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Reports: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses By KELLY OLSEN AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and is likely to notify both the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, news reports said, as a top executive will testify before U.S. lawmakers about defects that have tarnished its reputation for quality and safety.

Michael Jackson doctor charged in singer's death By LINDA DEUTSCH AP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson's doctor was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter, capping an exhaustive investigation into the pop star's stunning death last summer and setting up the prospect of another sensational celebrity courtroom drama.

Ex-Intel executive pleads guilty in NYC to fraud NEW YORK (AP) - A former Intel executive charged in a massive insider trading case has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and securities fraud. Rajiv Goel (rah-JEEV' goh-EHL') entered the plea Monday in Manhattan federal court. Sentencing has been set for May 28.

UN patent filings dropped for 1st time since 1978 GENEVA (AP) - The number of international patent filings dropped last year for the first time since 1978 as companies hit by the global economic downturn sought fewer new protections on their intellectual property, the U.N. said Monday.

Barzee pleads guilty to charge in Smart case SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Prosecutors in Utah are dropping state charges against a woman in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart in exchange for a guilty plea related to the attempted kidnapping of Smart's cousin.

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United States v. Comstock: Will the Supreme Court Uphold the Federal Government's Power to Commit Sex Offenders, or Invoke Principles of Federalism?

By RODGER CITRON
FindLaw guest columnist and Touro law professor Rodger Citron comments on the constitutional issues raised by a case that is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, United States v. Comstock. As Citron explains, the case poses the question whether it is constitutional for the federal government to continue to confine a criminal offender who has served his full sentence, on the ground that the offender now needs to be civilly committed as "sexually dangerous." Here, the specific issue is not whether such civil commitment in general is constitutional, but whether the federal government can enter an area of law that has been traditionally reserved for the states. Focusing on the Justices' comments at oral argument and their general leanings, Citron predicts how they are likely to vote, and what the outcome is likely to be. View more Commentary »

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