AM Roundup: Court Blocks Recoveries for Argentina Creditors


A court ruled that creditors can’t seize assets from Argentina’s central bank
Reuters

Law Blog rounds up the morning’s legal news:

Argentina: Creditors owed billions by Argentina can’t seize the assets of its central bank, a U.S. court ruled Monday. [WSJ]

Gay marriage: The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition by a Kentucky county clerk who has refused to issue any marriage licenses in the wake of the court’s landmark ruling that declared a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. [WSJ]

Generic medicine: A patent law change sought by the pharmaceutical industry could cost federal health-care programs $1.3 billion over a decade by delaying new generic medicines. [WSJ]

Equal pay: California lawmakers gave final approval on Monday to legislation that seeks to ensure equal compensation for women in the workplace by prohibiting employers from paying differing wages to employees who do “substantially similar work.” [WSJ]

Contraception: Employers do not need to provide insurance coverage for contraception even if their objections are moral rather than religious, a federal judge here ruled on Monday. [NYT]

Reprieve: Former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell will avoid prison while the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to review his conviction on corruption charges, the justices decided Monday. [WaPo

Church and state: A 6-foot tall statue of Jesus that has spent the last 60 years overlooking a northwestern Montana ski hill may stay there, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. [AP


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