Supreme Court declines to hear music downloading case 
Published: May 23, 2012
Tags: copyright infringement, due process, illegal downloading, music downloading
A $675,000 jury verdict against a student who illegally downloaded 30 songs from the Internet was left standing by the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to take the matter up.
Lawyers, lawmakers ponder limits of GPS tracking ruling
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: May 22, 2012
Tags: Congress, Criminal Law, electronic monitoring, GPS, Supreme Court, U.S. v. Jones
WASHINGTON – Months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the police’s use of GPS tracking devices on suspects’ cars constitutes a search for Fourth Amendment purposes, law enforcement officials, defense lawyers and lawmakers are trying to define the limits of the ruling.
Catholic groups sue over birth control mandate
Published: May 21, 2012
Tags: Catholic groups, contraception, Department of Health and Human Services, First Amendment, freedom of religion, Obama administrations
WASHINGTON – In a series of lawsuits filed across the country Monday, dozens of Roman Catholic archdiocese, schools and other organizations are seeking to block the recent Health and Human Services mandate that requires most employers to cover contraception in their health care plans.
Parent’s years of residency not imputed to alien child
Published: May 21, 2012
Tags: Board of Immigration Appeals, immigration, imputation, Supreme Court
The Board of Immigration Appeals’ determination that a parent’s years of residency are not imputed to a child is a permissible construction of federal law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.
Party can’t recover cost of translating documents
Published: May 21, 2012
Tags: Supreme Court, translator
A defendant that prevailed in a personal injury case filed in federal court could not recover its costs for translating documents from Japanese to English, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-3 decision.
Posthumously conceived kids not entitled to benefits
Published: May 21, 2012
Tags: in vitro fertilization, Social Security benefits, Supreme Court
The Social Security Administration reasonably interpreted federal law in determining that only children supported by a deceased wage earner in his or her lifetime are entitled to Social Security benefits, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
Bankruptcy filings continue downward trend
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: May 18, 2012
Tags: bankruptcy filings, Federal courts
WASHINGTON – After years of record-breaking numbers of bankruptcy filings, the recent trend of declining filings continues, based on the most recent figures released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
State attorneys general push for generic drug legislation
Published: May 18, 2012
Tags: Congress, failure to warn, PLIVA v. Mensing, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – State attorneys general are urging Washington lawmakers to pass a bill that would allow generic drug makers to face the same liability as brand name drug companies for failing to include adequate warnings on drug labels.
Bill to temporarily extend bankruptcy judgeships passes
Published: May 16, 2012
Tags: bankruptcy court, bankruptcy judges
WASHINGTON – Congress has passed legislation that will temporarily save dozens of bankruptcy judgeships in 14 states and Puerto Rico from expiring.
Federal court strikes down NLRB union election rule
Published: May 15, 2012
Tags: NLRB, President Obama, quorum, recess appointment, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, union election
WASHINGTON – A federal court has struck down new labor union election regulations, ruling that the National Labor Relations Board violated voting procedures when it voted to approve the rules.
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