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Snowden Granted Asylum
Kevin Rizzo | August 1, 2013Edward Snowden finally left Sheremetyevo Airport, where he had been located for nearly 40 days, now that he has been...
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Court Rules Against Hazleton Immigration Law
Davis Truslow | July 31, 2013Hazleton, Pa. has lost another round in federal court as they try to enforce ordinances that crack down on...
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Manning Acquitted of ‘Aiding the Enemy’ but Still Guilty
Kevin Rizzo | July 31, 2013A military judge acquitted Pfc. Bradley Manning of aiding the enemy on Tuesday, the most serious of the 22...
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John McCain Pushing for Immigration Reform
Davis Truslow | July 31, 2013Although it has already passed the Senate, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) says there is still a lot of work...
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Environmental Consulting Industry Booming
Davis Truslow | July 31, 2013Growing concerns about climate change and recognition of environmental hazards has lead to the development of many new markets....
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Robert Khuzami Jumps to Big Law for $5 Million
Robbin Antony | July 30, 2013Name: Robert S. Khuzami Born: August 2, 1956 Position: Partner Place of Occupation: Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, D.C. Current...
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Landmark California Regulations Under Attack
Davis Truslow | July 30, 2013As congressional gridlock persists, companies have started targeting sympathetic Republican leaders in the house to fight California’s notoriously strict...
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NYC Large Drink Ban Still Unconstitutional
Kevin Rizzo | July 30, 2013The New York appeals court on Tuesday upheld the ruling that Mayor Bloomberg’s ban on large sugary drinks is...
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Bipartisan Bill to Change Healthcare Market
Kevin Rizzo | July 29, 2013Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D- Ore.) have co-authored a bill that would make the Medicare claims...
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Democracy in Action: Florida Set to Resume Voter Purge
Sameer Aggarwal | July 26, 2013The U.S. District Court in Tampa dismissed a lawsuit filed last year to block Florida’s voter purge program. Two...
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New Mobile App. ‘Congress’ Legislative Bill Tracker
Davis Truslow | July 25, 2013Congress by The Sunlight Foundation The Sunlight Foundation is an educational organization with the mission of increasing transparency in...
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Will Zimmerman Face Federal Charges?
Kevin Rizzo | July 25, 2013The George Zimmerman trial has been one of the most hotly debated topics in the news recently, and with...
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Battle Royal: Justice Department Challenges States on Voting Rights Laws
Ashley Powell | July 25, 2013The Justice Department is gearing up to take aggressive legal action in a string of voting rights cases across...
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Federal Judge Clears Way for Detroit Bankruptcy Case
Davis Truslow | July 25, 2013Detroit’s bankruptcy case will continue without legal challenges. The decision by Judge Steven Rhodes of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court halts...
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Legal Consequences of Ryan Braun’s Suspension
Kevin Rizzo | July 25, 2013The MLB’s recent 65-game suspension of Ryan Braun has several important legal repercussions for both the league and the...
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“Do-Not-Track” Battle Rages On
Kevin Rizzo | July 25, 2013The fight over how websites respond to the “do-not-track” signal continues as the Tracking Protection Working Group rejected the...
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Detroit Files Largest U.S. Municipal Bankruptcy
Kevin Rizzo | July 23, 2013The Detroit bankruptcy filing will arrive in court Wednesday despite several attempts to block the massive $18 billion debt...
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MassDEP Fines N.C. Company $40K for Environmental Violations in Leominster
Davis Truslow | July 23, 2013The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued a $40,000 penalty to South/Win Ltd. of North Carolina to...
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Texas Sets Further Limits on Abortions
Davis Truslow | July 23, 2013Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law Thursday a bill that greatly restricts abortion in the state. In his remarks...
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New Dredging Law to Reduce Permits
Davis Truslow | July 23, 2013A new measure passed by Oregon’s state legislature seeks to reduce by two-thirds the number of suction-dredging permits issued...
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EPA Trying to Stop Pebble Mine
Davis Truslow | July 23, 2013Activists are pushing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take a drastic regulatory step that could have significant repercussions...
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NSA Transparency Push: Apple, Google, Facebook Join Civil Liberties Coalition
Ashley Powell | July 22, 2013The largest internet companies have joined forces with top civil liberties groups to call on the White House and...
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Asiana Sued by Two Passengers in San Francisco Crash
Ashley Powell | July 22, 2013Asiana Airlines Inc. is being sued by two passengers, Younga Jun Machorro and her son Benjamin Hyo-in Machorro, who...
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China creates judicial protection in a green push
Davis Truslow | July 22, 2013Guiyang has created an eco-court, an eco-procuratorial bureau and an eco-public security branch that is included in all three arms...
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Florida Lawyers Challenge 2013 Timely Justice Act
Davis Truslow | July 18, 2013On Jun. 26, 2013 the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, a state agency that represents post-convicted death row inmates, filled...