Lawyers

• Justices order new look at Massachusetts stun gun law

  The Supreme Court will take a look at the Massachusetts Anti-stun gun law as their arguments reached the 2008 case which proved important to the merits of the law.

• EPA optimistic about clean power plan despite Supreme Court stay

  Despite Supreme Court's stay on Clean Power Plan last week, EPA remains optimistic and will continue to support states that intend to continue with the planning process.

• UK couple loses court bid for civil partnership, denial stems from not being two people of the same sex

  A heterosexual couple cannot enter into civil union because it is only open to same sex couples. To enjoy recognition, the state suggest they get married instead.

• High Court dismisses petition against Nottingham Forest after full debt payment

  Football club Nottingham Forest ended on a winding up list Monday. The High Court dismissed the petition after the club paid its full revenue debt.

• US Supreme Court declines to hear Talk Radio Network’s appeal of Michael Savage suit

  Michael Savage, a radio host of "The Savage Nation" show, prevails his case against his former syndicator TRN as the U.S. Supreme Court denied on Monday to hear appeal by the TRN.

• India Supreme Court to hear appeals in former chief minister Jayalalithaa assets case

  The Supreme Court Bench in India has set the date for final hearing appeals in Jayalalithaa assets case on Feb 2. The former chief minister Jayalalithaa, who was pleaded guilty of disproportionate assets in 2014, prays for dismissal of the appeal.

• Hong Kong protesters given Thursday deadline to clear sites

  Hong Kong's High Court has ordered the main protest sites that have choked the financial city for more than two months to be cleared, building up to a final showdown on Thursday between pro-democracy activists and authorities backed by Beijing.