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Appeals court backs Obama health care law: What comes next? – CBS News

(CBS/AP) President Obama’s health care law overcame a major legal hurdle Tuesday, as an appeals court upheld the controversial law’s constitutionality. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the lower court’s ruling that …

Judge Calls Pre-2014 Ruling on Health Care Mandate Premature – ABC News

Most of the judges reviewing the Obama administration’s health care law have ruled on the heart of the case: whether Congress had the authority to require individuals to buy health insurance by 2014 or pay a tax penalty. But a … Continue reading

‘Law & Order’s’ Sam Waterston stars in ‘King Lear’ at Public Theater – New York Daily News

For 16 years as a brilliant and ruthless litigator on “Law & Order,” Sam Waterston ranted in the interest of justice. Now, on stage at the Public Theater, he’s the aged mad monarch in “King Lear,” and he’s raging about … Continue reading

Angola opposition MPs stall vote on election law – Reuters

UNITA says the government wants to control ballot box supervision and vote-counting, and the new law would allow it to appoint members to the committee, going against a constitutional requirement for the body to be independent. Territorial …

Hembree makes threatening gestures, delays sentencing – msnbc.com

GASTONIA, N.C. — After being found guilty of first degree murder on Tuesday, Danny Hembree made several threatening gestures and comments directed toward his family and law enforcement that has caused his sentencing to be delayed today. After hearing his … Continue reading

Health care exchange plan faces criticism in TN – msnbc.com

There’s a brand new controversy brewing in Tennessee over the president’s health care reform law. Under the law, the state has until the end of the year to set up its own health care exchange to help the uninsured get … Continue reading

Ohio voters say no to health insurance mandates, older judges – Cleveland Plain Dealer

saying it could inhibit the state’s ability to respond to public-health issues and regulate the insurance industry. Adam Abrams, a White House spokesman, downplayed the success of Issue 3, issuing a statement noting that the federal law signed …

Taliaferro’s comeback now includes political win – Philadelphia Daily News

He not only walked again, but he went on to earn degrees from Penn State and Rutgers-Camden School of Law, become a lawyer, and embark on a political career. On election night, Taliaferro added another achievement to his comeback story … Continue reading

Former Rangers CEO to give lecture at Tech School of Law – University Daily

He serves as a counsel with the global law firm Reed Smith LLP. Bill Benda, social chair of the Tech Sports and Entertainment Law Society, is the organizer of the event. Benda took it upon himself to make sure Greenberg … Continue reading

U.S. Bancorp Increases Commitment to Veterans, Soldiers, Military Families – Yahoo Finance

Beginning next year, in recognition of the many sacrifices that military family members make, U.S. Bank will offer employees up to two weeks paid leave to cover time they would otherwise take off unpaid, per state or federal law, in … Continue reading