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LinkedIn Faces Lawsuit Over Use of Members’ Contact Info

A California federal court has allowed LinkedIn members to pursue a lawsuit against the company for using the contacts information in their external email accounts for marketing purposes. So reports Bloomberg.

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Man Murdered Hours After Being Mistakenly Cleared of Burglary Charges

A man on trial for burglary was released from jail because of a mistake, only to be stabbed to death hours later after an argument with his sister’s boyfriend. So reports the Fresno Bee.

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Thomson Reuters Special Report Helps Navigate ACA 'Play or Pay' Penalties

Thomson Reuters Checkpoint has released a special report for employers and other professionals who advise business clients. The report, "Get Ready to Play or Pay: Employer Shared Responsibility Under Health Care Reform," highlights key provisions employers must understand to avoid tax penalties related to the Affordable Care Act.

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Critics Challenge Sale of Charleston Law School

The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education is set to vote on whether the founders of Charleston Law School should be permitted to sell the institution to InfiLaw, a private equity firm that already owns three other U.S. law schools. So reports The New York Times’ Dealbook.

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GM's Top Management Not at Fault In Deadly Ignition Defect: Internal Report

A General Motors internal investigation into the reasons why millions of its cars were manufactured with deadly defective ignition switches lays blame on several senior legal and engineering executives, but absolves the motor company’s upper management from wrongdoing. So reports the Associated Press.

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High Court Refuses Journalist’s Request for Protection Relating to a Source

The Supreme Court denied journalist James Risen’s request to quash a federal government subpoena demanding that he identify a source he used in his 2006 book, State of War. So reports The New York Times.

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Cop Convicted of Slaying Beloved Elk 'Big Boy'

A Boulder, Colo., jury has convicted former police officer Sam Carter of nine counts—including four felonies—for shooting a huge elk beloved by the community and then trying to cover it up. So reports NBC News.

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Europe Requires Google to Consider Requests to Remove Links

A recent landmark decision by a high court in Europe requires Google and other search providers to consider individuals’ requests to remove links that they say infringe on their privacy. So reports the New York Times.

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Wrongfully Convicted Man, Martin Tankleff Graduates Law School

Martin Tankleff, a 42-year-old Long Island man who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of killing his parents, has earned a Juris Doctor degree from Touro Law Center. So reports the New York Post.

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Man Who Drugged, Raped Wife Repeatedly Gets House Arrest

Many victims’ rights advocates are troubled by the house arrest sentence that an Indiana judge handed down to a man convicted of drugging his wife and raping her while she was unconscious during a three year period. So reports the LA Times.

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