National Archives asks federal judge to dismiss conservative group’s lawsuit on Clinton papers (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The National Archives wants a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking quick access to records about a health care task force Hillary Rodham Clinton headed as first lady, or delay the release for about a year. [News Source]

Gov. Vows To Fight Constellation Lawsuit (WBAL-TV Baltimore) Gov. Martin O'Malley says he plans to do all he can to restore state regulatory power over utilities a day after Constellation Energy announced a lawsuit against the state. [News Source]

Katrina levee lawsuit dismissed (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) By CAIN BURDEAU and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Saying his hands were tied by law, a federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over levee breaches after Hurricane Katrina, but rebuked the agency for failing to protect the city. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval ruled Wednesday that the Corps should be held immune over failures in drainage canals that caused ... [News Source]

U.S. Sugar passed up good buyout deal, workers charge in lawsuit (The Palm Beach Post) A class-action lawsuit claiming U.S. Sugar passed up a buyout that would have allowed its employees and retirees to sell their shares at a higher value was filed today in federal court. [News Source]

Lawsuit: U.S. Sugar rejected a sweet buyout offer (St. Petersburg Times) U.S. Sugar Corp. rejected a $575-million buyout offer and kept it secret from shareholders because selling the Clewiston, Fla.-based agricultural giant didn't serve the founding Mott family's personal interests, a federal lawsuit filed Thursday claims. Three former U.S. Sugar workers... [News Source]

Katrina Levee Lawsuit Dismissed (Time Magazine) A federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over levee breaches after Hurricane Katrina [News Source]

Katrina levee lawsuit dismissed (AP via Yahoo! News) Saying his hands were tied by law, a federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over levee breaches after Hurricane Katrina, but rebuked the agency for failing to protect the city. [News Source]

Katrina lawsuit vs. Army Corps dismissed (AP via Yahoo! News) Saying his hands were tied by law, a federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over levee breaches after Hurricane Katrina, but rebuked the agency for failing to protect the city. [News Source]

Katrina lawsuit against Army Corps nixed (UPI) A U.S. judge said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to protect New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina flooding but still dismissed a lawsuit naming the corps. [News Source]

State officials deny all allegations of racial discrimination in lawsuit (The Des Moines Register) State officials have denied all the allegations of racial discrimination in a lawsuit that alleges bias in the state’s hiring practices. [News Source]