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A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing the Huffington Post of libeling a former U.S. Senate candidate from Minnesota by calling him an arsonist in a story headline. Jack Shepard, who ran for the federal office in 2010, objected to a HuffPo story headlined, “Support Jack Shepard, The Arsonist, For Congress.” He had been accused of arson in 1982 but was never convicted. The lawsuit also claimed that the news story libeled the candidate because it …

State legislatures across the country have enacted an avalanche of restrictions that deny women of their reproductive rights. Just this year alone, more than 300 anti-abortion measures have been introduced in the states — in direct violation of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade. The anti-abortion legislation is an unprecedented assault on a woman’s right to make decisions about her body and health. At least 185 anti-abortion laws have been enacted since 2011, and the likelihood that more …

Tenants in Kentucky can sue their landlords for injuries caused by a dwelling’s damaged roof, an appeals court ruled recently. A lawsuit filed by Rosyln Warren, who alleged that she had been injured when the ceiling in a room she was renting caved in on her, had been summarily dismissed by a trial court, but the appeals court gave her another shot. At issue was whether she or her landlords, Karen and Joseph Winkle, were responsible for the ceiling. The …

A $90 million jury award against a nursing home for shoddy care that left a 87-year-old woman dead has been upheld, denying the nursing home a new trial, according to the West Virginia Record. Tom Douglas took his mother Dorothy to Heartland of Charleston nursing home in West Virginia. The stay was to be temporary while Douglas waited for an opening at another nursing home. His mother suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease and other health issues. After only …

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to soon announce its decision on Proposition 8, a 2008 California law, which banned same-sex marriage. The high court could strike down Prop. 8, finding it unconstitutional; decline to rule, noting the proponents’ lack of standing; or uphold the law, citing states’ rights. The American Foundation for Equal Rights infographic below also maps out the possible status of gay marriage across the country, depending on the court’s decision. Let us know in the comment …