Coalition files lawsuit against housing ordinance (North County Times) SAN DIEGO - A coalition of civil rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit today asking a judge to invalidate the illegal-immigrant housing ordinance passed by the Escondido City Council. [News Source]

Prop G opponents file lawsuit, city says last-minute political stunt (KHOU) Opponents of Houston's Proposition G filed a lawsuit, claiming the proposition should have been split into three parts. [News Source]

Song Rights Lawsuit Against Jackson Dismissed (CBS 2 Los Angeles) A federal lawsuit brought against Janet Jackson by a man who claimed he owned the rights to her Grammy-winning song "All for You" was dismissed Friday because the man's attorney missed deadlines for filing documents related to the case. [News Source]

Lawsuit Challenges Clay County Candidate’s Eligibility (KMBC TheKansasCityChannel.com via Yahoo! News) Days before the general election and a lawsuit is filed challenging one candidate's eligibility. [News Source]

Lawsuit Challenges Clay County Candidate’s Eligibility (The Kansas City Channel) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Days before the general election and a lawsuit is filed challenging one candidate's eligibility. KMBC's Bev Chapman reported that the lawsuit stems from presiding commissioner candidate Ed Quick's military record, which revealed he received a bad-conduct discharge. [News Source]

CBOE members not spooked by ISE lawsuit (Crane’s Chicago Business) (Crain's) -- A lawsuit threatening the Chicago Board Options Exchange's most popular contract hasn't spooked the market's members or investors. New York-based rival the International Securities Exchange Holdings Inc. yesterday sued McGraw Hill Cos., owner of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, ... [News Source]

State appeals court dismisses Maag’s defamation lawsuit (Southern Illinoisan) Former Illinois state Supreme Court candidate Gordon Maag's $110 million defamation lawsuit over a 2004 campaign flier suffered another legal setback Thursday, when an Illinois appellate court on which he once sat tossed out the case. [News Source]

State attorney general investigating lawsuit claims against Utopia developer (Norwich Bulletin) The state is actively investigating the claims of an Oct. 18 Manhattan lawsuit filed against Utopia Studios developer Joseph Gentile and his partners, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today. [News Source]

Court reinstate’s lawyer’s defamation lawsuit (WRIC 8 News Richmond) RICHMOND, Va. The Virginia Supreme Court today reinstated a prominent personal injury attorney's defamation lawsuit against an insurance company and one of its employees. [News Source]

Judge doesn’t intervene in GOP lawsuit over Dems’ campaign cash (WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids) BAY CITY, Mich. -- A federal judge declined to intervene Friday in a GOP lawsuit that attempts to block Democrats from spending $440,000 on races that could determine which party... [News Source]