February 19, 2017 Florida doctors can ask patients about guns, court rules A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that Florida doctors can talk to patients about gun safety, declaring a law aimed at restricting such discussions a violation of the First Amendment's right to free speech.
February 8, 2017 Judge blocks Anthem-Cigna health insurance merger A federal judge on Wednesday ruled against Anthem Inc. in their quest to buy rival health insurer Cigna Corp., saying the merger could potentially lead to an increase in costs and less competition.
January 12, 2017 Georgia Supreme Court hears KKK bid to 'Adopt-A-Highway' Does the Ku Klux Klan have a constitutional right to "adopt a highway"? That question was at the center of a high-profile battle Monday before the Georgia Supreme Court, where the Klan is challenging the state's refusal to let it participate in the popular Adopt-A-Highway program.
January 12, 2017 Groups rally around think tank, publication being sued for global warming views News outlets, advocacy groups and fellow think tanks are jumping to the defense of a conservative-leaning D.C. policy center and publication being sued for libel by a scientist who didn't like what they had to say about his work on global warming.
January 12, 2017 California judge cuts off state funding for high-speed train venture A California judge has slammed the brakes on funding a pricey high-speed train project, in a move that could put the entire Los Angeles-to-San Francisco line in jeopardy.
January 12, 2017 Gun-rights group persuading dozens of towns to repeal firearms regs in legal blitz A Washington state-based gun rights group is steadily persuading cities and towns across the country to repeal local firearms regulations and give that power back to the states.
January 12, 2017 White ex-DC official sues city, claims he was called 'cracker' and fired over race A former District of Columbia official brought in to help straighten out mismanagement at the Department of Public Works is suing the city, claiming he was harassed, intimidated and then fired for being white.
January 3, 2017 Head pharmacist set for trial over fatal meningitis outbreak A former executive at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy blamed for a national meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people in 2012 is headed for trial.
December 21, 2016 Lis Wiehl: When frozen embroyos sue a celebrity (Sofia Vergara) Sofia Vergara is being sued — by her frozen embryos!
December 8, 2016 Lawsuit claims elderly man died after Walgreens employees made him mop bathroom The widow of a 69-year-old man is suing an Orlando Walgreens store for allegedly forcing him to mop the bathroom they claimed he soiled— an act she claims caused him so much emotional distress that it killed him.