U.S. top court considers the ‘patent troll’ problem
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A dispute between two fitness equipment makers landed at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, giving justices a chance to consider how to deal with so-called patent trolls, companies that acquire patents to sue for infringement o…
Detroit uses stick and carrot to sell bankruptcy plan
(Reuters) – In his effort to keep Detroit on a fast track to end its historic bankruptcy, the city’s emergency manager has cobbled together a plan to cajole or even threaten key creditors to accept cuts he laid out in federal court filings last week, o…
RFK daughter says sleeping pill, car crash memories ‘jumbled’
WHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) – A daughter of assassinated U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy told a court on Wednesday that she had not realized she had taken a sleeping pill before sideswiping a truck in 2012 and that her memory of the incident was “j…
Majority of Americans now support gay marriage, survey finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Support for gay marriage has surged in the United States in the decade since it first became legal in Massachusetts, with just over half of Americans now supporting the idea, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
Judge rules Texas same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas state ban on same-sex marriage was ruled unconstitutional on Wednesday by a U.S. federal judge, who declared a stay on the decision, meaning that the ban stays in effect.
U.S. justices say Allen Stanford victims can sue lawyers, brokers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Investors in Allen Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme can sue to recoup losses from lawyers, insurance brokers and others who worked with the convicted swindler, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.
U.S. defense officials report slow progress in sex assault battle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s system for handling sexual assault cases is so inadequate that an Army private had to turn to the Internet to decide what to do after she was raped, the victim testified at an emotional Senate hearing on Wedne…
Central Illinois county allows gay marriage, follows Chicago ruling
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Same-sex couples in the central Illinois county that includes the state’s largest university can get a marriage license immediately and won’t have to wait to tie the knot until a state law legalizing gay marriage takes effect in Jun…
Google ordered to remove anti-Islamic film from YouTube
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ordered Google Inc to remove from its YouTube video-sharing website an anti-Islamic film that had sparked protests across the Muslim world.
US consumer bureau sues college chain ITT over student loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer watchdog said on Wednesday it has sued ITT Educational Services Inc for what the agency says are predatory student lending practices that could lead borrowers to default on their loans.
