“Baby Raper” Executed
On Sept. 29, 1998, Steve Smith raped his live-in girlfriend’s 6-month-old daughter, Autumn Carter, while himself too drunk to know…
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Mozilla Fights Against Spyware Company and its Exploits
Mozilla, maker of Firefox, the world’s most popular web browser, has a problem. Gamma International Ltd. is passing off a…
NY Court of Appeals Lowers Burden of Proof in Cases of Severe Child Abuse
On Thursday, the New York Court of Appeals dealt with the matter of burden of proof in cases of severe…
Bank of America’s Use of Fraud Statute Challenged
Thomson Reuters reported U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff challenged a fraud statute the United States government applied against Bank of…
Boston Bomber Assigned Same Lawyer Who Defended Unabomber and Olympics Bomber
With a case like Dzokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving brother of the two who set off bombs at the end of…
Judge Rules that Lesbian Couple Should Have Same Rights as Heterosexual Marriages, Undermines Democratic Process
Do votes count at all in the United States? Can the public vote for what defines their institutions, or can…
Facebook Loses Users
According to The Guardian, Facebook is losing users in the social media universe. Newer social media sites like Path and…
Senate Attempts to Remedy Flight Delays
As if flying isn’t bad enough, the federal government’s recent spending cuts means that travelers are spending more time stuck…
New York Drops Damages Claim In Suit Against Former AIG Chief Maurice Greenberg
In their civil suit against former American International Group CEO Maurice Greenberg, the office of the New York Attorney General…
Georgetown Law Graduate Wanted for Spying for Cuba
The Justice Department announced on Thursday that they’ve unsealed a 2004 indictment against a spy for Cuba. The woman was…
Plaintiff’s Firms Ordered to Provide Details of Campaign Contributions
Following “pay to play” allegations brought by a defendant in a securities class action, U.S. District Judge William Alsup in…
Mentally Disabled Immigrants Facing Deportation to Be Provided With Representation
A recent ruling by a judge in California’s federal court has ordered immigration courts in California, Arizona, and Washington to…