Hawaii Governor Will Sign Gay Marriage Right into Law
Hawaii will become the 15th U.S. state to legalize gay and lesbian marriages. Today the governor of Hawaii will sign…
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Kevin Trudeau Guilty of False Advertising
Kevin Trudeau’s title of his best-selling diet book, which has been spammed all over late-night television, might even be true:…
Judge Orders Release of Obama’s Foreign Aid Order
President Barack Obama promised to run the most transparent government in history. Has he made good his promise? With a…
Wal-Mart Undermines Thanksgiving by Starting their Sale During the Feast
It’s great when capitalism works with holidays, so that we can, for instance, spend money on Christmas gifts and help…
2nd Circuit Rules Anonymous 911 Calls Insufficient for Search and Arrest if There’s No Emergency
In USA v. Freeman, the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled last week that the credibility of…
900 Jobs Lost in Legal Sector October
We’ve finally seen some solid sad news on the hiring scene. Though we’ve had three months of modest but persistent…
Amazon Starts Sunday Service
Online retailer Amazon announced that its prime customers in New York and Los Angeles – those who pay a $79…
Should a Dishonest Journalist be Granted a Law License?
In his 20s Stephen Glass lied about people situations and companies in dozens of articles which he was compensated…
Freddie & Fannie to Fork Over $39 Billion
Mortgage Financiers Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will pay the US Treasury $39 billion in dividends. Freddie will give $30.4…
PTA Mom is Criminal Mastermind
A disagreement between PTA moms led to a false imprisonment scheme, according to The Los Angeles Times. In 2010 Jill…
Recreational Marijuana Legalized in Portland
Marijuana for recreational purposes is now legal in the city of Portland, Maine. However, one must be twenty-one years of…
Twitter IPO Goes Live
At a starting price of $26 dollars a share, Twitter shares started trading this morning with the ticker symbol “TWTR.”…