Mariane Pearl Drops Lawsuit Against Bank, Al-Qaida (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - The widow of murdered Wall Street journalist Daniel Pearl has withdrawn a lawsuit seeking damages against al-Qaida, a dozen reputed terrorists and Pakistan's largest bank over her husband's kidnapping, torture and murder. [News Source]

Larry Craig Had Hired Lawyer for Media Lawsuit (Fox News) Idaho Sen. had hired lawyer, public relations executive in anticipation of harassment lawsuit against Idaho Statesmen for its investigation into Craig's sexual orientation, but Craig stopped using firms before his arrest at Minneapolis airport in June. [News Source]

Lawsuit filed challenging Michigan presidential primary (Boston Globe) A lawsuit was filed Wednesdasy asking a judge to keep Michigan's Jan. 15 presidential primary from going forward until issues are resolved over who will have access to voting records. [News Source]

Judge clears city in fireworks lawsuit (Detroit News)

DETROIT — A federal judge has ruled in favor of the city of Detroit in a $100 million lawsuit brought by a man who was jailed more than three months but later cleared of wrongdoing in the 2004 fireworks shootings at Hart Plaza.

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Lawsuit filed challenging Mich. primary (AP via Yahoo! News) Michigan's presidential primary took a legal hit Wednesday when a lawsuit was filed asking a judge to keep the Jan. 15 contest from going forward until questions about access to voting records are resolved. [News Source]

Mariane Pearl drops lawsuit against al Qaeda in N.Y. (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl has dropped a lawsuit against al Qaeda, other groups and a Pakistani bank over her husband's kidnap, torture and murder, court records show. [News Source]

Lawsuit Over Pearl’s Death Withdrawn (ABC News) Widow of Daniel Pearl Drops Lawsuit Against Reputed Terrorists, Pakistani Bank, Al-Qaida [News Source]

Lawsuit over Pearl’s death withdrawn (The Charlotte Observer) The widow of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl has withdrawn a lawsuit seeking damages against al-Qaida, a dozen reputed terrorists and Pakistan's largest bank. In a letter Tuesday to the federal judge presiding over the case, lawyers for Mariane Pearl noted that Habib Bank Limited and the other defendants in the case had not answered the lawsuit filed in July, but they otherwise did not explain ... [News Source]

Lawsuit over Pearl’s death withdrawn (AP via Yahoo! News) The widow of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl has withdrawn a lawsuit seeking damages against al-Qaida, a dozen reputed terrorists and Pakistan's largest bank. [News Source]

Report: Judge hearing Fighting Sioux lawsuit once was in group with Indian mascot (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

GRAND FORKS, N.D. A newspaper report today says the judge hearing arguments in a lawsuit over the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname belonged to a student group in the 1960s whose members wore a cartoon American Indian mascot on their jackets.

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