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New Mexico Supreme Court Rules Gay Marriage Legal

With a ruling by the state’s Supreme Court, New Mexico joins 16 states and the District of Columbia in legalizing […]

Cantor Reaches $135M Settlement With American Airlines In 9/11 Case

A lawsuit blaming American Airlines for failing to stop terrorists from hijacking the plane that crashed into the World Trade […]

Court Blocks Contraception Requirement For Religious Non-Profits

A district court judge issued a permanent injunction preventing the government from applying the contraception mandate in the Affordable Care […]

The Most Important Legal Stories Of 2013

A contributing editor at The Atlantic compiles his list of the year’s most important legal stories. It includes the Supreme […]

Appeals Court Bans Political Ads From Public TV

An appeals court upheld a ban on airing for-profit ads on public television, and extended that ban to include political […]

Jury Finds In Favor Of Patent Troll In Data Encryption Case

A firm with a history of asserting a data encryption patent in court against the likes of Amazon and Microsoft […]

Samsung Damages Due Apple For Infringement Balloons To $900M

In a second patent infringement trial held specifically to determine damages, a jury tacked on $290 million to what Samsung […]

Con-Way Within Rights To Fire Alcoholic Driver, Appeals Court Rules

Con-Way Freight was within its rights to fire an alcoholic driver who relapsed in violation of his return-to-work agreement, an […]

Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers Not Entitled To Jury Trial

A federal district judge in Atlanta has ruled that whistleblowers under the Dodd-Frank Act looking to sue for retaliation do […]

Appeals Court To Energy Dept: Stop Collecting Money From Nuclear Plants For Nixed Disposal Site

Nuclear utility companies scored a major victory when the D.C. Court of Appeals ruled that the federal government can no […]

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