Female Cadets Secretly Filmed in Bathrooms at West Point Academy
On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that a sergeant first class on the staff of the United States Military…
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Senate Panel Passes Immigration Bill, Loosens Restrictions on Hiring Foreign Workers
On Tuesday, a Senate panel approved immigration reforms to set millions of undocumented immigrants on a 13-year path to full…
Sheppard Mullin Hires Leading IP Litigator
Los Angeles-based law firm Sheppard Mullin announced on its website on May 17, that it had hired leading IP litigator…
Ninety Percent Mistakes in NY Stop-n-Frisk Cases Troubles Federal Court
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin in Manhattan told a lawyer representing the city that she was troubled by…
New Vermont Law to Allow Doctors Assist in Suicide
On Monday, Vermont became the fourth state in the country to have a law permitting doctors to prescribe medication for…
Winning Powerball Lottery Ticket Sold in Florida
While the winner of the $590.5 Powerball lottery is yet to come forward, the organizers announced late on Saturday that…
Doctor Sentenced to 14 Years for Making Money from False Herbal Cure for Cancer
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Robert Timilin sentenced a Los Angeles doctor to 14 years in federal prison. She was accused…
“Heartbeat” Abortion Law in Arkansas Blocked for Now by Court
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted an injunction against the new “heartbeat” law in Arkansas, which banned…
Illinois Approves Bill on Medical Marijuana
On Friday, the Illinois Senate approved the use of medical marijuana after a vote. If signed into law, Illinois would…
Mandatory Preadmission Pro Bono Work in New Jersey
In a report released on Thursday, the New Jersey Courts’ Working Group on the Proposed Preadmission Pro Bono Requirement, created…
Maryland Bans Sales of 45 Types of Assault Weapons
On Thursday, Maryland signed into law one of the strictest gun control measures in the country. The legislation, prompted by…
NYC Ordered to Keep Paying Hotel Rent for Sandy Evacuees
On Wednesday, Acting Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chan ordered that the city of New York must continue paying hotel room…