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A Washington state woman who says she was attacked and threatened by the driver of a sport utility vehicle after accepting a ride put police on the trail of a suspect when she pointed to items that had fallen out of the car's open door as she exited while it…

A child who chews a toaster pastry into the shape of a gun would be protected from severe repercussions by elementary or high school authorities under a proposed bill moving forward in Florida that is intended to prevent excessive discipline under zero-tolerance policies concerning weapons. The so-called Toaster Pastry Gun…

The Federal Circuit reversed her prior order, but Judge Lucy Koh said Apple still couldn't meet the bar for a permanent injunction.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has appointed a new general counsel: Sarah Harris, AOL Inc.'s deputy general counsel for intellectual property.

The firms on this year's list landed groundbreaking verdicts, negotiated big settlements and, in many cases, paved the way for the resolution of other disputes.

Although available in various designs and colors, the shape of a hookah's water container is not copyrightable, according to a federal appeals court.

[JURIST] On Saturday, Egypt's Interim President, Adly Mansour, announced a new election law regulating the upcoming presidential race. The decree will allow the election commission to set a date for the vote, expected to take place in April, and allow candidates to begin running. The election commission's decisions will now be legally protected against any form of review. According to the new law, even a candidate running unopposed would need to receive five percent of the vote. In addition, to...

[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Kansas [official website] on Friday held [opinion, PDF] that the state's legislature violated the Kansas constitution when it underfunded K-12 public education during the 2009 through 2012 school years. The court found that 2009 reductions in funding for public education impeded the school districts' ability to "maintain, develop and operate local public schools," as required by the Kansas constitution. Article 6, Section 6(b) [text] of the state's constitution requires the legislature to "make suitable provision...