Cuccinelli RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is looking to speed up his state's challenge to President Barack Obama's federal health care law.
Alito WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review an appeal from a Texas teenager who downloaded and shared "a sizeable list" of copyrighted music without paying.
Chief Justice John Roberts WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case that could determine the future of class action lawsuits.
Ayotte CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - Republican Kelly Ayotte defeated her Democratic opponent, Paul Hodes, on Tuesday to claim New Hampshire's U.S. Senate seat.
Cooper WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - After being shot down by a federal appeals court, the future of a public nuisance lawsuit filed by North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper against an energy provider is uncertain.
Boutrous WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The attorney representing Wal-Mart in a class action lawsuit that alleges discrimination against women on Wednesday called the suit "extremely adventuresome."
Cuccinelli RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Three former U.S. attorneys general, in a brief filed Tuesday, say they are in support of Virginia's lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's health care reform law.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by several drug makers, including Pfizer Inc., to have three lawsuits alleging a link between hormone-therapy medications and breast cancer moved to federal court.
Obama STAMFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Opposing his view on how to regulate greenhouse gas emissions didn't stop President Barack Obama from supporting Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal at a fundraiser Thursday.
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - President Barack Obama's administration apparently agrees with a recent federal appeals court's decision that said lawsuits are not the proper way to regulate air quality.
Cuccinelli RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - The state of Virginia and the federal government have until Sept. 3 to file their motions for summary judgment in Virginia's challenge of federal health care reform.
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court decided Tuesday that 1998's Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement is constitutional, ruling against a challenge by the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum PENSACOLA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The 21 states challenging federal health care reform say Congress isn't regulating interstate commerce, it is forcing it.
Cuccinelli RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has decided Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli can sue the federal government over health care reform.
Kagan WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) - Elena Kagan, President Barack Obama's U.S. Supreme Court nominee, won approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday.
Ayotte MANCHESTER, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - Former New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte scored a high-profile endorsement Monday from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, with Palin calling Ayotte the state's "mama grizzly."
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced on Monday that he is joining a multi-state coalition arguing for a state's right to impose age restrictions on video games deemed too violent.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray is touting a victory regarding the principles of federalism from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Kroger SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - Oregon Attorney General John Kroger has announced the dissolving of a charity that claimed to aid U.S. veterans but instead allegedly kept most of the money it raised.