Judge tosses NYC calorie-posting rule
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A judge struck down a New York City rule Tuesday that required fast-food restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus.
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Judge says law violates free speech, orders blocking stopped.
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A federal judge in Manhattan struck down the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act as unconstitutional yesterday, saying it fails to provide an exception to preserve a woman&#39;s health.
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NEW YORK -- Want 300-calorie fries with that? The city Board of Health voted Tuesday to approve a new version of a law requiring fast-food outlets to display calorie counts on their menus, hoping the fat-filled truth will shock New Yorkers into eating healthier.
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Hoping the fat-filled truth about certain fast-food items will shock New Yorkers into eating healthier, city officials are reviving a plan to force chains to post calorie counts for their foods right on the menu.
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A federal judge has set off a free speech tempest after shutting down a U.S. Web site for posting internal documents accusing a Cayman Islands' bank branch of money laundering and tax evasion schemes.
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A New York federal judge on Monday tossed out a lawsuit by a Florida man against the company behind the Atkins low-carb diet that alleged it caused his cholesterol to skyrocket and necessitated an angioplasty.
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The case was one of the first in which a judge in the United States had ruled that a restraining order had been violated by contact made through MySpace.
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A federal judge dismissed an airline industry lawsuit that sought to block a state law, which would ensure basic services are provided to delayed passengers, the New York State attorney general said on Thursday.
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state judge ruled yesterday that organizers of the largest protest planned during the week of the Republican National Convention may not hold a rally in Central Park on Sunday, throwing into
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A federal judge officially reduced the suspension of Indiana forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal on Thursday. A ruling by US District Judge George B. Daniels was made final, thus eliminating
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ALBANY, NY -- In a victory for hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons, a judge declared part of New York&#39;s lobbying law unconstitutional yesterday, ruling that regulators do not give those facing ...
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At least three national fast-food chains have made it harder for New Yorkers to learn the calorie content of their hamburgers, fries and subs. Wendy's, White Castle and Quiznos sandwich shops were among a handful of eateries that yanked nutritional information from some restaurants or their Web sites this week in an attempt to avoid having to post the same info on menus in New York.
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A court ruling in New York may cause office tenants to think twice about overstaying their leases, or âholding overâ in their spaces.
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U.S. District Judge Kollar-Kotelly, the same judge who threw out the Microsoft break-up ruling, and backed the feds in the Gitmo case, issued a 157-page ruling today which rejects 15 of the 19 federal rules implementing the two year old US campaign finance law. While the ruling does not affect the law's key prohibition against large donations to political parties (known as "soft money") it does seem to create some uncertainty for political fund-raising, with only six weeks to go until the elections.
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What will the cityâs new ruling that will force some restaurants to list calories on menus mean?
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A Federal Court judge in New York has struck down a major provision of the controversial anti-terrorist Patriot Act. Judge Victor Marrero ruled as unconstitutional a section of the Patriot Act which allows