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The House joined the Senate in passing legislation that would curb abuses in Class Action lawsuits.
The aim of the bill is to protect businesses and prevent attorneys from repeaing huge profits in carefully selected state courts like those found in Marion County Illinois.
Lawsuits that target companies accused of wrongdoing of large numbers of people will now go into the federal court system.
House Majoprity Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) said, "Moving those cases to federal court will ensure that state judges will no longer routinely approve settlements in which the lawyers receive large fees and the class members receive virtually nothing."
The bill no goes to the President who is likely to sign it into law Friday.
Yahoo! News - Congress OKs Law on Class Action Suits
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It will cost more to send a letter soon. The US Postal Service is looking into raising rates for a first class letter. Currently at 37 cents, sources at the Postal Service say it could go to 39 cents or, more than likely, to 45 cents.
The Postal Servoce will not say when the rate will increase only that it will in the near future.
Yahoo! News - Postal Board Begins Rate Increase Process
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Several major decisions await the nine justices of the Supreme Court as it enter the second half of its term.
The justices will deal with cases on internet file sharing, free speech, Title IX, the death penality, the Ten Commandments, and medical marijuana.
It will be an interesting session. The main questions is what role will ailing Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist take in the proceedings and decisions. And will the 80 year-old jurist retire at the end of the session.
Yahoo! News - Death Penalty, Commandments Await Court
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As always there are some interesting items on TKS on National Review online.
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More tomorrow in the Morning Briefing.
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