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Lance Armstrong Files Lawsuit to Block Charges

A lawsuit was filed in federal court on Monday by Lance Armstrong for the purpose of blocking the U.S. Anti-Doping…

Porn Shakedown Artists Cornered at Court

Have you received a legal notice claiming copyright violation and downloading of pornographic material from your home network? Have the…

In Black and White: Black Justice Accuses Colleagues of Denying Her Rights

The only African-American justice in the Supreme Court of Louisiana has accused that her colleagues in the bench are trying…

MasterCard and Visa Moving towards Settlements

According to sources and news reported by Bloomberg News, Visa Inc and MasterCard may be settling a lawsuit in which…

Judicial Opinion: “(D)on’t Let a Pistol-Packing Mother Catch You Naked in Her Daughter’s Closet.”

The United States Court of Appeals for The Eleventh Circuit delivered the opinion on Friday in a case brought by…

Challenge to Gay Marriage Law Dismissed by NY Court

On Friday, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department dismissed a case challenging New York State’s same-sex marriage law. The case filed…

Copyright Royalty Board Structure Declared to be Unconstitutional

On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that the three-judge board of the…

Facebook Yahoo Settle Lawsuits, Tie up in Licensing Partnership

On Friday, Facebook Inc and Yahoo Inc buried the hatchet to settle lawsuits between them and agreed to form a…

Preliminary Approval Given by Judge for Netflix Settlement

Preliminary approval has been granted by a federal judge for Netflix Inc.’s $9 million settlement of a class-action litigation lawsuit…

Judge Roberts a Supreme Surprise

Chief Justice John Roberts surprised us last week when his vote settled the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on whether Barack…

Texas Teacher Allegedly Had Sex with Student in Classroom

Kathryn Camille Murray was arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a child back in February. Murray is 29 and…

Two Illinois Counties to Defend State Law Banning Same-sex Marriage

Illinois passed a law in 1996 declaring that marriage can take place only between a man and a woman. On…