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Lawsuit: Duke, UNC Conspired to Suppress Employee Wages

Duke University and the University of North Carolina are at the heart of a lawsuit alleging the two institutions conspired to avoid stealing each other’s high-skill medical experts. So reports the Associated Press.

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Bakers Ordered to Pay $135K for Denying Service to Same-Sex Couple

The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the $135,000 fine against Christian cake makers Aaron and Melissa Klein after they allegedly refused to bake a cake for a same-sex couple in 2013. So reports NBC News.

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Graffiti Artists Settle with Broward Sheriff’s Office After Dog Attack

Humberto Pellegrino and Pedro Claveria settled a civil rights lawsuit against the Broward Sheriff’s Office after they were attacked by a police dog. So reports the Sun-Sentinel.

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Justice Calls It Quits After 5 Decades in Law

Justice Philip G. Minardo’s 50-year legal career is coming to an end. So reports silive.

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SCOTUS to Weigh in on Legal Sports Betting

The United States Supreme Court will decide the future of sports betting, as the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act will come under the microscope. So reports ESPN.

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Bill O’Reilly, Fox Sued for Defamation Following Harassment Settlement

Rachel Witlieb Bernstein, who had settled with Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly over harassment allegations, sued Fox News and O’Reilly for breach of contract and defamation. So reports The New York Times.

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Man Uses ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense After Beating 5-Year Old with Tennis Racket

Osmailer Torres, of Miami, is seeking to have charges against him dropped under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law after he was accused of hitting a 5-year-old with a tennis racket. So reports The New York Daily News.

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Volkswagon Exec Sentenced to 7 Years in Emissions Scheme

Volkswagen senior manager Oliver Schmidt was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in concealing software used to cheat pollution limit tests on close to 600,000 Volkswagen diesel-fuel vehicles. So reports CBS News.

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Judge Critical of Lawyer’s Cerebral Palsy Likely Out of Housing Court

Susan Avery, a Manhattan judge with years of complaints against her, is likely out of a job after the Housing Court advisory council recommended she get the boot. So reports The New York Post.

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