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State Persistent Felon Law Held Invalid by U.S. Court
A second federal judge has found New York state's persistent felony offender statute unconstitutional because it allows judges to find facts that can lead to a sentence beyond the statutory maximum.Securities Class Actions Falling Off as Credit Crisis Dwindles
An annual report released on Tuesday by Stanford Law School's Class Action Clearinghouse and Cornerstone Research found that securities class action suits fell 24 percent in 2009 as litigation related to the credit crunch and subprime crisis began to slow. "That pig has moved through the python," Stanford law professor and Clearinghouse founder Joseph Grundfest said. "All of the major cases that were profitable have already been filed. The pool is in effect fished out."View more book results for the query "*"
School Immune To Suit Over Injury by Table
After determining which body of case law most appropriately dictates when a school district could claim immunity under the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act, the Commonwealth Court ruled that a local school district was immune to a suit from a studentPaulson: Bush right on Wall Street 'hangover' quip
WASHINGTON AP - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, a former investment firm executive, says "absolutely there's a lot of truth" to President Bush's comment that Wall Street "got drunk and now it's got a hangover," in understanding the current economic climate.Paulson also is taking a wait-and-see approach on a possible second round of economic aid, an idea that congressional Democrats are pushing to a vote.Redress Cyberbullying as an Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Until New York legislates a private right of action to redress cyberbullying, personal injury lawyers will likely rely on the intentional infliction of emotional distress. Attorneys Andrew Kaufman and Betsy Baydala examine how this tort and other civil theories apply to cyberbullies in the state.Scalia tells Congress to stay out of high court business
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Thursday repeated his strong opposition to invoking foreign law in Supreme Court constitutional decisions -- but he said Congress should not legislate against the practice.Trending Stories
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