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  • Md. highest court recognizes same-sex divorce

    Md. highest court recognizes same-sex divorce

    Headline Legal News 05/18/2012

    Maryland's highest court ruled Friday that same-sex couples can divorce in the state even though Maryland does not yet permit same-sex marriages. The Court of Appeals ruled 7-0 that couples who have a valid marriage from another state can divorce in ...

  • Court says illegal immigrants can't have guns

    Court says illegal immigrants can't have guns

    Headline Legal News 05/08/2012

    A federal appeals court says illegal immigrants don't have a right to own firearms under the U.S. Constitution. Emmanuel Huitron-Guizar of Wyoming pleaded guilty to being an illegal immigrant in possession of firearms after his arrest last year. He w...

  • Designer Louboutin hits back in red sole lawsuit

    Designer Louboutin hits back in red sole lawsuit

    Headline Legal News 04/30/2012

    Renowned French shoe designer Christian Louboutin has defended his court battle to protect his famous red stiletto soles. Louboutin, who is suing fellow French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent for trademark infringement in a U.S. court, argues that h...

  • Ryan & Maniskas, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit

    Ryan & Maniskas, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit

    Headline Legal News 03/06/2012

    Ryan & Maniskas, LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in United States District Court for the District of Colorado on behalf of purchasers of Molycorp, Inc. common stock during the period between March 9, 2011 and November 10,...

  • NY court decision bolsters anti-fracking movement

    NY court decision bolsters anti-fracking movement

    Headline Legal News 02/23/2012

    A New York court decision has bolstered a movement among towns determined to prevent the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas within their borders. A state Supreme Court justice on Tuesday upheld the town of Dryden's August ...

  • Court says police cannot be sued over warrant

    Court says police cannot be sued over warrant

    Headline Legal News 02/22/2012

    The Supreme Court said Wednesday that California police officers cannot be sued because they used a warrant that may have been defective to search a woman's house. The high court threw out the lawsuit against Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detective Cu...

  • Cisco challenges Microsoft takeover of Skype in EU

    Cisco challenges Microsoft takeover of Skype in EU

    Headline Legal News 02/15/2012

    Networking company Cisco said Wednesday that it is challenging Microsoft's $8.5 billion takeover of Skype at the European Union's top court to ensure Microsoft won't block other video conferencing services. Microsoft completed the deal in October sho...

  • Federal court rules for Ohio festival free speech

    Federal court rules for Ohio festival free speech

    Headline Legal News 02/13/2012

    A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of two Christians who say their free speech rights were violated at a southwest Ohio corn festival. A 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel ruled unanimously Monday that a policy against solici...

  • Miss high court hears challenge to Barbour pardons

    Miss high court hears challenge to Barbour pardons

    Headline Legal News 02/10/2012

    Feuding attorneys asked the Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday to determine the validity of pardons that Haley Barbour gave to convicted killers and other convicts during his final days as governor. Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. said the court wou...

  • Utah high court to hear posthumous benefits case

    Utah high court to hear posthumous benefits case

    Headline Legal News 02/07/2012

    Utah's Supreme Court is deciding whether a sperm donor contract is proof that a man wanted to be a father, even after his death. The question stems from a dispute between Gayle Burns and the Social Security Administration, which denied survivor benef...

  • Magnet Toy Class Action Settlement

    Magnet Toy Class Action Settlement

    Headline Legal News 02/04/2012

    On December 15, 2011, the Honorable Susan D. Wigenton, U.S.D.J., granted final approval of a class action settlement in the lawsuit Chris Doering, et al. v. MEGA Brands, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 2:08-CV-1750 (SDW) (MCA).  Defendants MEGA B...

  • Miss. high court takes ex-gov pardons case

    Miss. high court takes ex-gov pardons case

    Headline Legal News 02/03/2012

    The Mississippi Supreme Court said Wednesday it will take up the legal challenge to the pardons ex-Gov. Haley Barbour gave out in his last days in office. State Attorney General Jim Hood, a Democrat, wants to invalidate dozens of the 198 pardons that...

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