The U.S. government isn’t enthusiastic about the U.S. Supreme Court’s suggested compromise that would allow religiously affiliated nonprofits to opt out of contraceptive coverage for their employees. But the administration…
As happens so often, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is almost certainly the key to the outcome in Zubik v. Burwell, the cases concerning the contraceptive mandate as applied to…
Drivers who want to lower their car insurance rates may someday have to allow Big Brother to ride shotgun—and that has some legal and privacy experts concerned.
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled for insurer MetLife in its battle to cast aside a designation that allowed for stricter scrutiny by the Federal Reserve and possible…
Bill Cosby hopes to use an umbrella policy tied to his homeowners’ insurance to pay his legal fees and any judgments in defamation lawsuits against him.
In a U.S. Supreme Court term full of hot-button issues—voting rights, affirmative action, union fees and immigration, to name a few—the month of March will stand out.
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Members of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association rally outside the Supreme Court. AP Images.
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Several years ago Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard faced a 26 percent jump in its health insurance premiums. Renewals had become "a roller-coaster ride," says office manager Karen Sargent.…
A federal judge has scheduled a Feb. 19 hearing to consider whether to sanction lawyers who dropped a federal case and refiled it in Arkansas state court with a proposed…
Montana taxpayers are off the hook, at least for now, concerning a $744,000 sexual harassment settlement last year between a now-former 16th Judicial District judge and his onetime court reporter.
A Florida physician accused of murdering his wife reached a settlement with her life insurer that could help him avoid conviction in the Leon County case.
American International Group Inc. is launching a new consulting company that will advise outside corporations on how to make their legal operations more efficient.
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