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Alabama immigration law faces legal challenge: Can it survive?
Federal lawsuits have been filed against five states that have passed tough anti-illegal-immigration bills. Here is the legal state of play for all five state laws:
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Health care law's future: four scenarios
One year ago, President Barack Obama signed a sweeping health-care law to fulfill a long-standing Democratic pledge to ensure health-care coverage for all Americans.
Passage of the law was a major legislative victory for Obama and helped change the political landscape, but not always in the way Democrats had hoped. Republicans strongly opposed the law and successfully worked public skepticism about it into sweeping election victories in November.
Here's a look at the uncertain future of the health care law:
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Pennsylvania suing NCAA over Penn State sanctions. Does it have a case?
Gov. Corbett says the NCAA sanctions against Penn State in the Sandusky case irreparably harm Pennsylvania. One hurdle for the lawsuit: The university did not challenge the punishment.
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Gov. Tom Corbett to sue NCAA over Penn State sanctions
The Republican governor scheduled a Wednesday news conference on the Penn State campus in State College to announce the filing in US District Court in Harrisburg.
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Peter Madoff sentenced to 10 years in prison for role in ponzi scheme
Peter Madoff will serve 10 years in prison for his role in his brother's Ponzi scheme that stole billions of dollars from investors.
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Calif. gay conversion therapists win first round in court
A US District Court Judge made a decision just hours after a hearing on the issue, ruling that First Amendment rights of therapists outweigh concerns about danger to young people of gay conversion therapy.
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Fugitive in eco-terrorism case turns herself in at US-Canada border
After a decade on the run, a Canadian citizen surrendered to the FBI at the border in Washington. An alleged former member of two militant environmental groups, she faces federal arson and conspiracy charges.
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FedEx driver fired over Russian accent, lawsuit says
A FedEx driver says he was fired over his thick Russian accent, and is suing FedEx for damages. The driver, a Russian immigrant, says his English is perfectly understandable and that his firing was unwarranted.
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ACLU files lawsuit over policy barring women from ground combat
The civil rights group argued in a legal complaint filed in federal court in Northern California that a military policy to bar women from combat roles on the basis of gender was unconstitutional.
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Can people record police officers? Illinois ban gets no help at Supreme Court.
Supreme Court justices refused to hear an appeal on behalf of Illinois' tough eavesdropping law. A federal appeals court had ruled that the law 'likely violates' free speech guarantees.
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Latin America Monitor
Argentina's last stand in battle against bondholdersA US judge ruled that Argentina must pay all bond holders from its decade-old debt restructuring, including 'vulture funds' that refused to accept previous restructured deals.
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Tolkien family files suit for 'morally questionable' marketing of 'Rings'
Tolkien family files suit: The heirs of J.R.R. Tolkien are suing producers of two Tolkien moves, 'Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' for selling digital rights to an online slot machine game. The family filed suit in Los Angeles.
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In Gear
Hyundai, Kia owners seek $775 million over fuel economy fibsHyundai and Kia owners are suing the companies for $775 million after the EPA announced that 13 Hyundai and Kia models misstated their fuel-economy ratings, Read writes.
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Is Ohio voting software vulnerable to fraud? Court to hear Election Day case
A local candidate says a crucial piece of Ohio vote-tallying software was not properly vetted by the state and could be hacked. A judge will hear the case on Election Day and decide whether to grant an injunction against use of the software Tuesday.
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Patents suit filed against Microsoft's Windows 8
Patents suit involves Windows 8 use of tiles. SurfCast claims it developed dynamic tiles used by Windows 8. Microsoft, a veteran of patents suit, says it can prove the claims are without merit.
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Morgan Stanley faces ACLU discrimination lawsuit
Morgan Stanley is being accused of discriminating against black homeowners and violating federal civil rights laws in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU. Morgan Stanley calls the allegations 'completely without merit.'
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Sons' Harvard rejection: Parents sue an admissions consultant
After their sons were rejected from Harvard, angry parents sued a US-based college admissions consultant for promising to get their two sons into the school and failing.
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Coppertone settlement: 'False' sunscreen claims cost $3M to $10M
Coppertone settlement has been reached by parent company Merck, bringing a decade-old lawsuit to a close. The lawsuit alleged that Coppertone made false claims about its sunscreen, and the Coppertone settlement will cost Merck between $3 million and $10 million in payouts.
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South Carolina voter ID law goes before panel of judges
Amidst arguments that voter ID laws are unfair toward minorities, a panel of judges will determine whether South Carolina's voter ID law should go into effect before the election, or in 2014.
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Arizona illegal immigration law gets final go-ahead from court
Arizona's illegal immigration law directs police to check the status of individuals during a legal stop or detention. It's the latest chapter in the battle between the state and the Obama administration over which level of government has authority regarding immigration policy.
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Gun, ammunition, Chick-fil-A? A shooting suspect's unusual profile. (+video)
The suspect in the shooting at a conservative group's office is described as a supporter of gay rights who had Chick-fil-A sandwiches in his bag. The FBI is investigating the attack as a possible hate crime.
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Sept. 11 museum says steel cross, 'historical object,' should stay
September 11 memorial officials defended the display of a steel cross at the site of ground zero. An atheist group, who has filed a lawsuit, says it is unconstitutional.
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Horizons
Conan wades into Apple, Samsung imbroglioApple has sued Samsung for violating several key patents. Billions of dollars are at stake. But that doesn't mean the whole mess isn't worth a laugh or two.
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Jared Loughner, Tucson shooter plea deal depends on suspect (+video)
The 23-year-old college dropout is scheduled to attend a hearing during which his attorneys and prosecutors will try to persuade US District Court Judge Larry A. Burns that Loughner is no longer mentally unfit for trial.
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The Monitor's View: Create jobs – or create more graduates for existing jobs?
On the presidential campaign trail, Obama and Romney debate job creation when the easier path is tooling up graduates of higher education for jobs that already exist. But a political divide deters even that solution.
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Ohio bridge bombing plot suspect Anthony Hayne pleads guilty
Anthony Hayne pleaded to all three counts against him in US District Court. His attorney, Michael O'Shea, said Hayne hopes to get leniency in return for his testimony.
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Planned Parenthood sues Arizona for cut funding
Planned Parenthood sued the state of Arizona Monday in an effort to overturn a law that blocks funding for its health clinics because the organization also performs abortions. The new law is part of a national campaign against Planned Parenthood orchestrated by conservatives.
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