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Manhattan DA Pressing Jailed Former CFO to Flip on Trump (2)
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Domestic Abusers Have Gun Rights Too, US Appeals Court Rules (2)
The decades-old US law barring Americans who commit domestic-violence from possessing guns contradicts the nation’s “historical tradition” of access to firearms even for people who aren’t “model citizens,” a federal appeals court ruled.
Albright Recuses in IBM Patent Infringement Suit Against LzLabs
US District Judge Alan D. Albright, one of the busiest patent judges in the nation, lightened his caseload by one, recusing himself from an IBM Corp. patent infringement suit in Texas on Wednesday.
Denver School District Settles ‘Know Justice Know Peace’ IP Suit
Denver Public School District No. 1 settled a lawsuit filed by current and former high school students over the trademark “KNOW JUSTICE KNOW PEACE.”
Texas Laser Hair Removal Spa Escapes Client’s Burn Lawsuit
A laser hair removal spa exited a lawsuit from one of its clients after it was able to persuade a Texas appeals court the claim is one of health care liability requiring expert testimony.
Residential Funding’s Trust Wins Ruling Over $14 Million Fee
A liquidating trust for now-defunct Residential Funding Co. won an appellate ruling to receive $14 million in attorneys’ fees, after Eighth Circuit judges found that the company’s opponent in a legal battle over mortgage securities drove up litigation costs.
Beyond Abortion: The Fight Over Fetal Personhood Is Here
When do legal rights begin, at birth or before that? This video looks at the fetal personhood movement, and what it could mean for the future of abortion. We explore its history and the constitutional argument underpinning it.
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