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Defamation Ruling Gives Shirley Sherrod a Legal Leg to Stand On

A federal court ruled to allow a defamation case against news man John Stossel to move forward. The case neatly parallels the tribulations endured by Department of Agriculture employee Shirley Sherrod earlier this summer and could provide a strong foundation for her to pursue a defamation suit of her own against blogger Andrew Breitbart.

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$1 Million to the GOP: No Big Deal

It's unseemly when one of the nation's biggest news outlets drops a wad of cash on one political party. But when you get down to it, News Corp.'s donation to the Republican Governors Association is no worse than business as usual.

Appeals Court Scraps FCC's TV Indecency Rules

In a major victory for TV networks, an appeals court struck down the Federal Communications Commission's indecency policy on Tuesday, calling it "unconstitutionally vague." The court also said the rules posed a risk to freedom of speech.

Legal Briefing: Bid-Rigging Convictions Overturned

Two Marsh & McLellan executives who were convicted in an insurance industry bid-rigging case saw their convictions overturned Wednesday because the New York Attorney General's office failed to turn over 700,000 documents, including exculpatory and impeaching evidence.

Rising World Cup Ratings: Soccer Fever Hits America

More Americans are watching the World Cup soccer tournament. ESPN and ABC say that the number of viewers so far are double what they were in 2006. All this could be a sign that America is finally taking to a sport long played mostly by our kids.

Did ABC Sell Out 'Modern Family' for iPad App?

ABC's Modern Family drew the ire of critics and fans with an episode featuring character Phil Dunphy desperately trying to get his hands on an iPad. The funny thing is Apple didn't pay a thing for the product placement

Oscar Nominees: A Bigger List, with More Surprises

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has accomplished just want it wanted to by expanding its Best Picture category to 10 nominees: creating space for deserving movies that would have been ignored in the past.

Diane Sawyer's First Night as ABC News Anchor

Diane Sawyer's first night as host of Disney Co.'s ABC World News Tonight was greeted by a lot of fanfare about how little fanfare greeted it. The critics seem to agree that ABC now has an "understated" and "smooth" anchor in the evening news chair.