Updated: The toy maker that sells Beanie Babies has retired two dolls that raised the ire of first lady Michelle Obama, leaving one less issue for the president’s lawyers to…
A conservative who applied for two legal writing positions at the University of Iowa law school claims in a federal lawsuit that she was rejected for the jobs because of…
A kindergartener in Texas may continue to wear his hair long, a federal judge has ruled, apparently finding that the school district’s policy of requiring the child to conceal his…
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a union local may charge nonmembers for national litigation costs without violating their First Amendment rights.
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused the government’s request that it consider the constitutionality of an Internet pornography law blocked from taking effect because of free speech concerns.
Tenants have complained about blighted views, possible fire safety issues and, in at least one apparent contract-based claim, an adverse effect on their business. But, at least for now, so-called…
A federal appeals court has dismissed a suit by Michigan lawyer Geoffrey Fieger challenging an ethics rule requiring lawyers to use courtesy and civility.
U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett of Sioux City, Iowa, is a tech-savvy judge in a district with high-tech courtrooms. When he was a practicing lawyer in…
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