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  • California Supreme Court OKs organic labeling lawsuits

    California Supreme Court OKs organic labeling lawsuits

    Consumer Rights 08/23/2015

    Consumers have a right to file lawsuits under California law alleging food products are falsely labeled "organic," the state Supreme Court ruled. Thursday's ruling overturned a lower court decision that barred such suits on the grounds that they were...

  • Bankruptcy court denies Caesars Entertainment's quick appeal

    Bankruptcy court denies Caesars Entertainment's quick appeal

    Bankruptcy Law 08/23/2015

    A bankruptcy court that ruled lawsuits against Caesars Entertainment Corp. would not be halted as the company's debt-heavy subsidiary attempts to emerge from Chapter 11 has also denied the casino company's effort to fast-track an appeal of the decisi...

  • Bryant tells court it should affirm same-sex marriage ruling

    Bryant tells court it should affirm same-sex marriage ruling

    Family Law 08/23/2015

    Gov. Phil Bryant remains opposed to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, but he’s stopping his court fight against it. In a letter Wednesday, Bryant’s lawyer asks the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to ...

  • Federal report finds bias in St. Louis County family court

    Federal report finds bias in St. Louis County family court

    Family Law 08/23/2015

    The U.S. Department of Justice released a report critical of the St. Louis County Family Court on Friday, finding that black youths are treated more harshly than whites, and juveniles are often deprived of constitutional rights. Though unrelated to t...

  • Cornell Law Review

    Cornell Law Review

    Law Reviews 08/23/2015

    For 100 years, the Cornell Law Review has earned a reputation as one of the nation’s leading law journals by publishing significant and challenging contributions to the world of legal scholarship. From its inception in 1915 through 1966, the Co...

  • The Yale Law Journal

    The Yale Law Journal

    Law Reviews 08/23/2015

    Mission For over a century, the Yale Law Journal has been at the forefront of legal scholarship, sparking conversation and encouraging reflection among scholars and students, as well as practicing lawyers and sitting judges and Justices. The Journal ...

  • Louisiana Dui information

    Louisiana Dui information

    DUI Law 08/23/2015

    Louisiana First Offender You are DWI/DUI in Louisiana if you drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .10% or greater. First Offense Penalties Jail 10 days to 6 months. If you had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15% or higher, at least 48...

  • Harvard Law Review

    Harvard Law Review

    Law Reviews 08/23/2015

    The Harvard Law Review is a student-run organization whose primary purpose is to publish a journal of legal scholarship. The Review comes out monthly from November through June and has roughly 2,500 pages per volume. The organization is formally inde...

  • Bryant tells court it should affirm same-sex marriage ruling

    Bryant tells court it should affirm same-sex marriage ruling

    Family Law 07/23/2015

    Gov. Phil Bryant remains opposed to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, but he’s stopping his court fight against it. In a letter Wednesday, Bryant’s lawyer asks the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to ...

  • High court won't hear Nevada patient dumping case

    High court won't hear Nevada patient dumping case

    Intellectual Property 06/23/2015

    The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from Nevada over a lawsuit that claims the state wrongfully bused indigent psychiatric patients to San Francisco without paying the costs of their medical care.   The justices on Tuesday let stand a lower c...

  • Appeals court skeptical of fairness of trader's conviction

    Appeals court skeptical of fairness of trader's conviction

    Corporate Law 05/24/2015

    An appeals court panel on Wednesday expressed doubts about the fairness of a prosecution that led to a prison sentence for a man convicted of defrauding a government bailout program. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had pl...

  • Supreme Court hears $10B Phillip Morris appeal

    Supreme Court hears $10B Phillip Morris appeal

    Class Action 05/23/2015

    The Illinois Supreme Court has heard oral arguments about whether to let a $10 billion class-action verdict against a major cigarette maker stand. Former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson and another Phillip Morris lawyer asked the court Tuesday to strike t...