Corzine joins sports betting lawsuit (Daily Record) TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Jon Corzine has formally joined a lawsuit that seeks to overturn a federal ban on sports betting in New Jersey and 45 other states. [News Source]

Judge says he expects lawsuit challenging Calif. gay marriage ban to reach US Supreme Court (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge in San Francisco said Thursday he wants to conduct a full trial on a lawsuit seeking to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban because he expects the case to one day reach the U.S. Supreme Court. [News Source]

Bridgeport diocese to drop lawsuit (Boston Globe) The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport says it will withdraw its federal lawsuit against Connecticut's ethics office after learning it is no longer being investigated for possible lobbying violations. [News Source]

Locke, Lord Settles Lawsuit Over Tax-Shelter Letters (Update1) (Bloomberg) July 2 (Bloomberg) -- Locke, Lord, Bissell & Liddell LLP settled a lawsuit claiming the law firm charged clients $50,000 for “recycled” letters that sanctioned “abusive” tax shelters sold by Ernst & Young LLP. [News Source]

NJ governor joins sports betting lawsuit (Asbury Park Press) Gov. Jon Corzine has formally joined a lawsuit that seeks to overturn a federal ban on sports betting in New Jersey and 45 other states. [News Source]

Locke, Lord Settles Lawsuit Over Tax Shelter Opinion Letters (Bloomberg) July 2 (Bloomberg) -- Locke, Lord, Bissell & Liddell LLP settled a lawsuit claiming the law firm charged clients $50,000 for “recycled” letters that sanctioned tax shelters sold by Ernst & Young LLP. [News Source]

Lawsuit against Regions moved back to JeffCo courts (BizJournals) A lawsuit against Regions Financial Corp. filed by shareholders will be heard in a Jefferson County courthouse – not federal. [News Source]

CEG’s lawsuit against PSC is dismissed (Baltimore Sun) Lawsuit challenged authority of regulators to investigate Constellation's deal with French utility [News Source]

Local Pol Says A Lawsuit Will Fix Albany Mess (NBC New York) Make way for Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, who said today he's got an idea that will unlock the Senate stalemate: a lawsuit. Sponsored Topics: Steve Levy - Suffolk - County executive - United States - Counties [News Source]

Federal judge fast-tracks lawsuit seeking to overturn same-sex marriage ban (Contra Costa Times) A federal judge moved Thursday to fast-track a lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 8 and let California's same-sex marriages resume. [News Source]