Tucker, et al. v. Scrushy, et al., Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, June 18, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.FindLaw | Opinion in Tucker v....

District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District, et al. v. Osborne, US Supreme Court, June 18, 2009 [holding that a defendant does not have the right to obtain post-conviction access to the state's biological evidence in order to do...

Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., US Supreme Court, June 18, 2009 [holding that the burden is on the plaintiff to prove that age was the determining factor in an age discrimination in employment suit and that a mixed-motive jury...

Yeager v. United States, US Supreme Court, June 18, 2009 [holding that a criminal defendant cannot face new prosecution for counts on which a jury failed to reach a verdict but that share a common element with other counts of...

Memorandum for the heads of executive departments and agencies, Subject: Federal Benefits and Non-Discrimination, The White House, June 17, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.Federal Benefits and Non-Discrimination...

A bill to provide that certain photographic records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in operations outside the United States shall not be...

In re: HealthSouth Corporation Securities Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, June 17, 2009 [rejecting challenges to a securities fraud class action suit brought by former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy, thus affirming a $445 million settlement against...

The Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act, Rhode Island General Assembly, re-passed over governor's veto June 16, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase...

Trafficking in Persons Report 2009, US Department of State, June 16, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Trafficking of Humans...

In re: The Exxon Valdez, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, June 15, 2009 [holding that Exxon Mobil owes interest on the more than $500 million in punitive damages awarded against it following the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil...