Thanks to fees and spending cutbacks, federal courts will remain open at least through Oct. 17 despite the government shutdown.
Read More »Do selection clauses trump fed venue rules?
“The enforceability of these clauses is critically important to a lot of modern commerce.” - Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
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Read More »Long-term care raises legal challenges
The Women’s Long Term Care Project reaches out to middle-age folks who may be caring for elderly parents while considering their own aging and get them to start thinking about elder law before a crisis arises.
Read More »Campaign-contribution caps questioned by U.S. Supreme Court
The campaign-finance fight is the court’s biggest since the 2010 Citizens United ruling allowed unlimited corporate and union spending.
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Read More »Updated: Missouri sends back portion of execution drug supply
The Missouri Department of Corrections said Wednesday that it is returning the European-made portion of its supply of its execution drug, propofol.
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Read More »Justices hear ineffective assistance case
The Supreme Court pondered whether a defendant can receive a remedy based almost solely on her word that she would have accepted a plea deal but for counsel’s bad advice.
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Read More »Commentary: SEC proposes rules to disclose pay ratios
As King Solomon tried to do justice between two harlots claiming the baby, the SEC took its statutory requirement and cut its impact in half.
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Read More »Survey: U.S. salaries to rise 3 percent in 2014
A majority of workers nationwide can expect a modest 3 percent salary increase in 2014.
Read More »USDA homebuyers stuck in shutdown limbo
USDA loans account for about 132,000 mortgages a year in areas designated by the agency as rural.
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Read More »Medtronic appeal in paraplegic suit gets query from justices
The U.S. Supreme Court expressed interest in Medtronic Inc.’s appeal in a lawsuit by a man who was rendered a paraplegic after surgeons implanted a system that infuses pain medication into the spine.
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Read More »Appeals court rules against Guatemalan mom; upholds decision granting adoption
A boy born to a Guatemalan woman while she was in the U.S. illegally will stay with the Carthage couple who adopted him, the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District ruled yesterday.
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