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<b><i>Online Extra:</i> A Baker's Dozen of the Top (Mostly Free) Useful Web Tools</b> Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</i> A Baker's Dozen of the Top (Mostly Free) Useful Web Tools</b>

Nicholas Gaffney

I've written in the past about free Web tools, and unsurprisingly, Google continues to top the charts. Sometimes, however, you want tools that are more comprehensive and can be tailored to your needs.

<B><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Doing Well By Doing Good: Law Firm Social Responsibility Image

<B><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Doing Well By Doing Good: Law Firm Social Responsibility

Janet Ellen Raasch

Corporations increasingly subscribe to the principle of corporate social responsibility. CSR is based on the belief that a demonstration of concern for the environment, human rights, community development and the welfare of their employees can make a corporation more profitable. And if not more profitable, at least a better place to work.

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> A Baker's Dozen of the Top (Mostly Free) Useful Web Tools Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> A Baker's Dozen of the Top (Mostly Free) Useful Web Tools

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I've written in the past about free Web tools, and unsurprisingly, Google continues to top the charts. Sometimes, however, you want tools that are more comprehensive and can be tailored to your needs.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> A Big Win for Pharma Companies in Overtime Case Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> A Big Win for Pharma Companies in Overtime Case

Marcia Coyle

Pharmaceutical companies scored a major victory on June 18 when a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that the industry's sales representatives are not eligible for overtime pay.

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<B><I>Online Extra:</b></i> <b>Ninth Circuit Won't Rehear Prop 8 Case</b> Image

<B><I>Online Extra:</b></i> <b>Ninth Circuit Won't Rehear Prop 8 Case</b>

Ginny LaRoe

The next stop for the Proposition 8 case is the Supreme Court.The order denying rehearing leaves in place the court's February 2-1 ruling striking down the ban on equal protection grounds. The majority said the voter-enacted initiative served no purpose other than 'to lessen the status and human dignity' of gays.

<B><I>Online Extra:</b></i> <b>Ninth Circuit Won't Rehear Prop 8 Case</b> Image

<B><I>Online Extra:</b></i> <b>Ninth Circuit Won't Rehear Prop 8 Case</b>

Ginny LaRoe

The order denying rehearing leaves in place the court's February 2-1 ruling striking down the ban on equal protection grounds. The majority said the voter-enacted initiative served no purpose other than 'to lessen the status and human dignity' of gays.

<B><I>Online Extra:</b></i> <b>First Circuit Strikes DOMA on Equal Protection Grounds</b> Image

<B><I>Online Extra:</b></i> <b>First Circuit Strikes DOMA on Equal Protection Grounds</b>

Marcia Coyle

Setting the stage for a U.S. Supreme Court battle, a federal appellate court on May 31 held that the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to same-sex couples who are legally married under state laws.

<B><I>Online Extra:</b></i> <b>First Circuit Strikes DOMA on Equal Protection Grounds</b> Image

<B><I>Online Extra:</b></i> <b>First Circuit Strikes DOMA on Equal Protection Grounds</b>

Marcia Coyle

Setting the stage for a U.S. Supreme Court battle, a federal appellate court on May 31 held that the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to same-sex couples who are legally married under state laws.

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<B><I>Online Exclusive:</b></i> <b>No Liability Found for Sending Texts to Driver Just Before Crash</b> Image

<B><I>Online Exclusive:</b></i> <b>No Liability Found for Sending Texts to Driver Just Before Crash</b>

Mary Pat Gallagher

A person can't be sued for allegedly helping to cause an accident by texting a driver, a New Jersey judge holds in a widely watched case.

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NJ Online Gambling Measure Clears Assembly Panel

David Gialanella

Legislation to allow online gambling in New Jersey continues to make progress, despite concerns over its constitutionality.

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