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VIDEO: Campaign to Readjust Abercrombie & Fitch’s Snob Appeal by Donating Their Clothes to the Poor

"In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids," says Abercrombie and…

Zimmerman Attorneys Ask for Evidence to Be Barred from Trial

Is a dead boy’s past relevant to the trial of the man charged with murdering him? That’s the question posed…

Minnesota Legalizes Same Sex Marriage

Minnesota has legalized gay marriage, the 12th state to do so and the second, after Iowa, in the Midwest. The…

Can State Social Workers Decide Which Sex an Infant Should Have?

On Tuesday, in a first of its kind case, a South Carolina couple has sued doctors and state social workers…

Chevron Sues Back

Chevron is punching back. After two decades of suits from Patton Boggs, who has brought three lawsuits against Chevron, the…

Late Term Abortionist Guilty of First-Degree Murder

Kermit Gosnell, the doctor charged with four counts of first-degree murder as a late-term abortionist, has been found guilty of…

“Muscle Building Shoe” Class Action Lawsuit Settled

Though it may come as no surprise that a specific type of shoes will not, in fact, lead to weight…

Brooklyn DA to Review 50 Murder Cases on Suspicion of Corruption

Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes revealed that his offices Conviction Integrity Unit will reopen every murder case that resulted…

Mother Working at Wal-Mart on Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day means more work for those underpaid parents working in the service industry, working, as they must, on holidays…

Court Rules Michigan Can Proceed With Law Prohibiting Teacher Union Dues

On Thursday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling in a 2-1 decision adorned with a…

Shaming Sentence for Joan Orie Melvin: Does it Go Too Far?

On its surface, it was a routine case: a former Pennsylvania judge was convicted of using government staff and resources…

Bank of America Wriggles Off Hook Over Merrill Charges

Bank of America may have wriggled off the hook over a 2010 case in which they are accused of misleading…