Alaska’s same-sex couples will now be enjoying some additional tax privileges. An Anchorage judge ruled last Friday that same-sex couples will now qualify for tax exemptions traditionally reserved for married spouses. At issue is a property tax exemption that requires local governments to give seniors and disabled veterans a $150,000…..

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A challenge to Redondo Beach, Calif.’s day laborer law has left the validity of more than 50 local anti-solicitation ordinances in question. Day laborer laws banning the solicitation of employment on roadways and sidewalks may violate the First Amendment, according to a new ruling from the 9th Circuit. Even if…..

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Day Laborers Have First Amendment Right to Solicit Work: 9th Cir.

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Oprah’s best pal Gayle King has been sued by “Orly the Matchmaker,” whose real name is Orly Hadida. Hadida claims she set King up with a number of “attractive, fit and wealthy men” two years ago. Her fee for her professional matchmaking services normally runs for a hefty $500,000

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Rapper 50 Cent has been sued over an alleged assault at his Connecticut mansion in 2009. No, the rapper isn’t being sued because he assaulted anybody.

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50 Cent Sued Over Assault at His Mansion

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An Ohio Supreme Court custody decision has given custody of a daughter to the biological mother in a lesbian relationship.

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Lesbian Custody Dispute: Ohio Biological Mom Gets Custody

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Minnesota grandmother Carrol Knutson, 65, was shot in the leg during a Wild West re-enactment shooting that used real bullets instead of blanks in South Dakota. The re-enactment was put on by Wild Bunch Reinactors, reports the Rapid City Journal…. Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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Minn. Grandma Shot at Wild West Re-Enactment

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Can the government compel you to decrypt your laptop? Ramona Fricosu says no, which is why she’s fighting federal prosecutors in Colorado who want access to her encrypted laptop, which they believe contains information relating to her alleged criminal activities….

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Can Your Laptop Plead the Fifth Amendment?

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The critical DC same sex marriage bill was approved by members of the the DC City Council on Tuesday. The New York Times reports that the bill which would allow gay marriage south of the Mason-Dixon line, passed with an 11-2 vote.

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A Denver man settled his popcorn lung disease lawsuit against FONA International Inc., formerly Flavors of North America Inc. The company produces the diacetyl

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