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Dad in Custody Case Can’t Sue Judge for Affair With Mom: Court

A federal appeals court held that a judge presiding over a custody case can’t be sued by the child’s father for having an affair with the child’s father. So reports the Detroit Free Press.

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First Woman Prosecuted Pursuant to Prenatal Drug Use Law

After she and the baby she gave birth to tested positive for methamphetamine, a 26-year-old Tennessee woman became the first mother to be charged under a state law that criminalizes drug use by pregnant women.

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Napping Yankees Fan Sues ESPN for Mocking Him On Air

A fan who was filmed snoozing during a game at Yankee Stadium and was mocked for it by ESPN commentators has sued the network, the team and the announcers for $10 million. So reports the New York Post.

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Benjamin Moore Named Brown Paints After Black Employee: Lawsuit

A black man from New Jersey claims he was terminated from Benjamin Moore after he complained it created a hostile work environment by naming brown paint colors after him, according to a lawsuit filed by the former employee. So reports the UK’s Daily Mail.

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Court Dumps Zimmerman’s CBS Defamation Suit

A Florida court dismissed a lawsuit brought by George Zimmerman alleging that NBC News defamed him in its editing of a story about the shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. So reports CBS News.

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Litigant Claims ‘Dexter’ Ad Caused Her Fall

A woman has filed a lawsuit blaming the injuries she sustained in a fall on the parties responsible for posting an ad for cable television's "Dexter" show. So reports Reuters.

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SCOTUS Decision Likely to Shut Aereo TV-Streaming Service

The U.S. Supreme Court has held that Aereo, a service that allows consumers to stream broadcast TV to their computers for eight dollars a month, violates copyright law. So reports the New York Post.

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Teacher Ruled a Child Abuser for Teasing Student

The highest court in Connecticut has ruled that a state agency was correct to put a teacher’s name on a list of child abusers for teasing an overweight student. So reports NBC News.

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Abortion Protesters' 35-Foot Buffer Law is Too Broad: High Court

A Massachusetts law that, according to supporters, changed the sidewalks adjacent to abortion clinics from “frightening” to “safe” is unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. So reports the Boston Globe.

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