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A number of bills ranging from tax credits to the minimum wage have been pre-filed by state representatives for the second regular session in 2014.

At oral arguments Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court scrutinized the language of federal immigration statutes to determine whether a visa applicant’s child who ages out of automatic eligibility while waiting in the queue for available visas must go to the back of the line.

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There are several reasons to dump a law partner: personality clashes, compensation issues and distribution of work, among others. The way one goes about it may result in unforeseen consequences.

Before starting a formal initiative, a firm’s management should be educated on the benefits of doing so and must fully support the effort.

U.S. Supreme Court justices hinted they might revive one of President Barack Obama’s biggest air- quality efforts, a rule that would curb emissions from coal- fired power plants in 28 states.

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The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a law allowing students from unaccredited school districts to transfer to accredited ones.

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster called the stay of the execution "an abuse of discretion."

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In a case that pits First Amendment defamation principles against statutory immunity rules, the U.S. Supreme Court will address whether an airline can face liability for reporting that a plane passenger — one of the airline’s own pilots ­— might be armed and mentally unstable.

The year ahead will be “good, not great” for the housing market, with an anticipated 5 percent growth in housing sales from 2013.

A proposal by the Internal Revenue Service that aims to clamp down on electioneering by nonprofits is unlikely to curb the growing practice of anonymous campaign spending, according to election attorneys.

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The U.S. Supreme Court left intact a $142 million award against Pfizer Inc. and let two similar suits go forward with claims that the drugmaker defrauded insurers by illegally marketing its Neurontin epilepsy drug.

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