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Strip Searches Don’t Violate 4th Amendment, D.C. Circuit Rules

April 13th, 2011
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Chicago Public School Bans Bag Lunches

April 13th, 2011
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Jamie Oliver may have set his sights on Los Angeles, but Principal Elsa Carmona has picked up the Food Revolution slack at Chicago’s Little Village Academy. Brown bag lunches are a thing of the past for the school’s parents and… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Seattle Man Handicapped After Police Takedown

January 31st, 2011
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What price should the police have to pay when unnecessary force causes a man to lapse into a coma? The family of a Seattle man who had his head slammed into a wall wants $25 million.

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Kids’ Sports Injuries: 1 in 10 Get Hurt

November 11th, 2010
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Parents and pediatricians are seeing a rise in sports-related injuries in children. This is not just the high school football player, but kids as young as 7 and 8 who get hurt. There are some new laws in some states..

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FDA Unveils Gross-Out Cigarette Warnings

November 10th, 2010
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Did you know that smoking could kill you? The U.S. government wants to make it even more exceedingly clear with new “bolder” warnings on cigarette ads and cigarette packs

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Adverse Possession: Empty Houses to the Needy

November 10th, 2010
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Ever heard of adverse possession? It’s a seemingly odd area of law that provides a path for a person to take possession of property that is legally owned by someone else. Under adverse possession, you can become the legal owner..

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NLRB: Facebook Complaints Are Protected Speech

November 10th, 2010
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People sometimes go online to vent and complain about work or their boss. It’s not uncommon for employees to get in trouble over things they post on the Internet. But are gripes about our jobs protected First Amendment speech?

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Full of Grace: Nancy Grace Suicide Suit Settles

November 10th, 2010
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Nancy Grace has settled with the estate of former interviewee Melinda Duckett. The wrongful death suit was set to go to trial, after many delays, next month, but the parties have instead reached a settlement which seems to be very…

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Arizona Bike Race, County Settle Crash Suit

November 2nd, 2010
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Nearly two years after the actual accident, another case stemming from a terrible traffic collision during the “El Tour de Tucson” bike race has been settled. Racer Gary Stuebe was one of the riders hit when an elderly driver collided… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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What About Mandatory Voting?

November 2nd, 2010
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Americans are not fond of laws that tell us we “have to” do something. Take for instance the still constant fight over helmet laws. In this election season, could it be time to consider one of the biggest “have to”..

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