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Disturbing Execution of Clayton Lockett Triggers Filing of Lawsuit by the ACLU and News Outlets

Summary: Clayton Lockett was sentenced to death on April 29 of this year. After he received his lethal injection, he…

Kentucky Supreme Court Forbids Using Plea Deals to Waive Claims against Bad Legal Advice

Summary: Supreme Court of Kentucky upholds ethics opinion of the Kentucky Bar Association prohibiting the practice of waiving rights to…

California Bill Offers $3 Million to Immigrants

Summary: California is offering a bill that will grant $3 million for immigrant children to get legal representation and avoid…

Bank of America to Pay $17 Billion for Its Role in Housing Bubble Burst

The largest settlement to emerge from the financial crisis of 2008 has been approved, according to the Huffington Post. The…

Florida Judge Strikes Down Same-Sex Marriage Ban in the State

Summary: A judge in the state of Florida ruled this week that the state's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, but marriages…

Florida Law Firm Threatened by Getty Images for Copyright Infringement

Summary: Getty Images decided to threaten a Florida intellectual property law firm with a copyright infringement lawsuit and the firm, Schneider…

Lawyers Arrested Videotaping Protests in Ferguson, Missouri

Summary: Lawyers who have traveled to Ferguson, Missouri to help protesters with their case, have been taken into custody multiple times…

$62.5 Million Settlement Approved in Case Against Wells Fargo

Summary: Wells Fargo settles securities lending case for $62.5 million. In the latest update from Jurist, the U.S. District Court…

Rosen Law Firm PA Investigating Possible Fraud on Part of SeaWorld

Summary: The Rosen Law Firm, from New York City, has opened an investigation into the marine theme park SeaWorld for potential…

Samsung Settles False Claims Act Allegations for $2.3 Million

Summary: Samsung settles False Claims Act allegations for $2.3 million without any determination of liability or admission of having caused…

Texas Governor Rick Perry to be Booked on Criminal Charges

Summary: Republican  Governor Rick Perry was booked today on criminal charges stemming from his vetoing funding for a Democratic prosecutor's…

PriceWaterhouseCoopers to Pay $25 Million Following Investigation

Summary: PriceWaterhouseCoopers will pay a $25 million fine and go on a two-year suspension following an investigation by the New York…