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Jelly Belly sued by woman claiming she didn't know jelly beans contain sugar
When it comes to food, it turns out you can sue over just about anything these days. A California woman is suing the makers of Jelly Belly jelly beans, claiming she was tricked into believing one of the company's candy products was free of sugar. The plaintiff, Jessica Gomez of San Bernadino County, first brought the case against the candy company earlier this year, blaming "fancy phrasing" for her confusion over the ingredients, according to Legal News Line.
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Puerto Rico governor pushes statehood as vote looms despite no U.S. support
Rossello said he's 'not asking for a blessing but informing the members of Congress' that a vote will happen.
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Justices Strike Down Law Banning Disparaging Trademarks
The government may not deny trademark registration to disparaging terms, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday in an important statement on the meaning of the First Amendment’s protection of free speech. The decision was unanimous, but the justices were divided on the reasoning.
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Justices to Hear Major Challenge to Partisan Gerrymandering
The challengers in Gill v. Whitford, No. 16-1161, say partisanship in redrawn districts can be measured.
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Opinion | Justice Ginsburg and the Price of Equality
In a decision with an unexpected ending, the justice struck a blow against another law that treated men and women differently.
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Justices to Hear Case on Religious Objections to Same-Sex Marriage
A Colorado baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a gay couple is appealing a discrimination ruling, citing the First Amendment.
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Opinion | Trump’s Life-Tenured Judicial Avatar
Newly installed Justice Neil M. Gorsuch has quickly established himself on the Supreme Court as a hard-right conservative.
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Opinion | Carl Reiner: Justice Kennedy, Don’t Retire
Take it from me. Your 90s are the best years to work.
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The Bob McDonnell effect: The bar is getting higher to prosecute public corruption cases
A federal appeals court overturned convictions of former New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, citing the Supreme Court’s decision on former Va. Gov. McDonnell.
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At Site of Scopes Trial, Darrow Statue Belatedly Joins Bryan’s
A test of Bible Belt tolerance: Can the town of the Scopes “monkey trial” stomach a new statue of the famed agnostic lawyer Clarence Darrow?
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Jeff Sessions wants police to take more cash from American citizens
His predecessor, Eric Holder, had curtailed the practice.
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Snopes turns to readers to avoid shutting down: ‘we need your help’
It seems that the ongoing legal battle between Snopes and one of its former contractors is beginning to take a toll. The popular debunking site published a plea to its readers Monday requesting they donate money to help keep its doors open amid a legal fight against Proper Media, a small digital services company that owns, operates and represents web properties. Snopes' parent company, Bardav, Inc. and Proper Media both filed complaints against each other earlier this summer following the contentious termination of a contract between the two.
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Why Corrupt Bankers Avoid Jail
Prosecution of white-collar crime is at a twenty-year low.
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‘A Bleak Picture’ for Women Trying to Rise at Law Firms
Women make up just under 35 percent of lawyers at law firms, a Law360 report found, and their share of equity partnerships remains at 20 percent.
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On Justice Ginsburg’s Summer Docket: Blunt Talk on Big Cases
The most outspoken member of the Supreme Court avoided talking about President Trump, a subject that caused her grief last year, but remained candid in discussing the court.
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She Was Convicted of Killing Her Mother. Prosecutors Withheld the Evidence That Would Have Freed Her.
By the time Noura Jackson’s conviction was overturned, she had spent nine years in prison. This type of prosecutorial error is almost never punished.
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Ray Spencer Didn't Molest His Kids. So Why Did He Spend 20 Years in Prison for It?
Matt and Katie accused their father of sexual abuse. Then they started to question their memories.
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Opinion | Female Lawyers Can Talk, Too
Too many are relegated to the courtroom sidelines. That needs to change.
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Subway store sues after worker cleared of drugging officer
A Subway shop where a worker was cleared of drugging a Utah police officer’s drink filed a lawsuit Wednesday saying police waited two months to publicly disavow the headline-making allegations despite internal evidence the officer had no drugs in his system.
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Let Consumers Sue Companies
When a data breach at Home Depot in 2014 led to losses for banks nationwide, a group of banks filed a class-action lawsuit seeking compensation. Companies have the choice of taking legal action together. Yet consumers are frequently blocked from exercising the same legal right when they believe that companies have wronged them. That’s because many contracts for products like credit cards and bank accounts have mandatory arbitration clauses that prevent consumers from joining group lawsuits, forcing them to go it alone.
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