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D.C. Appeals Court Stuck on Who Has Authority in Gun Case

Summary: A visiting judge that oversaw a similar case ruled on a recent Washington D.C. gun licensing case, but the…

Congress Says It’s Okay So It Must Be Okay

Summary: After Congress allowed the controversial NSA telephone data collection program to continue with a few alterations, a federal appeals…

Google Books Is Legal

Summary: A court has ruled against a group of authors, determining that Google may scan and make books partially available in its online…

Watch Out! Weight Fluctuations Can Be Reason for Termination

Summary: A New Jersey appeals court decided that an Atlantic City casino can have personal standards for their cocktail waitresses…

Lawsuit Brought by The Freedom Watch Against the NSA Hits a Wall

Summary: A lack of evidence to support the lawsuit leads an appeals court to turn the case against the NSA…

Maryland Can Use DNA From Donors without a Court Order on Other Cases

Summary: The recent ruling by the Maryland Appeals Court allows police to keep and reuse DNA given by donors in…

7th Circuit Upholds Life Sentence of Former Gallatin County Sheriff

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously upheld the consecutive life sentences of former Gallatin County Sheriff, Raymond…

9th Circuit Rules against State Laws That Attempt to Oust Federal Gun Rules

On Friday, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the decision of a lower court against the 2009 Montana…

InterDigital Gets a Second Chance at ITC With Patent Case Against LG

Though the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that a patent dispute between two phone technology companies should be decided in…

Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Former Cooley Law School Student

A former law student from Thomas M. Cooley Law School has won a court case in the Michigan Court of…

Campaign Finance Limits Reinstated by Court

On Tuesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made the decision to reinstate Montana's campaign donation, telling the federal…

Viacom Made its Appeal and is Back on its Attack Against YouTube

Viacom is back in YouTube’s face. The electronic media mogul has been granted its chance to reopen its case of…