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Health-care mandate: Catholic leaders sue over birth control
Health-care plan provision for employer-paid birth control riles Catholic schools, dioceses, and health-care providers. Negotiations with White House 'not encouraging.'
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Cloud computing: Legal standards up in the air
Cloud computing in the US is a 'Wild West' of legal standards. Do federal or local laws apply to cloud computing data? Can law enforcement access your data without your knowledge?
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The Litigators
The main case in John Grisham's 24th novel fails to offer enough twists and turns to hook this reader.
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Chris Paul trade rejected: Was it really to save NBA parity?
The NBA rejected a trade to send superstar Chris Paul from small-market New Orleans to the Los Angeles Lakers. In doing so, the league apparently made some small-market owners happy.
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Kodak bankruptcy? Investors dump stock.
Kodak says it has no intentions of filing for bankruptcy. But Kodak confirms hiring law firm specializing in restructuring and share price falls by more than half.
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Does hotel maid in Strauss-Kahn case need a defense lawyer, too?
Officials assert that the alleged victim in the sexual assault case against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn lied on her tax returns, asylum application, and on other occasions. Is she now in legal trouble?
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European laws target computer 'cookies,' but is compliance already crumbling?
As global concern over cyber identity sleuthing by commercial interests grows, the European Union (EU) has taken the lead in controlling computer cookies. Will it disrupt Internet commerce?
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From the American dream to a foreclosure nightmare
I got behind on mortgage payments. Now I’m at the courthouse to see if my house is up for auction. My story is a preview of the next, ugly phase of America's housing crash: ultraquick foreclosures managed by a team of mercenaries.
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The Circle Bastiat
So many foreclosures, so few lawyers
Twenty-three states in the US require that courts process foreclosures. Some states, like Florida, simply don't have enough lawyers to pick up all of the cases.
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DOMA: Republicans lose big-money law firm but keep key lawyer
The law firm that congressional Republicans hired to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) drops out unexpectedly, though a top lawyer has quit the firm to stay on the case.
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The outsource trend: It's not just call centers in India anymore
A decade ago, it would have been unthinkable for major British companies to send their legal work overseas. But often, Indian lawyers can do the work at an eighth the cost.
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What can lawyers claim in their ads? Supreme Court inaction sets no limit.
Inaction by Supreme Court justices leaves standing a ruling by a federal appeals court that a New York law went too far in restricting claims made by ads for lawyers.
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Witnesses testify signatures were faked at foreclosure firm
Depositions claim that foreclosure firm was faking signatures, casting doubt for some on the legitimacy of the legal system.
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Global News Blog
Outsourcing to India goes beyond tech support
US law firms are outsourcing to India their legal writing and editing. Although they need training, Indian editors are more still less costly than Americans.
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China's blind activist lawyer, Chen Guangcheng, released from prison
China's Chen Guangcheng helped a budding civil rights movement before his arrest four years ago. His example may have inspired others, despite sharp crackdowns from the Chinese government.
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Difference Maker
A prosperous lawyer aids China's migrant workers
Liu Pifeng, the wealthy founder of a law firm, spends part of his time defending the rights of China's poorest: migrant workers. His ultimate goal is to fix China's faulty legal system.
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Ex-attorney Scott Rothstein sentenced to 50 years for Ponzi scheme
Disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison for operating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme using faked legal settlements.
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The Circle Bastiat
You can't invest in law firms... yet
It is currently against the law to invest in law firms, but it's not out of the question. Law firms in the UK may go public in 2011.
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Sean Goldman case highlights rising international child abduction
The Sean Goldman case, which resolved Tuesday when a Brazil judge ordered the boy to be returned to his American dad, is one of a sharply rising number of international child abduction cases in the US.
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The New Economy
Top 5 things to know about Scott Rothstein
South Florida megalawyer Scott Rothstein is indicted on charges that he used a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme to peddle influence.
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Global News Blog
African backlash against international courts rises
African lawyers meeting in Madrid say international courts are seen as biased. This perception undermines local African justice reform efforts.
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For laid-off IBM workers, a job in India?
An IBM program offers some incentive to relocate. Americans who have migrated overseas find less pay – but a good lifestyle.
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China cracks down on human rights lawyers
A Beijing firm known for defending famous activists is told to close. Attorneys elsewhere have been detained or tried.
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Unions in China still feeble, but gaining foothold
Most Fortune 500 companies operating there have agreed to let workers organize, but can expect little pushback from the state-controlled groups.
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Michelle Obama’s story
In many ways she would make history as first lady.
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