SCOTUS inactive on lawyer ad curbs
“Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a … lawyer. The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up the thorny issue of how far lawyers may go when seeking to attract clients through...
View ArticleTN: Mayor pans immigration legislation
“Mayor Karl Dean asked Tennessee lawmakers Monday not to approve immigration-related legislation that could hurt the city’s economic development efforts. ‘I’m asking them, as the mayor of Nashville,...
View ArticleMexico: Peace march turns to drug kingpin rally
“A peace march called by local authorities in western Mexico turned into a show of support for a slain drug lord Sunday, with adults and children carrying signs lauding the capo known for handing out...
View ArticleAssange tops “Person of the Year” reader poll
“The man behind WikiLeaks has won the most votes in this year’s Person of the Year poll. Readers voted a total of 1,249,425 times, and the favorite was clear. Julian Assange raked in 382,020 votes,...
View ArticleCensus: Segregation at 100-year lows in most American cities
“A drive through Atlanta’s older ‘intown’ residential areas quickly bears out new Census findings: That segregation by race in the US is fading in many, though far from all, American neighborhoods....
View ArticleMA: Nonprofit’s political ad may have violated tax law
“The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, the nonprofit group that has spearheaded opposition to the nation’s first offshore wind farm for nearly a decade, may have breached federal tax law by airing a...
View ArticleCT: Suits ask military to release rape files
“Sexual assault pervades the military, but the Pentagon refuses to release records that fully document the problem and how it is handled, the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups said in a...
View ArticleTX: Firearms seized in Mexican drug wars traced to US
“No other state has produced more guns seized by police in the brutal Mexican drug wars than Texas. In the Lone Star State, no other city has more guns linked to Mexican crime scenes than Houston. And...
View ArticleLawsuits: The newest investment scam?
“Some call it a disturbing trend Others call it a win-win for accident victims and low to middle-income families across America who might not otherwise be able to afford to seek justice in a court of...
View ArticleMoore offers his servers to host WikiLeaks docs
“If Amazon.com won’t host leaked diplomatic cables posted by the website WikiLeaks, Michael Moore will. The liberal filmmaker and author announced in a web posting Tuesday that he had donated $20,000...
View ArticleUS House passes “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal
“The House has easily passed a bill to repeal the policy known as ‘don’t ask, don’t tell.’ The vote was aimed at sending a message to the Senate, where efforts to repeal have been blocked by...
View ArticleHouse targets DADT law with own bill
“The House introduced a bill yesterday that would overturn the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy on gays, a move intended to pressure the Senate to delay its holiday adjournment plans and take...
View ArticleDannon settles complaints over yogurt ads
“The U.S. unit of French food giant Danone S.A. agreed to settle state and federal investigations into alleged false advertising about the health benefits of its Activia yogurt and DanActive dairy...
View ArticleSurvey: Marijuana use still rising among US school kids
“Marijuana use continues to increase among young people in the United States, according to an annual survey of drug, alcohol, and cigarette use among US youths…. Because cigarette smoking has been...
View ArticleMA: Smoker’s suit wins $71 million award
“In a groundbreaking decision, a Suffolk Superior Court jury yesterday found a tobacco company liable for the death of a Roxbury woman who said that, at age 9, she received free samples of Newport...
View ArticleFL: ObamaCare battleground shifts to courtroom
“The escalating legal battle over the constitutionality of President Obama’s health-care reform law moves Thursday to Florida and to a federal judge who has already expressed skepticism about the...
View ArticleCDCP report: Food sickens 48 million each year
“One in six Americans every year gets sick from food, and about 3,000 people die from those illnesses, according to new data released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … The...
View ArticleMA: Health Council bottles, cups with BPA
“The Massachusetts Public Health Council voted unanimously yesterday to ban the sale and manufacture of baby bottles and sipping cups containing the chemical BPA, but turned aside a push by...
View ArticleTax deal: Estate tax is new sticking point
“An $858 billion package to cut taxes and help the long-term unemployed was unexpectedly pulled from the House Thursday, suggesting that Democratic leaders underestimated the depth of opposition to the...
View ArticleDC: Transit thugs to begin random searches
“Riders on the Washington metro system were warned Thursday to expect random checks of carry-on items two days after the government disclosed the arrest of an Afghan man for allegedly threatening to...
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