Sample Legal Grounds Newsletter

Possible Return to the Spotlight
GINGRICH SAYS HE'S CONSIDERING A PRESIDENTIAL RUN
(AP) - Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he's considering running for president in 2012 and expects to make a decision by early next year. Read more...

Swiss Miss
POLANSKI FREE, SWISS REJECT US EXTRADITION REQUEST
(AP) - The Swiss government declared renowned film director Roman Polanski a free man on Monday after rejecting a U.S. request to extradite him on a charge of having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. Read more...

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• Extradition (LawBrain)

How to Text Safely? Don't Move!
WHAT'S NEW, INJURED BY TEXTING WHILE WALKING?
(FindLaw's Injured) - Americans are growing more and more aware of the dangers of distracted driving, especially driving while texting or talking on the phone. Read more...

Angry "Whale"
HIGH ROLLER SUES AND IS SUED BY VEGAS CASINOS
(FindLaw's Common Law) - This case is an example of what happens when Ahab catches the whale, and the whale sues. The whale in this case is, in the terminology of Las Vegas casinos, a high roller. Read more...

Trump Suits
CASES ON ARIZONA'S IMMIGRANT-INVESTIGATION LAW AND THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT SHOW THE CROSS-IDEOLOGICAL INTERPLAY BETWEEN FEDERALISM AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
(FindLaw's Writ) - Last week, two civil actions in federal district courts on opposite ends of the country illustrated our Constitution's cross-ideological interplay between federalism and individual rights. Read more...

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• More Legal Commentary

Too Much Control?
JUDGE OKS IPHONE CLASS ACTION AGAINST APPLE, AT&T
(AP) - A federal judge says a monopoly abuse lawsuit against Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc.'s mobile phone unit can move forward as a class action. Read more...

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• Consumer Reports won't recommend iPhone 4 (AP)

Seven Seas Safer
OBAMA SET TO SIGN CRUISE SHIP SECURITY LAW
(FindLaw's Blotter) - President Obama is set to sign a bill that requires stronger security precautions on cruise ships, including ensuring alleged crimes are reported. Read more...

New Home, Lucky Dog
JAIL TIME FOR WOMAN WHO TAPED DOG TO FRIDGE
(FindLaw's Legally Weird) - It is a sad state of affairs between a man and a woman when things disintegrate to the point where she had to do something very, very bad to get his attention. Read more...

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• Animal Rights (LawBrain)