Missouri voter ID law targeted by Democratic lawsuit

[JURIST] Democratic Party officials in Missouri [JURIST news archive] filed a class-action lawsuit Monday seeking a permanent injunction against the enforcement of a new state law [SB 1014 summary; text] that requires voters to show photo identification

• Missouri voter ID law targeted by Democratic lawsuit

Federal judge requires Missouri to transport inmates seeking abortions

[JURIST] The state of Missouri [JURIST news archive] must give all prison inmates access to abortion [JURIST news archive] after a federal judge in Kansas City certified a lawsuit as a class action on Tuesday. US District Judge Dean Whipple [official

• Federal judge requires Missouri to transport inmates seeking abortions

US military contractor hit with new lawsuit alleging Iraq fraud

[JURIST] A new federal lawsuit has been filed against banned American military contractor Custer Battles [corporate website] and two former Pentagon officials alleging that the defendants tried to bypass a suspension order against the contractor by

• US military contractor hit with new lawsuit alleging Iraq fraud

Copyright lawsuit filed against YouTube for posting 1992 Denny beating video

[JURIST] The Internet video site YouTube [corporate website] was sued in federal district court Tuesday for alleged copyright infringement related to video of the beating of trucker Reginald Denny [Wikipedia backgrounder] during the 1992 Los Angeles

• Copyright lawsuit filed against YouTube for posting 1992 Denny beating video

A Little Of This, A Little Of That

Three unusual recent decisions addressing the PSLRA's discovery stay, appeals from the denial of a motion to dismiss, and prolixity in complaints: (1) While the primary securities class action against Time Warner was settled last year, a consolidated action consisting...

• A Little Of This, A Little Of That

Detainees already treated humanely, DOD lawyer tells Senate Judiciary Committee

[JURIST] A lawyer for the US Department of Defense (DOD) told the Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] on Tuesday that US military treatment of detainees complies with Article 3 [text] of the Geneva Conventions [ICRC materials], even though the

• Detainees already treated humanely, DOD lawyer tells Senate Judiciary Committee

DHB Settles

DHB Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets - DHBT), a Florida-based manufacturer of body armour, has announced the preliminary settlement of the securities class action (and related derivative suit) pending against the company in the E.D.N.Y. The case was originally filed...

• DHB Settles

DOJ, ACLU lawyers square off again over NSA surveillance program

[JURIST] A lawyer for the US Justice Department (DOJ) argued in federal court again [JURIST report] Monday that a lawsuit challenging the National Security Agency's warrantless domestic surveillance program [JURIST news archive] must be dismissed

• DOJ, ACLU lawyers square off again over NSA surveillance program

Most counts of New Hampshire GOP phone jamming lawsuit dismissed

[JURIST] A New Hampshire judge on Thursday dismissed 5 of 8 counts in a lawsuit brought by Democrats against Republicans after the jamming of Democratic phone lines in the 2002 Senate race [Wikipedia backgrounder] between Sen. John Sununu (R-NH) [

• Most counts of New Hampshire GOP phone jamming lawsuit dismissed

Patsy Ramsey, JonBenet's mother, dies

Patsy Ramsey, mother of JonBenet -- whose killing has never been explained -- died Saturday of ovarian cancer, her lawyer said.

• Patsy Ramsey, JonBenet's mother, dies

Strange legal news

Man With Faulty Penile Implant Gets $400K: PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A former handyman has won more than $400,000 in a lawsuit over a penile implant that gave him a 10-year erection.Lawyer Objects to Young Age of Jurors: ATLANTA (AP) -- A 79-year-old woman

• Strange legal news

ACLU, NAACP sue Baltimore police over 'illegal' arrests

[JURIST] The Maryland American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [advocacy websites] filed a class action lawsuit [complaint, PDF] in Baltimore Circuit Court [official website] Thursday alleging

• ACLU, NAACP sue Baltimore police over 'illegal' arrests

US government sues to stop New Jersey AG probe of phone records turnover

[JURIST] The US government has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey [official website] against New Jersey Attorney General Zulima Farber [official profile] and other New Jersey officials, seeking to stop them seeking

• US government sues to stop New Jersey AG probe of phone records turnover