The juice maker Pom poked a big stick in the eye of the Federal Trade Commission this week. The FTC and the marketer of pomegranate juice have been locked in a legal battle since the agency accused the company of over-hyping the health benefits of its juice and related products. Earlier this week, an administrative court judge slammed Pom for failing to back up claims in some of its advertisements, specifically about the products’ ability to treat or prevent heart disease, prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction. Read full article > >

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Pom tests limits of FTC power with ad campaign

One of four alternates causing scene in court.

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Juror Flirts with Edwards

The Co-operative Group announces plans to create 3,000 new jobs, as part of an expansion of its legal services.

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Co-op to create 3,000 legal jobs

London Welsh chairman Bleddyn Phillips says the club will consider legal action to allow them entry to the Premiership.

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Welsh to consider legal avenues

The older brother of blind activist Chen Guangcheng flees his closely-guarded village to seek legal help for his son in Beijing.

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Brother of blind activist flees

Senior Conservative sources say the party’s MPs will be allowed a free vote on legalising marriage for same-sex couples.

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Free gay marriage vote for Tories

South Africa’s ruling party is taking legal action to try and remove a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma from public view.

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Zuma ‘obscene’ painting case due

The move would involve complex legal and financial steps and could set back the economy further, many say.

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Greek Businesses Fear Switch From Euro Back to Drachma

The assault rate on tribal lands is higher than the national average, and reservation residents who report being attacked often confront gaps in medical and legal help.

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Native Americans Struggle With High Rate of Rape

It's no bloody, foot-stomping battle to the death, but a legal fight befitting a mighty dinosaur is playing out on two continents as Mongolia's president tries to block the sale of a nearly complete skeleton of a 24-foot-long Tyrannosaurus that roamed Central Asia 80 million years ago.

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Mongolia tries to stop rare fossil sale

The Director of Public Prosecutions begins legal action to have a tougher sentence on a man in his 20s who made a 15-year-old girl pregnant.

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DPP challenges child sex sentence

How do you insult someone legally?

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How do you insult someone legally?

One of the two male masseurs who have accused actor John Travolta of sexual assault withdraws his legal action.

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Masseur drops Travolta sex claim

Like many others, politicians are less influenced by party, faith or color on the question of favoring greater legal protections for gays, both liberals and conservatives say.

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Political Memo: For Some, Same-Sex Marriage Is Not Politics, It’s Personal

According to Best Lawyers — “the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession” — Emmet Bondurant “is the go-to lawyer when a business person just can’t afford to lose a lawsuit.” He was its 2010 Lawyer of the Year for Antitrust and Bet-the-Company Litigation. But now, he’s bitten off something even bigger: bet-the-country litigation. Read full article > >

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Ezra Klein: Is the filibuster unconstitutional?