Welcome to Monday, the 16th anniversary of Supreme Court oral arguments in Locke v. Davey. The high court ruled 7-2 that a state does not violate the free exercise of religion by providing college scholarships to students majoring in secular ...

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Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc.,  of Bethesda, a global biopharmaceutical company, announced that the United Kingdom’s National Institute of Health and Care Excellence has issued a guidance recommending the use of Sucampo’s Amitiza (lubiprostone) in the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation and ...

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Being a general counsel can be risky business. And the challenge could be getting a company’s board to accept that.

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Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc., a Bethesda-based biotechnology company focused on improving the body’s immune response to cancer, announced that a Phase III clinical trial of DCVax-L, its flagship treatment for brain cancer, has been initiated at King’s College Hospital in London, England, a major center for neuro-oncology.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix’s Internet video service makes its debut in the United Kingdom and Ireland Monday. It’s part of a previously announced expansion that is expected to saddle Netflix Inc. with a loss this year. The subscription service will ...

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Near the end of its last term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided its first “minimum contacts” case in 24 years. The case, argued successfully by a Baltimore-based lawyer, is a powerful shield in the service of corporate defendants within the ...

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DERWOOD — High up in the trees at Rock Creek Regional Park, 19-year-old Lauren Hurley is walking a tightrope. She makes it to the next platform, attaches her two safety carabiners to the next zip line and sails hundreds of ...

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LONDON — A British judge granted bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday, but he remained in custody pending a possible appeal. Swedish authorities were given two hours to lodge an appeal and their lawyer, Gemma Lindfield, said it ...

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LONDON — British lawmakers on Thursday approved a controversial plan to triple university tuition fees by a narrow margin after some government legislators rebelled amid violent protests outside Parliament. The plan to raise the cap on tuition fees to 9,000 ...

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