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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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Chobani Yogurt Label Dupes Consumers: Lawsuit

A class action lawsuit seeking unspecified monetary damages claims there’s nothing Greek about Chobani Greek Yogurt, which is manufactured in upstate New York and Idaho. So reports the New York Daily News.

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Social Media Clauses Increasingly Included in Prenups

Couples are increasingly including clauses in prenuptial agreements that stipulate what their partner can and cannot post to social media if the couple starts divorce proceedings. So reports CBSNews.

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NFL's Washington Redskins’ Trademarks Cancelled

Six Washington Redskins trademarks have been cancelled by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office because the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board deemed them to be "disparaging to Native Americans." So reports NBCNews.

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'Central Park 5' Settle for with NYC for $40M

New York City will pay $40 million to the Central Park 5, a group of men who were wrongly convicted of raping a female jogger in 1989. So reports the New York Post.

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