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Age discrimination is pervasive in the U.S., despite laws that prohibit it. And the older you are, the more discrimination you face, according to the ...
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When Robert Murphy said he wanted to try to get his student loan debt erased, the person overseeing his bankruptcy case told him he had ...
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The property developer who accuses Mark Zuckerberg of breaking a promise to introduce him to Silicon Valley’s elite may soon lose the lawyer who got him ...
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The Supreme Court ended months of speculation Thursday when it rejected a potentially fatal challenge to Obamacare in King v. Burwell. The 6-3 ruling featured ...
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Behold the current trifurcation in conservative views about religious liberty and exemptions.
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Congress created what’s known as the vaccine court in 1986, setting up a no-fault system to shield drug makers from crippling jury awards and compensate those who are hurt in the pursuit of a greater public good.
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The eight-page letter tries to establish guidelines for short-term debt tender offers in situations that don’t involve a change of control, or a company that is about to go bankrupt or other coercive situations.
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A digital advertising company owned by Gannett Co. reached a settlement with six states of claims that it skirted privacy settings for some Internet users.
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Social media are increasingly being used by law enforcement, with agencies at all levels scouring postings for evidence of crimes, and the New York case gives the court a “dramatic” opportunity to decide what restrictions are needed to safeguard privacy.
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