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Arizona to Amazon: About That Sales Tax…
It’s getting to be tax time again. But filing W2s isn’t what the State of Arizona had in mind when they hit Amazon.com with a $53 million bill for uncollected sales taxes, the latest attempt from a state to get revenue from the online retailer, Dow Jones Newswires reported.

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.09.12.
 
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Ground Shifts Again for GOP
Mitt Romney sought to shake off his bruising losses in three battleground states as his campaign promised Wednesday to spend heavily on coming contests to regain his position as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.09.12.
 
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Former doctoral student can sue over no-fly list
A former Stanford University student can sue the government for mistakenly placing her on the no-fly list, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. A lower court had dismissed Rahinah Ibrahim's case, ruling that the Malaysian engineering student left the United States voluntarily and did not

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.09.12.
 
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What's in a name? For Chinese law firms, Bright is often right
The practice of making up law firm names out of thin air is broadly prohibited in the United States, where legal-ethics rules generally require that the surnames in firms reflect those of partners who work there -- or did before they retired or died. No such strictures exist in China, where firms a

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.09.12.
 
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Espada's lawyers accuse federal prosecutors of misconduct
Federal prosecutors irrevocably tainted the case against former New York State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr by "brazenly" seizing and searching computer records well outside the scope of a warrant, lawyers for the embattled ex-politician said in court papers Wednesday.

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.09.12.
 
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MF Global judge to examine insurance for ex-execs
The U.S. judge overseeing MF Global's bankruptcy plans a closer review before deciding whether any of an estimated $190 million of insurance coverage for former company executives should instead go to customers. Opponents of the plan to cover former executives, including at least four customer g

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.09.12.
 
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Exclusive: American Airlines creditors want to talk merger
Some American Airlines unsecured creditors increasingly feel the bankrupt airline should explore a deal with US Airways Group or another carrier, after hearing parent company AMR Corp's plan to remain independent, people familiar with the situation said.

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.09.12.
 
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U.S. reaches mortgage settlement with top banks
Five big U.S. banks will compensate homeowners for abusive foreclosure practices in a $25 billion deal billed as the largest federal-state settlement ever obtained. The settlement announced on Thursday at the U.S. Justice Department seals more than a year of negotiations after evidence emerged l

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.09.12.
 
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California gay marriage ban unconstitutional-ruling
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday found California's gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a case that may lead to a showdown in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.09.12.
 
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Judge dismisses suit accusing SeaWorld of enslaving whales
A federal judge on Wednesday threw out an animal rights group's lawsuit accusing SeaWorld of enslaving captive killer whales, ruling that orcas had no standing to seek the same constitutional rights as people.

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.09.12.
 
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U.S. plans to sue banks over mortgage bonds
The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to warn several major banks that they may sue them over the sale of bonds linked to sub-prime mortgages that ignited the financial crisis in 2008, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.09.12.
 
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U.S. Muslim man pleads guilty to threatening TV show
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A Muslim convert from New York pleaded guilty on Thursday for his role in threatening the writers of the satirical "South Park" television show for their depiction of the Prophet Mohammad and to other criminal charges, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.09.12.
 
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Legislators taking aim at St. Louis County court security procedures Legislators taking aim at S
Missouri state representatives Timothy W. Jones, a self-described "conservative attack dog," and Mike Colona, a progressive, are often on the opposite ends of key issues.

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.02.12.
 
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New York, Chicago Law Schools Among Group Sued by Graduates Over Job Data
John Marshall Law School in Chicago and the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University were among a group of law schools sued over claims they misrepresented employment data, leaving graduates with mounting debt and limited job prospects.

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.02.12.
 
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Judge allows SC Twitter lawsuit go move forward
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina company's lawsuit accusing a former employee of costing it hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost business when he took Twitter followers can go forward, a federal judge has ruled.

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.02.12.
 
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Sugar Should Be Regulated As Toxin, Researchers Say
A spoonful of sugar might make the medicine go down. But it also makes blood pressure and cholesterol go up, along with your risk for liver failure, obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.02.12.
 
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L.A. judge orders Juvenile Court opened to news media
Los Angeles County Juvenile Court will be opened to media coverage regularly, with certain exceptions intended to protect the interests of children, under an order issued Tuesday by the court's presiding judge

Posted by Steven Choi on 02.02.12.
 
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Lawsuit Over 2005 Shooting Outside Middletown Courthouse Is Settled
A lawyer shot outside Middletown Superior Court in 2005 by her client's estranged husband, a retired state trooper who then killed himself, has settled her lawsuit against the city of Middletown.

Posted by Steven Choi on 01.19.12.
 
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Supreme Court Rules for Death-Row Inmate Whose BigLaw Lawyers Missed the Appeal Deadline
Alabama death-row inmate Cory Maples isn't barred from appealing his conviction because of a blown appeals deadline caused by the departure of his BigLaw pro bono lawyers.

Posted by Steven Choi on 01.19.12.
 
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Could the SEC please give democracy a hand?
South Carolina’s pivotal presidential primary will take place on Jan. 21, 2012. That date will also mark the second anniversary of Citizens United, the case that invited corporations to spend as much as they pleased on election ads.1

Posted by Steven Choi on 01.19.12.