Evidence obtained by a federal park ranger who arrested a defendant on suspicion of drunken driving was admissible despite the fact that the arrest took place outside the national historic park to which the ranger was assigned.
Read More »Judge blocks New York state parks’ outdoor smoking ban
New York’s ban on outdoor smoking in state parks was blocked by a judge after a smokers’-rights group argued that the Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation exceeded its authority.
Read More »Ex-Fed examiner claims she was fired over her findings
A former senior bank examiner for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has sued her ex-employer, claiming she was fired because she refused to change her findings that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lacked a firmwide conflict-of-interest policy.
Read More »U.S. focus: More production at home
A healthier U.S. could come at the expense of emerging markets if it turns into more of a competitor than consumer by boosting manufacturing.
Read More »Hearst loses pretrial effort to stop Aereo video-streaming
A Hearst-owned television station failed to stop the online TV service Aereo Inc. from streaming video as it faces copyright-infringement lawsuits from broadcast TV networks.
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Read More »Toyota found not at fault in acceleration-related fatality
Toyota Motor Corp. wasn’t at fault in a fatal accident in which a 66-year-old woman crashed her 2006 Camry into a tree after it sped out of control in the wrong direction on a one-way road.
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Read More »New Jersey can’t delay start of gay marriages, court rules
New Jersey can’t block same-sex marriages while it appeals a decision that overturned a statewide ban on such unions.
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Read More »Wolff Shoe Co. wins $2.2M verdict
The shoe company had sued a fellow St. Louis business, Mark Lemp Footwear, for allegedly infringing its copyright for a design that covers much of the top of a shoe and part of the sides.
Read More »Commentary: FCC can speed up local land use siting decisions regarding cell phone towers
The court’s decision appears to continue its trend of deferring to federal agencies’ statutory interpretations, encouraging incremental growth of federal agency power in this area.
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Read More »Sandra Day O’Connor to be honored in KC
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will make her second appearance in Kansas City this year when she receives 2013 Whittaker Award from the Lawyers Association of Kansas City.
Read More »Governor delays impending execution
Gov. Jay Nixon has delayed the scheduled execution of a Missouri inmate and ordered corrections officials to change the state’s method of lethal injection.
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