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THE WASHINGTON FILE: | Budget Balancing Tax
OBAMA FIRST TO PUT TAX INCREASES ON BUDGET TABLE
(AP) - Higher taxes have been missing from the fierce budget battle that nearly shut down the federal government. But President Barack Obama is about to put them on the table - at least a modest version that he had pushed before and then rested on the shelf. Most economists and budget analysts say a comprehensive mix of spending cuts and tax increases is essential to any viable deficit-reduction plan. Yet few players in the negotiations have gone there.
| | Legally Bound
ARIZONA IMMIGRATION LAW SB 1070 TAKES ANOTHER HIT VIA 9TH CIRCUIT
(FindLaw's Decided) - The preliminary injunction prohibiting the enforcement of Arizona immigration law S.B. 1070 has been upheld by the 9th Circuit. S.B. 1070, which inspired boycotts and international condemnation, was challenged by the Department of Justice on the grounds that it was preempted by the Supremacy Clause. The 9th Circuit agreed with the lower court's assessment, finding that there are likely no set of circumstances under which the four challenged provisions of S.B. 1070 would be found valid.
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9th Circuit Upholds Injunction of Arizona's Immigration Law
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TOP NEWS - RELEVANT HEARSAY: Confronting an Idol
AMERICAN IDOL AUDIENCE MEMBER TOO FAT FOR FRONT ROW?
(FindLaw's Celebrity Justice) - American Idol producers have some explaining to do. While judge favorite Pia Toscano was being kicked off, the show's ushers were kicking 19-year-old Ashley Kauffman and her two friends into the back row. The reason? She was too fat, and they weren't dressed well enough. Ashley Kauffman, a college sophomore, was given free front row tickets along with five of her friends for last Tuesday's American Idol taping.
| The Winkelvii Jig is Up?
COURT: HARVARD TWINS STUCK WITH FACEBOOK AGREEMENT
(AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Monday that former Harvard University schoolmates of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg can't undo their settlement over creation of the social networking site. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss were savvy enough to understand what they were agreeing to when they signed the agreement in 2008.
Related Resources
Read the Opinion, The Facebook, Inc. v. Connectu, Inc.
| CYBERLAW NEWS - DOWNLOAD THIS!: CRIMINAL LAW - ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS: Pushing Probation Rules
GUCCI MANE ARRESTED: THREW WOMAN OUT OF MOVING HUMMER
(FindLaw's Celebrity Justice) - In a not-so-surprising turn of events, Rapper Gucci Mane, born Radric Davis, was arrested again on Friday while visiting his long-time probation officer. The charges stem from a January incident during which he allegedly pushed a woman out of his moving Hummer after she refused $150 for sex.
| Not a Bankable Solution
MAN IN SWIMMING GOGGLES ROBS BANK TO PAY COURT FINE
(FindLaw's Legally Weird) - In a move that could have only been inspired by watching The Little Mermaid one too many times, a man has confessed to robbing a bank while dressed in swimming goggles and a bright pink scarf. He was also toting a tuna can designed to look like a bomb. After being convicted of assault, Sean Collins of Glasgow, Scotland was ordered to pay $3,200 in restitution, reports STV. Having lost his job due to the conviction, he had no money to pay both the fine and his mortgage.
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