Published articles, messages, chats about current legal newshttp://www.lawyers.comhttp://editorial.lawyers.com/common/image/favicon.icohttp://www.lawyers.com1616http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/Senator-seeking-legal-view-on-LPGA-policy-l:846803495.html?method=rss A California state senator said Thursday that he was seeking a legal opinion to determine whether the LPGA Tour's language requirement for players violates state or federal law. State Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) is upset about a policy that requires players to speak effective English starting in 2009. The rule is effective immediately for new players, while veteran members will be suspended if they can't pass an oral English test. The LPGA Tour expects to have the policy written by the end of the year. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/Business-Briefing---INTERNET--Comcast-appeals-ruling-by-FCC-l:846803494.html?method=rss Comcast Corp. is appealing a Federal Communications Commission ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine the extent of the government's authority to regulate the Internet. Comcast challenged the decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Comcast case arose from complaints by users of a type of file-sharing software often used to download large data files, usually video. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/Delay-in-releasing-clergy-files--Judge-recuses-himself...-l:846803467.html?method=rss A year-old legal agreement requiring the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles to release confidential personnel records of priests accused of sexual abuse has been thrown into limbo by the departure of a retired judge selected to vet the documents. Former state Supreme Court Justice Edward A. Panelli recused himself in June to avoid the "appearance of impropriety" because he is chairman of a board that reviews clergy abuse charges in San Jose. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0400