The National Football League’s Washington Redskins can sue a group of American Indians for seeking to block trademark protection for its name, which has been criticized as offensive.
Read More »S&P accuses U.S. of withholding documents
The U.S. is withholding documents that might show the government sued Standard & Poor’s in retaliation for downgrading the country’s debt, the ratings company said, asking a court to compel the records’ production.
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Read More »SAC’s Martoma seeks lenient prison term for insider trading
Former SAC Capital Advisors fund manager Mathew Martoma is seeking a lenient prison term for his insider-trading conviction, saying the narrow scope of his unlawful trades warrants a lighter penalty when he is sentenced next month.
Read More »Apple, Google agree to $324.5 million antitrust deal
Apple Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc. agreed to pay $324.5 million to settle an employee antitrust lawsuit over claims they conspired to suppress salaries by not recruiting one another’s workers.
Read More »Ex-SAC fund manager asks judge to toss conviction
Former SAC Capital Advisors LP fund manager Mathew Martoma asked a judge to throw out his conviction in the most lucrative insider-trading scheme ever, saying prosecutors failed to make a case against him.
Read More »ACLU challenges Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was sued by four same-sex couples seeking the right to marry in the state and to overturn a law that makes it a crime for them to marry in another state.
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Read More »Lobbyists win revival of suit on advisory board posts
Federal lobbyists won revival of a lawsuit arguing that an Obama administration rule barring them from serving on U.S. advisory panels violates their free-speech rights.
Read More »NFL concussion pact blocked by judge
The National Football League’s $914 million settlement of claims tied to player concussions was denied preliminary approval by a federal judge who said she is concerned that not all players will be paid.
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Read More »Woman tied to ‘Jihad Jane’ plot gets eight-year term in prison
A Colorado woman tied to the “Jihad Jane” plot was sentenced to eight years in prison for conspiring to support and train with terrorists.
Read More »Judge: Paternos can’t fight NCAA fine without school
Joe Paterno’s family lost a partial ruling in its lawsuit over penalties levied against Pennsylvania State University’s football program after the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal.
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Read More »Ex-Penn State officials can’t quiz school lawyer on Sandusky
Ex-Pennsylvania State University President Graham Spanier and two other school officials charged with conspiring to cover up the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal can’t question a former university lawyer, a judge ruled.
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