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(AP) - The Supreme Court ruled narrowly today in a challenge to the Voting Rights Act, exempting a small Texas district from a key provision of the law, but side-stepping the larger constitutional issue. The act requires Southern areas with a history of discrimination to get advance federal approval before changing election... More »

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Valerie Plame • Alaska • lawsuit • Voting Rights Act • US Supreme Court • civil rights movement • special education

HealthSouth Boss on Hook for $2.9B Fraud

Civil case finds
Scrushy to blame
after criminal acquittal

Jun 18, 09 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four years after Richard Scrushy was acquitted of directing accounting fraud at HealthSouth, a judge has held him accountable for $2.876 billion, Bloomberg reports. “Scrushy was the CEO of the fraud,” said the judge, who ruled without a jury. The decision “is a shot across the... More »

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fraud • HealthSouth • lawsuit • Richard Scrushy

Judge Shelves
Catcher In the
Rye Knock-Off

Restraining order may be prelude to trial for Salinger, 'sequel' writer

Jun 17, 09 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge today blocked the publication of a modern novel featuring the characters of The Catcher in the Rye while she weighs whether there’s a valid copyright case. Author JD Salinger, 90, sued the Swedish publisher of 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye for not seeking his... More »

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copyright • court • lawsuit • The Catcher in the Rye • JD Salinger • 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye • Fredrik Colting • JD California • Deborah Batts


 Prejean, 
 Pageant 
 Threaten 
 Dueling 
 Lawsuits 

Both sides threaten lawsuits

Jun 16, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Carrie Prejean is threatening to sue Miss California USA for defamation, TMZ reports, and the pageant isn't taking it sitting down. The Miss California people sent her lawyer a letter stating that if she continues to publicly claim innocence, they'll sue her. If she keeps asserting that she was "... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • lawsuit • Carrie Prejean • Miss California

Terrorist Can Sue Over Torture Memos: Judge

Ruling on Padilla may open door against former Justice lawyer

Jun 13, 09 5:10 PM CDT
(AP) - A convicted terrorist can sue a former Bush administration lawyer for drafting the legal theories that led to his alleged torture, ruled a federal judge who said he was trying to balance a clash between war and the defense of personal freedoms. The order by judge Jeffrey White of San... More »

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Jose Padilla • lawsuit • terrorist • John Yoo • torture memo

 Lovesick New Yorker 
 Sues Match.com 

Most listed on site actually don't subscribe, says NY man

Jun 11, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Brooklyn man is suing Match.com over “humiliation and disappointment” suffered by users who seek dates with non-subscribers, the New York Post reports. Most people listed on the site, he says, “are canceled subscribers or never subscribed at all.” And those who e-mail them “feel... More »

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Internet • love • lawsuit • dating • Match.com • Sean McGinn

US Promoter Sues to Block Jacko's London Gigs

Plaintiff demands singer play US show or cough up $40m

Jun 11, 09 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New Jersey promoter has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Michael Jackson from starting his 50-concert London marathon next month, the Telegraph reports. The singer contracted to play a reunion concert in the US this summer with other members of the Jackson family before performing anywhere else, the suit... More »

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London • lawsuit • concert • Michael Jackson • Jackson Five

(Newser) - Minnesota has dropped a bid to cut off access to online gambling after a legal challenge from an industry group, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The state had petitioned Internet service providers to block the sites. Whether the lobby “ultimately would have prevailed in court is unknown,” a... More »

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Internet • lawsuit • Minnesota • ISP • Internet gambling • industry group

Twitter: 'Verified Accounts' Will Stop Imposters

But co-founder slams
La Russa suit, vows
to battle in court

Jun 6, 09 6:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twitter came out swinging today against St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, calling his lawsuit against the company "an unnecessary waste of judicial resources bordering on frivolous," CNET reports. Co-founder Biz Stone also denied reports that Twitter had settled the suit, in which La Russa claimed... More »

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Tony La Russa • lawsuit • Twitter • tweet

Yahoo Sues for  Free Fantasy Football Stats

Company argues NFL union has no copyright on players'  info

Jun 4, 09 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yahoo has taken the NFL Players Association to court in a bid to use players' information for its online fantasy football game without paying royalties, CNET reports. Yahoo argues that since the players' names, biographies, and statistics are already in the public domain, it no longer needs to gain permission... More »

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Yahoo • NFL • copyright • fantasy sports • lawsuit • NFL Players Association

 Bruno's Lawsuit 
 More Serious 
 Than Borat's 

Fox may not be able to escape from this one unscathed

Jun 4, 09 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno is anything like Borat, yesterday’s lawsuit is the first of many to come. But this one is different, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Unlike the Borat suits, mainly filed by people with gripes about release forms, the case is more serious: This lawsuit... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • lawsuit • assault • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • Bruno

(Newser) - Twitter's in trouble again for another celebrity impersonator. St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is suing the site after someone tweeted off-color remarks under his name and likeness, reports Mashable. His lawsuit charges trademark infringement and says La Russa suffered "emotional distress" and damage to his reputation. Two... More »

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Tony La Russa • lawsuit • baseball • Twitter

(AP) - A federal judge has tossed out more than three dozen lawsuits filed against the nation's telecommunications companies for allegedly taking part in the government's email and telephone eavesdropping program that was done without court approval. The dismissals were widely expected after Congress in July agreed on new surveillance rules that... More »

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Bush administration • lawsuit • Federal Court • wiretap • warrantless wiretapping • federal judges • Vaughn Walker

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Octuplet House to Be Auctioned 

Plus, more celebs in trouble

Jun 1, 09 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The drama never ends with the Suleman 14—Angela Suleman’s home of many years will be auctioned off to the highest bidder today in California, TMZ reports, speculating that it was probably easier for Nadya to buy a new home (valued at $564,900) than help her mom out... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • celebrity • lawsuit • gossip • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Angela Suleman

(Newser) - Trouble in heavy metal land. Ozzy Osbourne is suing Black Sabbath bandmate Tommy Iommi over rights to the band's name—and its lucrative merchandise, reports Rolling Stone. Ozzy says Iommi illegally took ownership of the name when he toured in the 1990s without the original band members. The prince of... More »

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entertainment • music • merchandise • lawsuit • heavy metal • Ozzy Osbourne • Black Sabbath • name • brand • Tony Iommi

 Man Wins $1B Judgment 
 Against Castro, Guevara 

Court finds revolutionaries responsible for GM dealer's 1959 suicide

May 30, 09 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Cuban-American who blames Fidel Castro and Che Guevara for his father's suicide has been awarded more than $1 billion by a US court, the Miami Herald reports. Gustavo Villoldo, whose father and his General Motors dealerships became prime targets for Castro and Guevara after the 1959 revolution, will attempt... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • lawsuit • Che Guevara • Cuban Revolution • Cuban Americans • Gustavo Villoldo

 I Didn't 
 Threaten 
 Fiancée: 
 Lohan Dad 

Denies charges, says suit will be dropped

May 28, 09 10:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Lohan, who pleaded not guilty to accusations he threatened to kill his fiancée, tells E! that Erin Muller wants to drop the charges. “By no means did I threaten to cause harm to Erin or myself,” he says. “As a matter of fact, Erin even... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • lawsuit • Samantha Ronson • Michael Lohan • Erin Muller

 Photog Sues Brown 
 Over Bodyguard 
 Beatdown 

Pap files claim on same day Brown speaks out in online video

May 28, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown is being sued by a paparazzo who says he was assaulted by Brown’s bodyguards after taking pictures of Brown at a Los Angeles gym May 13, the AP reports. Brown himself is not accused of any violence. Brown’s attorney says Robert Rosen has filed such suits... More »

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entertainment • YouTube • celebrity trials • celebrity • lawsuit • assault • Pierce Brosnan • Chris Brown • Robert Rosen

 LA Judge 
 Tosses Tyler 
 Blog Suit 

LA judge throws out strange case

May 23, 09 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Los Angeles judge dismissed Steven Tyler’s blogger lawsuit yesterday after unnamed suspects failed to show up in court, NBC Los Angeles reports. The Aerosmith frontman couldn't identify the online scribes he accuses of defamation and impersonation—that is, lying about him and his girlfriend, and posing as his... More »

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entertainment • lawsuit • blogger • Aerosmith • Steven Tyler • NBC Local

 Realtors Sue CSI 
 Over Kinky Portrayal 

Real estate agents allege producer defamed them in episode

May 23, 09 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scott and Melinda Tamkin are your average married real estate agents. Unless you watch CSI, in which they are conniving, kinky-sex-loving real estate agents. The couple is suing the producer of a February episode they say is based on a warped version of them, the Los Angeles Times reports. The... More »

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entertainment • real estate • lawsuit • defamation • CSI • Scott Tamkin • Melinda Tamkin

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