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Jones Day Selects Bloomberg Law for Legal Research
Bloomberg Law, the legal research system from the world leader in data, information and news services, today announced a firm-wide agreement with Jones Day, the global law firm, to provide high quality legal research, news and market information.

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:05:00 -0700

Law Society Awards Recognize the Best of the Profession
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Nine members of the legal profession from across Ontario whose careers represent the highest level of achievement and commitment to serving society and the profession will receive ...

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:19:00 -0700

Federal judge: Terror law violates 1st Amendment
A judge on Wednesday struck down a portion of a law giving the government wide powers to regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists, saying it left journalists, scholars and political activists facing the prospect of indefinite detention for exercising First Amendment rights.

Thu, 17 May 2012 05:30:07 -0700

Factbox: Tax provisions in Obama's healthcare law
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul law contains a slew of new tax provisions, and their fate is unclear as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the law's constitutionality. Some have been put into effect in the two years since Obama signed the law, including a tanning salon tax and tax credits for small businesses. Other provisions will be phased in over time. A ruling on the law ...

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:53:38 -0700

Ex-Senator Edwards tried to bypass campaign law: prosecutor
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former presidential candidate John Edwards knew campaign finance law well enough to concoct a scheme to try to circumvent the law to hide his mistress, a prosecutor said as he and defense attorneys delivered closing arguments on Thursday in Edwards' federal trial on political corruption charges. "Mr. Edwards clearly knew the law and decided to violate it to ...

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:18:03 -0700