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Supreme Court hears arguments on constitutionality of Alaska ship tax
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in Polar Tankers v...

Supreme Court takes ship tax, bankruptcy cases
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Friday in two cases. In Polar Tankers v...

Argument Preview: Polar Tankers v. City of Valdez, Alaska
Stanford student Beverly Moore previews Polar Tankers v. City of Valdez, which is to be heard tomorrow morning at 10am...

Supreme Court finds Alaska shipping tax unconstitutional
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court issued opinions in two cases Monday. The Court ruled 7-2 in Polar Tankers v...

You Haven't Forgotten the Tonnage Clause, Have You?
The Second Circuit hasn't....

The symbolic stakes of the Establishment Clause
It seems to me that the Establishment Clause, at least as it is viewed by the Supreme Court, it increasingly about symbolism...

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

How do i go bout geting a free laywer to sue the durham police department for drug raids and nothing is found?they have been in my house 4 or 5 times seems like every 4 months or so and breaking down my door tearing up m
They need a warrant to get into your house...if they never showed you one...you ...

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

Did I harass someone?
Oh, yes. This can be taken in as so many things, especially since you had testif...

How can I get my parents away from my bulling brother?
First of all, if you are paying your lawyer, you should not be on the back burne...

I was fired on June 3, 2002 in Massachusetts because I reported discriminatory behavior by the employer towards a particular nationality. In July I filed a discrimination/retaliation complaint against the employer with t
It seem sin your case that the fact you filed the complaint prior to being dissa...

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

$7.8 Million Settlement in Academy of Court Reporting Class Action
$7.8 Million Settlement in Academy of Court Reporting Class Action

Tomato Salmonella
Sheetz Convenience Stores agrees to confidential out-of-court settlement with food poisoning victim.

National Association of Realtors
Settlement reached in broker listing antitrust lawsuit, pending court approval.

Missouri Attorney General's Office
$26,000 settlement reached in disability discrimination lawsuit, pending court approval.