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Senate Passes ADA Restoration Act
Senate Passes Bill Protecting Disabled People is an important September 11, 2008 New York Times article. It reports that the Senate passed the ADA Restoration Act without dissent which the House passed earlier this year...

Calif. Senate Mulls Assisted Suicide Bill
The Christian Post reports: It may soon become legal for doctors and nurses in California to ?help? their patients die if a new assisted suicide bill passes through the state senate...

Montana Senate Passes SB 236
The Montana Senate has just given final approval to Senate Bill 236 on third reading. The legislation abolishes the state's death penalty, replacing it with a sentence of life without parole...

UT Senate Passes Abortion Measure Requiring Information About Fetal Anethesia
Salt Lake Tribune: Senate passes bill mandating 'fetal pain' abortion warnings, by Sheena McFarland: A bill that would require doctors to inform a woman about fetal anesthesia for abortions performed after 20 weeks passed the Senate Thursday...

Supreme Court refuses to hear case on Va. anti-spam law (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
The nation?s first felony spam conviction remains reversed as the U.S. Supreme Court declined yesterday to consider a request to reinstate Virginia?s tough anti-spam law. In September, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled Virginia?s Anti-Spam Act of 2003 was unconstitutional because it barred all anonymous, unsolicited bulk e-mails?even those with political, religious or other protected content?not ...

Kansas Legislature Takes Steps to Tighten Restrictions on Later Abortions
Associated Press: Abortion bill passes House, moves to Senate (3/18): The House passes a bill supporters say will lead to tighter restrictions on late-term abortions. The 84-40 vote Tuesday sent the bill to the Senate...

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Federal Transportation Equity Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

Phone Bill Reduction
Qwest agrees to $16 million settlement in overcharging lawsuit.

NCAA Sued for Conspiracy and Anti-competitive Practices Related to Athletic Scholarships
NCAA Sued for Conspiracy and Anti-competitive Practices Related to Athletic Scholarships

Sea Star Agrees $18.5M Settlement in Anti-trust Class Action
Sea Star Agrees $18.5M Settlement in Anti-trust Class Action

New York, NY and the NYPD
alleging false arrest for violating an unconstitutional anti-loitering law.

Marketing Spam
Member Source Media pays $200,000 civil penalty for deceptive online advertising.

MySpace Spam
Spammers to pay $230 million settlement in e-mailing lawsuit.