Anti-gay parents can't ban books, says court.
A federal appeals court has rejected parents' claims that their religious liberty rights were violated by the use of books referencing homosexuality in the Massachusetts public schools. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Jan. 31 that books that feature same-sex couples...

Liability and falling goal posts.
Bourne v. Gilman Inc. United States District Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit 452 F.3d 632 June 20, 2006 The Ball State University football team was en route to a victory over the University of Toledo on October 20, 2001. Andrew Bourne...

What congress can do for this American: one of the best-kept secrets of our constitutional system, it seems, is that Congress can effectively nullify Roe v. Wade--and other judicial abuses--through legislation.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The right to life. The Ten Commandments. Prayer in schools. Flag desecration. Same-sex marriage. As the federal courts consider cases that involve the most deep-seated convictions of Americans and issues upon which Americans are sharply divided, they understandably strike raw nerves. Public frustration...

Judge defies govt. Muslim charity convictions cut.
Byline: Lee Hammel BOSTON - Asserting that the courts are not a tool of executive policy, U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV yesterday overturned a number of the convictions of a Shrewsbury man and two former Worcester residents charged with defrauding the government to get undeserved...

Serial killer's life spare.
CHANDIGARH: Taking a global view on capital punishment, the Punjab and Haryana High Court bench refused to hand down death sentence to Satish, a serial killer. Disposing the appeal filed by Haryana government, the division bench of justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and SD Anand concurred with the verdict of...

DTAA to prevent tax on dividend from foreign cos.
Byline: Sanjay K Singh NEW DELHI: In a setback to the income tax department, the Supreme Court has upheld that dividend income received from a foreign company is not liable for taxation when there is a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with the country the firm is...

BRIEFLY.
Byline: The Register-Guard Head-on collision kills driver, closes highway A fatal accident closed Highway 126 near Mapleton for about four hours Saturday. A 49-year-old man died in the two-car collision shortly after 2 p.m., according to Oregon State Police. Traffic was rerouted on...

Reconceptualizing split-recovery statutes: Philip Morris USA v. Williams.
Many believe that punitive damage awards have spiraled out of control. In 2002, a California jury awarded $28 billion in punitive damages to a 64-year-old woman with lung cancer. (1) In 2000, a Florida jury awarded $145 billion in punitive damages to a class of Florida smokers. (2) These...

Failure to inform of need for PSA: $2 million verdict reversed!
CASE ON POINT: Turner v. Rosenfield, 2008 Ohio-1932 (04/24/2008) -OH ISSUE: Was the physician in this case negligent in failing to warn his 60 year-old African American male patient of the need for prostate screening? CASE FACTS: Alvin Turner received general medical care from Dr....

DTAA to prevent tax on dividend from foreign cos.
Byline: Sanjay K Singh NEW DELHI: In a setback to the income tax department, the Supreme Court has upheld that dividend income received from a foreign company is not liable for taxation when there is a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with the country the firm is...