WASHINGTON — Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a statutory provision banning the recognition of same-sex marriages for federal purposes in June, business owners and their attorneys have been awaiting guidance from federal agencies as to how that ...

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Two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court that challenge an Environmental Protection Agency rule designed to reduce the amount of power plant air pollutants that drift across state lines may be the first in a flurry of high court environmental ...

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Same-sex couples – and the employers who pay them – still face many questions in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision striking part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. The Internal Revenue Service has stepped up ...

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Criminal attorneys are closely watching an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case that could drastically affect the number of convictions and guilty pleas under one of the most commonly-charged federal crimes on the books: aiding and abetting the use of a ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year striking down part of a statute barring the recognition of same-sex marriage under federal law has created confusion on the ground as same-sex couples begin applying for benefits they still may not ...

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Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld most of the Affordable Care Act, high court drama over the federal health care law continues. Soon, the justices will be asked to weigh in on an issue that has split the ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court may soon address an issue it has carefully avoided until now: Just how much privacy do Americans enjoy in the information contained within and emanating from their cellphones? “This issue is clearly on its way to ...

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Businesses, including law firms, are taking stock of what needs to be done in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning a key part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. While business lawyers caution against “knee-jerk” responses, they ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in U.S. v. Windsor, striking down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, has same-sex marriage advocates cheering and opponents re-grouping. Estate planning attorneys, meanwhile, are left scratching their heads. Despite the momentous ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s continuing love affair with arbitration has yielded two recent decisions that will have a significant impact on consumer and employment cases, limiting class actions. In Oxford Health v. Sutter, the unanimous court said that where parties ...

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