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The Arizona Supreme Court ruled last week that the practice of tattooing is protected by First Amendment free speech protections, the first state high court to do so.

 Cudworth v. Jones (Nev. Dist. Ct.) $11.7M Verdict Against Patron in Assault, Battery Claims  2012 WL 3039225 Verdict Summary 2008 WL 8855985 Plaintiff’s

A U.S. district court just ruled that an adoption agency that faked death certificates for a Ugandan child’s parents, is the proper subject of a RICO civil suit.

A lawyer is requesting that the Supreme Court hear his case on the dischargeability of his $60,000 law school debt and update the definition of “undue hardship.”

After their lawsuit was dismissed for lack of standing, the plaintiffs in the latest “Birther” lawsuit were sanctioned for bringing those “frivolous” standing claims to begin with.

 Martin v. New York Health and Hosps. Corp. (Sup. Ct., 12th Jud. Dist., Bronx Cnty., N.Y.) $121M Verdict After Missed Stevens-Johnson Diagnosis, Sequelae

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that live cable TV broadcasts cannot be done over the Internet with compulsory licensing – an effective prohibition.

When students harass other students based on race, school officials can be liable if they deliberately turn a blind eye to it.

 Velcko v. Independent Mgmt. of Props. & Cmtys. (U.S.D.C., D. N.J.) Jury Awards $126K for Employee Fired for Perceived Alcoholism  2011 WL 7563812

The recently filed lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Obama administration’s immigration policy needs to do a little more research on case law.