It is Unconstitutional to Zone Strip Clubs, Topless Bars, and Adult Video and Book Stores Away from Schools and Churches
On Thursday, Justice Louis York of the New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan held unconstitutional and unnecessary, a set…
Legal News
Trial Continues for Man Who Acted as Physician Assistant
During the trial of a man from Florida who posed as a physician's assistant, the prosecutor told the jury that…
Yahoo Bureau Chief, David Chalian, Fired for Comments at GOP Convention
David Chalian, the bureau chief for Yahoo News in Washington, was fired Wednesday as a result of a hot-mic incident.…
Former Teacher Pleads No Contest to Charges of Molesting 13 Boys and Girls
On Monday, a former Telfair Elementary teacher pleaded no contest to molesting seven girl and six boy students, all aged…
Citigroup Agrees to Pay $590 Million to Settle Lawsuit over CDOs
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein in Manhattan granted preliminary approval of a settlement between Citigroup and its shareholders…
Court of Appeals Throws Out ‘Career Offender’ Sentencing
On Wednesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held in a case, “the district court's error in sentencing (defendant…
December Date Set for Apple-Samsung Hearing
A court date for December 6 was scheduled on Tuesday by a U.S. judge so a permanent injunction request can…
Juror Fined $300 for Skipping Deliberations
A juror, Ivana Samardzic, decided to skip jury deliberations for a case she was on involving a felony shooting. The…
Court Upholds 30-year Sentence for “Sexting” Coach
On Tuesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals let stand a 30-year prison sentence of a former high-school hockey…
Federal Court Rules Indiana Sex Offender List Unconstitutional
On Tuesday, while the Indiana Department of Correction humbly tried to convince the court that the Department was not directly…
Dynegy gets Blocked by U.S. in its Plan to Leave Bankruptcy
Just when Dynegy had drafted a plan that made their creditors cheer, U.S. Trustee Tracy Hope Davis went and shot…
Maryland Teen Charged with Attempted First Degree Murder
According to the Associated Press, a 15-year-old has been charged as an adult for attempted first-degree murder in a shooting…