U.S. Judiciary

Former NJ mayor gets probation in war lies case

iht.com     16 hrs ago   61 related          

A judge ordered former Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy on Friday to serve three years' probation and pay a $5,000 fine for lying about his Vietnam War service to pad his benefits check. During a sentencing hearing, U.S....                

Motorola wins text messaging patent case

ibtimes.com     14 hrs ago   9 related          

Motorola Inc., the world's No. 3 cell phone maker, said Friday it won a patent case filed against the company over its text messaging software. The University of Texas had sued the Schaumburg, Ill.-based company, alleging that...                

Bong Hits 4 Jesus Case Goes Back 2 Court

go.com     22 hrs ago   6 related          

Free Speech Debate to Hit U.S. State Court of Appeals in September JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- The "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" case isn't quite over. In this March 19, 2007 file photo, students with the group 'Sensible Drug Policy'...                

Hasbro Sues Over Online Scrabble Clone

hispanicbusiness.com     21 hrs ago   212 related          

NEW YORK (dpa) -- American toy maker Hasbro sued two Indian programmers Thursday for launching an online copy of its Scrabble board game on the Facebook social networking site. The game has become one of the most popular...                

Scalia takes to stage to tell lawyers how to win

iht.com     16 hrs ago   8 related          

It's a pretty good crowd for a summer Friday morning at Kennedy Center. Instead, the conservative justice and his book-writing sidekick, Bryan Garner, are to deliver 4 1/2 hours of advice about how to make your case to judges....                

Former Lobbyist Pleads Guilty to Trying to Destroy Evidence

washingtonpost.com     19 hrs ago   6 related          

A former lobbyist and close friend of former representative Curt Weldon pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to trying to destroy evidence in the federal investigation of the Pennsylvania Republican. Cecelia Grimes, 43,...                

FCC?S XM-Sirius Merger Proviso is Unconstitutional!

digitalmediaonlineinc.com     22 hrs ago   3 related          

DENVER , July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A demand by a federal agency that two companies agree to a race-based set aside as a condition to approval of their merger today drew a warning that the provision is unconstitutional...                

TRM announces lawsuits dismissed (at bizjournals.com)

yahoo.com     16 hrs ago   3 related          

The class-action lawsuits shareholders filed against TRM Corp. were dismissed this week. Portland-based TRM (Pink Sheets: TRMM), which provides ATM services in high-traffic consumer environments, announced Friday that on...                

Key Internet Censorship Law Struck Down Yet Again

indymedia.org     23 hrs ago   2 related          

Thursday, July 24, 2008 : The ACLU, EFF, and a coalition of plaintiffs achieved yet another victory for online free speech this week when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed [decision, PDF] a district...                

Suburbs waver, but Daley adamant about gun ban

chicagotribune.com     16 hrs ago   6 related          

Posted by Melissa Patterson at 3:40 p.m. Mayor Richard Daley was adamant Friday about Chicago’s intention to defend its handgun ban in court, despite news that a second area suburb was likely to repeal its ordinance next week....                

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