Fourth Circuit

Facebook Tells Court ‘Like’ Feature Vital to Free Speech

Facebook’s “Like” feature is vital to 500 million people who share ideas on the social network and must have free-speech protection under the U.S. Constitution, a lawyer for the company told a federal appeals court.

Marriott Can Be Sued in U.S. Suit Over Islamabad Bombing

Marriott International Inc. can be sued in the U.S. over claims it failed to provide adequate security at an Islamabad hotel where a terrorist attack in 2008 killed 56 people, an appeals court ruled.

Rosetta Stone Agrees to Drop Google Trademark Suit

Rosetta Stone Inc., a maker of language-learning software, agreed to drop a lawsuit it brought against Google Inc. for selling its trademarks to other companies for search-engine advertising.

Rosetta, Google, Apple, VirnetX: Intellectual Property

Rosetta Stone Inc., a maker of language-learning software, agreed to drop a lawsuit it brought against Google Inc. for selling its trademarks to other companies for search-engine advertising.

Workers Die Awaiting U.S. Justice as Companies Make Limbo

When a federal labor board ruled in September that a West Virginia coal mine had illegally refused to hire union workers, 61-year-old Dave Preast thought his nine- year ordeal was finally coming to an end.

Obama Recess Picks Meet Skepticism From Appeals Judges

President Barack Obama’s appointment of labor board members last year while most senators were out of town was greeted with skepticism from appeals court judges weighing whether he overstepped his constitutional powers.

N.Y. Gun Groups Sue Over Law as Maryland Permits Upheld

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was sued by gun advocacy groups who claim new state laws regulating the sale and possession of firearms and ammunition are unconstitutional.

Health-Care Law Goes to Appeals Courts, Opposing States Weigh Enforcement

The fight over President Barack Obama ’s health-care law, after federal judges split on whether it’s constitutional, is headed to three U.S. appeals courts as states examine whether the statute is enforceable.

Maryland Requirement for Gun-Carry Permit Upheld by Court

Maryland’s demand that a person who wants a permit to carry a gun outside the home show “good and substantial reason” for doing so was upheld by a U.S. appeals court as a constitutional public-safety measure.

Halliburton, KBR Whistle-Blower’s Case Revived on Appeal

Halliburton Co. and KBR Inc. must face a whistle-blower lawsuit that was revived by a federal appeals court, which ruled that military operations in Iraq exempted the plaintiff from a six-year deadline for filing claims.

Virginia

Washington

Bill Clinton

Maryland

Yudhoyono Calls on Freeport to Intensify Mine Rescue Effort

Gas Export Approval Not Seen Signaling U.S. Permit Flood

Tesla’s Musk Channels Iacocca With Early U.S. Repayment

U.S. Stocks Advance on Leading Indicators, Sentiment Data

Republicans Unsatisfied by IRS Answers Press for More