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Missouri, Texas carry on with executions using sedative
Despite a shortage of lethal-injection drugs, two of the nation's most active death penalty states have quietly carried on with executions by turning to pentobarbital, a powerful sedative that generally puts inmates to death swiftly and without complications.
EPA coal plant emissions limits challenged by 12 states
A dozen states led by West Virginia sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to block a proposed rule that would limit carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants.
Commentary: Tech goals for solo and small-firm lawyers
The results of two legal technology surveys about lawyers’ plans to use legal technology offer a glimpse into the businesses of solo and small-firm lawyers and indicate their assessments of the value that different technologies will bring to their law practices.
Commentary: Sue a client? Even if you win, it’s a losing case
You will always lose when you sue — when you sue your client, that is.
Commentary: Court protects gun owners from common sense
The case exposes an insular gun culture, addled by paranoia and determined to shut itself off from even the most anodyne expressions of common sense.
Immigrant children get assist from U.S. law firms
Lawyers from the biggest U.S. firms are stepping up to help the tens of thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children fleeing violence of Central America.
Obama administration seeks review of health-care aid denial
The Obama administration asked the full U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington to reconsider a three-judge panel ruling that customers on the federal marketplace authorized by the health-care overhaul are ineligible for subsidies to buy insurance.
Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage seems inevitable
If a U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage looks inevitable, perhaps it is.
Obama administration to require vendors to disclose labor law violations
The Obama administration announced measures to improve working conditions for employees of federal contractors, some of whom have gone on strike over what they contend are unfair labor practices by companies doing business with the U.S. government.
House votes to sue President over delaying health-care mandate
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted to sue President Barack Obama’s administration over implementation of the 2010 health-care law.
Bar exam software glitch sets hands wringing
Law school graduates taking the bar exam in multiple states, including Missouri, experienced delays when they tried to submit their answers on the test’s first day.
NCAA reaches $70M settlement over head injuries
The National Collegiate Athletic Association agreed to pay $70 million for the testing and diagnosis of student athletes who may have sustained head injuries during NCAA-sanctioned competition.
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