on Wednesday reversed [opinion, PDF] a district court's grant of summary judgment to retailer Costco in a copyright infringement action brought by...                    

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Has Carilion Been Good for Roanoke?

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In 1989, U.S. District Court Judge James Turk concluded that a merger of Carilion Health System's Roanoke Memorial Hospital with Roanoke Community Hospital would "probably improve the quality of health care in Western...                    

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