Articles tagged with law
Fri, May 25, 2012
U.S. asks judge to undo ruling against military detention law
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Friday urged a judge to lift her order barring enforcement of part of a new ...
Fri, May 25, 2012
Kansas governor signs bill effectively banning Islamic law
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - Republican Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill aimed at keeping state courts and agencies from using ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
Supreme Court limits reach of 1974 real estate law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for home buyers to sue mortgage lenders for certain overcharges at settlement, limiting the reach ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
Analysis: Drugmakers vulnerable if health law revoked
By Deena Beasley
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical companies, which were spared some of the more sweeping regulations in President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
New Michigan law targets 911 prank calls
LANSING (WKZO) -- Anyone making a false 911 call in Michigan could face a stiff penalty.
A new law will go into effect in July ...
Sat, May 19, 2012
Alabama governor signs bill tweaking immigration law
By Kelli Dugan
MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's governor signed into law revisions to the state's controversial immigration statute on Friday, despite his ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Appeals court affirms minority voting rights law
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the landmark U.S. voting rights law aimed at ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Dominick's law stiffens sentences for child abuse
LANSING (WKZO) -- A bill nicknamed “Dominick’s Law” that would strengthen the penalties for parents and other adults convicted of severe cases of child ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Emergency Manager law petition considered by Michigan Court of Appeals
LANSING (WKZO) -- The Michigan Court of Appeals may decide if the proposal to repeal the state's emergency manager law is valid.
The group ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Jury deliberations in Edwards trial to resume next week
By Wade Rawlins
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Jurors weighing whether former U.S. Senator John Edwards illegally used campaign funds to conceal an extramarital ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Lawmakers approve tweaks to Alabama immigration law
By Kelli Dugan
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama lawmakers passed a new bill to revise the state's controversial immigration law on Wednesday, hoping to ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Confrontation brews in Congress over detainee law
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers moved toward a confrontation over the government's power to detain suspected terrorists on Wednesday as the Republican-led ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Taxes lurk behind court test of Obama health law
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While Supreme Court watchers focus on the controversial insurance requirement in President Barack Obama's healthcare law, lesser known ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Supporter of Oregon medical pot law wins attorney general race
By Teresa Carson
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - In a primary election race for Oregon's top law enforcement post, the candidate who pledged to protect ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Ohio Governor signs law to repeal voting law changes
By Kim Palmer
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Ohio's Republican Governor John Kasich signed a bill on Tuesday reversing a contentious voting law that Democrats have ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Arizona governor vetoes law demanding return of federal lands
By Tim Gaynor and David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Monday vetoed a bill demanding the U.S. government turn over ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Law unsung hero of Olympiakos success : Ivkovic
By Zoran Milosavljevic
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Olympiakos Piraeus point guard Acie Law was heading into basketball obscurity halfway through the season but ended up winning ...
Sat, May 12, 2012
Kansas lawmakers pass effective ban on Islamic law
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - Kansas lawmakers have passed legislation intended to prevent the state courts or agencies from using Islamic or ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
New York kosher law is kosher, court rules
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's kosher-labeling rules interfere with freedom of religion about as much as St. Patrick's Day ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Onetime "King of Biotech" runs afoul of law again
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Blech, an investor who was known as the "King of Biotech" before he admitted to criminal charges ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Tyra Banks applauds Vogue bosses for new modelling law
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Wed, May 09, 2012
Dewey's top leaders to leave troubled law firm
By Nate Raymond
(Reuters) - Two of Dewey & LeBoeuf's four leaders are jumping ship, as the ailing U.S. law firm prepares for mass ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Tyra Banks applauds Vogue bosses for new modelling law
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Last week (begs30Apr12), Vogue editors across the world adopted a new policy to protect the health of models by banning young ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Outside Dewey law firm, employees mull future
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Standing outside a midtown Manhattan office building on Monday, two employees posed for a photograph and pointed to the words on ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Healthcare access to erode if law struck down: study
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans have seen a decade-long erosion in access to medical services that is likely to continue if President ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
Law firm Dewey warns of possible closure
By Nick Brown and Nate Raymond
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf notified U.S. attorneys and staff on Friday that they could face mass layoffs, in the starkest sign yet that Dewey could be on the verge of collapse.
"Although we continue to pursue various avenues, it is possible that adverse developments could ultimately result in the closure of the firm, which would result in the termination of your employment," the firm said in a letter to employees that was obtained by Reuters.
Angelo Kakolyris, a spokesman for the firm, declined to comment.
The firm issued the notification under a federal law known as the WARN Act and similar state laws that require employers to notify workers of mass layoffs in advance. The federal WARN Act requires employers with 100-plus employees to give them 60 days' notice, while New York's WARN Act requires employers with 50 or more workers to give at least 90 days' notice.
Dewey & LeBoeuf, once one of the biggest law firms in the United States, has been struggling this year with growing debt, declining revenue and partner defections, which continued unabated on Friday.
Since January, the firm has lost at least 120 of its 300 partners amid a mounting debt crisis. It has tried and failed to find a merger partner.
Employees leaving Dewey's offices in midtown New York on Friday declined to talk to a reporter. Workers from a local moving company called Moishe's loaded about two dozen boxes labeled Dewey & LeBoeuf early on Friday evening before driving away.
A Facebook site set up to help Dewey attorneys and staff find jobs grew to 220 members on Friday afternoon.
Earlier on Friday, another source close to the situation said that Dewey & LeBoeuf had dismissed Executive Director Stephen DiCarmine within the last week. DiCarmine has retained a prominent criminal defense lawyer, the source said.
Last week, the firm informed its partners that the New York District Attorney launched an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by former Chairman Steven Davis.
No allegations of wrongdoing have been brought against DiCarmine. The reasons for his termination couldn't be determined. Davis has denied any wrongdoing and DiCarmine did not return phone calls seeking comment.
DiCarmine has hired Edward Little, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan, according to the source, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter. Little, a partner at law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed, declined to comment on whether he had been hired in connection with the DA probe.
Defections from the firm decimated its overseas offices on Friday, with a wave of departures in Britain, Germany, Kazakhstan, UAE and Russia.
Dewey's options could include an out-of-court wind-down or a bankruptcy, whether voluntary or forced by its creditors, bankruptcy experts said.
Earlier this week, Dewey denied any plans to file for bankruptcy. Industry experts say a filing would be expensive and unlikely to salvage the firm, but could provide an efficient legal framework for Dewey to collect receivables from departed partners.
People who are owed money by Dewey have already begun seeking to sell their claims to third parties on a secondary market at a heavy discount, said Kevin Starke, a bankruptcy analyst with CRT Capital Group, a brokerage that specializes in distressed securities.
When businesses are insolvent or close to it, their stakeholders, fearing they will not be paid fully or on time, commonly sell their claims at a discount to institutional buyers in an effort to recover some money.
In Dewey's case, sellers will likely include trade vendors, suppliers and other service providers who may have receivables against the firm, Starke said.
"A market for receivables is shaping up around 10-to-15 cents on the dollar," he said.
(Additional reporting by Andrew Longstreth, Karen Freifeld and Caitlin Tremblay; Editing by Noeleen Walder, Eric Effron, Eddie Evans, Gary Hill)
Thu, May 03, 2012
Key partner at law firm Dewey defects to rival
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A raft of new partner defections including a key rainmaker hit Dewey & LeBoeuf on Thursday, as management found itself denying a report that the troubled U.S. law firm planned to close shop as early as in the next two weeks.
Morton Pierce, a Dewey vice chairman, will join White & Case, along with seven corporate and M&A partners in New York, a spokeswoman for White & Case said. In addition to the group's departure, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius said on Thursday it had hired three litigation partners from Dewey's London office, including its managing partner, Peter Sharp.
Pierce, who had been chairman of predecessor firm Dewey Ballantine, said Thursday that the last few weeks at the firm had been a challenge.
"Has it been difficult? Yes," he said in an interview, adding that he felt "great" about going to White & Case.
A spokesman for Dewey declined to comment on Pierce's plans to leave.
In the wake of the defections, both a spokesman for Dewey and a member of its management group found themselves Thursday afternoon denying a published report in trade publication The American Lawyer that the firm planned to shutter by May 15.
"No such plans exist," Martin Bienenstock, a bankruptcy partner at Dewey and a member of the firm's four-person office of the chairman, said in an e-mail.
Dewey, which has offices in 26 cities around the world, was until recently among the top 20 largest law firms in the United States, with 1,040 lawyers, according to an annual survey by the National Law Journal, an industry publication.
But since January, it has lost more than 100 of its 300 partners amid a mounting debt crisis and concerns over partner compensation.
In recent weeks, Dewey has considered a number of alternatives including deals with other law firms.
Merger talks with SNR Denton, the latest merger candidate, have come to an end, a person briefed on the matter said Thursday. The talks fell apart after Dewey said that its former chairman, Steven Davis, was under investigation by the Manhattan district attorney's office, according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Davis has denied wrongdoing.
Dewey had previously been in talks with Greenberg Traurig about a possible transaction, but those talks also ended, Dewey said Sunday.
Bienenstock said in an email Thursday morning that talks "are not off with any firm, they simply change scope."
And, while law firm SNR Denton said it is not talking about a merger, it appears to be considering hiring lawyers from Dewey. SNR Denton Chief Executive Elliott Portnoy sent an email Wednesday to SNR Denton partners saying the firm was making efforts to attract the "strong, profitable parts" of Dewey, according to an SNR Denton partner who read the email.
Portnoy declined to comment. Jeff Scalzi, a spokesman for SNR Denton, said "we are looking at selective acquisitions, but we aren't commenting further."
Another firm, Patton Boggs, has been exploring opportunities short of a full merger, a different source familiar with the matter said on Monday.
In an email Monday, Dewey management "encouraged" partners to seek out other jobs.
Bienenstock said Monday that bankruptcy was "not in current plans."
On Monday, Dewey obtained a two-week extension in negotiations between it and a bank group over a $100 million credit line. Dewey has drawn down $75 million on that credit line.
Bienenstock, who declined an interview request, said in an e-mail on Thursday that Dewey had not appointed a dissolution committee, an entity put in place by law firms to oversee their wind down process.
"We have created no such committee; and I do not plan to dignify with further ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Bills To Amend Medical Marijuana Law
LANSING, MI (WKZO) -- Several new bills are working their way thru the Michigan House that would add restrictions and clarify the state’s medical ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf loses 5 more partners
By Nate Raymond and Nick Brown
(Reuters) - Five more partners have left Dewey & LeBoeuf, the struggling U.S. law firm coping with partner defections, high debt and a criminal investigation of its former chairman.
The latest defections include Ira White, co-chair of Dewey's private equity practice. Jones Day announced on Wednesday it hired White for its New York office. Separately, at least four other partners left Dewey's London office for outfits including Vinson & Elkins and KPMG.
Angelo Kakolyris, a spokesman for Dewey, declined to comment. White did not respond to a request for comment.
Dewey has lost more than 90 of its 300 partners since the beginning of the year. The latest departures came two days after Dewey & LeBoeuf distributed a memo to partners in which they were "encouraged" to find new jobs.
Ed Morrison, a bankruptcy professor at Columbia Law School, likened the memo to "putting employees on life boats."
"You don't put people on life boats unless you think the ship is sinking," Morrison said.
Partners were told to send out all of their bills to clients in order to receive their monthly draws from earnings due to be paid Thursday, according to a current partner, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
BANK NEGOTIATIONS
The condition followed negotiations with a bank group led by JPMorgan Chase & Co
In London, Dewey leaders are considering putting the British office into an insolvency proceeding under British law, a person close to the discussions said. The discussions were described as preliminary.
Amid these talks, Dewey removed the names of four partners in London from its website between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Those included Nabil Khodadad, who co-headed Dewey's project finance and infrastructure practice. Khodadad confirmed on Wednesday that he had joined Vinson & Elkins. Khodadad, who declined further comment, was joined by Andrew Neiland, a "local," or non-equity, partner in Dewey's London office.
Another London lawyer, Julio Castro, became the third Dewey tax partner to join accounting firm KPMG. Castro left Dewey on April 27, according to Dewey spokesman Duncan Miller.
Dewey also removed corporate partner Stephen Walters from its website. Miller said he could not confirm the departure. Walters did not respond to requests for comment.
(Reporting by Nate Raymond and Nick Brown in New York; Editing by Andre Grenon and Muralikumar Anantharaman)
Mon, April 30, 2012
Law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf loses seven more partners
By Nate Raymond
(Reuters) - Seven more partners, including an executive committee member, have left Dewey & LeBoeuf, the New York-based law firm hobbled by attorney defections, debt and a criminal probe into its former chairman.
The most recent wave of departures comes amid disclosures by firm management that the Manhattan district attorney's office is investigating "allegations of wrongdoing" by former Dewey Chairman Steven Davis and that talks with rival Greenberg Traurig about a potential transaction have ended.
Dewey removed the partners' names from its website between Friday and Monday.
The firm has lost at least 82 of its 300 partners since the beginning of the year. It is on the hook for more than $75 million in loan debt, and is trying to convince lenders to extend a Monday deadline.
The seven partners include Gordon Warnke, the chairman of Dewey's tax department and a member of the firm's executive committee. Warnke, who joined Linklaters with partner Joseph Pari, could not be reached for comment Monday. A spokeswoman for Linklaters had no immediate comment.
Other newly departed partners are Marshall Stoddard Jr., a partner in New York and Los Angeles who was the U.S. head of the firm's bank and institutional finance practice group, and Charles Moore, a Houston lawyer who was the former general counsel of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Both joined Morgan, Lewis & Bockius on Monday.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher separately announced Sunday that it had hired Peter Gray, a Dubai-based Dewey partner focused on international litigation and international arbitration.
"Gibson Dunn's unparalleled litigation platform and top-notch reputation locally and internationally is a tremendous foundation that will allow me to expand my practice," Gray said in a statement.
Gary Apfel, the Los Angeles co-chair of Dewey's consumer financial services group, left the firm on Wednesday, according to Dewey spokesman Duncan Miller. It was not clear what firm Apfel had joined.
Dewey separately removed New York corporate partner Linda Ramson from its website. Miller could not confirm that she had left the firm, and calls and e-mails to her office at Dewey went unreturned.
Miller declined to comment further on the departures.
(Reporting by Nate Raymond; Editing by Noeleen Walder and Lisa Von Ahn)
Sun, April 29, 2012
'Community' 'Law & Order' Spoof Adds 'Criminal Minds' to the Mix EXCLUSIVE CLIP
Can you hear that? It's the sound of old man overcoats and inquisitive zingers as the Community Law & Order episode approaches.
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Sun, April 29, 2012
Law firm Dewey dumps executive; talks with rival end
By Nick Brown and Nate Raymond
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Embattled law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf said on Sunday it removed its former chairman from various ...
Sat, April 28, 2012
'Community' 'Law & Order' Spoof Adds 'Criminal Minds' to the Mix EXCLUSIVE CLIP
Can you hear that? It's the sound of old man overcoats and inquisitive zingers as the Community Law & Order episode approaches.
We're ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
'Community' 'Law & Order' Spoof Adds 'Criminal Minds' to the Mix EXCLUSIVE CLIP
Can you hear that? It's the sound of old man overcoats and inquisitive zingers as the Community Law & Order episode approaches.
We're ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
New York prosecutors probe law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf
By Nate Raymond
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York prosecutors are looking into allegations of wrongdoing by a key leader of the troubled law firm ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Emergency Manager Law Petition May End Up In Court
LANSING, MI (WKZO) -- Backers of a petition drive challenging the state’s Emergency Manager law reacted angrily when the State Board of Canvassers deadlocked ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Ohio struggles to draft tougher law after exotic animals' escape
By Jo Ingles
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio legislation designed to clamp down on ownership of wild animals after the escape last year from a ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
State Board of Canvassers deadlocks on emergency manager issue
LANSING (WKZO) -- The attempt to repeal the Emergency Manager law in Michigan hit a stumbling block today when the State Board of Canvassers deadlocked ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Republican report blasts Obama's healthcare law
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans on Thursday issued a politically charged report that quoted President Barack Obama's corporate advisers as predicting his ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Repeal on Michigan emergency law doesn't make ballot
LANSING, Michigan (Reuters) - A proposed repeal of Michigan's controversial emergency manager law, aimed at repairing finances in struggling cities and school districts, failed ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Stampfler Says Emergency Manager Law Needs Reform
PONTIAC, MI (WKZO) -- Former Portage City Manager Michael Stampfler was named the city of Pontiac's emergency financial manager in 2010. Now he says ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Hundreds march against Arizona immigration law
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A few hundred protesters, some toting placards reading "no to racial profiling," marched through downtown Phoenix on Wednesday to ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Hundreds march against Arizona immigration law
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A few hundred protesters, some toting placards reading "no to racial profiling," marched through downtown Phoenix on Wednesday to ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Russell Brand calls for drug law change
The former alcoholic and heroin addict was invited to share his experiences at a House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee hearing into Britain ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
U.S. high court appears to back Arizona on immigration
By James Vicini and Joan Biskupic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative justices who hold a majority on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared to endorse Arizona ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Russell Brand calls for drug law change
The former alcoholic and heroin addict was invited to share his experiences at a House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee hearing into Britain ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Law sparks new romance rumour
The Sherlock Holmes star downed shots with the blonde at a venue in Manhattan on Thursday (19Apr12) and onlookers saw them ""kissing a lot ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Senate heads toward renewal of domestic abuse law
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans, accused by Democrats of waging "a war on women," are expected to yield to election-year pressure as ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Law sparks new romance rumour
The Sherlock Holmes star downed shots with the blonde at a venue in Manhattan on Thursday (19Apr12) and onlookers saw them ""kissing a lot ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
Exclusive: BlackBerry maker hires law firm for restructuring
By Nadia Damouni and Alastair Sharp
NEW YORK/TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has hired law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP to work out a restructuring plan that could include selling assets, seeking joint ventures or licensing patents, people briefed on the matter said.
As part of the struggling Canadian smartphone maker's strategic review, the RIM board is discussing ways to boost revenue from its new BlackBerry 10 operating system and possibly opening up its proprietary network, the sources said.
At one point, RIM was hoping to add as much as $4 billion in revenue from deals with major telecom carriers, sources said.
"This is a very mature strategy and RIM was very far down the road with a lot of those discussions with carriers," one of the sources added.
The restructuring efforts come as the Blackberry maker tries to stem customer losses to Apple Inc's iPhone and smartphones running Google Inc's Android software.
RIM posted a $125 million loss in its most recent quarter as it wrote down BlackBerry inventories. It took an even larger hit on its underperforming PlayBook tablet computers three months earlier. RIM's stock has plunged 75 percent in the last 12 months, giving the company a market value under $7 billion.
Representatives for Milbank and RIM declined to comment.
A number of investment banks have approached RIM over the past several months, vying for a role as financial adviser. But for now, RIM is not expected to hire a banker unless it decides to sell off a major asset or if the company receives takeover interest from an industry competitor, the sources said.
RIM has worked with Milbank previously and also retains law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and the consulting firm Monitor Group for strategic advice. The two firms were not immediately available for comment.
BALSILLIE'S PROPOSAL
RIM, which once dominated the smartphone market, appointed a new CEO, Thorsten Heins, in January when longtime co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie resigned under pressure.
Before he left, Balsillie had led a three-pronged plan to double RIM's service revenue by allowing carriers to use its services for messaging, content delivery, and analytics on all smartphones, sources with knowledge of his plan told Reuters.
Balsillie's plan offered carriers a way to tempt budget customers to upgrade to smartphones, with a data plan restricted to social networking and messaging services.
The sources said it also involved a "carrier cloud" to compete with device-specific services such as Apple's iCloud and cross-platform products, like DropBox and Netflix.
RIM started talks with the world's largest telecom companies more than six months ago and they were still going on as late as January at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
But the board got cold feet on concerns about cost and fears that the company's smartphones could lose more market share if the popular BlackBerry Messenger chat system was available on other devices. Balsillie quit RIM's board in March.
Sources declined to discuss pricing details for the aborted plan, citing the potential for deals to still get done.
It was not clear how much of Balsillie's plan will be incorporated in the restructuring that Milbank is advising on.
STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS
Since late 2010, RIM had been taking steps to make its network services available to other devices, and made a string of acquisitions to support that strategy, according to several sources with knowledge of the matter.
Last October, RIM bought Dublin-based digital content company Newbay Software, which stores photo and video albums, music, address books, calendars on its own servers and can deliver it to any Internet-connected device, including mobile phones, personal computers, tablets and televisions.
When RIM bought it, Newbay boasted more than 80 million subscribers and had relationships with many of the carriers that Balsillie was negotiating with.
Earlier in 2011, RIM bought small Swedish video-editing company Jaycut, German social gaming company Scoreloop in June, and Waterloo-based tinyHippos, which owned a cross-platform app testing tool.
(Reporting by Alastair Sharp in Toronto and Nadia Damouni in New York; Editing by ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
New state law bans materials from burn barrels
Lt. Governor Brian Calley has signed a bill approved by the legislature, that outlaws the burning of certain household trash in rural parts of ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Alabama's House approves changes to tough immigration law
By Verna Gates
Birmingham, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's House of Representatives passed a new version of its controversial immigration law on Thursday, revising parts ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Law firm retains bankruptcy counsel, role unclear
By Noeleen Walder and Leigh Jones
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Elite New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has hired a prominent bankruptcy attorney as it struggles with high debt and partner defections, according to two attorneys at other law firms who have knowledge of the matter.
Albert Togut, who has represented several major companies in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is working with at least one member of the firm's new management team, one of the sources said.
Togut did not respond to several messages seeking comment. A spokesman for Dewey, Angelo Kakolyris, declined to comment, saying, "The firm does not comment on speculation."
The 950-lawyer firm, one of the biggest in the United States, has lost some 70 partners, or 23 percent of them, since the start of the year as it negotiates with creditors.
The hiring of Togut does not necessarily mean Dewey is planning a bankruptcy filing. For example, the firm could be looking for legal help to renegotiate its debt.
One partner who recently left Dewey said the firm could be preparing for a so-called prepackaged bankruptcy, possibly involving a merger with another law firm. Under this scenario, Dewey would negotiate with creditors and prepare for a merger prior to filing for bankruptcy, a process that would enable Dewey to reorganize and emerge from bankruptcy quickly.
Togut has served as counsel to General Motors, Chrysler Automotive and Ambac Financial in their Chapter 11 bankruptcies. He also served as trustee in the 1988 bankruptcy of law firm Finley, Kumble.
Togut was tapped by Martin Bienenstock, himself a high-powered bankruptcy lawyer who last month was appointed to Dewey's new five-person office of the chairman, a source said.
It is unclear when Togut was hired. Neither Bienenstock nor Richard Shutran, members of Dewey's office of the chairman, responded to requests seeking comment.
Dewey is in the process of negotiating with its lenders, including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup. A spokeswoman for Citi Private Bank referred all inquiries to JPMorgan, which Citi identified as Dewey's primary lender. JPMorgan declined comment.
Firm leaders said earlier this week that the vast majority of the recent departures were part of its plan to reduce its partner ranks to improve profitability.
Last year, Dewey hired a number of high-profile, highly compensated attorneys. It has been unable to pay many of its longer-term partners full compensation in recent months, according to two partners who have left. Dewey is saddled with large debt, including about a $125 million bond, a rare liability for a law firm.
Dewey was created by a merger in 2007 between 250-attorney Dewey Ballantine and 700-attorney LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & McRae. At its height in 2008, it had 1,450 attorneys, according to The National Law Journal.
One of Dewey's original partners was Thomas Dewey, former New York governor and Republican candidate for president in 1944 and 1948.
(Additional reporting by Nick Brown and David Henry; Editing by Eddie Evans and Eric Effron)
Thu, April 19, 2012
Oklahoma "personhood" law to grant embryos rights as people fails
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A proposed 'personhood' law in Oklahoma that would grant embryos full rights as people from the moment of conception failed in ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Supreme Court: torture law applies only to people
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority and PLO cannot be sued under a 1991 U.S. victim protection law over the alleged ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Georgia welfare law requires drug test to receive aid
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Low-income adults seeking public assistance in Georgia will have to pass a drug test before receiving benefits under a ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Mississippi law may shut sole abortion clinic
By Robbie Ward
STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi's only abortion clinic could be forced out of business under legislation signed into law on Monday ...
Sat, April 14, 2012
Farm Bill Becomes Law
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - A farming related bill sponsored by state Rep. Ken Kurtz of Coldwater was signed into law this week by Governor Snyder ...
Sat, April 14, 2012
Helmet Law Repealed
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Governor Rick Snyder has signed a bill that now allows motorcyclists over 21 to ride without wearing a helmet under certain ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Tennessee teacher law could boost creationism, climate denial
By Deborah Zabarenko
(Reuters) - A new Tennessee law protects teachers who explore the "scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses" of evolution and climate change, a ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Governor Signs No Helmet Law
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Michigan has become the 31st state to give motorcyclists the option of wearing a helmet under legislation signed by the ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Arizona governor signs law banning most late-term abortions
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Republican Governor Jan Brewer signed into law on Thursday a controversial bill that bans most abortions after 20 ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Sebelius seeks civil rights support for U.S. healthcare law
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. administration official asked civil rights activists on Thursday to help defend President Barack Obama's ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Sebelius seeks civil rights support for healthcare law
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. administration official asked civil rights activists on Thursday to help defend President Barack Obama's ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Tennessee teacher law could boost creationism, climate denial
By Deborah Zabarenko
(Reuters) - A new Tennessee law protects teachers who explore the "scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses" of evolution and climate change, a ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Tennessee law allows creationism theory in classrooms
By Tim Ghianni
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam on Tuesday refused to sign a bill that would permit discussion of creationism in ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Court narrows reach of computer fraud law
By Terry Baynes and Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court rejected the government's broad reading of a computer fraud law to ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Coke withdraws from group that backs Stand Your Ground law
By Barbara Liston and Martinne Geller
ORLANDO, Fla./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co is dropping its membership in a conservative national advocacy group that ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
Law, Mara and Tatum to film in real prison
The actors are currently working on the director's latest offering, Bitter Pill, about a woman coping with the imminent release of her incarcerated ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
Oklahoma, weighing "personhood" law, may be next abortion flashpoint
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - A proposed law in Oklahoma that would grant embryos full rights as people from the moment of conception may represent ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Coke withdraws from group that backs Stand Your Ground law
By Barbara Liston and Martinne Geller
ORLANDO, Fla./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co is dropping its membership in a conservative national advocacy group that ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Coke withdraws from group that backs Stand Your Ground law
By Barbara Liston and Martinne Geller
ORLANDO, Fla./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co is dropping its membership in a conservative national advocacy group that ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Labor Unions Claim New Law Penned By Haveman Unconstitutional
LANSING (WHTC) - The Michigan Education Association and three other labor unions have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging an area lawmaker’s measure ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Court hears appeals over anti-gay marriage law
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court in Boston heard arguments on Wednesday about the constitutionality of a law that denies federal ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Obama takes a shot at Supreme Court over healthcare
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took an opening shot at conservative justices on the Supreme Court on Monday, warning that a ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
What Supreme Court? Obama defends healthcare law, skirts debate
By Jeff Mason
Portland, Maine (Reuters) - He didn't mention them by name, but they seemed to be on his mind. President Barack Obama ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Federal judge strikes down part of Wisconsin union law
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A federal judge in Wisconsin on Friday struck down parts of a law restricting public sector union power in the state just ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Analysis: HMO investors breathe easier about health law ruling
By Lewis Krauskopf
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Now that the Supreme Court has given a glimpse of how it will consider the healthcare overhaul, more ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Analysis: Obama could see silver lining if healthcare law rejected
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The conventional wisdom is that it would be a political disaster for Democratic President Barack Obama, and a boon ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Oklahoma judge blocks abortion ultrasound law
By Steve Olafson
Oklahoma City (Reuters) - An Oklahoma judge has rejected as unconstitutional a state law that would have required women seeking an abortion ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
No Helmet Law On Governor’s Desk
LANSING, MI (WKZO) -- Once again the state legislature has approved a bill that would lift the state’s requirement that motorcycle riders wear helmets ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
White House: no contingency plan if healthcare law rejected
By David Morgan and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday that it was not working on contingency plans for President ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Obama lawyer asks Supreme Court to save healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top courtroom lawyer made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for the Supreme ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Helmet Law Repeal Heads to Governor's Desk
LANSING (WKZO) -- The state Senate votes in favor of repealing Michigan's motorcycle helmet law.
The law, which now heads to the governor's ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Supreme court weighs all-or-nothing on healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court opened its final day weighing the fate of President Barack Obama's healthcare ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Tweaks to Wall Street overhaul law starting to move
By Dave Clarke and Alexandra Alper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Support is growing in Congress for tweaks to the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law, a possibility ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Governor Snyder Signs Bills Appropriating Funds for Pensions
LANSING (WKZO) -- Governor Snyder has signed a bill meant to ensure funding for state retiree benefits. The bill provides for 306-million dollars in supplemental ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Broccoli, cellphones and the Obama healthcare law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Congress has the power to require that Americans obtain health insurance, U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Wisconsin shooting puts "castle" law under scrutiny
By Maria Rohde
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The decision by authorities not to charge a homeowner who shot dead an unarmed black man in a small ...
Sat, March 24, 2012
Tea Party activists defy rain to rip Obama health care law
By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several hundred rain-soaked Tea Party activists rallied on Saturday to call for the U.S. Supreme Court to repeal ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Analysis: Why Supreme Court may uphold healthcare law
By Joan Biskupic
(Reuters) - Conventional political wisdom holds that the Supreme Court, scheduled to hear a challenge to President Barack Obama's healthcare law ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Obama lawyer asks Supreme Court to save healthcare law
By James Vicini and Joan Biskupic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top courtroom lawyer made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for the Supreme ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Analysis: Investors weigh chaos as high court reviews health law
By Lewis Krauskopf
NEW YORK (Reuters) - At Aetna Inc's headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut, about two dozen employees devote all their working hours to ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Texas jury convicts former polygamist sect leader of bigamy
By Matthew Waller
MIDLAND, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas jury found a former leader of a breakaway Mormon polygamist sect guilty of being married to ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Ignore Florida law on Cuba trade, county attorney says
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida had no authority to enact a pending law that would prohibit local governments from hiring firms that do business with Cuba ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Madonna vows to defy anti-gay law on Russian tour
By Nastassia Astrasheuskaya
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. pop singer Madonna has promised to defy a recent law against homosexual "propaganda" in Vladimir Putin's ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
New Hampshire gay marriage repeal fails
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - New Hampshire lawmakers easily defeated a bill on Wednesday that would have been the first step toward reversing the ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Brazil puts off World Cup law again, vexes FIFA
By Andrew Downie
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Congress postponed a key World Cup bill again on Wednesday, a move that is likely to ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Minnesota may bypass governor on voter ID law
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota's Republican-led legislature on Wednesday advanced plans to bypass Democratic Governor Mark Dayton and let voters decide if ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Minnesota may bypass governor on voter ID law
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota's Republican-controlled House took a step toward bypassing Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton to pass a voter ID law ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Utah governor signs law mandating 72-hour wait for abortion
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Utah's Republican governor signed a law extending a required waiting period for women seeking an abortion to 72 hours ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Florida state workers face random drug tests under new law
(Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed a law allowing state employees to be randomly tested for drugs, a measure likely to draw a ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Few options if top court strikes part of health law
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court doesn't have to strike down all of President Barack Obama's healthcare law to leave ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Florida state workers face random drug tests under new law
(Reuters) - Florida Governer Rick Scott has signed as expected a law allowing state employees to be randomly tested for illegal drugs, a measure likely ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
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Redistricting wrangle hits Romney and Texas Republicans
By Patricia Zengerle
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas should be playing a role in Republican politics this year ...
Sat, March 17, 2012
Unions Critical of New Law Sponsored by Holland State Legislator
LANSING, MI (WHTC) - Governor Snyder signed legislation yesterday that prohibit public school districts from deducting union dues or service fees from employees’ paychecks. Sponsored ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
NY lawmakers reach deal on teacher evaluation law
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and leaders of the state legislature reached a deal on Wednesday to put a new evaluation system into ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
NY lawmakers reach deal on teacher evaluation law
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and leaders of the state legislature reached a deal on Wednesday to put a new evaluation system into ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Voter ID becomes law in Pennsylvania, opponents vow legal fight
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A requirement that voters show photo identification at the polls became law in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, the latest in ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Deal or no deal? Republicans say budget law allows cuts
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives pushed back on Wednesday against suggestions that their drive for deeper spending cuts ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Omaha narrowly approves law to protect gays from discrimination
OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - Omaha on Tuesday narrowly approved anti-discrimination protections for gays and transgender residents, leaving about a dozen of the largest U.S ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Law dating Anna Christie co-star Wilson
The actor grew close to Wilson last year (11) after they co-starred in a West End production of Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Behind the healthcare-law case: The challengers' tale
By Joan Biskupic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A little over a year ago, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi was on a mission. Along with a group ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
CBO cuts cost estimate for Obama healthcare law
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The estimated net costs of expanding healthcare coverage under President Barack Obama's landmark restructuring have been reduced by ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Insight: Behind the healthcare-law case: The challengers' tale
By Joan Biskupic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A little over a year ago, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi was on a mission. Along with a group ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Wisconsin judge issues permanent halt to voter ID law
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge issued a permanent injunction on Monday blocking the state from implementing a new law requiring voters to present ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Obama administration blocks Texas voter ID law
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday blocked a new law in Texas requiring voters to show photo identification before they ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Florida poised to enact "Caylee's law" inspired by girl's death
By Michael Peltier
TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters) - The Florida legislature on Thursday passed and sent to the governor a law intended to protect missing children ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Kardashian's former sister-in-law lands big modelling deal
Kaela Humphries, 29, has become a new face at top agency Ford Models.
Humphries is basketball star Kris Humphries' sister. The sportsman was married ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Court blocks more parts of Alabama immigration law
(Reuters) - An appeals court ordered the state of Alabama on Thursday to stop enforcing additional parts of its controversial new immigration law, pending review ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Take-up on debt under Greek law tops 85 percent in swap: official
ATHENS (Reuters) - Over 85 percent of bondholders holding debt under Greek law have signed up to a bond swap to ease Greece's debt ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Greek debt swap could be short-lived reprieve
By Ingrid Melander
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's deep recession and unpredictable elections threaten to turn the biggest debt restructuring in history into yet another ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
VIDEO: Governor Snyder speaks in Kalamazoo on law enforcement tour
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Governor Rick Snyder spoke in Kalamazoo Thursday talking about his new law enforcement enhancement initiative. He plans to spend 15-million to supply ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Kardashian's former sister-in-law lands big modelling deal
Kaela Humphries, 29, has become a new face at top agency Ford Models.
Humphries is basketball star Kris Humphries' sister. The sportsman was married ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Lawmakers mull tougher Iran law for foreign banks
By Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are working on legislation that would force European and Asian banks with U.S. accounts to ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Hedren celebrating new big cat law
The Birds star, who runs a lion and tiger sanctuary in rural California, initially suggested the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act to ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Judge temporarily blocks Wisconsin voter ID law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A judge temporarily blocked enforcement of Wisconsin's controversial new voter identification law on Tuesday, weeks before the ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Georgia law barring illegal immigrants from college advances
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Illegal immigrants would be barred from attending Georgia public colleges and universities under a bill that passed the Georgia ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Iowa governor signs law penalizing animal rights
By Kay Henderson
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed a bill that could result in penalties on animal rights activists who ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Iowa governor signs law penalizing animal rights activists
By Kay Henderson
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed a bill that could result in penalties on animal rights activists who ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Indiana "right-to-work" foes drop bid to block law for now
By James B. Kelleher
(Reuters) - Opponents of Indiana's new "right to work" law have withdrawn a request for a court order to block ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
Frost: 'Phone hacking made me distrust Law'
Law sued for breach of privacy and confidence against Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World, which closed last July (11) after the ...
Sat, March 03, 2012
Rush Limbaugh apologizes to law student for "insulting" comment
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Right-wing talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, roundly criticized for branding a law student a "slut" over her outspoken support ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Signatures Delivered to Put Emergency Manager Law on Ballot
LANSING (WKZO) -- A large group marched on Lansing and formed a bucket brigade to move 50-boxes of petitions bearing 226-thousand signatures into the Secretary ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
EU agencies say Google breaking law: commissioner
LONDON (Reuters) - Data protection agencies in European countries have concluded Google Inc's new privacy policy is in breach of European law, EU Justice ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Petitions To Repeal Emergency Manager Law Delivered
LANSING, MI (WKZO) -- A large group marched on Lansing and formed a bucket brigade to move 50-boxes of petitions bearing 226-thousand signatures into the ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Judge blocks part of Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge blocked Arizona on Wednesday from enforcing a part of its immigration law that prohibits occupants of vehicles from stopping ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Judge blocks Arizona immigration law's day labor rules
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge blocked Arizona on Wednesday from enforcing a part of the state's immigration law that prohibits ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Judge blocks Arizona immigration law's day labor rules
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge blocked Arizona on Wednesday from enforcing a part of the state's immigration law that prohibits vehicle occupants from ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Virginia Senate passes ultrasound law minus vaginal probe
By Matthew Ward
PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - The Virginia state Senate on Tuesday approved a law forcing a woman to have an ultrasound before an ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Hearing set in challenge to Indiana's "right-to-work" law
(Reuters) - The federal judge who has been asked to block implementation of Indiana's new "right-to-work" law said on Tuesday he will hold a ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Daughter-in-law seeks reward in capture of UK fugitive
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - The daughter-in-law who turned in captured British fugitive Edward Maher is trying to claim $158,000 in ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Maryland governor to sign same-sex marriage into law on Thursday
By Alice Popovici
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - Maryland's governor plans to sign a bill making same-sex marriage legal later this week, his office said ...
Fri, February 24, 2012
State Law Makers Want to Tighten Medical Marijuana Laws
LANSING (WKZO) -- State lawmakers want to tighten up the laws concerning Medical Marijuana, but they are limited in what they can do because it ...
Wed, February 22, 2012
Organizers Against Michigan's EFM Law Prepare Petitions
LANSING (WKZO) -- The effort to repeal the Michigan's Emergency Financial Manager Law is reportedly getting closer to being on the November ballot.
The ...
Thu, February 16, 2012
Could Obama health care law force you to buy a car ?
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An attorney challenging President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law before the U.S. Supreme Court said on Thursday ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Chastened L.A. officials may toss out beach Frisbee law
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles County officials who were widely ridiculed over mistaken reports that they had imposed a $1,000 ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Governor Snyder Signs Bill to Prevent Funeral Protests
LANSING (WKZO) -- Governor Snyder signs legislation to prevent protest and disruptions at funerals and other memorial services.
The two-bill package makes it a felony ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Ohio voters open to "right-to-work" law: poll
By Kim Palmer
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A majority of Ohio voters support joining neighboring Indiana as an anti-union "right-to-work" state, three months after Ohio voters ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
New York tickets 118,000 drivers under cellphone law
By Jonathan Allen
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police in New York state have ticketed more than 118,000 motorists for using cellphones behind the wheel ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Washington governor signs gay marriage law
By Nicole Neroulias
OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - Washington state became the seventh in the nation to put a law on its books recognizing same-sex marriage ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Obama administration defends healthcare Medicaid law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Administration attorneys defended on Friday the part of President Barack Obama's healthcare law that expands the Medicaid program ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Obama signs Giffords' final bill into law
By Tim Gaynor
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday the last legislation written by former U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Obama grants 10 states leeway on education law
By Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was granting 10 states exemptions from parts of the "No Child Left ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Obama grants 10 states leeway on U.S. education law
By Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was granting 10 U.S. states exemptions from parts of the "No ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Miranda Lambert Makes Acting Debut on "Law & Order: SVU" Tonight
Miranda Lambert makes her acting debut on her favorite TV show, Law & Order: SVU , Wednesday night. She plays the role of Lacy Ford, an ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
South Carolina sues Obama administration over voter ID law
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina's attorney general sued President Barack Obama's administration on Tuesday over the federal government ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
U.S. judge allows enforcement of Texas abortion law
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Monday allowed the state of Texas to begin enforcing a law requiring abortion providers ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
Opponents: Congress went too far in Obama healthcare law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress went beyond its powers by requiring Americans to buy insurance under President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul ...
Sun, February 05, 2012
Small Super Bowl protest for anti-union law
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A small group of about 50 activists marched to Lucas Oil Stadium where the Super Bowl will be played ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Law grads go to court for bankruptcy protection
By Leigh Jones and Moira Herbst
(Reuters) - When Diana Valle decided to intern at a bankruptcy firm during law school, she had no idea ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
Gay marriage foes to fight expected Washington state law
By Nicole Neroulias
SEATTLE (Reuters) - As gay couples and their supporters cheered the Washington state Senate's unexpectedly swift and decisive passage of a ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
House votes to repeal part of healthcare law
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to repeal a provision of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul setting ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Maine law that could reveal anti-gay marriage donors upheld
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court upheld a Maine law that could reveal the donors who financed a $1.8 million movement that helped overturn ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Indiana becomes 23rd "right-to-work" state
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana became the 23rd state to pass anti-union "right-to-work" legislation on Wednesday and the first in the nation's ...
Mon, January 30, 2012
Indiana right-to-work law advances toward approval
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Republicans lawmakers began a final push on Monday to approve legislation that would make Indiana the first right-to-work state ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Obama lawyers argue rest of health law can survive
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration told the Supreme Court on Friday that nearly all of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
Michigan Emergency Manager Law Toughest in Country
LANSING (WKZO) -- Michigan's controversial emergency manager law is among the strictest in the nation. Experts say it's the most sweeping law of ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Indiana state House approves right-to-work bill
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana moved one step closer to becoming the first right-to-work state in the country's old manufacturing belt on ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Gay groups angry Kansas anti-sodomy law remains on books
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - Gay rights groups are outraged that a Kansas state law banning sex between people of the same ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Ex-U.S. spy chief says may take crisis for new cyber law
By Tabassum Zakaria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies have unique capabilities that can help protect American companies from cyber espionage and attack, but ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Supreme Court overturns California slaughterhouse law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court struck down on Monday a California law that requires slaughterhouses to immediately euthanize animals that cannot ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
U.S. flouts law at Guantanamo, despite Obama vow: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States is still flouting international law at Guantanamo Bay, despite President Barack Obama's election pledge to shut the facility ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
EU puts off talks on EU derivatives law deal
LONDON (Reuters) - EU states and the European Parliament have cancelled Monday's talks aimed at striking a deal to tighten laws on the $700 ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
Wisconsin judge agrees to hear challenge to voter ID law
By James Kelleher
(Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge agreed on Thursday to hear a challenge to the state's new voter ID law, passed last ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Michigan governor defends government takeover law
DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder used his state of the state address on Wednesday to defend a controversial law that makes it easier ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Emergency Manager Law Opponents Extend Deadline
LANSING (WKZO) -- A group seeking to overturn the state's emergency manager law is giving itself more time to collect enough petition signatures to ...
Mon, January 16, 2012
Judge to hear challenge to Wisconsin's voter ID law
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge will hear a legal challenge this week to the state's new controversial voter photo ...
Mon, January 16, 2012
China cancer village tests law against pollution
By Sui-Lee Wee
XIAOXIN, China (Reuters) - Nothing in Wu Wenyong's rural childhood hinted he would end up on a hospital bed aged 15 ...
Sun, January 15, 2012
In flap over S. Carolina law, old tensions and a campaign issue
By Andy Sullivan
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - The state that fired the first shot in the Civil War is once again battling the U ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Court orders enforcement of Texas abortion law
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the immediate enforcement of a new Texas abortion law that asks abortion providers ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Barbour's Mississippi pardons unusually bold, law experts say
By Joseph Ax
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Outgoing Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour's unconditional pardons for several convicted murderers still serving prison sentences - among more ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
U.S. slaps sanctions on China state energy trader over Iran
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on China's state-run Zhuhai Zhenrong Corp, which it said was Iran ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
States oppose Obama healthcare Medicaid law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twenty-six states challenging President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul filed a Supreme Court brief on Tuesday arguing the ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Court: Oklahoma can't enforce Sharia law ban
By Robert Boczkiewicz
DENVER (Reuters) - A federal appeals court upheld an injunction against a voter-approved ban on Islamic law in Oklahoma on Tuesday, saying ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
South Carolina to sue Obama administration over voter ID law
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina will sue the administration of President Barack Obama over its rejection of the state's ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Court sets back Oklahoma's ban on Islamic law
(Reuters) - An Oklahoma initiative that would prevent its courts from considering Islamic law in deciding cases likely discriminates against religion, a federal appeals court ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
States oppose Obama healthcare Medicaid law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twenty-six states challenging President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief on Tuesday ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Court sets back Oklahoma's proposed ban on Islamic law
(Reuters) - An Oklahoma initiative that would prevent its courts from considering Islamic law in deciding cases likely discriminates against religion, a federal appeals court ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
U.S. Court allows Texas law on ultrasound before abortion
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - A Texas law requiring abortion providers to show or describe an ultrasound image to a woman of her pregnancy and ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Appeals court unblocks Texas abortion law
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - A Texas law requiring abortion providers to show or describe an ultrasound image to a pregnant woman and to play ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Court allows Texas law on ultrasound before abortion
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - A Texas law requiring abortion providers to show or describe an ultrasound image to a woman of her pregnancy and ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Lawyer defends Native American adoption law in toddler case
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The birth father of an adopted 2-year-old Cherokee girl at the center of a custody battle loves ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Obama lawyers defend healthcare law in Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration defended its healthcare overhaul law before the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, rejecting arguments by critics who warned ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Obama lawyers defend healthcare law in Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration defended its healthcare overhaul law before the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, rejecting arguments by ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Washington governor supports gay marriage law
By Laura Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington Governor Chris Gregoire announced her support for gay marriage legislation on Wednesday, potentially putting the state on track ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
American, US Air add surcharges in wake of EU law
(Reuters) - American Airlines
Thu, January 05, 2012
Group Claims Enough Signatures to Put Emergency Manager Law Question on Ballot
LANSING (WKZO) -- The emergency financial manager law that's generated controversey throughout the state since even before it was passed may face a challenge ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
NC senate votes to override veto of gutted law
By Wade Rawlins
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina state senators voted on Wednesday to override a veto by the state's governor of ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
N.Carolina senate votes to override veto of gutted death row law
By Wade Rawlins
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina state senators voted on Wednesday to override the governor's veto of a measure that ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Commercial Drivers Face Fines Without Headsets
LANSING (WKZO) -- Truck drivers on their way through Michigan are going to face stiff penalties if they're found using phones without a hands-free ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Washington governor supports gay marriage law
By Laura Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington Governor Chris Gregoire announced her support for gay marriage legislation on Wednesday, potentially putting the state on track ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Washington governor to support gay marriage law: source
By Laura Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington state Governor Chris Gregoire will announce her support on Wednesday for legislation that would legalize gay marriage in ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Murder charges against doctors test Maryland abortion law
By Jason Tomassini
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A murder case against two doctors who allegedly completed late-term abortions in Maryland after starting them in New Jersey ...
Mon, January 02, 2012
Murder charges against doctors test Maryland abortion law
By Jason Tomassini
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A murder case against two doctors who allegedly completed late-term abortions in Maryland after starting them in New Jersey ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
New court challenge to Wisconsin union law filed
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisc (Reuters) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court should void a controversial state law curbing the power of public sector unions because ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
California law turns up heat on labor conditions
By Noel Randewich
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A new California law will force retailers and manufacturers to disclose from 2012 how they guard against slavery ...
Fri, December 23, 2011
Obama administration blocks South Carolina voter ID law
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday blocked a new South Carolina law that requires voters to have photo identification because ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
Judge blocks parts of South Carolina immigration law
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina is barred from enforcing several key parts of its new law aimed at curbing illegal ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
Judge blocks parts of South Carolina immigration law
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina is barred from enforcing several key areas of its new law aimed to curb illegal ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Ohio law bans funding abortions in insurance exchanges
(Reuters) - Ohio Governor John Kasich on Wednesday signed a law that would prohibit abortion coverage from the state insurance exchange Ohio must create under ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Top EU court upholds carbon airline law
By Michele Sinner and Barbara Lewis
LUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's highest court gave unreserved backing on Wednesday to an EU law to charge ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
Internet poker owner says he broke U.S. gambling law
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the owners of three of the largest Internet poker companies pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Judge to rule by end-year on South Carolina immigration law
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A federal judge said on Monday he would decide by the end of 2011 whether to block ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Nearly $55 million raised in Ohio fight over anti-union law
By Kim Palmer
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Nearly $55 million was raised in the fight over public worker collective bargaining rights in Ohio this fall, according ...
Sat, December 17, 2011
Obama signs short-term spending bill into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has signed into law a short-term spending bill that Congress approved to keep the government running until a full ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
Judge mulls overturning federal marriage law
By Ronnie Cohen
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge appeared sympathetic to a lesbian federal employee's bid to strike down a law ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Wisconsin debates law to speed mining permits
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A state measure to speed up the regulatory process for iron mines was met on Wednesday with a mix ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Health law keeps 2.5 million young adults insured
By Ransdell Pierson and Alina Selyukh
(Reuters) - U.S. healthcare reforms have enabled 2.5 million young adults to join or remain in their ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Wisconsin debates law to allow iron ore strip mining
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A controversial plan to strip mine for iron ore in northern Wisconsin could proceed under a proposed state law ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
ACLU sues Wisconsin over voter ID law
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union sued the state of Wisconsin on Tuesday over its law that will require voters ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
ACLU sues to block Wisconsin voter ID law
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union_on Tuesday sued the state of Wisconsin over its voter ID law, claiming it is ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Federal law expires on ball boy claims against Syracuse coach
By Aman Ali
NEW YORK (Reuters) - There is no way to prosecute a former Syracuse University coach over sex abuse allegations by two former ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Court strikes down Wisconsin political contribution law
By Mary Wisniewski
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court struck down part of a Wisconsin law on Monday limiting individual annual contributions to independent ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Supreme Court to decide Arizona immigration law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday said it will rule for the first time on one of several tough, new ...
Sat, December 10, 2011
Judge rules Colorado education law unconstitutional
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado judge ruled on Friday that the state's education law is unconstitutional because it underfunds public schools ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Alabama promises revisions to tough immigration law
By Verna Gates
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's governor said on Friday he would work to revise the state's tough new immigration law ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Occupy Wall St takes over "Law & Order" TV set
By Chris Francescani
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Occupy Wall Street protesters late Thursday took over the empty set of television crime drama "Law & Order: SVU ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
Top court schedules Obama healthcare law briefs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Thursday set the schedule for briefs to be filed ahead of hearing arguments in late March over President ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
Alabama forum explores immigration law labor shortage
By Kelli Dugan
MOBILE, Ala (Reuters) - The problem facing Alabama's agribusiness sector after passage of a tough new immigration law is a fairly ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
Alabama forum explores immigration law labor shortage
By Kelli Dugan
MOBILE, Ala (Reuters) - The problem facing Alabama's agribusiness sector after passage of a tough new immigration law is a fairly ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
ACLU says will sue if Ohio abortion bills become law
By Jo Ingles
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union said on Tuesday it plans to sue if Ohio state lawmakers pass either ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
Michigan manager law under siege as Detroit review begins
By Karen Pierog
(Reuters) - A Michigan law giving the state more power over cash-strapped cities is under attack with nine local governments either under ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Most insurers met spending limits under law: GAO
(Reuters) - Most U.S. health insurers last year would have satisfied the much-disputed spending rules under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, according to ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Gingrich's work shows limits of lobbying law
By David Ingram
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich's life since he left public office in 1999 reveals something Washington insiders have known for years ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Most insurers met spending limits under law: GAO
(Reuters) - Most U.S. health insurers last year would have satisfied the much-disputed spending rules under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, according to ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
Judge allows suit challenging New York same-sex marriage law
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A conservative religious group may proceed with a lawsuit seeking to overturn New York's new law ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Officials probe Alabama immigration law's impact on rights
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Two Justice Department officials said they returned to Alabama on Monday as "boots on the ground" to sift ...
Wed, November 23, 2011
Analysis: Whistleblower-law passage stalls in some states
By Andrew Longstreth
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For many states, a law intended to root out corruption also has been good for the bottom line ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Wisconsin colleges to issue IDs to comply with voter law
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin's election board on Tuesday authorized a state university to issue identification cards that students can ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Justice department challenges Utah immigration law
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department sued on Tuesday to stop a Utah immigration law that sought to crack down on ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Governor signs law to expand gambling in Massachusetts
By Lauren Kieper
BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed legislation on Tuesday to expand legal gambling in the state, a move that is ...
Fri, November 18, 2011
Law limitations may protect child abusers in U.S.
By Daniel Trotta
NEW YORK (Reuters) - High-profile accusations of child sex abuse in the United States have refocused attention on laws that are meant ...
Fri, November 18, 2011
Tax evasion law "could cost big banks $100 million"
MILAN (Reuters) - A U.S. law aimed at curbing tax evasion by citizens using foreign accounts could cost large multinational banks as much as ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
BOA risks sanctions over doping ban law says WADA
By Steve Keating
(Reuters) - The British Olympic Association (BOA) risks sanctions if its lifetime Olympic ban for drug offenders contravenes the World Anti-Doping Agency ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Google argues against U.S. online piracy bill
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc warned U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that proposed legislation to crack down on foreign websites selling pirated ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
More Americans than not want health law repeal: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Supreme Court prepares to review President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, more Americans want to see it repealed than want ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Farm law overhaul would boost some crop subsidy rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The farm law being written by agricultural leaders in Congress would boost support rates for some crops and may remove caps on ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Supreme Court asked to broadcast healthcare case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. cable TV network and a senior Republican senator asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to allow its ...
Wed, November 02, 2011
U.S. tries "hip hop" diplomacy in Pakistan
By Chris Allbritton
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Considered by many Pakistanis to be public enemy number one, the United States on Monday turned to the musical ...
Thu, October 27, 2011
Michigan House Committee Passes Motorcycle Helmet Legislation
LANSING (WKZO) -- The state legislature's taken another step toward letting motorcyclists in Michigan ride without helmets, but Governor Snyder may not support the ...
Wed, October 26, 2011
Law predicts Contagion-style pandemic
The British actor plays a journalist in the medical thriller, about a virus that spreads rapidly across the planet, and he believes a similar ...
Tue, October 25, 2011
Law predicts Contagion-style pandemic
The British actor plays a journalist in the medical thriller, about a virus that spreads rapidly across the planet, and he believes a similar ...
Mon, October 24, 2011
Law, Spacey and Fiennes lead London theatre awards
The Alfie star has been named as a contender for the coveted title for his role in Anna Christie, while Spacey's turn in ...
Sun, October 23, 2011
Law, Spacey and Fiennes lead London theatre awards
The Alfie star has been named as a contender for the coveted title for his role in Anna Christie, while Spacey's turn in ...
Sat, October 22, 2011
Law, Spacey and Fiennes lead London theatre awards
The Alfie star has been named as a contender for the coveted title for his role in Anna Christie, while Spacey's turn in ...
Fri, October 21, 2011
Law, Spacey and Fiennes lead London theatre awards
The Alfie star has been named as a contender for the coveted title for his role in Anna Christie, while Spacey's turn in ...
Fri, October 14, 2011
NBC Puts a Little Faith in 'Prime Suspect' and 'Harry's Law'
NBC is making a few programming decisions that could fall under the unexpected banner. First, they ordered full seasons from Up All Night and ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Groups sue to halt South Carolina's immigration law
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A coalition of civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday to block South Carolina's ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Alabama immigration law decried, applauded as some flee state
By Kelli Dugan
MOBILE, Ala (Reuters) - A climate of fear and panic has taken hold in Alabama's immigrant community since a federal judge ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Groups sue to halt South Carolina's new immigration law
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A coalition of civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday to block South Carolina's new immigration law ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Domestic abuse victims unprotected after city repeals law
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Kan (Reuters) - Some victims of domestic abuse in the capital city of Kansas were left without protection on Wednesday ...
Mon, October 10, 2011
China media liken U.S. yuan bill to Great Depression act
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state-run news agency scorned on Tuesday U.S. legislation aiming to press it to raise the value of its yuan ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
California shark fin ban signed into law
By Greg Lucas
SACRAMENTO, Calif (Reuters) - Shark fin soup will disappear from the Golden State's menu in January 2013 under legislation signed into ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
U.S. seeks immediate stay of Alabama immigration law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration sought an immediate order on Friday to block Alabama's strict new immigration law pending appeal, arguing it was ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
California law fights regulation with regulation
By Greg Lucas
SACRAMENTO, Calif (Reuters) - In an odd twist, California business groups applauded Governor Jerry Brown for signing legislation on Thursday to create ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Britain to stick to doping ban law despite CAS ruling
By Mark Meadows
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will retain a by-law preventing its athletes found guilty of willful doping from competing in any Olympics, British ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Judge refuses to block Alabama immigration law
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday again refused to halt Alabama's tough new anti-illegal immigration law, leaving in ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Wikipedia shuts Italy site to protest Berlusconi "gag law"
By Catherine Hornby
ROME (Reuters) - Wikipedia has disabled its Italian website in protest against a privacy law drafted by Silvio Berlusconi's government which ...
Sun, October 02, 2011
-Obama's healthcare law tops new high court term
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul will top the agenda in the new U.S. Supreme Court term ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Obama administration appeals Alabama immigration law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday asked a federal appeals court to block Alabama's strict new anti-illegal immigration law after a federal ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Idaho judge upholds law curbing teachers' bargaining rights
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho judge has rejected a bid by the state teachers union to overturn a new law curtailing ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Kodak denies bankruptcy plan but shares plummet
By Sinead Carew
(Reuters) Eastman Kodak Co shares lost more than half their value on Friday as the company hired a law firm well-known ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Groups sue to block North Carolina abortion law
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups filed a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday challenging ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Federal judge refuses to block Kansas abortion insurance law
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Wichita, Kansas refused on Thursday to block a controversial new state law that restricts insurance coverage for abortions.
The ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Critics of tough Alabama immigration law appeal
By Peggy Gargis and Verna Gates
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A coalition of civil rights and immigrant advocacy groups filed an appeal on Thursday of ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Groups sue to block North Carolina's new abortion law
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups filed a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday challenging a new North ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Peltz withdraws Family Dollar bid, son-in-law joins board
(Reuters) - Nelson Peltz's son-in-law Edward Garden joined the board of Family Dollar Stores Inc
Wed, September 28, 2011
Judge lets key parts of Alabama immigration law stand
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked parts of Alabama's crackdown on illegal immigration but let stand a ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Judge sentences Arkansas men to prison under hate crimes law
By Suzi Parker
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - Two Arkansas men were sentenced to prison time under a federal hate crimes law for attacking a ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Analysis: Could one music downloader change U.S. copyright law?
By Erin Geiger Smith
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the age of iTunes and an-app-for-everything, Joel Tenenbaum's battle with the music industry over illegal ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Texas Gov Perry's civil suit law seen having limited impact
(Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry's latest plan to kick trial lawyers out of his state may not send them packing after all.
The ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Judge upholds key parts of Alabama immigration law
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked parts of Alabama's crackdown on illegal immigration but refused to bar the state from ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Judge lets key parts of Alabama immigration law stand
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked parts of Alabama's crackdown on illegal immigration but let stand a ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Obama's healthcare law appealed to Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to back the centerpiece of Barack Obama's ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Business group appeals health law to Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small business group said on Wednesday it has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court in its legal ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Schuitmaker Co-Sponsoring A Medical Marijuana Residency Law
LANSING, MI (WKZO) -- Lawton Senator Tonya Schuitmaker is co-sponsoring legislation that would require at least a one year residency in the state to be ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Obama healthcare law headed for Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday cleared the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide in its 2011-12 ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
Obama healthcare law headed for Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday cleared the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide in its 2011-12 ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
Woman wins court order against Idaho abortion law
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho woman prosecuted for terminating her own pregnancy with abortion pills she ordered online won a temporary ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Woman wins court order against 1972 Idaho abortion law
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho woman prosecuted for terminating her own pregnancy with abortion pills she ordered online won a temporary ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Obama to loosen education law, cites flaws
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday announced steps to roll back key provisions of "No Child Left Behind," calling the ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
Some lawmakers doubt ex-SEC lawyer broke the law
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some Democratic lawmakers expressed skepticism on Thursday that a former top Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer may have ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
New Yorker expunges prostitution record under trafficking law
By Barbara Goldberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) - She will not forget the "pimp stick" beatings and forced sex, but a 22-year-old New Yorker was allowed ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
N.Y. law sends texting-while-driving tickets soaring
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new state law banning driving while texting has helped more than double the number of related traffic tickets, New York ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
Judge upholds key part of voting rights law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday upheld a key provision of the landmark U.S. voting rights law aimed at ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Trade law hits raw note for guitar maker Gibson
By Tim Ghianni
NASHVILLE (Reuters) - When federal agents seized rare ebony and rosewood from famed guitar maker Gibson Guitars, it sparked a firestorm over ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Fight brews over anti-bribery law as fines jump
By Andrew Longstreth
(Reuters) - The Chamber of Commerce has put reshaping a U.S. anti-bribery law near the top of its legislative wish list ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Judge blocks Florida law gagging doctors' gun talk
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday blocked a Florida law limiting what doctors can say about guns to ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Judge blocks Florida law gagging doctors' gun talk
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday blocked a Florida law limiting what doctors can say about guns to ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
Beckham's brother-in-law in job tribunal
Darren Flood, who is married to Victoria Beckham's sister Louise, resigned from his job at London brokerage firm BGC International after suffering verbal ...
Sun, September 11, 2011
Beckham's brother-in-law in job tribunal
Darren Flood, who is married to Victoria Beckham's sister Louise, resigned from his job at London brokerage firm BGC International after suffering verbal ...
Sat, September 10, 2011
Beckham's brother-in-law in job tribunal
Darren Flood, who is married to Victoria Beckham's sister Louise, resigned from his job at London brokerage firm BGC International after suffering verbal ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
Analysis: Murky trade secret law at heart of Gundlach trial
By Mary Slosson
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the trade-secrets trial pitting star bond fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach against his former firm, lawyers and the ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
Beckham's brother-in-law in job tribunal
Darren Flood, who is married to Victoria Beckham's sister Louise, resigned from his job at London brokerage firm BGC International after suffering verbal ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Former Bush adviser stripped of law license
By Leigh Jones
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former adviser to President George W. Bush who pleaded guilty to stealing merchandise from Target was stripped ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Puerto Rico police flouted law for years, U.S. agency says
By Molly O'Toole
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Puerto Rico Police Department has used excessive force for years, violating the U.S. constitution and federal ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Court tosses Virginia challenge to healthcare law
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court handed President Barack Obama another victory for his signature healthcare law on Thursday, rejecting challenges by ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Court tosses Virginia challenge to healthcare law
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out Virginia's challenge to the constitutionality of the healthcare overhaul signed into law ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Law set for Broadway return
The actor received rave reviews following the debut of the West End production of Eugene O'Neill's 1920s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, which opened ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
California may give Amazon year-long tax reprieve
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California lawmakers rushed to write a bill to give Amazon.com Inc a one-year reprieve from collecting certain sales taxes in ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Law set for Broadway return
The actor received rave reviews following the debut of the West End production of Eugene O'Neill's 1920s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, which opened ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
'Law & Order: SVU' Featurette Investigates Stabler-less New Season
After thirteen years of an electrifying Stabler/Benson dynamic, Law & Order: SVU is entering its new season with a completely different formula. Now that ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
'Law & Order: SVU' Featurette Investigates Stabler-less New Season
After thirteen years of an electrifying Stabler/Benson dynamic, Law & Order: SVU is entering its new season with a completely different formula. Now that ...
Sun, September 04, 2011
'Law & Order: SVU' Featurette Investigates Stabler-less New Season
After thirteen years of an electrifying Stabler/Benson dynamic, Law & Order: SVU is entering its new season with a completely different formula. Now that ...
Sat, September 03, 2011
'Law & Order: SVU' Featurette Investigates Stabler-less New Season
After thirteen years of an electrifying Stabler/Benson dynamic, Law & Order: SVU is entering its new season with a completely different formula. Now that ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Court upholds most of South Dakota abortion
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An appeals court on Friday upheld much of a South Dakota law setting out what a pregnant woman should be told 24 ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Wisconsin legal group asks U.S. to monitor state's voter ID law
MADISON (Reuters) - The Wisconsin state bar has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to review the state's controversial new voter identification law ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Law professor Liu confirmed for California high court
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Goodwin Liu, a University of California law professor whose confirmation to a federal appeals court was blocked in ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Judge blocks parts of Texas abortion law on sonograms
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - A federal judge temporarily blocked key provisions of a Texas abortion law on Tuesday that would require ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Judge blocks Alabama immigration law to buy time
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday blocked Alabama's tough new immigration law from taking effect this week, making ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Judge blocks Alabama immigration law to buy time
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday blocked Alabama's tough new immigration law from taking effect this week, citing ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Missouri judge blocks teacher-student social media law
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - A Missouri judge on Friday blocked a pending state law that would prevent teachers and students from ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Law movie to open London Film Festival
The movie, which is directed by Fernando Meirelles from a script by Peter Morgan, will kickstart the event in October (11). It will be ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
Arizona sues federal government over voter rights law
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging a U.S. federal voting rights law governing how the state conducts its elections.
The ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
Law movie to open London Film Festival
The movie, which is directed by Fernando Meirelles from a script by Peter Morgan, will kickstart the event in October (11). It will be ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Federal government attorneys fight Alabama immigration law
By Verna Gates
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Lawyers for the Obama administration asked a federal judge Wednesday to temporarily block Alabama's immigration law, widely ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Opponents seek to halt Alabama immigration law
By Verna Gates
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Lawyers for the Obama administration and other groups asked a federal judge on Wednesday to temporarily block Alabama ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Michigan court deals blow to new medical marijuana law
DETROIT (Reuters) - A Michigan court on Wednesday dealt a blow to a nascent industry developing around the state's new medical marijuana law, ruling ...
Sat, August 20, 2011
Missouri teachers sue to block social media law
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - In the face of a lawsuit, a Missouri state senator defended on Saturday a new state law ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Some law firms to lose out in Google-Motorola deal
By Leigh Jones
NEW YORK (Reuters) - While Google Inc's
Fri, August 19, 2011
Michigan Governor Snyder: 'Fast Track Emergency Manager Law Lawsuit'
LANSING, MI (WKZO) -- Governor Snyder has asked the Supreme Court to fast track a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the state’s new ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Analysis: Critics say new law makes them tax agents
By Lynnley Browning
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. law meant to snuff out billions of dollars in offshore tax evasion has drawn the ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
California says sues law firms on national mortgage fraud
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - California has broken up what it called a ring of law firms that fraudulently induced struggling homeowners nationwide ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
James Murdoch did not cover up Goodman details: law firm
LONDON (Reuters) - News Corp executive James Murdoch did not try to cover up the truth by blacking out sections of an incriminating letter written ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Ohio governor signals desire to compromise on anti-union law
By Jo Ingles
COLUMBUS (Reuters) - Ohio Governor John Kasich and leading Republican lawmakers said on Wednesday they want to negotiate with opponents of a ...
Mon, August 15, 2011
Analysis: Two justices may decide fate of Obama healthcare law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The legal fate of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law will likely come down to two Republican appointees ...
Sat, August 13, 2011
Missouri law limiting teacher-student online contact draws ire
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - As the school year resumes next week, Missouri teachers will have to think twice about making private contact ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
Appeals court rules against Obama healthcare law
By Jeremy Pelofsky and James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law suffered a setback on Friday when an appeals court ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
Incentives laid out in health reform law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government on Friday laid out incentives for states and people to participate in health insurance exchanges, including tax credits and funding ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Arizona court lifts injunction on abortion law
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona appeals court, in a victory for abortion opponents, tossed out an injunction on Thursday that blocked key ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Analysis: Rhode Island law may transform local bankruptcies
By Nick Brown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new Rhode Island law that guarantees municipal bondholders will be paid back even if the cities and ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Law wows critics in new London play
The Brit stars as an Irish sailor who falls for a former prostitute in the new revival of Eugene O'Neill's 1920s play ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
Deere says SEC probing its activities overseas
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Deere & Co
Deere said it is cooperating with the investigation.
The Wall Street Journal said the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at whether Deere violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which bars bribes to foreign officials.
The newspaper said the SEC was focusing on payments made in Russia and nearby countries.
Deere said that on July 25 it was asked to voluntarily produce documents relating to its activities, as well as those of third parties, in "certain foreign countries." It said it was cooperating with the SEC request.
"The SEC has informed Deere that this is a nonpublic fact-finding inquiry to determine whether there have been any violations of the federal securities laws, and that the inquiry and document request do not mean that the SEC has concluded that Deere has broken the law," Deere said in a statement emailed to Reuters.
(Reporting by Sakthi Prasad in Bangalore and Nick Zieminski in New York; Editing by Anshuman Daga and John Wallace)
Wed, August 10, 2011
Graduates accuse law schools of scamming students
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facing a stagnant job market, law graduates from New York and Michigan schools on Wednesday accused their alma maters of duping ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
Arizona appeals to Supreme Court on immigration law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arizona Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal and overturn a ruling that put on ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Obama to offer states waivers on school-aid law
By Molly O'Toole
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will allow U.S. states to opt out of some of the No Child Left ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Federal judge backs New York's kosher food-labeling law
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's newest law for certifying and labeling food under Jewish rules is, well, kosher, according to a federal ruling ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Georgia law school graduate accused of killing classmate
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Police in Georgia have charged a recent law school graduate with the murder of a fellow graduate whose dismembered body was discovered ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Law's police leak fears
The Sherlock Holmes heartthrob admits his past involvement with British authorities hasn't been great, citing two previous incidents when he allegedly turned to ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Law's in love with London again
The Sherlock Holmes star once began ""hating"" his hometown because of intense press intrusion, but he has since changed his mind about London.
Now ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
White House: Obama has signed deficit bill into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has signed a deficit-reduction measure into law to cut spending and raise the U.S. debt ceiling and avert ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Law's police leak fears
The Sherlock Holmes heartthrob admits his past involvement with British authorities hasn't been great, citing two previous incidents when he allegedly turned to ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Law's in love with London again
The Sherlock Holmes star once began ""hating"" his hometown because of intense press intrusion, but he has since changed his mind about London.
Now ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Obama administration sues to block Alabama immigration law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday sued to block enforcement of Alabama's new immigration law, widely considered to be the toughest measure ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Judge blocks Kansas law aimed at Planned Parenthood
KANSAS CITY, Kan (Reuters) - A judge has blocked a Kansas law that would stop federal family planning money from going to Planned Parenthood, officials ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Michigan appeals striking of affirmative action law
By Mary Wisniewski
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Michigan's attorney general on Friday appealed a federal appeals court decision that struck down a law banning affirmative ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
North Carolina lawmakers pass abortion law over veto
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Women seeking an abortion in North Carolina will have to wait 24 hours and be presented with ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
North Carolina lawmakers pass abortion law over veto
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Women seeking an abortion in North Carolina will have to wait 24 hours, receive counseling and be ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Law firm strikes back at AT&T over merger
By Terry Baynes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York-based law firm is waging a creative legal battle to block AT&T Inc's
With its "Fight the Merger" campaign, Bursor & Fisher is seeking to stop the mega-deal by inundating AT&T with arbitration claims. The firm, which historically handled consumer class actions against AT&T, maintains the merger would violate federal antitrust law and stifle competition in the wireless market. The firm is using its website to recruit AT&T customers willing to initiate arbitration proceedings.
So far, 750 customers have volunteered, according to Scott Bursor, the firm's founding partner. The firm has sent around 700 notices of dispute to AT&T and 20 arbitration demands, Bursor said.
"Fight the Merger" is a not-so-veiled reference to a class action that AT&T customers lost in the Supreme Court in April. In that case, AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, customers sued AT&T for allegedly advertising discounted cell phones, but charging sales tax on the full price. The Supreme Court sided with AT&T, ruling that clients who signed phone contracts containing mandatory arbitration clauses waived their right to bring a class action against the company. AT&T could enforce a contractual term that required customers to arbitrate their disputes individually.
Bursor & Fisher decided to try to turn that setback into an advantage for customers.
"If (AT&T) wants to arbitrate on an individual basis, that's what we'll do," Bursor said.
His firm has appointed a network of attorneys across the country to represent every customer willing to challenge the merger before an arbitrator.
"IN THEIR AGREEMENT"
AT&T's customer contract provides that any consumer who prevails in arbitration is entitled to a $10,000 payment. To recruit clients, Bursor & Fisher is promoting the AT&T payment offer on its "Fight the Merger" site, with a suggestion customers will win. The AT&T contract also promises double attorney's fees to successful customers, which explains the firm's willingness to take on the arbitration cases.
In AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, the carrier emphasized these financial incentives to the Supreme Court to defend the fairness of its contract.
"Now we're going to put that to the test," Bursor said.
AT&T responded in an emailed statement that the Bursor & Fisher's claims are "completely without merit" and that an arbitrator does not have the authority to block the merger currently under review by the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice.
Andrew Gavil, an antitrust law professor at Howard University Law School, said he doubted an arbitrator would have the power to prevent the merger, but it would turn on language in the contract and what types of disputes were committed to arbitration. He said Bursor & Fisher might be trying to strong-arm AT&T into arguing that the arbitration clause does not cover antitrust claims, thereby reopening the door to a traditional class action lawsuit.
AT&T has already argued in a letter to the American Arbitration Association that the arbitration clause was intended for individual billing disputes, not a $39-billion-dollar antitrust case, according to Bursor. But the arbitration clause is broad, covering all "claims arising out of or relating to any aspect of the relationship between us, whether based on contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation or any other legal theory," according to a copy of the contract posted on the firm's website.
The firm is bringing the arbitration claims under the Clayton Antitrust Act.
Bursor said his firm has no intention of forcing AT&T into a traditional class action lawsuit. He expects AT&T to settle, given the "daunting" prospect of fighting more than 750 arbitrations, any one of which could stop the deal.
"If they didn't want to have individual arbitrations, then they shouldn't have put this clause in their agreement," Bursor said. "AT&T wrote this and we're going to force them to honor it."
(Reporting by Terry Baynes; editing by Andre Grenon)
Thu, July 21, 2011
Ohio collective bargaining law to be on November ballot
By Jo Ingles
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio residents will be voting this fall on whether to allow a controversial collective bargaining law to go ...
Thu, July 21, 2011
Groups seek to block tough Alabama immigration law
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Civil rights groups filed a motion in Alabama on Thursday asking a federal judge to stop what has been called the ...
Wed, July 20, 2011
Police to begin iPhone iris scans amid privacy concerns
By Zach Howard
CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - Dozens of police departments nationwide are gearing up to use a tech company's already controversial iris- and ...
Tue, July 19, 2011
Christie approves medical marijuana law for New Jersey
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Doctors in New Jersey will be allowed to prescribe medical marijuana after Governor Chris Christie said on Tuesday he will let ...
Tue, July 19, 2011
Clinton tells India: "It's time to lead"
By Andrew Quinn
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told India on Wednesday "it's time to lead", urging the government to ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
Missouri governor to let new abortion restrictions become law
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - Missouri's governor said on Thursday he will let a measure passed by state lawmakers this spring ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
IRS to phase in new anti-tax evasion law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Foreign financial institutions will get more time to comply with a new law to prevent offshore tax evasion by Americans under a ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
Tough Alabama immigration law convinces some to move
By Monique Fields
TUSCALOOSA, Ala (Reuters) - Nicolas Hernandez said goodbye to his parents just days after Alabama lawmakers passed what is being described as ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
New York law would limit anti-abortion group: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City law forcing non-medical pregnancy centers to disclose what kind of services they offer was frozen on Wednesday ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
Arizona governor orders recall vote for immigration law author
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Tuesday ordered a special election for November 8 to decide the fate of a ...
Fri, July 08, 2011
Wisconsin governor signs law on concealed carry of guns
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Republican Governor Scott Walker signed a bill on Friday allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons, leaving Illinois as the ...
Fri, July 08, 2011
Lawsuit filed against tough new Alabama immigration law
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Civil rights groups on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging Alabama's new immigration law, described as the toughest ...
Thu, July 07, 2011
Oklahoma lawmaker plans to introduce "Caylee's law"
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - An Oklahoma lawmaker said on Wednesday he planned to introduce a "Caylee's law" in his state requiring parents to swiftly ...
Sun, July 03, 2011
Motorcyclist crashes in helmet law protest, dies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bare-headed motorcyclist riding in protest of New York state's helmet law crashed, struck his head on the roadway and ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Judge blocks Kansas law that stops abortions at two clinics
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Kan (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday blocked a Kansas law that forced two clinics in the state to ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Federal judge blocks South Dakota abortion law
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new South Dakota abortion law requiring the longest waiting period in the ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Privacy groups ask Congress for stronger law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of consumer and privacy groups is pressing the Senate for stronger legislation to ensure that consumers' private information is kept ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Federal judge blocks new South Dakota abortion law
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new South Dakota abortion law requiring the longest waiting period in the nation at 72-hours ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Provisions In The Healthcare Reform Law Upheld
UNDATED (WTVB) - A victory for the Obama Administration with an assist to a Republican appointed judge. A federal appeals court inOhio Wednesday upheld a ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Obama praises NY gay marriage law, won't endorse it
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised New York's move to legalize same-sex marriage but stopped short of endorsing ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Wisconsin's controversial public union law takes effect
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's controversial law limiting collective bargaining for public workers took effect on Wednesday.
The law eliminates most collective ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Ohio union law foes deliver enough signatures to force vote
By Jo Ingles
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Opponents trying to repeal a controversial Ohio law curbing the union rights of government workers on Wednesday delivered ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Obama praises NY gay marriage law, won't endorse it
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised New York's move to legalize same-sex marriage but stopped short of endorsing ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Obama wins first appeals court healthcare ruling
By Jeremy Pelofsky and James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, handing ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
State Senate Passes Motorcycle Helmet Law Repeal
LANSING, MI (Metro Source) - The Michigan Senate has again passed a repeal of the state's motorcycle helmet law. The bill passed 24-14 yesterday ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Law Lets Volunteers Help DNR
LANSING, MI (Metro Source) - Volunteers will now be allowed to take on a larger role in the state's land and wildlife conservation efforts ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
No Helmet Law Passes State Senate
LANSING, MI (WKZO) Motorcyclists who want to ride without a helmet in Michigan would be allowed to do so, but it will cost them ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
Snyder Says Insurance Package Could Repeal Helmet Law
LANSING (WKZO) -- Governor Rick Snyder says he will look into repealing Michigan's helmet law as a part of a quote, "bigger reform package ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
Michigan AG Schuete Says Marijuana Law Poorly Written, Wants Change
LANSING (WKZO) -- Attorney General Bill Schuette says Michigan's medical marijuana law is poorly written and he wants to ban what he calls cooperative ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
South Carolina governor signs immigration bill into law
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina Republican Governor Nikki Haley on Monday signed into law a bill that requires police to check the immigration ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
Judge halts key parts of Georgia immigration law
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday blocked key parts of Georgia's new illegal immigration crackdown from taking effect July 1.
Judge Thomas ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
Court strikes down minor violent video game ban
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Governments cannot ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors because it would violate free-speech rights ...
Sun, June 26, 2011
New Yorkers celebrate marriage law at Gay Pride Parade
By Paula Rogo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two days after the state legalized same-sex marriages, New York's annual Gay Pride Parade seemed more like ...
Sat, June 25, 2011
Judge blocks parts of Indiana immigration law
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked parts of an Indiana immigration law cracking down on illegal immigrants, in ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
New Tool to Combat Meth May Become Law
LANSING, MI (WHTC News) - A new tool in the battle to combat methamphetamine could be deployed in Michigan soon.
The state House has passed ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
Federal Government Urging Michigan to Keep Motorcycle Helmet Law
WASHINGTON (Metro Source) - Federal officials are trying to convince Michigan lawmakers to keep the state's mandatory motorcycle helmet law in place. The "Detroit ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
North Carolina governor signs law to check citizenship
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democratic North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue on Thursday signed into law a measure requiring businesses with 25 or more employees ...
Thu, June 23, 2011
State Sued Over Emergency Manager Law
MASON, MI (Metro Source) - The state is being sued again over the new emergency financial manager law. Twenty-eight citizens filed a lawsuit yesterday in ...
Wed, June 22, 2011
Dutch pass law to ensure open Internet access
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch parliament on Wednesday passed a law banning telecommunications providers from charging their subscribers extra fees for Internet services such as ...
Mon, June 20, 2011
Judge says to rule before July 1 on Georgia immigration law
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A federal judge heard arguments on Monday for and against Georgia's tough new immigration law and promised to ...
Mon, June 20, 2011
No Texting While Driving In Indiana!
TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ) -- No texting, no emailing while driving in Indiana goes into effect on July first. Its now part of the state ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
North Carolina lawmakers approve voter photo I.D. law
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina's Republican-led legislature on Thursday sent a bill to Democratic Governor Beverly Perdue that will ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
Arizona schools chief says Tucson program violates law
By Brad Poole
TUCSON (Reuters) - Arizona's superintendent of schools said on Wednesday a controversial ethnic studies program in Tucson public schools violates new ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds anti-union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A sharply divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a controversial measure that curbs the collective bargaining ...
Mon, June 13, 2011
Supreme Court upholds ethics law on voting recusal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - States can require that lawmakers disqualify themselves from voting on matters because they may have a conflict of interest, the Supreme Court ...
Sat, June 11, 2011
Mormon church says let immigrants "square" with law
By James Nelson
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - The Mormon church on Friday expressed concern over a raft of state immigration laws and appeared to ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
Alabama sets nation's toughest immigration law
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Republican Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday signed into law a crackdown on illegal immigration in Alabama that both ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
Kalamazoo Law Firm To Donate Legal Advice To Help Companies Get Started
LANSING -- Varnum L.L.P, a law firm with offices in Kalamazoo and Grand Haven and three other Michigan towns will donate a million ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
Blagojevich "flagrantly" violated law, prosecutor says
By Janan Hanna
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A prosecutor on Wednesday compared Rod Blagojevich to a dirty cop shaking down a motorist for money over a ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Wisconsin high court quizzes both sides on union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Monday in the legal challenge to the controversial state law ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
Civil Union Law Goes Into Effect In Illinois Today
SPRINGFIELD, IL (WIBQ) -- In January, Illinois joined five other states in legalizing civil unions include California, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington. The new ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
New Vermont wildlife law spares beloved Pete the Moose
CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - Pete, a popular, semi-tame moose who lives on a Vermont elk-hunting farm, was spared a death sentence but will need to ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
EU to warn foot-dragging states on e-privacy law
By Leila Abboud and Georgina Prodhan
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - The European Commission plans to call Britain and Denmark to account for dragging their feet ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
Planned Parenthood sues South Dakota over abortion law
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (Reuters) - Planned Parenthood sued South Dakota on Friday over a law that imposes a 72-hour waiting period for women seeking ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
Planned Parenthood sues South Dakota over abortion law
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (Reuters) - Planned Parenthood sued South Dakota on Friday over a law that imposes a 72-hour waiting period for women seeking ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Judge voids controversial Wisconsin union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge on Thursday voided a controversial Republican-backed law restricting the collective bargaining rights of public sector ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Court backs Arizona business immigration law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an Arizona law that allows the state to shut down businesses that hire ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Ex-White House hopeful John Edwards denies breaking law
By James Vicini and Joanne Allen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former presidential candidate John Edwards, under criminal investigation for alleged campaign finance law violations to hide ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Governor Signs Tax Overhaul Into Law; House Could Pass State Budget Today
(Lansing, MI) -- Michigan's income tax structure is now being radically overhauled as Governor Snyder signed legislation eliminating the Michigan Business Tax among other ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Minnesota governor vetoes 20-week abortion law
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Wednesday vetoed Republican-led laws aimed at restricting abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy except ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Wisconsin governor signs controversial voter ID law
MADISON (Reuters) - The Republican governor of Wisconsin signed a bill on Wednesday that will require voters in the state to show photo identification when ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Gov. Walker to sign voter ID bill into law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker will sign the controversial photo ID voting requirement into law Wednesday.
Republicans have tried for a decade to ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
Jude Law joins News Corp phone hacking claimants
By Kate Holton
LONDON (Reuters) - British film star Jude Law will sue the News of the World over allegations of phone hacking next year ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
New Texas law mandates sonograms before abortion
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry on Thursday signed into law a measure requiring women seeking an abortion in the ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
Wisconsin's Walker refuses to defend gay rights law
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A judge may rule next month on Governor Scott Walker's refusal to defend a Wisconsin law giving same ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Blagojevich linked signing law to political cash: aide
By Janan Hanna
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich delayed signing a law favorable to the horse racing industry to put pressure on ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Law to meet with neighbours over controversial home plans
The Sherlock Holmes star has submitted a planning application to Camden Council in a bid to gain permission for a basement extension and gym ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Latest "Barefoot Bandit" charges chart brushes with law
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - An accused serial burglar and thief dubbed the "Barefoot Bandit" narrowly escaped capture at least twice during his ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Judge refuses to temporarily block Indiana abortion law
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A District Court Judge on Wednesday denied Planned Parenthood of Indiana's request to block enforcement of a new state law cutting ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Mitt Romney says overturning health law "first act"
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney said on Wednesday that reversing healthcare reforms passed in 2010, a signature element of President Barack ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Federal judge blocks Utah immigration law
By Bob Bernick
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a controversial Utah immigration law that required police to check ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Romney to take on healthcare law in speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney is set to outline a plan on Thursday to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul law in a ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund says Increase of Police Injuries Related to Budget Cuts
UNDATED -- Next week is National Police Officers week and the number of law enforcement officers injured and killed in the line of duty is ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
FCC chief: antitrust law can't adequately defend Internet
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Antitrust law was inadequate to preserve the openness of the Internet and to allow innovation to flourish, the top ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
Sarbanes law doesn't protect media leaks: court
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Whistleblower protections in a federal accounting law do not cover leaks to the media, a U.S. appeals court has ruled ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Law firm hit from both sides over gay marriage law
NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters Legal) - King & Spalding first took heat from liberals for its work on the gay marriage issue. Now the law ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Milwaukee May Day Rally Focused on Gov. Walker's CB Law
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Thousands of people marched in the annual May Day parade and rally in Milwaukee Sunday.
It focused on immigrant rights in ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Law & Order SVU's Hargitay sues talent agency
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mariska Hargitay, who stars as detective Olivia Benson on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," has sued to stop a talent agency ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Buffett's Berkshire says Sokol deceived and broke law
By Ben Berkowitz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Berkshire Hathaway executive David Sokol deliberately misled Warren Buffett when pitching an investment to him, the company ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Obama criticizes new Georgia immigration law
ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday criticized an immigration bill passed by Georgia's Legislature that would give police authority to question suspects ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
McCord throws bachelorette party for Lutz's future sister-in-law
The 90210 star proved she was still close with the Lutz family after taking on hosting duties on Saturday (23Apr11) to help Brandon Lutz ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
New York plans charity law reform to cut red tape
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced plans on Tuesday to reform cumbersome laws and regulations burdening the ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
A year on, divisions linger over Arizona immigration law
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Protesting outside the Arizona legislature this week, Hispanic activist Carlos Galindo was clear about the impact of the desert ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Oklahoma set to repeal collective bargaining law
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate dealt organized labor another defeat on Tuesday when it voted to repeal a collective ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
U.S. unsure new Syria law will be improvement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is unsure that Syria's draft law to lift emergency rule will be less restrictive, a State Department spokesman ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Iowa enacts redistricting law, eliminating House seat
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed a bipartisan redistricting plan into law on Tuesday, eliminating one of the state's five ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Detroit Pension Boards File Suit Against Emergency Manager Law
(Detroit, MI) -- The Detroit General Retirement System and the city's Police and Fire Retirement System have filed a lawsuit over the state's ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Gov. Walker: Plans for Financial Martial Law "Absolutely False"
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker said Monday it’s “absolutely false” that he’s working on a financial stress test that local governments ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
New York "monster-in-law" sues her son for defamation
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lia Joseph became known worldwide as "monster-in-law" last year, after the media seized on a lawsuit filed by her own son ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
1872 mining law threatens Grand Canyon
By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. law from the pick-and-shovel days of the Western frontier now threatens natural treasures including ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
New York "monster-in-law" sues her son for defamation
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lia Joseph became known worldwide as "monster-in-law" last year, after the media seized on a lawsuit filed by her own son ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Judge Tosses 1 of 3 Lawsuits Against CB Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi has dropped one of three lawsuits that challenge Wisconsin’s plan to limit collective bargaining ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Supreme Court won't speed up Obama healthcare law ruling
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court refused on Monday to speed up a ruling on President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, his ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Judge dismisses one of three lawsuits on Wisconsin law
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Wisconsin judge who blocked the implementation of the state law limiting collective bargaining by public workers threw out one of the ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
Montana governor vetoes repeal of medical marijuana law
HELENA, Mont (Reuters) - Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have repealed the state's 7-year-old, voter-approved law legalizing marijuana ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
Judge to Hear Arguments on 2nd Suit Challenging CB Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A judge in Madison will hear arguments Wednesday afternoon on a second lawsuit that challenges Wisconsin’s limits on public employee ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Missouri official splits with Obama over health law
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Missouri's Democratic Attorney General on Monday joined a largely Republican-led effort to have the healthcare reform law ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Court rules against Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court, in a ruling released on Monday, upheld a preliminary injunction against parts of Arizona's controversial immigration ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Idaho governor signs education overhaul into law
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Idaho's governor on Friday signed into law the final piece of a controversial Republican overhaul of education ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Walker Administration asks State Supreme Court to Drop Suit Blocking CB Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker’s administration asked the State Supreme Court Thursday to drop the lawsuit that’s blocking the new cutbacks ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Arizona House passes law allowing guns on campuses
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Arizona House on Thursday approved a landmark bill allowing guns on campuses, making it only the second state in the nation ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
New York law now makes choking a crime, results in 2,000 arrests
By Neale Gulley
BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - Strangulation, common in domestic abuse cases, is now a crime in New York and already 2,000 ...
Wed, April 06, 2011
Top M&A law firms at center of new insider case
By Jonathan Stempel and Andrew Longstreth
NEW YORK/NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A lawyer and a trader were accused by federal prosecutors of running ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Obama signs healthcare tax repeal into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a bill changing his signature healthcare legislation to repeal a tax measure that business ...
Sat, April 02, 2011
UPDATE: Dane Co. Judge Upholds Order Blocking CB Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi said Friday she will keep in place her order declaring that the collective bargaining law has ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
LFB: Budget Balances Without CB Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The public union bargaining restrictions would not have to take effect in order to balance the current state budget.
That’s ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Judge: CB Law Not in Effect, Gov. Walker to Comply
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Walker administration will stop carrying out the new law that limits collective bargaining by public employee unions.
Governor Scott Walker ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Court could put California climate law on hold
By Rory Carroll and Peter Henderson
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An environmental justice group which has won a court ruling on Thursday said California ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Wisconsin suspends enforcement of anti-union law
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin suspended enforcement of a new law reducing public sector union powers on Thursday after a judge ruled it had not ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Walker Administration Carrying Out CB Law Despite Judge's Order
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker’s administration is still carrying out the law which limits public union bargaining, despite a court order to ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Gov. Walker Quiet on Order Blocking CB Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The governor’s office refused to say Wednesday whether it’s still implementing the law that restricts public union bargaining.
Dane ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Law and Spacey march for Belarus
The two actors waved placards as they marched across the British capital with other activists, as well as famous faces including Sir Tom Stoppard ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Item Pricing Law Repealed in Michigan
(Lansing, MI) -- The law stating that every item on a store shelf needs a price tag is now a part of Michigan history. Governor ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Teen Driving Law Takes Effect Today
(Lansing, MI) -- New restrictions to Michigan's graduated driver's license program goes into effect today. Drivers with the licenses will no longer be ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Judge Reaffirms Order Blocking CB Law, DOJ Disagrees
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A judge in Madison said it’s “crystal clear” that the state law to limit bargaining by public unions will not ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Implementation of Collective Bargaining Law Blocked Again by Judge
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Dane County judge has once again blocked implementation of Wisconsin's collective bargaining law.
On Tuesday, Judge Maryann Sumi said ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Erin Brockovich pushes for disease cluster law
By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Erin Brockovich, a U.S. consumer health advocate whose life story was the basis for an Academy ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Judge again blocks Wisconsin's anti-union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge issued a revised order on Tuesday blocking implementation of a controversial state law curbing collective ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Law May Let Bus Lines Merge
KALAMAZOO -- After 5 years of trying, Kalamazoo County’s Transportation Authority may finally get the help they need from Lansing to merge the bus ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Supreme Court considers Arizona campaign finance law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court considered on Monday its first campaign finance case since ruling last year that corporations have the ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Political Watchers: Publishing Collective Bargaining Law Could Damage GOP
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Political observers said Republicans may have hurt their chances of having Wisconsin’s public union bargaining restrictions upheld in the courts ...
Sat, March 26, 2011
Mississippi says prescription-only law works in meth fight
By Leigh Coleman
BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) -- Mississippi legislators last year put one of the nation's toughest anti-methamphetamine laws into effect -- and officials say ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Wisconsin Republicans say anti-union law in effect
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Republicans said on Friday a measure stripping state public employees of most collective bargaining rights was now in effect after ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Collective Bargaining Law Published in the Face of Restraining Order
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The controversial law that strips collective bargaining rights from most public employees that a court had ordered not to be published ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
What's the timeline for U.S. health law?
By Lisa Lambert, Susan Heavey, and Lisa Richwine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many deadlines for implementing the law championed by President Barack Obama to expand health ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Collective Bargaining Law Now in Hands of State Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state appeals court refused to decide Thursday whether to keep blocking the new law that strips collective bargaining for public ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Florida law backs merit pay, ends tenure for new teachers
By Michael Peltier
TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters) - Following weeks of debate and national attention, Florida Governor Rick Scott on Thursday signed into law a measure ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Wisconsin Appeals Court Won't Rule on Collective Bargaining Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state appeals court said Thursday the Wisconsin Supreme Court should decide whether a law that curbs most collective bargaining rights ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
DA Gives Appeals Court 2nd Reason to Block Collective Bargaining Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Dane County’s chief prosecutor has given a state appeals court a second reason to keep blocking the new law that ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
What's next for the healthcare law?
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One year ago, President Barack Obama signed into law a sweeping healthcare overhaul to fulfill a long-standing Democratic pledge ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
South Dakota law requires 3-day abortion wait
By Michael Avok
PIERRE, South Dakota (Reuters) - South Dakota's governor signed into law on Tuesday the longest abortion waiting period in the nation ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Strict New Jersey medical marijuana law may be model
By Ronda Kaysen
MONTCLAIR, New Jersey (Reuters) - Medical marijuana will be available as early as this summer in New Jersey, where the nation's ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
South Dakota law requires 3-day abortion wait
By Michael Avok
PIERRE, South Dakota (Reuters) - South Dakota's governor signed into law on Tuesday the longest abortion waiting period in the nation ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
South Dakota law requires 3-day abortion wait
PIERRE, South Dakota (Reuters) - South Dakota's governor signed into law on Tuesday the longest abortion waiting period in the nation at 72 hours ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Law enforcement deaths rising quickly: AG Eric Holder
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Law enforcement officers are being killed at an alarming rate, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday, adding that ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
South Dakota governor signs abortion waiting period law
PIERRE, South Dakota (Reuters) - South Dakota's governor on Tuesday signed into law a requirement that pregnant women submit to counseling and wait 72 ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
DA Must Explain why Collective Bargaining Law Should be Held Up
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Dane County’s chief prosecutor has been ordered to tell three appeals’ judges Tuesday why the state’s new limits on ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
DOJ Appeals Order Blocking Collective Bargaining Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s attorney general took the first step Monday to try and throw out the judge’s ruling which blocked the ...
Sat, March 19, 2011
Detroit EFM Bobb Benefits Immediately from New State Law
(Detroit, MI) -- The first effects of the state’s new Emergency Financial Manager bill signed into law by Governor Snyder on Thursday came a ...
Sat, March 19, 2011
UPDATE: Judge Blocks Collective Bargaining Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s state and local public employees will keep their collective bargaining privileges, at least for a while.
Dane County Circuit ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Judge temporarily blocks Wisconsin anti-union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked a controversial new law in Wisconsin that strips public employee ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Former law chief to lobby on anti-bribery act
By Brett Wolf
ST. LOUIS, March 17 (Complinet) - The Chamber of Commerce has hired former Attorney General Michael Mukasey to lobby Congress to amend ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Legal challenge filed against Wisconsin's anti-union law
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The legal challenge to the new Wisconsin law that curbs the union rights of public workers moved forward on Wednesday with the ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Law spotted with former flame Cole
The hunk reunited with Miller last year (10) after they previously called off their engagement in 2006 following Law's alleged affair with his ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Utah governor signs Arizona-like immigration law
By James Nelson
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Utah's governor on Tuesday signed a package of immigration laws including one that would allow a ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Collective Bargaining Law to be Published March 25
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The new Wisconsin law that virtually eliminates collective bargaining by most public employee unions will not go into effect for 12 ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Obama wants reform of Bush education law this year
By Patricia Zengerle
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Congress on Monday to overhaul his Republican predecessor's signature "No Child Left ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Tennessee teachers have longer tenure road under proposed law
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters)- A proposal to make it tougher for Tennessee teachers to get tenure heads to the state's House this week after ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Bottle Law Battle
LANSING (WKZO) - A battle is brewing over a recently implemented law in Michigan that regulates bottle returns. The plan requires the producers of certain ...
Sat, March 12, 2011
Up to 100,000 protest Wisconsin law curbing unions
By James B. Kelleher
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Up to 100,000 people protested at the Wisconsin state Capitol on Saturday against a new law ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Miller: 'I tried to make Law romance work'
The British actress reunited with her former fiance last year (10), but they parted ways last month (Feb11) after less than a year back ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
House Republicans to defend anti-gay marriage law
By JoAnne Allen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives will defend a federal law against same-sex marriage after the Obama administration deemed the act ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Wisconsin governor signs into law union curbs
By James Kelleher
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker signed into law on Friday sweeping new limits on collective bargaining for ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Law fears daughters will inherit eye disease
The 78 year old's mother, Megsie, suffered from the eye disease, which causes gradual loss of vision, and she was herself diagnosed with ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Idaho approves law to limit teachers union power
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A bill to strip Idaho's public school teachers of much of their collective bargaining rights won final ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
Florida lawyer David Stern ends foreclosure law practice
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A prominent Florida lawyer accused of mishandling many foreclosure cases in that state is shutting down his foreclosure law practice at ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Boehner aims to defend anti-gay marriage law
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican in the House of Representatives said on Friday he will seek to do what the Obama ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Miller feels 'picked apart' by gossip over Law split
The stars announced last month (Feb11) that they had parted ways, less than a year after going public with their rekindled relationship last May ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Wyoming law allowing guns without permit prompts doubts
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Gun-control advocates on Thursday called a new Wyoming law that allows residents to carry concealed weapons without a ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Wyoming law allowing guns without permit prompts doubts
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Gun-control advocates on Thursday called a new Wyoming law that allows residents to carry concealed weapons without a ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
U.S. judge refuses to halt new healthcare law
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. judge put on hold his ruling that President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare law was unconstitutional ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Obama offers states flexibility on healthcare law
By Jeff Mason and Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama extended an olive branch on Monday to states struggling to implement his healthcare ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Unions protest draft Kansas law on union contributions
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Union supporters plan a rally on the state Capitol steps in Topeka, Kansas on Saturday to show solidarity with unions ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Hawaii governor signs gay civil unions into law
HONOLULU (Reuters) - Governor Neil Abercrombie on Wednesday signed into law a bill allowing same-sex civil unions, making Hawaii the seventh U.S. state to ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Wyoming state House approves concealed weapons law
By Ruffin Prevost
CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) - Wyoming state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a proposal to allow residents to carry concealed guns or other deadly ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Indiana governor says Democrats show "contempt" on union law
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana House Democrats stayed away from their desks for a second day on Wednesday in an attempt to block ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Obama pulls defense for law banning gay marriage
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration will no longer defend a 15-year-old U.S. law that defined marriage as between ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Indiana state Senate passes law to curb teachers unions
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Indiana state Senate on Tuesday approved a proposed law that would limit the power of teacher's unions ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Penalty fees down under card law, regulators say
By Dave Clarke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Credit card users are paying fewer penalty fees and rate hikes are more infrequent a year after sweeping rule ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
In Cairo, U.S. envoy calls for lifting emergency law
CAIRO (Reuters) - A senior U.S. diplomat urged Egypt on Monday to build confidence in its transition to democracy by lifting the country's ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
Bank of Spain says new bank law essential
By Judy Macinnes
MADRID (Reuters) - A new decree detailing capital requirements for Spain's banks and aimed at dispelling market concerns is essential to ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
Love 'saved' Rock from fight with Law
Rock famously poked fun at the Sherlock Holmes star during the ceremony six years ago by joking he was in ""every movie"" at the ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Repealing healthcare law would cost $210 bln: CBO
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Repealing the U.S. healthcare law enacted last year would add $210 billion to the nation's deficit over ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
House votes to block fund for healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to block funding of President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul law ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Jude Law Goes '360'
We've been reporting on 360 for a few months now, with each new story increasing our anticipation exponentially (and considering it started out ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Texas Senate approves pre-abortion ultrasound law
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Tex. (Reuters) - The Texas Senate on Thursday approved a measure that would require women seeking an abortion to first get ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Here's Jude Law On The Set Of Soderbergh's 'Contagion'
Steven Soderbergh's Contagion has more or less been shrouded in secrecy. Though we are aware of its stellar cast, which includes Marion Cotillard ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
House To Vote On Item Pricing Law Repeal Today
(Lansing, MI) -- The Michigan House of Representatives will vote today on a bill which would do away with the state's item pricing law ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Proposed South Dakota abortion law stirs controversy
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (Reuters) - South Dakota will debate a proposed law on Tuesday that supporters say would protect pregnant women from attack and ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
South Africa court will not extradite Mandela son-in-law to U.S.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African judge on Friday decided not to extradite a son-in-law of former President Nelson Mandela to the United States, saying ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Fonda a big fan of Monster-in-Law co-star Lopez
The singer/actress, who is now a judge on TV talent show American Idol, hasn't had a lot of luck of late with ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Law & Miller split again
The Alfie co-stars previously called off their engagement in 2006 after Law's alleged affair with his children's nanny was exposed in the ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Jude Law And Sienna Miller Split
People magazine is reporting even though they were spotted vacationing together over Christmas, that ""perhaps winter iced over the relationship"" because Sienna Miller and ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Jude Law, Sienna Miller break up -- again
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The on-again, off-again affair of British actors Jude Law and Sienna Miller is off, again.
Law's spokesman on Wednesday confirmed ...
Tue, February 08, 2011
Suicide more likely after brushes with the law
By Frederik Joelving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who come into contact with the criminal justice system are at increased risk of suicide, a ...
Sun, February 06, 2011
Afghan central bank sees Islamic banking law enacted in 2011
By Shaheen Pasha
DUBAI (Reuters) - Afghanistan's central bank expects an Islamic banking law to be enacted by September, drawing billions in deposits from ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
Virginia to ask top court to review health law
By James Vicini and Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virginia said on Thursday it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its challenge ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
Florida governor may stall Obama healthcare law
By Michael Peltier
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida's Republican Governor Rick Scott signaled on Tuesday that President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul may ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Judge strikes down healthcare reform law
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - A federal judge in Florida struck down President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul as unconstitutional on Monday, in ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Federal Judge Strikes Down Obama Healthcare Law
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WTAQ) - A federal judge in Florida has ruled that President Obama's healthcare reform law is unconstitutional.
Judge Roger Vinson took exception ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Effort Launched To Eliminate Item Pricing Law
(Lansing, MI) -- Governor Snyder called for the elimination of Michigan's item pricing law in his State of the State address earlier this month ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Analyst: Health Reform Law Could Help State's Medicaid Budget
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s financially-troubled Medicaid budget could get some big relief under the federal health reform law.
The state’s new health ...
Sat, January 29, 2011
New law could foster community radio boom
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A tiny nonprofit organization operating a national campaign from a basement for 12 years to get more non-commercial radio ...
Fri, January 28, 2011
Michigan Voters Split On Pricing Law
LANSING, Mich (WLMI) Michigan voters appear split on a plan by Governor Rick Snyder to repeal the state’s 33-year old item pricing law ...
Fri, January 28, 2011
Gov. Walker Signs Tort Reform Law Thursday
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker says it’s not true that criminal prosecutions will be hurt by the legal liability reform law he ...
Fri, January 28, 2011
Poll Shows Michigan Residents Want To Keep Pricing Law
(Lansing, MI) -- A new poll shows Michigan voters don't want to get rid of the state's item pricing law, which requires every ...
Thu, January 27, 2011
Proposed Arizona law targets "birthright" citizenship
By Tim Gaynor and David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Republicans introduced legislation on Thursday seeking to challenge the right to U.S. citizenship for ...
Thu, January 27, 2011
Proposed Arizona law targets "birthright" citizenship
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Republicans are to introduce legislation on Thursday seeking to challenge the right to U.S. citizenship for the children of legal ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
Medicare chief says health law working
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's chief of health programs for the elderly and poor on Thursday said the year-old U ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Miller follows Law to the West End
Law recently announced he will be returning to the London stage in 2011 to star in Eugene O'Neill's play Anna Christie, and ...
Fri, January 21, 2011
Congresswoman Miller Says Replace Health Reform Law
(Washington, DC) -- U.S. Congresswoman Candice Miller supports the Replacing Health Care Law Resolution. The suburban Detroit Republican says the goal of the Resolution ...
Thu, January 20, 2011
Representative Miller Says Replace Law
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Congresswoman Candice Miller from Michigan supports the Replacing Health Care Law Resolution. Miller says, the goal of the Resolution is, in ...
Thu, January 20, 2011
House Republicans launch healthcare law push
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday launched a plan to replace President Barack Obama's ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
House Republicans Vote To Repeal Healthcare Reform Law
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The House has voted to repeal the new healthcare reform law.
Repeal of the controversial law is the top legislative ...
Tue, January 18, 2011
House backs repeal of Obama healthcare law
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led House of Representatives passed legislation that would repeal President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform law on ...
Tue, January 18, 2011
Britain moves to ban Pakistani Taliban under terror law
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has moved to ban the Pakistani Taliban as a terrorist group, making it illegal to belong to or raise funds for ...
Mon, January 17, 2011
Law returning to the West End
The British actor scored rave reviews for his last stint in the West End, starring in a 2009 production of Hamlet, which later transferred ...
Mon, January 17, 2011
Ford wants gun law action after Arizona shootings
Jared Lee Loughner is alleged to have embarked on a shooting spree at a political event in the state on Saturday, killing six, including ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
Jude Law returns to London stage in "Anna Christie"
LONDON (Reuters) - Hollywood actor Jude Law will return to the West End stage, appearing in Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie" at the Donmar ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Before Tucson rampage, a powerful law went unused
By Andrew Longstreth
NEW YORK, Jan 13 (Reuters Legal) - As evidence mounts that Jared Lee Loughner exhibited disturbing behavior months before the rampage in ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
SAP software sales jump outshines law suit drag
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - SAP said software sales jumped by about a third in the fourth quarter, boosting operating margins and sending its share higher, despite ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
Three actors exit "Law & Order: Los Angeles" series
By Kimberly Nordyke
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Three series regulars have left U.S. networks NBC's "Law & Order: Los Angeles" amid a creative ...
Fri, January 07, 2011
Obama, in blow to closing Guantanamo, signs law
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in a setback to hopes for the quick closing of the Guantanamo Bay prison, reluctantly signed ...
Fri, January 07, 2011
Rights groups seeks to block more of Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A coalition of rights groups asked a federal judge on Friday to block parts of an Arizona state law cracking down on ...
Fri, January 07, 2011
Supreme Court to decide state drug data mining law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Friday that it would decide whether a state law restricting commercial access to information ...
Fri, January 07, 2011
New State Law Gives More Freedom to Shop for Health Care
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A new state law gives Wisconsinites more ability to shop around for their health care. The law took effect at the ...
Wed, January 05, 2011
Madoff's sister-in-law selling Palm Beach home
MIAMI (Reuters) - Bernard Madoff's sister-in-law, whose husband was a top executive at his firm, has put up her luxury home in Palm Beach ...
Wed, January 05, 2011
Pet lovers hope to get new law on wills
By Lauren Keiper
BOSTON (Reuters) - Pet lovers in Massachusetts are optimistic the governor will sign into law this week that will allow them to ...
Tue, January 04, 2011
Kathy Bates says "Harry's Law" role fit like a glove
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Kathy Bates' role as a curmudgeonly lawyer in new TV drama "Harry's Law" was written ...
Tue, January 04, 2011
Gov. Walker Authoritizes AG Van Hollen to Fight Health Care Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker kept a campaign promise Monday by authorizing the attorney general to challenge the federal health care law in ...
Mon, January 03, 2011
Wisconsin adds to heat on healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican moves to unravel the healthcare plan championed by President Barack Obama advanced on Monday, with Wisconsin officially joining a multi-state lawsuit ...
Mon, January 03, 2011
Upton Wants Vote To Repeal Healthcare Reform Law
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Congressman Fred Upton says he wants a vote to repeal healthcare reform before the President gives his State of the State address ...
Sun, January 02, 2011
SNB's Jordan says government's bank law plan "positive": report
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss government plans for tougher capital standards for big Swiss banks would help reduce the chance of another crisis, the Swiss central ...
Mon, December 20, 2010
New Liquor Law Took Effect
UNDATED (WKZO) - A new state law took effect this weekend allowing Sunday liquor sales to begin at 7 am, instead of noon. It was ...
Mon, December 20, 2010
ECB concerned by Irish bank bailout law
By Sakari Suoninen and Yara Bayoumy
FRANKFURT/DUBLIN (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has expressed "serious concerns" that a new law in Ireland could ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
U.S., states spar in Florida court over health law
By Michael Peltier
PENSACOLA, Florida (Reuters) - Attorneys for the Obama administration and 20 U.S. states sparred in court on Thursday over whether the ...
Tue, December 14, 2010
New bank law to give Ireland sweeping powers
By Carmel Crimmins
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's government will have extensive powers to restructure its banking sector, including the ability to impose losses on ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
Judge rejects key part of Obama healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge in Virginia on Monday invalidated a key part of the landmark healthcare law that requires individuals to buy health insurance ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
Jolie calls for paparazzi law
The Hollywood actress has six children with her partner Brad Pitt and the famous family is a regular target for the paparazzi.
Jolie admits ...
Sat, December 11, 2010
EU leaders to agree on law change for euro stability
By Jan Strupczewski
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will agree next week to insert two sentences into the EU treaty to pave the way ...
Wed, December 08, 2010
Supreme Court considers 2007 Arizona immigration law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday stepped into the fierce national debate over illegal immigration, considering an Arizona law that ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
Fifth Third Bank Law Suit Settled
UNDATED (WKZO) -- Customers of Fifth-Third Bank may have a refund coming if they have ever been slapped for an overdraft fee on their debit ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
Judge tosses challenge to Obama healthcare law
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Virginia on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the landmark healthcare law championed by President Barack ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
Law & Frost unite for Christmas day out with kids
The couple, which met on the set of 1994 movie Shopping, wed in 1997 and had three kids together, sons Rafferty, 14, and eight-year-old ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Judge tosses challenge to Obama healthcare law
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Virginia on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the landmark healthcare law championed by President Barack ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
Supreme Court to decide Arizona campaign finance law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will decide another campaign finance law, taking up a challenge to Arizona's system ...
Mon, November 22, 2010
Senator says Comcast/NBC may have broken law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Al Franken, a critic of Comcast Corp's proposed deal for control of NBC Universal, asked the Justice Department on Monday ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
Some Threatening Law Suits
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) The latest technology and protocols to make sure folks are not bomb toting terrorists is putting a lot of people ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Gun found on Law & Order set
Castmembers including Skeet Ulrich and Corey Stoll were shooting a scene in the Culver City area of Los Angeles when a cameraman spotted a ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Martin left Law & Order behind for sake of career
Martin quit the crime drama in 2008 after a nine-year run playing Detective Ed Green. He has gone on to shoot independent TV and ...
Mon, November 08, 2010
Health law may be unrecognizable in a year
By Ros Krasny and Michele Gershberg
BOSTON (Reuters) - Republicans in Congress may not be able to unravel healthcare reform over the next two years ...
Sun, November 07, 2010
Republicans plan assault on healthcare law
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans said on Sunday they plan a full-scale assault against President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul next year ...
Thu, November 04, 2010
Republicans to attack healthcare law funding
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional Republicans will try to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare law next year but their leader ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
Britain rules Google Street View breached data law
LONDON (Reuters) - Web search giant Google broke UK law by harvesting emails, Internet addresses and passwords while collecting data for its Street View maps ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
Sen. Harry Reid says willing to tweak healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday said he was willing to make tweaks to the landmark healthcare reform law enacted earlier ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
Corrected: San Francisco law curbs McDonald's Happy Meal toys
Corrects date law goes into effect, in second paragraph
By Lisa Baertlein
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - San Francisco on Tuesday became the first major U ...
Mon, November 01, 2010
Judges ask tough questions on Arizona immigration law
By Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. judges considering whether to let Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants take effect asked attorneys tough ...
Fri, October 29, 2010
New Zealand law passed to keep Hobbit amid protests
By Adrian Bathgate
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand government on Friday passed legislation clearing the way for two "Hobbit" films to be made in ...
Thu, October 28, 2010
NZ passes "Hobbit" labor law at studio's urging
By Jonathan Handel
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - After a day of angry debate, the New Zealand parliament has bowed to the will of Warner ...
Wed, October 27, 2010
Law empowers SEC to go after more U.S. market players
(This story first appeared on the Westlaw News & Insight website, http://westlawnews.thomson.com/NationalLit/)
By Carlyn Kolker
NEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters Legal ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Arizona voter citizenship law overturned
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down an Arizona statute requiring residents to prove their U.S. citizenship in order ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
New Drunk Driving Law
LANSING (WKZO) - A new law takes effect on All-Hallows Eve that should scare the heck out of anyone who parties to excess. The new ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
New Super-Drunk Driving Law Takes Effect Halloween
(Undated) -- Halloween is coming up, but drunk drivers will have more to fear than ghosts and ghouls this weekend. Michigan's new super-drunk driving ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Change In Law Would Be Disaster For Some Schools
UNDATED (WKZO) - A recent study that suggests Michigan follow Ohio’s lead and fund colleges based on their graduation rates instead of enrollment numbers ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Miller laughs off Law marriage reports
The couple took part in a spiritual ceremony in Laos in April (10) during an Asian vacation, and many reports suggested the Baci ritual ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
Ramsay's father-in-law quits as chef's business boss
The Hell's Kitchen star has suffered severely in the recent economic downturn and in 2009 was forced to pump $8 million (£5 million ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
New Lease Law For Victims Of Domestic Violence
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) - Michigan landlords must now allow renters who are involved in domestic violence situations to have the option of getting out of their ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
Daniels' bail offer for brother-in-law rejected
The Precious director offered up the sum to help his sister's husband Henry Butler after he was accused of drug smuggling.
Butler was ...
Sun, October 17, 2010
China urges anti-Japan protesters to stay within law
BEIJING (Reuters) - China called on its people on Sunday to keep within the law in their "understandable" anger at Japan, a day after protesters ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
NY's Cuomo secures law firm ban in pension probe
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Law firm Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP agreed to a five-year ban from appearing before New York public pension ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
Judge upholds key part of Obama healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday upheld a key part of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law that requires Americans to obtain coverage ...
Wed, October 06, 2010
Could Republicans gut parts of Wall St reform law?
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans want to roll back the landmark Wall Street reforms enacted in July but tinkering around the edges may ...
Wed, October 06, 2010
Judge Rules State Violated Labor Law
(Lansing, MI) -- The State of Michigan violated labor law by refusing raises to 15-thousand state workers. According to a judge's ruling yesterday, the ...
Tue, October 05, 2010
Californians see green in climate law: poll
By Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - They've banned gay marriage and are poised to blow off a chance to legalize marijuana, but California ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
AG Candidate Hassett OK to Practice Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state board says it’s okay for attorney general candidate Scott Hassett to practice law, even though he does not ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
National HCR Law Giving State Millions to Add Docs, Health Workers
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The national health reform law is giving Wisconsin millions of dollars to add primary care doctors and other health care workers ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Obama signs small business bill into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed a $30 billion small business lending bill into law on Monday, claiming a victory on economic policy for ...
Sat, September 25, 2010
Californians split on suspending global warming law
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California voters are essentially split on a ballot measure that would suspend a global warming law until the state's jobless ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
Frost 'proud' of relations with ex Law
The couple, who met on the set of 1994 movie Shopping, wed in 1997 and had three children together.
However, their marriage crumbled and ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
D'Onofrio to return to Law & Order for final season
The Full Metal Jacket star will return as Detective Robert Goren in Law & Order: Criminal Intent's 10th season.
D'Onofrio played Goren in ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
Law and Ritchie reunite for perfume advert
The stars worked together on last year's (09) hit detective movie and now they have unveiled the new five-minute clip for Christian Dior ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
Longoria Parker calls for U.S. children's law
The Desperate Housewives star took to the stage in Washington, D.C. earlier this week (begs13Sep10) to introduce director Robin Romano's hard-hitting documentary ...
Sun, September 19, 2010
Dem AG Candidate May Not Be Able to Practice Law in WI
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners will re-evaluate whether a Democratic candidate for attorney general can actually practice law.
It is ...
Tue, August 31, 2010
Poll: Michiganders Want Arizona-Style Immigration Law
(Detroit, MI) -- A new poll shows Michigan residents want a crackdown on immigration similar to what's been passed in Arizona. The survey by ...
Thu, August 26, 2010
Tainted Eggs Law Suits
LANSING (WKZO) -- Michigan Ag. Dept. Spokesperson Jennifer Holton says some of the tainted eggs from Iowa apparently made it into Michigan, but they aren ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
Law and Miller's spiritual trip
During a vacation through Asia in April (10), the pair visited a shaman who joined them at the wrist with red and white thread ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
Frost: 'My love for Law was out of control'
The star wed musician Kemp in 1988 and they had a son, Finlay, together in 1990 - but their union was rocked when Frost met ...
Sun, August 15, 2010
Jude Law's ex recounts doomed marriage in memoir
By Mimi Turner
LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - Marriage to Hollywood dreamboat Jude Law was no golden joyride, his former wife Sadie Frost revealed Sunday, telling ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
Dawson recruits stars to fight Arizona's immigration law in PSA
Dawson recruited Alba and Longoria Parker to join a host of Latin stars to fight the controversial legislation, which gives Arizona police new powers ...
Mon, August 09, 2010
Pennsylvania broke law on natgas water use: group
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania regulators are illegally allowing natural gas companies to withdraw water from rivers and streams for use in the ...
Mon, August 09, 2010
Child injuries drop after NY booster seat law
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Traffic injuries among children ages 4 to 6 declined in New York State in the wake of ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
2nd Lawsuit Filed Against State's Campaign Finance Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A second lawsuit has been filed against Wisconsin’s newest campaign finance law.
Wisconsin Right to Life and its political action ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
Goldblum quits Law & Order show
The actor has played Detective Zach Nichols on the series for the past two years, but he's now handed in his badge and ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Attorney: New Law Probably Means Fewer Crack Cases
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A defense lawyer says Wisconsin’s federal courts will probably have fewer crack cocaine cases, as the result of a controversial ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Bundchen demands breastfeeding law
The Brazilian stunner became a first-time mum to baby Benjamin in December (09) and has credited feeding him naturally with helping her regain her ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Jeff Goldblum Leaves Law And Order: Criminal Intent
Jeff Goldblum Leaves Law And Order: Criminal Intent
Man of a thousand mumbles Jeff Goldblum is jumping ship on Law And Order: Criminal Intent ...
Tue, August 03, 2010
Missouri votes to block U.S. health insurance law
By Carey Gillam
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Missouri voters on Tuesday rejected the new U.S. healthcare bill, approving a measure that would forbid ...
Tue, August 03, 2010
Howard joins Molina as attorney on new Law & Order
The Hustle & Flow star was unveiled as the latest member of the cast by franchise creator Dick Wolfe on Friday (30Jul10).
Spider-Man villain Molina ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
HSBC sees at least $110 million impact from U.S. law
By Maria Aspan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - HSBC's <HSBA.L> North American chief executive expects the new U.S. financial reform law to cost ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
Cox Vows Michigan Support For Arizona Immigration Law Appeal
(Lansing, MI) -- Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox says his office will support Arizona's appeal of a judge's ruling on the Grand Canyon ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
Griffith pitching U.S. health care law
The former The Andy Griffith Show star appears in the new ad, insisting ""good things are coming"" for Medicare recipients, a social insurance programme ...
Sat, July 31, 2010
Activists rally for Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - A few hundred supporters of a new Arizona law that cracks down on illegal immigrants rallied in central Phoenix Saturday, as ...
Fri, July 30, 2010
"Law & Order" TV show fails to find a new network
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Law & Order" creator Dick Wolf said on Friday that his TV crime drama had "moved into the history books" after failing ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Arizona Files Appeal to Immigration Law Ruling
PHOENIX, Ariz. (WTAQ) - The state of Arizona is appealing a federal judge's ruling blocking key parts of the state's immigration law.
In ...
Wed, July 28, 2010
Visa beats expectations but debit law looms
By Maria Aspan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Visa Inc <V.N>, the world's largest credit and debit card processing network, posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit ...
Wed, July 28, 2010
Judge blocks key parts of Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law, granting the Obama administration's request for an ...
Wed, July 28, 2010
Judge blocks key parts of Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law, granting the Obama administration's request ...
Wed, July 28, 2010
Judge Issues Partial Block On AZ Immigration Law
PHOENIX, Ariz. (WTAQ) - Key parts of Arizona's controversial immigration law have been blocked by a federal judge in Phoenix.
U.S. District Judge ...
Wed, July 28, 2010
Arizona appeals immigrant law ruling amid protests
By Carolina Madrid and Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona on Thursday appealed a judge's decision to block key parts of the state's ...
Mon, July 26, 2010
Chipotle counters violate disability law: court
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc violated a U.S. disability law by making the walls between customers and food-preparation ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
Obama signs law to curb improper payments and waste
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday signed a new law to reduce wasteful and fraudulent government payments and stressed that he was looking ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
Cox Issues Support For Arizona Law Before Hearing
(Lansing, MI) -- A federal hearing starts today pitting the state of Arizona against the federal government over immigration reform. Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
No ruling in hearing over Arizona immigration law
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. judge grilled lawyers for the Obama administration and Arizona on Thursday over the legality of the ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
Rockers Rage Against the Machine target Arizona law
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Militant rockers Rage Against the Machine said on Wednesday they would headline a concert to raise money for organizations challenging a ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
President Obama Signs Wall St. Reform Bill Into Law
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - President Obama has signed a landmark Wall Street reform bill, the most aggressive reform of the financial sector since the ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
Obama signs sweeping Wall Street overhaul into law
By Ross Colvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law on Wednesday the most comprehensive financial regulatory overhaul since the Great Depression, vowing ...
Tue, July 20, 2010
Arizona fights Obama challenge to immigration law
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona on Tuesday urged a federal judge to reject the U.S. government's bid to quash its strict ...
Tue, July 20, 2010
Dogs and cats have a voice under new Massachusetts law
By Lauren Keiper
BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts on Wednesday will become the first state to ban the surgery that devocalizes dogs and cats, which many ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
Court hears Arizona immigrant law challenge
PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona police officer on Thursday urged a federal judge to stop a strict new state immigration law from going into effect ...
Wed, July 14, 2010
Doyle Won't Get Involved in AZ's Immigration Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Jim Doyle is staying out of the legal fray involving Arizona’s new immigration law.
Tuesday, Doyle turned down a ...
Wed, July 14, 2010
Immigration law spurs talk of All-Star boycott
By Gerard Wright
ANAHEIM, California (Reuters) - The television ratings for baseball's All-Star game were abysmal but Bud Selig has other worries concerning the ...
Tue, July 13, 2010
Players voice opposition to Arizona immigration law
ANAHEIM, California (Reuters) - An increasing number of major leaguers are expressing their opposition to Arizona's controversial immigration law and some are calling for ...
Mon, July 12, 2010
Insurers May Have to Pay Back Higher Rates Due to New Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Health insurers that have jacked up rates for individuals and small employers in Wisconsin might have to give some of that ...
Tue, July 06, 2010
Federal Gov't Sues Arizona Over Immigration Law
PHOENIX, Ariz. (WTAQ) - The Justice Department is suing the state of Arizona over a tough new immigration law. The controversial state law was passed ...
Tue, July 06, 2010
Obama administration sues Arizona over immigration law
By Jeremy Pelofsky and James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday sued Arizona over the state's strict new immigration law, attempting ...
Mon, July 05, 2010
Clinton urges Armenia to revise new media law
YEREVAN (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday she had raised U.S. concerns about an Armenian law that could ...
Thu, July 01, 2010
Texting While Driving Law
LANSING (WKZO) -- State Police are clarifying their position on when it’s okay to text behind the wheel and when it isn’t. They ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
Court strikes down part of Sarbanes-Oxley law
By Rachelle Younglai and James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of a law to prevent fraud committed by ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
Supreme Court to hear Arizona immigration law challenge
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would hear a legal challenge by business, civil rights and ...
Sun, June 27, 2010
U.S. court to decide corporate reform law, gun case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court could strike down a key part of a 2002 corporate reform law and extend gun rights ...
Fri, June 25, 2010
Proposed NY law could soon bring no-fault divorce
By Daniel Trotta
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers who want to end their marriages will no longer have to invent reasons under a proposed ...
Tue, June 22, 2010
Mexico backs case against Arizona immigration law
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico joined a legal challenge to Arizona's controversial new immigration law on Tuesday, arguing that the measure is unconstitutional and ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
Supreme Court upholds terrorism support law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a law that bars Americans from providing support to foreign terrorist groups, rejecting ...
Thu, June 17, 2010
Justice still reviewing Arizona immigration law
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is still reviewing a possible challenge to the controversial Arizona immigration law, a spokesman ...
Sun, June 13, 2010
AT&T to work with law enforcement on iPad breach
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Sunday it would cooperate with law enforcement in any investigation of a security breach of Apple Inc ...
Thu, June 10, 2010
Democrats launch push to promote Obama health law
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats launched a new push on Thursday to promote U.S. President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, as the ...
Sat, June 05, 2010
Arizona police officer challenges migrant law
By Tim Gaynor
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - Tucson police officer Martin Escobar has worked to build relationships of trust in the working class Mexican-American neighborhood ...
Fri, June 04, 2010
Sebelius: Coverage Biggest Focus of HCR Law
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The nation’s health secretary says the biggest focus of the new health reform law is to get more people ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
Doctor criticizes Arizona immigration law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arizona's controversial new law cracking down on illegal immigration could put doctors into a pickle, an Arizona physician said in a ...
Sat, May 29, 2010
Critics, backers of Arizona immigration law rally
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Critics and supporters of Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants held separate rallies in the state on Saturday, highlighting ...
Thu, May 27, 2010
State Officials: HCR Law to Save Taxpayers at Least $745M
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin officials say the national health care reform law will save taxpayers anywhere from $745 million to $980 million from 2014 ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
Police vent to Holder on Arizona immigration law
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arizona's controversial new immigration law will strain police ties to the community, sap limited law enforcement resources and ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
Campaigning on Arizona law may help Republicans: study
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Republican candidates who make Arizona's immigration crackdown a campaign issue could benefit in this election year, a study found on Wednesday ...
Mon, May 24, 2010
Lawmakers eye communications law revamp
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democratic lawmakers said on Monday they will hold a series of meetings starting in June to discuss proposals to revamp the ...
Fri, May 21, 2010
Arizona law triggers concert cancellations
By Ayala Ben-Yehuda
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The fear and anger stirred by Arizona's new immigration enforcement law are beginning to take a toll ...
Wed, May 19, 2010
Obama, Calderon push for immigration law changes
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pushed for sweeping changes in U.S. immigration policy on Wednesday, as Mexican President Felipe Calderon ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
"Law & Order" may get reprieve from death: producer
By Walker Simon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. television show "Law & Order" may be revived after it was due to be canceled, offering ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Supreme Court upholds federal sex offender law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court upheld a federal law on Monday that allows the U.S. government to keep sex offenders ...
Sun, May 16, 2010
Chavez signs new currency law against speculation
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Sunday signed a new foreign exchange law intended to strengthen the bolivar currency, but critics say ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
"Law & Order" may get reprieve from death: producer
By Walker Simon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. television show "Law & Order" may be revived after it was due to be canceled, offering ...
Wed, May 12, 2010
Los Angeles to boycott Arizona over immigration law
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles officials on Wednesday approved a ban on future business with Arizona in protest against its crackdown ...
Wed, May 12, 2010
Broad support for Arizona migrant law
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A solid majority of Americans back Arizona's tough crackdown on illegal immigrants, while just 25 percent support President Barack Obama's ...
Wed, May 12, 2010
Obama government defends healthcare law in court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has urged a court to reject an attempt to block a controversial new law overhauling the U.S. healthcare ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
Arizona immigration law hits Latino businesses
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A month ago, Efrain Gaytan's Mexican diner was bustling with migrant workers wolfing down a breakfast of eggs ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
U.N. experts join criticism of Arizona immigration law
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations human rights experts added their voices to criticism of a new immigration law in Arizona, saying it ...
Mon, May 10, 2010
Obama wants to beef up law on oil spill damage cap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants his administration to send legislation to Congress to toughen U.S. law on caps for damages from oil ...
Mon, May 10, 2010
All-Star Game boycott sought to protest Ariz. law
By Tim Gaynor and Tom Ferraro
PHOENIX/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The only Latino in the Senate urged Major League Baseball players on Monday to boycott ...
Fri, May 07, 2010
Hoekstra's Father-in-Law Passes Away
(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - Visitation is Sunday for Gerald Johnson, the father-in-law of Holland Congressman Pete Hoekstra, who died on Wednesday in the Hospice ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
New Law Could be Benefit to State's AIDS Patients
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - More AIDS patients in Wisconsin may benefit from a bill signed into law by Governor Jim Doyle. The legislation requires the ...
Mon, May 03, 2010
California may vote to freeze landmark climate law
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Organizers of a California ballot measure that would suspend the state's landmark climate change law, possibly for ...
Fri, April 30, 2010
"Family Guy" creator says Arizona law like Nazi Germany
By Phil Furey
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane has compared a tough new immigration law in Arizona to those of Nazi ...
Fri, April 30, 2010
Hispanics decry Arizona law at May Day rallies
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Angered by Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants, protesters took to the streets on Saturday to denounce the ...
Fri, April 30, 2010
Arizona law reignites California immigration fight
By Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A few weeks ago, California Latinos had little to fight for. Now they've got something to fight ...
Fri, April 30, 2010
Millage Renewal Critical For Law Enforcement
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo’s law enforcement millage, originally proposed to enhance police protection in the county, has become a major critical source of funding ...
Fri, April 30, 2010
Law Maker Say The MEDC Lacks Oversight
LANSING (WKZO) -- A report out this week charges that the MEDC does a miserable job of making sure that companies that get tax breaks ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
Calista’s Law
CENTREVILLE (WKZO) -- The bizarre death of Calista Springer, who died in a fire chained to her bed, has inspired proposed legislation that would theoretically ...
Tue, April 27, 2010
Baseball, tourism caught in boycott of Arizona law
By David Schwartz and Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Immigration rights activists called on baseball fans on Tuesday to stay home from Arizona Diamondbacks games ...
Tue, April 27, 2010
Arizona migrant law may waste resources: Napolitano
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new Arizona law aimed at cracking down on illegal immigrants could divert resources from pursuing those in the ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Arizona law to force hard choices on migrants
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - With Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants looming, Guatemalan Samuel Roldan is swapping the family's battered Chevy Suburban ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Top court to rule on California video game law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether a California law banning the sale and rental of ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Medical Marijuana Law Has Limits
CASS COUNTY (WKZO) -- The State’s new Medical Marijuana Law has its limits. A jury in Cass has just convicted a man who appears ...
Sat, April 24, 2010
Most French want burqa law, but not total ban
PARIS (Reuters) - Two-thirds of French people want a law limiting the use of face-covering Islamic veils such as the niqab and the burqa, with ...
Fri, April 23, 2010
Arizona governor signs toughest immigration law
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday signed into effect the toughest immigration law in the United States, which President ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
New Small Hospital Tax Signed Into Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Nobody likes to pay taxes. But Wisconsin’s smallest hospitals were happy to be hit with a new tax Monday, because ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
Supreme Court strikes down animal cruelty law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court struck down on Tuesday a U.S. law that bans videos depicting animal cruelty, ruling the ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
Arizona passes tough illegal immigration law
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawmakers passed a controversial immigration bill on Monday requiring police in the state that borders Mexico to determine if people are ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Arizona passes tough illegal immigration law
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawmakers passed a controversial immigration bill on Monday requiring police in the state that borders Mexico to determine if people are ...
Mon, April 12, 2010
PPO Law Changes
LANSING (WKZO) -- Female Victims of harassment and stalking will be better protected now. A new law signed by the Governor last week give judges ...
Thu, April 08, 2010
Doyle Creates Office To Help Implement HCR Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state government has a new office to help Wisconsin residents and businesses deal with the new federal health care law ...
Tue, April 06, 2010
60K Badger Care Plus Recipients May Be Moved With HCR Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - About 60,000 Wisconsinites who are now on Badger Care Plus might be moved to a private plan and get subsidies ...
Thu, April 01, 2010
Wisconsin Small Biz Owners Question Health Care Reform Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Some small business owners are raising questions about having to comply with the new health care reform law. Several are echoing ...
Wed, March 31, 2010
Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn gets "Law & Order" role
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Winter Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn has finally found out what role she will play on her favorite television show, the ...
Tue, March 30, 2010
RBS fined for breaching UK competition law
By Myles Neligan
LONDON (Reuters) - Bailed-out lender Royal Bank of Scotland <RBS.L> has been fined 28.6 million pounds ($43 million) for illegally ...
Mon, March 29, 2010
MDCH Opposed To Helmet Law Repeal
(Lansing, MI) -- The Michigan Department of Community Health is opposed to a bill which would repeal the state's motorcycle helmet law for those ...
Thu, March 25, 2010
Lawmaker: HCR Law Pushes To Cut Elder Abuse, Neglect
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The new federal health reform law contains a major effort to reduce elder abuse and neglect. Madison House Democrat Tammy Baldwin ...
Thu, March 25, 2010
State Nursing Schools Hope HCR Law Means More Jobs
WAUSAU, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin nursing schools are anxious to find out if the new health care reform law will lead to more jobs for ...
Tue, March 23, 2010
Justice Department confident health law constitutional
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department will "vigorously defend" the new healthcare reform law against any lawsuits brought, a spokesman for the department said, after ...
Tue, March 23, 2010
President Obama Signs HCR Bill Into Law
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - President Obama has signed a landmark healthcare reform bill. The measure represents the most sweeping social policy overhaul in more ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
States challenge new healthcare law in court
By Michael Connor
MIAMI (Reuters) - Top legal officials from 14 states across the country on Tuesday filed lawsuits challenging an overhaul of the U ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
Delauro sees U.S. food safety law in 2010
By Christopher Doering and Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress will pass a new law to overhaul the antiquated U.S. food safety system by ...
Fri, March 12, 2010
New Law For State Doctors
EAST GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO) -- Remember the Dirty Dermatologist? He has now inspired a new law. Dr. Robert Stokes is doing ten years in prison ...
Wed, March 10, 2010
Despite law, drug safety still a concern at FDA
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Recent new powers have helped the U.S. Food and Drug Administration combat contaminated medications, counterfeit pills and other ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
CFTC, House chairman aim to fix swap reform law
By Charles Abbott and Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A central Congressional player in financial reform legislation on Wednesday said he is willing to close ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
New York governor charged with breaking ethics law
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Already caught up in a scandal involving a close aide, embattled New York Governor David Paterson was charged ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
L.A. marijuana dispensary law challenged in court
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Medical marijuana activists filed suit on Tuesday seeking to block a new Los Angeles ordinance they say is ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
L.A. marijuana dispensary law challenged in court
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Medical marijuana activists filed suit on Tuesday seeking to block a new Los Angeles ordinance they say is ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
West Michigan Law and Order Blotter
>>Man Dies In Single-Vehicle Grattan Township Crash
(Grattan Twp., MI) -- Grattan Township authorities are investigating a crash that left one man dead yesterday. Police ...
Fri, February 26, 2010
Assembly Agrees To End Minimum Markup Law For Prescriptions
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsinites are one step closer to taking advantage of those $4 prescriptions they keep hearing about. On a voice vote Thursday ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
British prosecutor clarifies law on assisted suicide
By Estelle Shirbon
LONDON (Reuters) - British prosecutors weighing whether to take action against those who assist in the suicide of a terminally ill loved ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Supreme Court considers terrorism support law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court justices on Tuesday questioned whether a law that bars Americans from providing support to foreign terrorist groups ...
Fri, February 12, 2010
Obama signs debt limit-paygo bill into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed a law on Friday lifting the U.S. government's borrowing authority to $14.3 trillion and installing ...
Thu, February 04, 2010
Illinois court strikes down malpractice cap law
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday declared unconstitutional a 2005 state law that capped damage awards for a plaintiff's pain and ...
Tue, February 02, 2010
House to vote on health insurers antitrust law
By John Whitesides and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives will vote next week on repealing the antitrust exemption for health insurers ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Internet companies voice alarm over Italian law
By Daniel Flynn
ROME (Reuters) - Internet companies and civil liberty groups have voiced alarm over a proposed Italian law which would make online service ...
Fri, January 22, 2010
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Could Affect State's Corporate Election Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 105-year-old state law against corporate spending for elections could fall by the wayside, now that the U.S. Supreme Court ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
U.S. law inhibits China currency probe: Gary Locke
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. law makes it difficult for the United States to investigate charges China's currency practices constitute an ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
Proposed Medical Marijuana Law Changes
LANSING -- A Michigan Senate Committee heard testimony on legislation that would alter Michigan’s Medical Marijuana law. Patients would no longer be allowed to ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
China says Google no exception to the law
BEIJING (Reuters) - Google Inc will not be treated as an exception to China's demand foreign companies obey its laws, the Foreign Ministry said ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
FBI broke law in phone searches: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI collected more than 2,000 records on U.S. telephone calls by invoking terrorism emergencies that did not exist or ...
Sun, January 17, 2010
Iraq cabinet approves draft law to protect doctors
By Aseel Kami
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi doctors would be allowed to carry weapons under a law approved by the cabinet on Sunday to help ...
Tue, January 12, 2010
U.S. justices question sex offender confinement law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court justices on Tuesday expressed skepticism about the Obama administration's argument that the U.S. Congress can ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
U.S. High Court Could Rule On Scaling Back McCain-Feingold Law
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The U.S. Supreme Court will rule as early as Tuesday on a case that could scale back the federal ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Sharon Stone to guest star in "Law & Order: SVU"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Sharon Stone is set to guest star in four episodes in NBC's popular television crime series "Law & Order: Special ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
U.S. judge strikes part of tobacco ad, label law
By Jonathan Stempel and Jeremy Pelofsky
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge upheld most of a sweeping federal law limiting the marketing ...
Mon, January 04, 2010
State's New E-Wast Law Kicks Off In 2010
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s new E-waste law took effect at the start of the New Year. The makers of TV’s, computers, and ...
Mon, December 28, 2009
Obama signs U.S. debt limit increase into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law an increase in the U.S. national debt limit to $12.4 trillion, the ...
Mon, December 28, 2009
Egypt debates transplant law, hopes to cut organ trade
By Yasmine Saleh
CAIRO (Reuters) - Soheila, an Egyptian village housewife, traded her kidney for $2,185 to pay off debt -- the best option the ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
2nd Lawsuit Filed Against "Impartial Justice" Law
MADISON (WRN) - A second lawsuit has been filed against Wisconsin’s “Impartial Justice” law – which seeks to limit special interest money in Supreme Court ...
Tue, December 08, 2009
Tiger Woods' mother-in-law hospitalized in Florida
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Golfer Tiger Woods' Swedish mother-in-law was treated for stomach pain after collapsing at his Florida home early on ...
Tue, December 01, 2009
"Impartial Justice" Bill Signed Into Law
MADISON (WRN) - Governor Jim Doyle signed a bill Tuesday that tries to clean up State Supreme Court campaigns that have been heavily dominated by ...
Mon, November 30, 2009
Supreme Court to decide reach of securities law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide when U.S. laws against securities fraud apply to transnational ...
Tue, November 24, 2009
Granholm Signs Law to Clarify Day-Care Laws
LANSING -- A new Michigan law clarifies the difference between baby-sitting and day-care requiring a state license. Under the law, baby-sitting is considered caring for ...
Mon, November 23, 2009
Madoff trustee and law firm submit $22.1 million bill
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bernard Madoff's bankruptcy trustee and the law firm employing him have asked a U.S. judge to ...
Mon, November 23, 2009
Iraq parliament passes new vote law
By Waleed Ibrahim
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament on Monday approved an amended law needed to hold an election next year, but the new ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
Tennessee judge blocks law allowing guns in bars
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that allowed people to bring handguns into restaurants and bars.
The law that ...
Tue, November 17, 2009
Underage Drinking Law Enforcement Changes
KALAMAZOO -- Recent court rulings have some worried that the teeth in underage drinking enforcement have been knocked out. The way the courts ruled, police ...
Thu, November 12, 2009
Court: Pay law does not limit right to travel
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. law that awards thousands of federal employees higher pay than others because of where they ...
Thu, November 12, 2009
UWSP Faculty Adviser: No Law Broken During Walker Event
STEVENS POINT (WRN) - A faculty adviser said the UW-Stevens Point College Republicans did not break the law when they drummed up support for Scott ...
Sun, November 08, 2009
Iraq poll law step toward U.S. withdrawal: Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday the approval of a long-delayed election law by Iraq's parliament would allow the polls to ...
Sun, November 08, 2009
Iraq election set for January 21 after new law passed
By Muhanad Mohammed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqis will vote in a general election on January 21 now that parliament has passed a law needed for ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
FBI agents search Florida law firm in missing funds probe
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents have searched the Fort Lauderdale office of a prominent Florida lawyer in an investigation into his alleged "substantial ...
Wed, November 04, 2009
Minimum Markup Law Negates Walmart Claim
MILWAUKEE (WRN) - Walmart says Thanksgiving costs less at its stores – but thanks to the state’s minimum markup law, it costs in more in ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
Florida law firm seeks probe of alleged funds scam
MIAMI (Reuters) - A prominent Florida law firm is seeking dissolution and the emergency appointment of a receiver to probe allegations that its managing partner ...
Wed, October 14, 2009
Law change needed to cover climate exiles: lawyers
LONDON (Reuters) - International law is unfit to deal with the millions of people expected to flee their home countries to escape droughts and floods ...
Thu, October 08, 2009
U.S. Senate panel votes to extend security law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate Judiciary Committee, drawing criticism from both liberals and conservatives, voted on Thursday to extend expiring provisions of a post-September 11 ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
Obama urges Iraqis to adopt election law soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Iraqis to adopt an election law that would enable the country's national polls to take ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
Justices question animal cruelty video law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. law that makes it a crime to sell videos of animals being tortured or killed may ...
Wed, September 30, 2009
Supreme Court to decide terrorism support law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Wednesday it would hear an Obama administration appeal defending part of the ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
"Law & Order" ditching D'Onofrio, Erbe, Bogosian
By Roger Friedman
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - It's shake-up time for "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
Sources from the "L&O" galaxy say that ...
Wed, September 09, 2009
Belgium has significant hike in euthanasia after law
By Gene Emery
BOSTON (Reuters) - Doctors in Belgium have ended the lives of substantially more terminally ill people since a euthanasia law was passed ...
Tue, September 01, 2009
Germany: Google book deal violates copyright law
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc's plan to digitize millions of books would violate German copyright law and the country's privacy ...
Mon, August 31, 2009
Reynolds, others sue to stop parts of tobacco law
By Brad Dorfman and Jonathan Stempel
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group including some top U.S. tobacco companies filed a federal lawsuit on ...
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