Penn State’s legendary former head football coach Joe Paterno died Sunday after a battle with lung cancer.
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Joe Paterno’s Funeral: Westboro May Have Legal Right to Protest
A political discrimination lawsuit filed by Teresa Wagner can go forward, according to the 8th Circuit. Wagner, a conservative Republican, applied for a professorship at the University of Iowa College of Law in 2006.
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Woman Too Conservative for Iowa Law School Has Suit Reinstated
Twitter stalking is free speech, according to a federal judge in Maryland. Well, at least when the tweets don’t constitute true threats or defamation
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Tweets Were Free Speech, Not Cyberstalking, Federal Judge Rules
Congress has ended its three-year disagreement and reauthorized two small business programs designed to boost research and development. The Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology Transfer program gave a combined $2.2 billion to small companies in 2011. That number will continue to climb, as the reauthorization…..
Bloggers aren’t covered by media shield laws, at least that’s how an Oregon federal court has ruled.
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Blogger Crystal Cox is No Journalist, Must Pay $2.5M in Damages
It’s holiday air travel season, which typically means crowded airports, inclement weather, and delayed flights.
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5 Things Holiday Air Travelers Should Know
New York’s Zuccotti Park will remain clear of tents following Judge Michael Stallman’s ruling against the encampment. Stallman’s decision declares that the Occupy Wall Street protestor’s First Amendment rights do not extend to indefinite camping in the plaza. The ruling came down hours after Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lucy Billings…..
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Judge Rules Against Occupy Wall Street Camp
The Food and Drug Administration’s new graphic cigarette warnings may never make it to market. On Monday, the tobacco companies won a temporary injunction barring enforcement of a regulation that places graphic images on cigarette packs.
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New Graphic Cigarette Warnings Blocked by Judge
It seems Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno may not have broken the law in his handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex scandal. But police say Paterno’s actions did not live up to his famous mantra of “success with honor.” Sandusky, Paterno’s former defensive coordinator, is accused of…… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.
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Did Penn State’s Joe Paterno Break the Law in Sandusky Scandal?
