WASHINGTON — A federal judge made headlines Monday by declaring that the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of millions of Americans’ telephone records is likely unconstitutional. But even he realized his won’t be the last word on the issue. U.S. ...

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NEW YORK — New York City’s crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on ice. The Appellate Division, First Department ruled Tuesday that the city’s Board of Health exceeded its legal authority when it voted last year to put a ...

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BOSTON — A federal appeals court Thursday declared that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, a ruling all but certain to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court. In its unanimous ruling, the ...

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The constitutionality of a state law regarding spending by nursing home owners is being challenged by a group of nursing homes. The statute, as amended in 2010, requires operators of nursing homes to obtain state approval to withdraw more than ...

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The state will not be able to require private nursing homes to obtain approval before spending more than 3 percent of their equity. A fairly recent amendment to Public Health Law that would have required such has been declared unconstitutional ...

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Earlier this month, New York’s 150 year-old law requiring out-of-state attorneys to have a physical presence in the state to practice law was declared unconstitutional by Northern District of New York Judge Lawrence E. Kahn in the case of Schoenefeld v. State of New York.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an atheist’s latest challenge to the U.S. government’s references to God. The court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Michael Newdow ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge declared the foundation of President Barack Obama’s health care law unconstitutional Monday, ruling that the government cannot require Americans to purchase insurance. The case is expected to end up at the U.S. Supreme Court.

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RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge declared the Obama administration's health care law unconstitutional Monday, siding with Virginia's attorney general in a dispute that both sides agree will ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Portions of the new federal health care reform law may be unconstitutional, a U.S. District Court in Florida has ruled in denying a motion to dismiss. Twenty states and several individual plaintiffs ...

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A Monroe County Supreme Court justice last week ruled a relatively new state law is unconstitutional. Judge Matthew A. Rosenbaum decided Thursday that Public Health Law §2808(5)(c), which deals with spending by nursing home owners, infringes on their rights.

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BOSTON — A ruling by a judge who found a federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman unconstitutional will be suspended for 60 days while the U.S. Department of Justice decides whether it will ...

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