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The article states that U.S. Eastern District of Kentucky judge David Bunning jailed Rowan County, Kentucky, clerk Kim Davis on September 3, 2013, following her repeated refusal to follow his order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following a June 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage. According to the article, Davis claimed that her religious beliefs prohibited her from issuing marriage licenses to gay couples in her office.

The article reports that U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson ruled unconstitutional a provision of federal health-care-reform legislation that imposes a penalty on those who do not purchase health insurance. The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama said it may appeal the ruling. Hudson's decision won't immediately affect implementation of the law, but could fortify Republican efforts to curtail it.

The article reports that U.S. Ninth District Court Judge Vaughn Walker overturned a ban on same-sex marriages that voters had approved in California. Walker ruled that the prohibition was in violation of U.S. constitutional provisions regarding due process and equal protection. Proponents of the ban said they would appeal.

The article reports on the ruling issued by the Seventh U.S. District Court of Appeals in 2015 which denied the University of Notre Dame's challenge to the Affordable Care Act's provision on contraception.

The article examines the U.S. fraud trial of five former employees of convicted swindler Bernard L. Madoff, noting it its likely to be the longest trial of a white-collar crime in the history of the Southern District of New York court.

The article describes a dispute between the U.S. Labor Department and U.S. home builder PulteGroup Inc. (Pulte) in 2012. According to the article, the Labor Department filed a petition in a Michigan federal district court on February 28, 2012, asking the court to require Pulte to produce employee and subcontracting records. The article states that the request was made in order to make Pulte comply with a 2011 subpoena.

The article reports that Aluminum Bahrain BSC, also known as Alba, has filed a civil lawsuit against Sojitz Group in the U.S. District Court in Houston Texas. According to the lawsuit, the Japanese commodities-trading company allegedly has been paying bribes to obtain discounts on aluminum prices. The Department of Justice is investigating bribery accusations against Sojitz employees.

The article reports that a lawsuit has been filed by Nokia Corp. against Apple Inc. in a U.S. District Court in Delaware for patent infringement. According to the cellphone maker, the iPhone of Apple infringes ten patents held by Nokia, which include wireless data, speech coding and encryption. Apple was able to increase its smartphone market share through the iPhone.

The article reports on a patent-infringement lawsuit filed by LG Electronics Inc. against electronics manufacturer Whirlpool Corp. in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey. It notes that a compensation is demanded by LG. According to a spokeswoman from LG, the lawsuit focuses on a patent that LG holds for the ice-making system in the fresh food compartment.

The article reports that Target will be sued by Coach Inc. for allegedly selling hand bags that infringe its designs. In a filing with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, New York City, the retailer is being accused of selling handbags that are similar to two handbag lines of Coach, Ergo and Signature Patchwork.

The article reports that Reynolds American Inc., Lorillard Inc. and other tobacco companies have filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a federal district court in Bowling Green, Kentucky, to stop several provisions of a new federal tobacco law. According to the companies, the provisions breach their First Amendment rights. Included in the lawsuit are National Tobacco Co. and Commonwealth Brands Inc.

The article reports that U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled in favor of Wells Fargo & Co. in a case regarding its acquisition of Wachovia Corp. which had a merger agreement with Citigroup Inc. Scheindlin asserted that the exclusivity agreement under the acquisition contract was unenforceable because of a provision in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act.

The article offers opinion on the nomination of trial attorney Jack McConnell for a seat on the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island. McConnell is a partner in the Providence office of the plaintiffs firm Motley Rice. According to the author, McConnell and the firm helped pioneer a practice of soliciting public officials to bring lawsuits in which the private lawyers receive payment taken from any judgment or settlement. The author infers that the nomination of McConnell is a strategy by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to pay him for his services.

The article reports that the U.S. Interior Department has approved the plan to allow as many as 720 snowmobiles per day in Yellowstone National Park despite opposition from environmental groups. The U.S. District Court in Wyoming issued an order in November 2008 which reinstated without time limit a temporary plan by the Interior Department. According to administration officials, they are complying with the court's order which will be used when the Yellowstone's snowmobile season opens on December 15, 2008.

The article reports on the ruling of the U.S. District Court in Seattle, Washington on June 5, 2008 which rejects a lawsuit filed by Vivendi SA against Deutsche Telekom for allegedly stealing its 48% stake in Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC). The civil suit was rejected by the court on jurisdictional grounds because it was not the proper forum to hear such case. Vivendi argued that Deutsche Telekom had connived to take control of PTC with the help of a Polish investor. It cites the impact of such dispute on the market share of PTC.

The article reports that the U.S. appeals court upheld a ruling in 2007 by the lower court to cancel the patents for the anticlotting drug Lovenox manufactured by Sanofi-Aventis SA. In February 2007, a U.S. District Court in California found the company failing to disclose certain information with the intention of deceiving the patent office. A key patent for Lovenox is said to expire in 2012.