Aaron Kase

Aaron Kase

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San Francisco Suing Over Ammo Magazine Repair Kits

The city of San Francisco has filed a lawsuit against sellers of gun magazine repair kits, claiming they are being used as a work-around California law banning loading devices that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition....more

6/19/2013 - Ammunition Gun Laws Repairs Safety Precautions

Indiana Intimidation Law Challenged on Free Speech Grounds

A state law against making intimidating speech will be receiving First Amendment scrutiny from the Indiana Supreme Court....more

6/18/2013 - Criminal Prosecution Defamation Free Speech Intimidation Laws

FTC Can Sue Big Pharma for Pay to Delay, Supreme Court Rules

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the right to sue when big pharmaceutical companies pay smaller firms to keep generic drugs off the market, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today...more

6/18/2013 - Antitrust Litigation FTC Generic Drugs Patents Pay-to-Delay System Pharmaceutical SCOTUS

Papa John’s Settles Text Spamming Suit for $16.5 Million

Papa John’s has settled for $16.5 million a class action lawsuit alleging that the pizza chain illegally spammed its customers with text messages. If the settlement is approved by a judge, each class member will receive $50...more

6/17/2013 - Class Action Papa John's International Settlement Spam TCPA Texting Vicarious Liability

HuffPo Smearing of Senate Candidate Not Libel, Court Says

A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing the Huffington Post of libeling a former U.S. Senate candidate from Minnesota by calling him an arsonist in a story headline....more

6/14/2013 - First Amendment Huffington Post Journalism Libel Motion to Dismiss Statute of Limitations

Texas Escort Killer Acquitted of Murder

A Texas man was acquitted of murder last week after he shot and killed an escort who he said refused to have sex with him....more

6/13/2013

Oklahoma Tort Reform Law Struck Down by Court

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down the state’s tort reform law with a pair of decisions that eliminate certain obstacles to plaintiffs’ court access but leave a number of legal questions unsettled....more

6/12/2013 - Bundling Rules Damages Discovery Non-Economic Damages Tort Reform

Who Can You Sue If Your House Is Full of Mold?

It starts with some stray coughs, or little black spots on the wall. Next thing you know you’re in the hospital with a lung infection and your house is rotting away from the inside. The culprit? A toxic mold infestation....more

6/11/2013 - Documentation Mold Litigation Property Damage Toxic Mold

Non-Latino Coaches Sue MLS Team Chivas USA for Discrimination

Flipping the traditional notion of discrimination on its head, two soccer coaches in California have filed a lawsuit against their former employer, the Chivas USA soccer team. Their claim? They were fired because they are...more

6/10/2013 - Coaches Discrimination Hiring & Firing Racial Discrimination Soccer Sports Termination Title VII

Cops Will Need a Warrant To Track Your Cell Phone in Maine

The Maine legislature is close to passing a bill which would require police to get a warrant before acquiring cell phone location tracking data in most situations....more

6/9/2013 - Cell Phones Fourth Amendment GPS Search Warrant

The Assault on Reproductive Rights Part 4: Fighting Back

There is a glimmer of hope among the reproductive rights battles in states across the nation: People are starting to open their eyes and get involved. For those who prefer that their personal medical decisions remain between...more

6/6/2013 - Abortion Assault Pregnancy Right of Reproduction Women's Rights

The Assault on Reproductive Rights Part 1: All-Out Attacks

An avalanche of restrictive measures that strip women’s reproductive rights has passed in states all over the country in the past three years. Lawmakers behind the all-out assault on personal rights must hope that women and...more

6/4/2013 - Abortion Healthcare Pregnancy Right of Reproduction Women's Rights

Police Can’t Peer in Windows Without a Warrant, Court Rules

Police cannot step off the front stoop of a house to peer in a window without a warrant, even if the window is just a few feet from the door, a district court in Florida ruled last month....more

6/3/2013

Lawsuit Alleges Anti-White Discrimination in Philly DA’s Office

A former Philadelphia assistant district attorney has filed a lawsuit against her old boss, claiming that District Attorney Seth Williams discriminated against her because she is white....more

6/1/2013 - Discrimination Race Discrimination Reverse Discrimination Title VII

Judge Orders Sheriff Joe to Stop Racial Profiling

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio committed numerous violations against the constitutional rights of Latino residents, a federal judge ruled Friday, and must cease using race as a reason to detain and harass the people of...more

5/30/2013 - Fourth Amendment Immigration Enforcement Injunctions Racial Profiling Stop and Detain

Wal-Mart Tries to Quash Gender Bias Suit in Wisconsin

Wal-Mart is hoping to get a gender bias class action suit in Wisconsin thrown out of court, thanks to the reversal of a new rule imposed by the National Labor Relations Board....more

5/28/2013

Boy Scouts Lift Ban on Openly Gay Members

The Boy Scouts of America voted today to lift its ban on openly gay members. The Scouts’ National Council, comprising of around 1,400 members, cast the hotly contested ballot at a conference in Texas today. Up until...more

5/24/2013 - Boy Scouts Gay Rights LGBT

Questionable Methods Used in Preparing Mentally Ill for Trial

In times of strained budgets, states are trying creative ways to prepare people with mental illness to stand trial. ...more

5/23/2013 - Corruption Hospitals Mental Illness Prison Trials

Supreme Court to Decide on Prayer in Public Meetings

The U.S. Supreme Court this week decided to take up a case that could change the rules for when prayer is allowed in public meetings, and even have broader implications for government prayer in general....more

5/22/2013 - Establishment Clause First Amendment Prayer Public Meetings SCOTUS

Family Sues Hospital for Violating Do Not Resuscitate Order

All too often, families have to bring lawsuits against hospitals that let their loved ones die through malpractice or neglect....more

5/21/2013 - Consent DNR Orders Healthcare Hospitals

Vermont Gov. Signs Death with Dignity Bill

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin today signed into a law a death with dignity bill that will allow physicians to prescribe medication for terminally sick patients who wish to end their lives....more

5/21/2013

Jaden Smith Walks Back Request for Emancipation from Family

Jaden Smith, son of entertainment sensations Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, asked to be legally emancipated from his parents, only to change his mind....more

5/20/2013 - Emancipation Minors Parental Rights

Who Owns the Rights to “To Kill a Mockingbird”?

Harper Lee only wrote one book in her life, but what a book. Her classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” published in 1960, spins the tale of a small town attorney who tries to stand up against the forces of racial injustice....more

5/15/2013 - Books Copyright

Minnesota Gov. Signs Marriage Equality into Law

Months after Minnesota voters declined to enshrine a ban on gay marriage in the state constitution, Gov. Mark Dayton today signed a bill that permits gay and lesbian couples to tie the knot....more

5/15/2013 - LGBT Marriage Equality New Legislation Same-Sex Marriage

State Dept. Orders 3D-Printed Gun Plans Taken Offline

Shortly after an anarchy advocate successfully tested a plastic gun fabricated using 3D printing technology, and then distributed the plans on the internet, the U.S. State Department had the plans pulled due a possible...more

5/13/2013 - 3-D Printing Technology Firearms State Department

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