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Colorado Baker Required to Make Gay Marriage Cakes

Summary: The Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples are allowed to marry in every state but the question of…

Mississippi Ban on Same-Sex Couples Ability to Adopt Challenged

Summary: Mississippi is the only state left with a ban on allowing same-sex couples to adopt, leading to an obvious…

Rowan County Clerk Defies Order to Give Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples

Summary: A county clerk cites her religious beliefs as a reason to not uphold the law and ignore federal orders.…

Whistleblower Chelsea Manning May Face Solitary Confinement

Summary: The U.S. army officer that leaked sensitive information to WikiLeaks, Chelsea Manning, is being charged with four violations that…

Google Creates New Holding Company Alphabet

Summary: Google is set to keep growing, creating a new company that will help them do that by organizing and…

Columbia House Music Club Calls It Quits

Summary: The mail-order music club Columbia House is closing down after their parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier…

Deutsche Bank Changing General Counsel

Summary: Deutsche Bank, in the midst of their largest legal bills, will have two new general counsels by the beginning…

Court Upholds Decision That Officers Had Probable Cause for Warrantless Search

Summary: Two officers that conducted a search on four men in a van believed to be involved in gun shots…

Judge: Get Married or Get Locked Up

Summary: A judge ordered a couple to get married or else a young man would face jail time for an…

Warren Buffett Purchases Aerospace Firm for $37 Billion

Summary: Berkshire Hathaway will acquire Precision Castparts for $37.2 billion. According to USA Today, Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, has…

James Holmes: Life in Prison

Summary: James Holmes, the shooter behind the Aurora, Colorado theater massacre, will serve the rest of his days in prison.…

General Counsel Face New Challenges If New Bill Passes

Summary: The House of Representatives must consider a bill that has been passed unanimously by the Senate that expands protections…