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First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 42 mins ago - 7 Documents (in Internet & IT)
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JPMorgan Chase & Co
UPDATE: JPMorgan Drops Arbitration Clauses For Card Disputes
DOW JONES NEWSWIRESJPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) agreed to drop arbitration clauses from its credit- card agreements as it reached a tentative settlement of a suit that accused the bank and other lenders of unlawfully conspiring to require cardholders to ... [Nasdaq - 42 mins ago]
First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 18 Documents (in Politics)
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Nidal Malik Hasan
US lawmakers seek clues to Fort Hood shooting
A former White House security adviser has alleged that the Muslim army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 at a Texas military base may not have been investigated because of "political correctness."Frances Fragos Townsend, a Homeland Security adviser ... [France24 - Africa - 18 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 8 hours ago - 7 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
NY: Gay couple rights OK'd by state's top court
ALBANY — In a case that mirrors a Rochester-area decision, the state's top court on Thursday upheld the rights of Westchester County and the state to legally extend benefits to same-sex couples married in other states.The state Court of Appeals rejected ... [Stateline - 8 hours ago]
First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 33 mins ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Judge strikes down Tennessee guns-in-bars law
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman said the law, enacted earlier this year over the veto of Gov. Phil Bredesen, is 'fraught with ambiguity.' She ruled after an hour of arguments in a lawsuit brought by a group of plaintiffs, many of them restaurant ... [Miami Herald - 33 mins ago]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 7 Documents (in Politics)
From The Karma Files: Texas Legislation To Ban Gay Marriage May Endanger ALL Marriages
Oops: Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Houston lawyer and Democratic candidate for attorney general, says that a 22-word clause in a 2005 constitutional amendment designed to ban gay marriages erroneously endangers the legal status of all marriages in the ... [Crooks and Liars - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 6 Documents (in Politics)
Constitutionality, coercion and health insurance
PHOENIX - In 2006, long before there was an Obama administration determined to impose a command-and-control federal health care system, a young orthopedic surgeon walked into the Goldwater Institute here with an idea. The institute, America's most potent ... [Cincinnati Enquirer - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 16 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
High Court prohibits privately run prison
In a landmark decision, the High Court of Justice on Thursday overturned a law providing for the establishment of a privately-owned and run prison on the grounds that it was unconstitutional. Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch.Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski ... [Jerusalem Post - 16 hours ago]
First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)
US lawmakers threaten sanctions on China over yuan
US lawmakers criticised US President Barack Obama’s administration on Thursday for not pressuring Beijing enough over its rigid currency as they set the stage for slapping import duties on goods imported from mainland.As Obama returned home without any ... [South China Morning Post - 18 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 19 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)
Bil Browning: Good News or Bad Ideas? States Re-examine Marriage Amendments
The marriage equality drumbeat has rumbled on with news that several states will be attempting to re-examine their state constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage and/or civil unions. Surprisingly, this hasn't received as much attention ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 19 hours ago]
First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Senate could drop antitrust exemption from health care reform bill
Although the Senate's draft health care reform legislation would not repeal the antitrust exemption for health- and medical-malpractice insurers, lawmakers still could propose amendments toward that end. The Senate Judiciary Committee has drafted such ... [SmartBrief - 4 hours ago]
Entities: Antitrust, Underwriter
First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)
Insurance Lobbyists Fear A Senate Move To Kill Antitrust Exemption
Health insurance representatives said they are concerned lawmakers may still move to amend health care legislation on the Senate floor to include a repeal of their industry’s antitrust exemption.Officials of the National Association of Insurance and Financial ... [National Underwriter - 6 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Politics)
NY court OKs out-of-state gay marriage benefits (Reuters)
Reuters - New York state's top court ruled on Thursday that public officials have the authority to recognize out-of-state gay marriages and pushed state lawmakers to decide whether to legalize same-sex marriage. ... [Yahoo! News - 11/19/2009]
Entities: Gay, Same-Sex Marriage

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Randy Rayburn, who owns three Nashville restaurants, said the judge's ruling is mainly a victory for Tennessee residents who "are opposed to this law because it is vague ... and defies common sense." Nevertheless, critics complained that guns and alcohol in close proximity are a dangerous combination
Judge strikes down Tennessee guns-in-bars law [Miami Herald - 33 mins ago]

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Judge strikes down Tennessee guns-in-bars law [Miami Herald - 33 mins ago]
UPDATE: JPMorgan Drops Arbitration Clauses For ... [Nasdaq - 42 mins ago]
Big banks will have incentives to get smaller [MarketWatch - 47 mins ago]
Guns-in-bars law unconstitutional, rules Nashvi... [Tennessean - 1 hour ago]
JPMorgan Chase Drops Card Arbitration Clauses I... [CNN Money - 2 hours ago]
J.P. Morgan Drops Card Arbitration Clauses [WSJ.com: Markets - 2 hours ago]
J.P. Morgan Drops Card Arbitration Clauses [WSJ.com: What's News US - 2 hours ago]
Supreme Court verdict awaited [The Hindu - 2 hours ago]
High Court comes to the aid of students with di... [The Hindu - 2 hours ago]
Who You Calling Illegitimate? [The New Republic Online - 3 hours ago]
JPMorgan Chase Ends Credit Card Arbitration [Bank Technology News - 4 hours ago]
Senate could drop antitrust exemption from heal... [SmartBrief - 4 hours ago]
**ARBITRATION, ARBITRATION, ARBITRATION - CITY ... [Legal Week - 4 hours ago]
Case Accusing Chase, Others of Conspiring on Ar... [Street Insider - 4 hours ago]
Antitrust exemption still could be in Senate he... [SmartBrief - 4 hours ago]
New York lawmakers head home, no deal on deficit [The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - 4 hours ago]
Case Accusing Chase, Others of Conspiring on Ar... [Financial Services - 4 hours ago]
Did Texas Ban All Marriages? [Discover Magazine - 4 hours ago]
Legislating In Secret Irks GOP, But Insiders Sa... [NPR - 5 hours ago]
California Faces $20B Deficits For Years To Come [The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - 5 hours ago]
There's more to a refinance than the rate [Washington Post - 6 hours ago]
'Indy Star' Leads Fight for Lobbying-Laws Reform [Editor & Publisher - 6 hours ago]
AFBF glad to see delay in consideration of clim... [AgProfessional - 6 hours ago]
Smoking as a deficit buster [Business Mirror - 6 hours ago]
Insurance Lobbyists Fear A Senate Move To Kill ... [National Underwriter - 6 hours ago]
EU extends deadline on anti-trust review [Shanghai Daily - 6 hours ago]
Difficult child protection cases for the Court ... [Communitycare.co.uk - 7 hours ago]
House lawmakers lash out at Fed, Treasury [SmartBrief - 7 hours ago]
Crime: Shooting down the honesty policy [Canadian Business Magazine - 7 hours ago]
A smoker holding a cigarette in a file photo. R... [Yahoo! Canada - 8 hours ago]
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State High Court Rules That New York Can Indeed... [Daily Intel - 8 hours ago]
In 2006, the Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against Westchester County executive Andrew Spano for directing his employees to civilly ...
Hollywood tells lawmakers to back U.S. efforts ... [Post Tech - 9 hours ago]
Hollywood urged key lawmakers Thursday to support trade negotiations that would set rules for policing copyright laws. The Motion Picture Association of America ...
Bil Browning: Good News or Bad Ideas? States Re... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 19 hours ago]
The marriage equality drumbeat has rumbled on with news that several states will be attempting to re-examine their state constitutional amendments banning ...
Johann Hari: The Real Reason Obama Isn't Making... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 22 hours ago]
Almost a year after Barack Obama ascended to the White House, many of his supporters are bemused. His healthcare bill is a hefty improvement but it still ...
Flight Sale: FEC Eases Limits on Lawmakers’ Use... [WSJ.com: Washington Wire - 22 hours ago]
By Brody Mullins The skies just got a bit friendlier for lawmakers, courtesy of the Federal Election Commission. Today’s FEC vote largely guts rules imposed by ...
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Court Ruling Opens Legal Floodgates [ABC News Video: World News with Charles Gibson - 19 hours ago]
Court Ruling Opens Legal Floodgates [ABC News Video: World News with Charles Gibson - 21 hours ago]
Banks fear shipping loan defaults [Reuters Video: Business - 22 hours ago]
Pension for convicted lawmakers [CNN International - YouTube - 11/17/2009]
Pension for convicted lawmakers [CNN.com - Video - 11/17/2009]
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