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492 entries in 'Headline Legal News' |
2024/10/04
Supreme Court will weigh Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun makers
2024/09/18
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jailed by judge after sex trafficking indictment
2024/08/20
Former Rep. George Santos pleads guilty in federal fraud case
2024/08/09
Hearing in Karen Read case expected to focus on jury deliberations
2024/06/27
Israel’s high court orders the army to draft ultra-Orthodox men
2024/06/04
Spanish court summons prime minister’s wife in corruption probe
2024/03/28
Texas’ migrant arrest law will remain on hold under new court ruling
2024/03/18
A Supreme Court ruling in a social media case could set standards
2024/03/05
Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him
2023/11/26
Six teens in court in connection with beheading of French teacher
2023/11/16
Russian court fines Google for failing to store personal data on its users
2023/11/10
Robert De Niro’s company ordered to pay ex-assistant $1.2 million
2023/11/06
Donald Trump testifies in civil fraud trial. Follow the latest updates
2023/10/27
Sen. Menendez enters not guilty plea to a new conspiracy charge
2023/10/20
Federal Judge rules California assault weapons ban unconstitutional
2023/10/10
Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate
2023/09/26
Writers’ union reaches tentative deal with Hollywood studios to end strike
2023/09/19
Hunter Biden sues the IRS over tax disclosures after agent testimony
2023/09/12
McCarthy juggles a government shutdown and a Biden impeachment inquiry
2023/09/08
Kavanaugh predicts ‘concrete steps soon’ to address ethics concerns
2023/08/14
Opponents of Maine’s new abortion law won’t seek to nullify it
2023/07/31
Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets
2023/07/27
Trump’s Lawyers Meet With Prosecutors as Election Interference Charges Loom
2023/07/20
White House is taking on corporate mergers, landlord junk fees
2023/06/19
Judge weighs Missouri GOP dispute over estimated cost of allowing abortions
2023/04/20
Appeals court halts House interview with ex-Trump prosecutor
2023/03/06
North Carolina Supreme Court to revisit school funding
2022/09/23
Arizonan sentenced for Vegas-based scheme targeting migrants
2022/09/08
Utah-based company wins auction to buy Jay Peak in Vermont
2022/08/29
Pa. man who attacked police on Jan. 6 gets 46-month sentence
2022/08/23
Judge rules teen was justified in shooting assailant 7 times
2022/08/07
Probation for woman who wiped up blood after killing spouse
2022/07/01
Court denies request for emergency halt to Ohio abortion ban
2022/06/07
Wisconsin Supreme Court says COVID records can be released
2022/04/10
2nd defendant pleads guilty in 2018 hate crime in Washington
2022/02/14
Democrats sue to overturn new Kansas congressional districts
2022/02/07
Suits target New Orleans virus rules, some affect Mardi Gras
2021/12/16
Anchorage wins lawsuit over failed port construction
2021/11/16
Washington seeks over $38 billion from opioid distributors
2021/11/08
International Criminal Court to probe abuses in Venezuela
2021/10/26
Cambodia amends charter to bar dual citizens from top office
2021/09/08
Supreme Court hanging up phone, back to in-person arguments
2021/08/29
Maryland’s highest court reviewing teen sniper’s life term
2021/04/27
Court to hear appeal of Dallas officer who killed neighbor
2021/04/08
NYC corruption case prompts dismissal of 90 drug convictions
2021/02/10
Polish court rules record compensation for wrongful jailing
2021/02/01
More protests called in Moscow to demand Navalny’s release
2020/12/05
Judge Calls Trump Request in Wisconsin Lawsuit 'Bizarre'
2020/11/29
Pennsylvania high court rejects lawsuit challenging election
2020/11/25
Biden win over Trump in Nevada made official by court
2020/11/23
Our Firm Covers Bankruptcy in the Wake of COVID-19
2020/11/02
Legal armies ready if cloudy election outcome heads to court
2020/09/21
High court front-runner hailed by right, feared by left
2020/05/03
Wisconsin court sets argument date for stay-at-home lawsuit
2020/04/26
Supreme Court sides with government in immigration case
2020/04/16
Hawaii Judiciary postpones state court trials amid pandemic
2020/04/09
Wisconsin’s pandemic election puts focus on state’s court
2020/03/22
Texas court delays 2nd execution due to virus outbreak
2020/02/16
Court ‘deeply troubled’ by woman’s jailing over unpaid fines
2020/01/26
Supreme Court allows enforcement of new green card rule
2020/01/20
Supreme Court rejects fast-track review of health care suit
2019/12/24
Saudis sentence 5 people to death for Khashoggi’s killing
2019/12/18
Protests of Indian law grow despite efforts to contain them
2019/12/14
Court Will Hear Trump's Pleas to Keep Financial Records Private
2019/11/25
Lawmakers asked to boost spending on New Mexico court system
2019/11/17
Challenger accuses Supreme Court’s Kelly of corruption
2019/10/27
Court to hear arguments on Maryland political ads law
2019/10/11
Analysis: Louisiana figures in 2 major Supreme Court cases
2019/10/03
The Latest: Ex-addict says Dallas cop helped her get sober
2019/09/16
Buffalo Chip takes quest to become town before Supreme Court
2019/09/10
Cock-a-doodle-doo! French rooster crows over court win
2019/09/03
Activist loses UK court case on police facial recognition
2019/08/07
Appeal in John Steinbeck lawsuit heard in court
2019/07/28
Democratic governor getting to shape Kansas' top court
2019/07/15
Dutch court needs more time to rule on Crimean treasures
2019/06/14
Brazil's supreme court votes to make homophobia a crime
2019/06/09
Supreme Court sides with Alabama company in patent dispute
2019/05/16
Feds: US Supreme Court should turn down 'Bridgegate' appeal
2019/05/09
Supreme Court allows consumers antitrust suit against Apple
2019/04/29
Slovak court rejects to ban parliamentary far right party
2019/04/23
Ohio top court to hear arguments in TV news defamation case
2019/04/22
Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters
2019/03/05
Supreme Court seems inclined to retain cross on public land
2019/02/16
Ex-West Virginia Supreme Court justice set for sentencing
2019/02/12
Supreme Court blocks Louisiana abortion clinic law
2019/01/19
Court: No new offshore drilling work during federal shutdown
2019/01/16
US presses ahead with border wall in court despite shutdown
2019/01/12
Court: State, governor can't be sued over public defenders
2019/01/11
EU top court adviser: Google can limit right to be forgotten
2018/12/19
Uber loses UK case on worker rights, expected to appeal
2018/12/07
Indian court orders Briton held during copter bribery probe
2018/10/19
Court orders some fixes in Texas foster care
2018/10/05
Cemetery case puts property rights issue before high court
2018/10/01
US Supreme Court declines to hear Drew Peterson's appeal
2018/09/20
Arkansas court hears challenge over reworked voter ID law
2018/09/05
Louisiana Supreme Court upholds life sentence in beating
2018/08/29
Iran goes to UN's highest court over re-imposed US sanctions
2018/08/22
Sen. Collins, potential swing vote, meets with Kavanaugh
2018/08/17
Lawyers will seek to shift blame for warehouse fire at trial
2018/08/15
Ugandan pop star, a government critic, faces military court
2018/08/13
Zimbabwe's opposition challenges election results in court
2018/08/08
Myanmar snubs Hague court's intervention in Rohingya crisis
2018/08/01
Iowa woman promoted to nation's lone all-male Supreme Court
2018/07/30
Court: Mud buggy race operators weren't negligent in crash
2018/07/10
Trump enjoys 'suspense' ahead of Supreme Court announcement
2018/07/08
Pennsylvania court to hear objections to church abuse report
2018/07/07
1-year-old goes to court to get reunited with family
2018/07/03
California high court: Yelp can't be ordered to remove posts
2018/07/02
For new Supreme Court justice, a host of big issues awaits
2018/06/30
Supreme Court adopts new rules for cell phone tracking
2018/06/25
Yankton lawyer Jason Ravnsborg wins GOP attorney general nod
2018/06/19
Palin's son moves to court program after assaulting father
2018/06/10
Egypt refers 28 to criminal court for forming illegal group
2018/06/07
Romania: Court tells president to fire anti-graft prosecutor
2018/04/23
Court won't reconsider making public family slain autopsies
2018/04/22
Court weighs punishment for judge for courthouse affair
2018/04/14
Michigan Democrats back Nessel for state attorney general
2018/04/09
North Carolina court allows case against dance instructors
2018/03/26
Stephen Reinhardt, liberal circuit court judge, dies at 87
2018/03/22
Randle, an enforcer on the court, is a gentle giant elsewhere
2018/03/18
Supreme Court takes up challenge by crisis pregnancy centers
2018/03/09
TransCanada doesn't have to pay landowner attorneys
2018/03/06
Court: Nike logo of Michael Jordan didn't violate copyright
2018/03/02
High court: Held immigrants can't get periodic bond hearings
2018/02/17
GOP to take new congressional map to court
2018/02/16
Afghans submitted 1.17 million war crimes claims to court
2018/02/15
City, landowner appeal Supreme Court's Buffalo Chip ruling
2018/02/13
Beleaguered gunmaker Remington points to bankruptcy court
2018/02/10
Kushner firm seeks court change to keep partners secret
2018/02/01
Nassar to face another sentence, victims in return to court
2018/01/27
Judge to pick battlefield for court fight over Manson's body
2018/01/11
Doctor charged in wife's death moved after threat to him
2018/01/06
North Carolina's altered legislative districts back in court
2017/12/09
UN court hears appeal in Serbian lawmaker's acquittal
2017/12/03
Court reverses itself and restores woman's murder conviction
2017/11/21
The Latest: Senate panel approves tax overhaul bill
2017/11/07
Human rights group accuses Guatemalan courts of delays
2017/10/25
Court gives government a win in young immigrants' cases
2017/10/18
Court weighing whether graffiti mecca was protected by law
2017/10/14
Oregon Supreme Court denies request for information release
2017/10/06
Indiana courts see changes with new e-filing system
2017/09/24
Elliott's fast start fades with Cowboys as court looms again
2017/09/20
Egypt court orders detention of 24 minority Nubians 15 days
2017/09/08
Abortion clinic dispute to be argued in Ohio Supreme Court
2017/09/06
EU court rejects Hungary, Slovakia appeal in refugee case
2017/09/04
Military parts dealer guilty in plot to steal Army equipment
2017/09/02
Indiana appeals court rules in transgender birth certificate case
2017/08/24
South Korean court sentences Samsung heir to 5 years prison
2017/08/19
Kentucky governor, attorney general clash before high court
2017/08/18
Maryland removes Dred Scott ruling author's statue
2017/06/14
Groups sue seeking court oversight of Chicago police reforms
2017/06/08
Court: Neighbors can sue pot grower for stinky smells
2017/06/05
High court limits seizure of assets from drug conspiracies
2017/05/11
Appeal in boy's burp arrest case relies on Gorsuch dissent
2017/05/04
Top Kansas Court to Revisit Death Penalty in Wichita Murders
2017/05/02
Trump 'absolutely' considered breaking up 9th Circuit Court
2017/05/01
4th Arkansas inmate executed in 8 days lurches on gurney
2017/04/26
Judge W. Brent Powell Appointed to Missouri Supreme Court
2017/04/11
Court: Banned Dartmouth fraternity can't live in house
2017/04/09
Dems elevate attacks as Supreme Court showdown nears
2017/04/08
West Virginia Supreme Court chief justice gets 4-year term
2017/03/28
Nicaragua high court denies farmers' appeal of canal project
2017/02/22
Court: Missouri not required to name execution drug's source
2017/02/10
Partisan struggle over NC governor's authority back in court
2017/01/25
Greek court rejects extradition for Turkish servicemen
2017/01/23
Top court reviews free speech case of man's anti-police rap
2017/01/21
Ethics measure backers ask high court to let them join case
2017/01/17
Aaron Hernandez expected in court as murder trial nears
2016/12/11
Man who fired shots in DC pizza parlor expected in court
2016/11/21
Election judge pleads not guilty in absentee ballot case
2016/11/03
Kansas high court justices defend handling of capital cases
2016/10/13
Court fight over Ohio executions likely to focus on sedative
2016/10/04
Oklahoma Supreme Court invalidates law restricting abortion
2016/10/04
Appeals court upholds order against Pence on Syrian refugees
2016/09/23
California Supreme Court to consider suit over Yelp review
2016/09/20
Court rules man treated for mental illness can have a gun
2016/08/26
Judge in Stanford swimmer case switching to civil court
2016/08/11
Egyptian lawyer, journalist released after prison sentence
2016/07/24
Monitor chosen to oversee Ferguson's police, court reforms
2016/06/26
Court rules against White House science office in email case
2016/06/07
High court rejects Google's appeal in class action lawsuit
2016/05/31
Egypt military court sentences 8 to death
2016/05/11
Planned Parenthood shooting defendant returning to court
2016/04/23
Federal lawyer gets 30 days for forging document
2016/03/19
White S.C. trooper pleads guilty in shooting of unarmed black man
2016/01/17
Judge approves tea party group's lawsuit against IRS
2015/10/19
Federal court programs aim to keep defendants out of prison
2015/10/10
Arkansas court tosses conviction in woman's meth case
2015/10/07
Cleveland appeals 'jock tax' ruling to US Supreme Court
2015/10/04
High court weighs 3 death sentences in Kansas cases
2015/09/22
Court suspends Pennsylvania attorney general's law license
2015/09/18
Appeals court upholds injunction halting health mandate
2015/09/16
Charleston church suspect's friend charged with lying to FBI
2015/09/02
Alaska Supreme Court won't block Medicaid expansion
2015/08/19
Appeals court won't reinstate 1990 arson-murder conviction
2015/08/04
Texas attorney general accused of lying to investors
2015/07/21
Court suspends ex-Chad dictator trial to ready new lawyers
2015/06/23
Supreme Court Voids Routine Police Check Of Hotel Registries
2015/06/22
Man pleads guilty to charge over noose on Ole Miss statue
2015/06/05
Another Arizona immigration law dismantled by the courts
2015/06/03
Appeals court: Apple must submit to imposition of monitor
2015/03/31
Court rejects Duncan's death sentence appeal
2015/03/23
Battle flag at center of Supreme Court free speech case
2014/12/04
Egyptian court sentences 188 people to death
2014/11/05
Court seems to favor fired whistleblower
2014/10/03
Court hearing on Natchez hospital bankruptcy
2014/07/22
German court: chronically ill could grow marijuana
2014/07/08
Fla. man pleads guilty to rhino horn trafficking
2014/06/17
Iowa high court reinstates major pollution lawsuit
2014/06/13
Court: No blanket exemption for police dashcams
2014/06/10
High court won't hear California's prison appeal
2014/06/06
Top court rejects bail plea of Indian tycoon
2014/05/27
State court allows 'pink slime' lawsuit to proce
2014/05/20
Appeals court won't rehear BP settlement issue
2014/05/09
Investors to Supreme Court: Deny Argentine do-over
2014/05/05
Casino law hinges on Massachusetts high court case
2014/04/25
High court rejects appeal on sex-offender rules
2014/04/15
Court Rejects Holocaust-Denying Bishop's Appeal
2014/04/03
Court: Private email exempt from open records law
2014/04/01
Supreme Court Refuses To Overturn Arizona Marijuana Ruling
2014/03/28
Court seems likely to block Secret Service case
2014/03/24
Egypt court sentences 528 Morsi supporters to death
2014/03/17
Court: Tenn. Must Recognize 3 Same-Sex Marriages
2014/03/07
Two men found guilty for selling U.S. company’s technology
2014/02/28
State high court assigns liability in liquor cases
2014/02/24
Court: Spain can extradite Liberty Reserve founder
2014/02/20
Fight over gay marriage moving to federal courts
2014/02/13
Nevada Officials Won't Defend Gay Marriage Ban
2014/02/06
Australian court rules ANZ Bank late fees too high
2014/01/27
Lawmakers push back against Washington high court
2014/01/24
Minn. Supreme Court dismisses Vikings stadium suit
2014/01/24
Immigration
2014/01/20
Italian court hears final rebuttals in Knox trial
2014/01/13
OJ Simpson appeal to Nevada court due in April
2014/01/06
Court grants law license to man in US illegally
2014/01/02
Court order needed to stop Pa. center utilities
2013/12/30
Supreme Court denies appeal in arson case
2013/12/23
Gay couples wed in Utah after judge overturns ban
2013/12/16
Court won't hear appeal over news release
2013/12/12
Court: Exec guilty over faulty French implants
2013/12/09
Dutch Supreme Court: Fortis was mismanaged
2013/12/05
Supreme Court won't stop NY's Internet taxation
2013/11/11
N. Ind. court helps veterans get back on track
2013/10/29
Ride operator appears in court on NC fair injuries
2013/09/23
Lawyer: Performer Harris to deny UK sex charges
2013/08/21
Appeals court affirms AWOL soldier's life sentence
2013/07/09
NJ court overturns award for view lost to dune
2013/05/23
IMF head Lagarde in court in fraud probe
2013/03/11
Former Chicago Bear pleads guilty to tax charges
2013/02/23
Bin Laden's son-in-law: Pleads not guilty in NY
2013/01/19
High court to hear appeal in case of jilted woman
2012/12/10
Lawyer questions handling of terror suspect
2012/10/08
High court asked to throw out oil refinery permit
2012/09/20
Court dismisses investor lawsuits against Porsche
2012/09/05
NY court protects French shoemaker's red soles
2012/08/15
Judge won't halt Pa. voter identification law
2012/02/13
Federal court rules for Ohio festival free speech
2012/02/13
The Shuman Law Firm Announces Class Action
2012/01/24
NJ gov picks gay black man, Asian for top court
2012/01/05
Court hearings resume in Jefferson bankruptcy case
2012/01/04
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit
2011/12/22
Pa.'s rhyming justice pens insurance fraud opinion
2011/12/21
Court backs stripping Chinese tire import duties
2011/12/13
Mass. court OKs release of Bishop inquest report
2011/12/13
Washington Mutual agrees to settlement
2011/11/29
Thomas, Kagan asked to sit out health care case
2011/11/28
Court will decide question on crack sentencing
2011/11/14
Company pleads guilty to dumping wastewater in Harvey Canal
2011/11/13
Fifth guilty plea entered in Philly abortion case
2011/11/10
Ala. county files for largest municipal bankruptcy
2011/11/09
Federal court rejects Texas redistricting maps
2011/11/07
NY investment firm among owners of Maine casino
2011/11/04
Ex-owner of Pa. youth lockups gets 18 months
2011/11/03
Appeals panel sides with CBS over Super Bowl fine
2011/11/01
Scandal-plagued former Bell official sues city
2011/11/01
SF court to hear appeal by Tucson rampage suspect
2011/10/31
High court avoids dispute over highway crosses
2011/10/31
Alabama immigration fight recalls civil rights era
2011/10/24
GOP candidates would cut federal judges' power
2011/10/17
Court blocks Ala. from checking student status
2011/10/15
High court to rule on Stolen Valor Act
2011/10/10
Court won't hear appeal from Alamo followers
2011/10/04
Fannie Mae ignored misconduct
2011/09/27
High court to decide lawyer immunity question
2011/09/26
Lawyers seek to stop Loughner's forced medication
2011/09/20
Court halts Texas execution of ex-Army recruiter
2011/09/19
Iowa hiring lawsuit begins Monday
2011/09/09
Court: Samsung can't sell tablet in Germany
2011/09/07
Wal-Mart Uses Class Action Against Netflix
2011/09/04
Court convicts Serb general for Balkan atrocities
2011/09/01
Group seeks appellate action on gays in military
2011/08/30
Court to hear appeal over medicating Loughner
2011/08/26
Del. pediatrician gets life for abusing patients
2011/08/25
Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Class Action
2011/08/22
Court rules Ventas may immediately collect $102M
2011/08/18
NY court rejects $18M class action writers deal
2011/08/18
Former CEO guilty in 'Ponzi' scheme
2011/08/17
EPA settles with owners of Mass. chemical plant
2011/08/14
Serbia seeks to block execution of citizen in Nev.
2011/08/09
Bank of America starts overdraft rebate outreach
2011/07/28
Immigrants Sue Alabama Over Immigration Law
2011/07/25
Iowa insurers get more time on new health law
2011/07/20
Paralegal accused of stealing from law firm
2011/07/11
Ex-law firm office manager sentenced for theft
2011/07/07
Lawyer sentenced in insider trading scheme in NYC
2011/07/04
Former Wyoming governor joins law firm
2011/06/28
J&J recalls more Tylenol Extra Strength pills
2011/06/27
Wis. Gov: Supreme Court needs to resolve discord
2011/06/27
Los Angeles Dodgers file for bankruptcy
2011/06/20
Chandler steps down as head of Del. Chancery Court
2011/06/20
Miss. court tosses exploitation conviction
2011/06/13
2 ex-judges, lawyer back to prison in Miss scheme
2011/06/10
Ohio judge says Ford must pay dealers $2B
2011/06/06
Loughner lawyer says she can't provide discovery
2011/05/30
Court refuses to reconsider Spector's appeal
2011/05/28
Appeals court reinstates charges against Worley
2011/05/20
High court backs cuts in Calif. prison population
2011/05/17
Court lets Minn. corporate disclosure law stand
2011/05/12
Denver appeals court weighs military impostor law
2011/05/10
Speaker Boehner: Tax hikes are 'off the table'
2011/05/09
California teachers call for week of budget protests
2011/05/06
Court for Fla. woman charged in husband's NY death
2011/05/05
LA lawsuit claims Deutsche Bank is 'slumlord'
2011/05/01
Supreme Court to hear another arbitration argument
2011/04/17
High court takes no action on Va. health care case
2011/04/16
Court turns down appeal in murder plot case
2011/04/10
Wis. public court record access may be threatened
2011/04/09
Lawyers for NFL, players talk mediation with judge
2011/04/08
Immigration court: Troubled system, long waits
2011/03/11
Mississippi high court upholds price-gouging law
2011/03/04
Fla. high court: Governor can reject rail funding
2011/02/18
Fla. Ruling Big Tobacco Won Comes Back To Bite It
2011/02/10
FDIC sues law firm over Ga. bank failure
2011/02/10
Murdoch firm to pay Insignia $125 million
2011/02/03
Judge raises questions about Voting Rights Act
2011/01/31
Lawyer tapes casino king asking that suit proceed
2011/01/18
Court rejects appeal over DC gay marriage law
2011/01/16
Menzer & Hill, P.A. Files a $1.5 Million Whistleblower Claim Against Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
2011/01/13
Hearing set for Black as he bids to remain free
2011/01/13
NJ Supreme Court Justice limits protest
2010/12/19
Arizona, Nevada sue BofA over loan modifications
2010/12/15
Federal court in Ohio says upholds e-mails privacy
2010/12/03
The Securities Law Firm of Menzer & Hill, P.A., Files an Arbitration Claim
2010/11/28
Class action lawsuit against United Water could cost millions
2010/10/07
Lawyers compete for big payoff, control in BP case
2010/09/22
Fraudulent Practices in the Sale of Indexed Annuities
2010/09/15
Judge calls for clarity in Michigan's medical marijuana law
2010/09/07
Lustful Court residents tire of sinful street name
2010/08/23
Shapiro & Fishman accuses McCollum of grandstanding
2010/08/09
BP Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Release of Benzene
2010/08/09
Nun's death rallies anti-immigration forces
2010/07/27
N.J. gay-marriage case must begin in lower court
2010/07/20
Goldman profit slides on SEC charge, revenue drops
2010/07/12
Chicago's tough new gun ordinance goes into effect
2010/07/12
Treasury: 4.5M hires qualify for new tax break
2010/05/24
Kagan's writings suggest her view on judge's role
2010/05/24
Jury convicts man in NJ schoolyard triple slayings
2010/05/10
Kagan Sided With Investors in Two Notable Securities Cases
2010/05/03
US women due in court in Philly in terrorism case
2010/05/02
Florida Probing Law Firm in Foreclosures
2010/04/28
Put an age limit on Supreme Court justices
2010/04/12
Beach, Chesapeake pay $9 million for outside legal help
2010/01/12
Law firm to represent EPS in suit
2009/12/23
Balloon boy dad gets jail time, strict probation
2009/12/22
Ind. attorney general sues lumber recycling plant
2009/10/12
Zain sees no risk from Econet's lawsuit
2009/10/02
Bondholders committee, board OK CIT restructuring
2009/08/21
Healthcare Expert Ken Yood Joins Sheppard Mullin
2009/08/18
Weil Poised To Pass $100 Million Mark In Lehman Bankruptcy Fees
2009/08/17
Jones Day Lawyers Named To Northern California Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists
2009/08/14
Baker & McKenzie's Profits Fall 17 Percent
2009/08/13
Wilson Sonsini Names New CEO
2009/08/04
White & Case Advises On Tender Offer And Consent Solicitation By SRE Group
2009/08/02
Mt. Pleasant Woman Sentenced In DUI Fatality Case
2009/08/02
New High-End Chocolatier Looks Past Economy
2009/08/02
You Can Handle A Medicare Audit
2009/08/01
Wrong-way Driver In NY Crash Was Drunk
2009/07/31
Investigators: Law Firm Lied For Foreign Workers
2009/07/30
Three Firms Advise On Microsoft-Yahoo Search Deal
2009/07/29
Holland & Knight Cuts Compensation
2009/07/24
NY AG Sues 35 Law Firms Over Collections
2009/07/23
Huge Corruption Sweep In New Jersey
2009/07/22
NY, NJ Immigration Raids Violated Rights
2009/07/21
Enemies Unite Against Software Regulation
2009/07/20
Anti-separatist Laws Promoted In China
2009/07/17
Environment Groups Sue To Protect MT Monument
2009/07/10
PA Club Accused Of Discrimination
2009/06/20
Gay Marriage Battle In Maine
2009/06/17
Levi & Korsinsky Announce Class Action
2009/05/15
Former Sen. Stevens paid lawyers at least $1M
2009/04/23
Discrimination claim appears to divide high court
2009/04/12
Man jailed for dodging child support for 14 kids
2009/02/12
Barnhill & Vayernov Investigating Insight Enterprises, Inc.
2009/01/28
KBR & Halliburton Accused in Class Action
2009/01/27
Testing firm sues NYC to lift license suspensions
2009/01/05
John Q. Kelly on Natalee Holloway Case - Fox News
2008/12/29
Corruption crisis creates confusion in Illinois
2008/12/26
Germany vs Italy in World Court over WWII claims
2008/12/26
Prosecutors to court: Get on with Jefferson trial
2008/12/20
Conservatives win court case in Va. church dispute
2008/12/19
Mass. court reprimands judge libeled by newspaper
2008/12/16
Court raises hopes of Hanford radiation plaintiffs
2008/12/15
Court allows lawsuits over 'light' cigarettes
2008/12/14
List of potential victims grows in NY fraud case
2008/12/13
Insurer's asbestos-related lawsuits at high court
2008/12/03
Victim's kin file suit in Wal-Mart stampede death
2008/12/02
Colo. man charged with libel over Craigslist posts
2008/12/01
US court: Parents cannot sue to enforce 'No Child'
2008/11/26
Jury convicts mom of lesser charges in online hoax
2008/11/06
Voters' word may not be last in Minn. Senate race
2008/10/30
Alaska Sen. Stevens can still vote, despite felony
2008/10/29
Corruption trial begins for 'America's sheriff'
2008/10/03
Bailout bill gains momentum on House floor
2008/09/23
EPA Must Set Pollution Standards for Builders
2008/09/22
Psychologist group bars participation in interrogations
2008/09/19
O.J. Team Says Cops Were Out To Get Him
2008/09/18
FBI anticipates review of anthrax investigation
2008/09/17
ERISA Class Action Demands Zell's Ouster From Tribune
2008/09/16
Court OKs Suit in Death of Drunk Teen Left in Pickup
2008/09/12
O.J. Will Face All-White Jury
2008/09/10
Firm Can't Sue Enron Again, 5th Circuit Says
2008/09/04
Alabama Sues Banks In $3.2 Billion Bond Fiasco
2008/08/29
Church to defy federal ruling upholding funeral protests ban
2008/08/26
US soldier sentenced for desertion
2008/08/25
Gay marriage foes mobilize for ban in California
2008/08/22
Russian oil tycoon's parole bid rejected
2008/08/07
Federal judge unseals FBI anthrax investigation documents
2008/08/04
'Mini Me' Sues Ex-Girlfriend Over Sex Tape
2008/08/04
Railroad Denies Liability for Smuggled Drugs
2008/07/31
Mercedes-Benz Sues Hybrid Battery Supplier
2008/07/30
Alaska Senator Charged with Corruption
2008/07/24
Kuwaiti Diplomat Accused Of Enslaving Maid In D.C.
2008/07/23
Sotheby's Won't Return Renaissance Painting
2008/07/21
Calif. Court Orders New Headwaters Logging Plan
2008/07/17
Feds Say Retiree Was Nazi SS Guard
2008/07/15
Dallas Schools Accused Of Racist Policy
2008/07/11
Anti-Smoking Drug Induces Violent Psychosis, Patient Claims
2008/07/10
Federal court orders hearing on mental retardation claim
2008/07/07
Ruling Limits Courts' Role In Environmental Review
2008/07/01
DOJ seeks names of Swiss bank clients
2008/06/30
7th Circuit Decertifies Class Of Immigrants
2008/06/27
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down DC Restriction on Guns
2008/06/26
Supreme Court rules Americans have a right to own guns
2008/06/25
Officer Isn't Immune For Cheap Shot To Fellow Cop
2008/06/24
Legal help too slow in Texas arrest, high court says
2008/06/23
Court rejects case on fast track for border fence
2008/06/18
Former Milberg Weiss Partner Sues
2008/06/13
Subscription Bill for $11.83 Brings $5 Million Award
2008/06/03
Class Claims 'QuickPick' Bets Didn't List Last Horse
2008/05/30
Louisville Slugger Crippled Little Leaguer
2008/05/27
Democrats Sue Georgia Over Photo Voter Law
2008/05/22
Houston Wins Ruling In Face Off With Phone Co.
2008/05/21
'Boy Band' Creator Gets 25 Years
2008/05/20
Supreme Court will not hear appeal of Nazi guard
2008/05/19
Suzuki Scammed Them, 19 Customers Say
2008/05/16
Missouri Mom Charged In 'Cyber Bullying' Suicide
2008/05/13
Widow Says Hamster Virus Killed Husband
2008/05/12
Theft Of $1 Million In Comics Followed By Death Threat
2008/05/09
Arapaho Man Who Killed Bald Eagle Loses Ruling
2008/05/05
Forest Service May Redact Identities In Fire Report
2008/05/01
Author Of 'The River Why' Sues To Stop Film
2008/04/30
Federal lawsuit filed over jail overcrowding
2008/04/28
Appeals court orders new credit card case trial
2008/04/17
Fed. judge declares 2nd mistrial in terror case
2008/04/11
Class Says Lifelock Has Troubling Bosses
2008/04/01
Paxil Teen Suicide Case Trumped by Michigan Law
2008/03/27
Hollinger settles civil fraud lawsuit with SEC for $21.3M
2008/03/25
Supreme Court Allows Retiree Benefits With Medicare
2008/03/20
Lawyer Melvyn Weiss to Plead Guilty in Scheme
2008/03/18
Supreme Court to rule on broadcast indecency
2008/03/18
Supreme Court Gun Case Draws Protesters
2008/03/17
Inmate Wins Supreme Court Review
2008/03/17
Court Will Decide Wash. Shooting Case
2008/03/14
Lake Stevens to halt drug testing after court ruling
2008/03/11
Man in Iced Body Probe Pleads Not Guilty
2008/03/10
US cracks multimillion-dollar piracy ring
2008/03/08
Pfizer Protects Celebrex Patent From Teva
2008/03/06
US lawmaker fears open-ended US military pact in Iraq
2008/03/06
Team New Zealand take Swiss champions to court
2008/03/06
Court Skeptical of Passenger Rights Law
2008/03/05
Judge at Rezko Trial Keeps Jurors Secret
2008/03/05
US Judge Awards $37M in Peru Massacre
2008/03/05
EPA Head Unaware of Pressures on States
2008/03/05
Teen Appealing Web Blog Free Speech Decision
2008/03/03
Law firm sues 'Juiced' publisher Judith Regan
2008/03/03
U.S. court rules against Bayer's Yasmin patent
2008/03/03
Canada-U.S. lumber spat gets split court ruling
2008/03/02
Filing Shines Light On Expert-Witness Payments
2008/02/28
U.S. court orders Black to prison on Monday
2008/02/27
US appeals court rejects California ship emission rules
2008/02/20
US court rules for Medtronic, bars some state suits
2008/02/19
Top US court rejects spying case
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Supreme Court will weigh Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun makers
Headline Legal News |
2024/10/04 10:38
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The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against leading U.S. gun manufacturers over allegations their commercial practices have helped caused much bloodshed there.
The gun makers asked the justices to undo an appeals court ruling that allowed the lawsuit to go forward despite broad legal protections for the firearm industry.
A federal judge has since tossed out the bulk of the lawsuit on other legal grounds, but Mexico could appeal that dismissal. Mexico argues the companies knew weapons were being sold to traffickers who smuggled them into Mexico and decided to cash in on that market. The government estimates 70% of the weapons trafficked into Mexico come from the United States.
The defendants include big-name manufacturers such as Smith & Wesson, Beretta, Colt and Glock. They say Mexico has not shown the industry has purposely done anything to allow the weapons to be used by cartels and is trying to “bully” gunmakers into adopting gun-control measures.
Originally filed in 2021, the lawsuit was initially tossed out by a district court who cited legal protections for gun makers from damages resulting from criminal use of firearms. But the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived the case under an exception to that law. The gunmakers appealed that ruling to the Supreme Court, arguing they have followed lawful practices and the case has no business in American courts.
U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston again dismissed the case against six of the eight companies in August, ruling Mexico had not provided concrete evidence that any those companies’ activities in Massachusetts were connected to any suffering caused in Mexico by guns.
Still, with some claims remaining and an appeal possible, the gun makers argue the 1st Circuit ruling could hang over the industry for years if allowed to stand.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jailed by judge after sex trafficking indictment
Headline Legal News |
2024/09/18 06:28
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Sean “Diddy” Combs headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in a federal sex trafficking case that accuses him of presiding over a sordid empire of sexual crimes protected by blackmail and shocking acts of violence.
The music mogul is charged with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. The indictment against him lists allegations that go back to 2008.
He’s accused of inducing female victims and male sex workers into drugged-up, sometimes dayslong sexual performances dubbed “Freak Offs.” The indictment also refers obliquely to an attack on his former girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, that was captured on video.
“Not guilty,” Combs told a court, standing to speak after expressionlessly listening to the allegations with his uncuffed hands folded in his lap.
After U.S. Magistrate Judge Robyn Tarnofsky declined to grant him bail, Combs took a long swig from a water bottle, then was led out of court, turning toward family members in the audience as he went.
“Mr. Combs is a fighter. He’s going to fight this to the end. He’s innocent,” his lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said after court. He plans to appeal the bail decision.
The Bad Boy Records founder is accused of sexually abusing and using physical force toward women and getting his personal assistants, security and household staff to help him hide it all. Prosecutors say he also tried to bribe and intimidate witnesses and victims to keep them quiet.
“Simply put, he is a serial abuser and a serial obstructor,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson told a court.
Agnifilo acknowledged Combs was “not a perfect person,” saying he’d used drugs and had been in “toxic relationships” but was getting treatment and therapy.
“The evidence in this case is extremely problematic,” the attorney told the court.
He maintained that the case stemmed from one long-term, consensual relationship that faltered amid infidelity. He didn’t name the woman, but the details matched those of Combs’ decade-long involvement with Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura.
The “Freak Offs,” Agnifilo contended, were an expansion of that relationship, and not coercive.
“Is it sex trafficking? Not if everybody wants to be there,” Agnifilo said, arguing that authorities were intruding on his client’s private life.
Prosecutors said in court papers that they had interviewed more than 50 victims and witnesses and expect the number to grow. They said they would use financial, travel and billing records, electronic data and communications and videos of the “Freak Offs” to prove their case.
Combs was arrested Monday in Manhattan, roughly six months after federal authorities raided his luxurious homes in Los Angeles and Miami.
A conviction on every charge would require at least 15 years in prison, with the possibility of a life sentence.
The indictment describes Combs as the head of a criminal enterprise that engaged or attempted to engage in sex trafficking, forced labor, interstate transportation for purposes of prostitution, drug offenses, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice.
Combs and his associates wielded his “power and prestige” to intimidate and lure women into his orbit, “often under the pretense of a romantic relationship,” according to the indictment.
It says he then would use force, threats and coercion to get the women to engage with male sex workers in the “Freak Offs” — “elaborate and produced sex performances” that Combs arranged and recorded, creating dozens of videos. He ensured their participation by procuring and providing drugs, controlling their careers, leveraging his financial support and using intimidation and violence, according to the indictment. It said his employees facilitated “Freak Offs” by taking care of tasks like travel and hotel arrangements and stocking them with such supplies as drugs and baby oil.
The events could last for days, and Combs and victims would often receive IV fluids to recover from the exertion and drug use, the indictment said.
During the searches of Combs’ homes earlier this year, law enforcement seized narcotics, videos of the performances and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant, according to prosecutors. They said agents also seized firearms and ammunition, including three AR-15s with defaced serial numbers in his bedroom closet in Miami.
Combs’ lawyer said his client didn’t own the guns, noting that he employs a security company.
The indictment says Combs choked, shoved, hit and kicked people, causing injuries that often took days or weeks to heal. His employees and associates sometimes kept victims from leaving or tracked down those who tried, the indictment said.
It alleges that Combs used explicit recordings as “collateral” to ensure the women’s continued obedience and silence. He also exerted control over victims by promising career opportunities, providing and threatening to withhold financial support, dictating how they looked, monitoring their health records and controlling where they lived, according to the indictment. |
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Former Rep. George Santos pleads guilty in federal fraud case
Headline Legal News |
2024/08/20 09:07
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George Santos, the former New York congressman who spun lies into a brief political career, pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, acknowledging that he allowed his ambitions to cloud his judgment.
Santos, 36, is likely to spend at least six years in prison and owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution. His federal fraud case, which led to his expulsion from Congress, was just weeks away from going to trial.
“I betrayed the trust of my constituents and supporters. I deeply regret my conduct,” the New York Republican said, his voice trembling as he entered the plea in a Long Island courtroom.
Santos, 36, said he accepted responsibility for his crimes and intends to make amends. He faces more than six years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines and owes at least $370,000 in restitution.
Senior Federal Judge Joanna Seybert scheduled sentencing for Feb. 7.
Santos was indicted on felony charges that he stole from political donors, used campaign contributions to pay for personal expenses, lied to Congress about his wealth and collected unemployment benefits while actually working.
Santos was expelled from the U.S. House after an ethics investigation found “overwhelming evidence” that he had broken the law and exploited his public position for his own profit.
The case has been set to go to trial in early September. If that had happened, federal prosecutors said Monday that they were prepared to call some 40 witnesses, including members of Santos’ campaign, employers and family members.
Santos was once touted as a rising political star after he flipped the suburban district that covers the affluent North Shore of Long Island and a slice of the New York City borough of Queens in 2022.
But his life story began unraveling even before he was sworn into office. At the time, reports emerged that he had lied about having a career at top Wall Street firms and a college degree along with other questions swirling about his biography.
New questions then emerged about his campaign funds.
He was first indicted on federal charges in May 2023, but refused to resign from office.
Santos had previously maintained his innocence, though he said in an interview in December that a plea deal with prosecutors was “not off the table.”
Asked if he was afraid of going to prison, he told CBS 2 at the time: “I think everybody should be afraid of going to jail, it’s not a pretty place and uh, I definitely want to work very hard to avoid that as best as possible.”
Separately Monday, in Manhattan federal court, Judge Denise Cote tossed out a lawsuit in which Santos claimed that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, ABC and Disney committed copyright infringement and unjustly enriched themselves at his expense by using videos he made on the Cameo app for a “Jimmy Kimmel Live” segment. The judge said it was clear that Kimmel used the clips, which were also posted to YouTube, for the purposes of criticism and commentary, which is fair use.
Santos had begun selling personalized videos on Cameo in December shortly after his ouster from Congress. He subsequently launched, then quickly abandoned, a longshot bid to return to Congress as an independent earlier this year.
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Hearing in Karen Read case expected to focus on jury deliberations
Headline Legal News |
2024/08/09 11:11
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Defense attorneys for Karen Read are expected to argue Friday that two charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend be dismissed, focusing on the jury deliberations that led to a mistrial.
Read is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowstorm in January 2022. Her two-month trial ended when jurors declared they were hopelessly deadlocked and a judge declared a mistrial on the fifth day of deliberations. A new trial is set to begin Jan. 27.
In several motions since the mistrial, the defense contends four jurors have said the jury unanimously reached a not guilty verdict on second-degree murder and leaving the scene of a deadly accident and were deadlocked on the remaining manslaughter charge. Trying her again on those two charges would be unconstitutional double jeopardy, they said.
They also reported that one juror told them “no one thought she hit him on purpose or even thought she hit him on purpose.”
The defense also argues Judge Beverly Cannone abruptly announced the mistrial without questioning jurors about where they stood on each of the three charges Read faced and without giving lawyers for either side a chance to comment.
Prosecutors described the defense’s request to drop charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of a deadly accident as an “unsubstantiated but sensational post-trial claim” based on “hearsay, conjecture and legally inappropriate reliance as to the substance of jury deliberations.”
But in another motion, prosecutors acknowledged they received a voicemail from someone who identified themselves as a juror and confirmed the jury had reached a unanimous decision on the two charges. Subsequently, they received emails from three individuals who also identified themselves as jurors and wanted to speak to them anonymously.
Prosecutors said they responded by telling the trio that they welcomed discussing the state’s evidence in the case but were “ethically prohibited from inquiring as to the substance of your jury deliberations.” They also said they could not promise confidentiality.
As they push against a retrial, the defense wants the judge to hold a “post-verdict inquiry” and question all 12 jurors if necessary to establish the record they say should have been created before the mistrial was declared, showing jurors “unanimously acquitted the defendant of two of the three charges against her.”
Prosecutors argued the defense was given a chance to respond and, after one note from the jury indicating it was deadlocked, told the court there had been sufficient time and advocated for the jury to be declared deadlocked. Prosecutors wanted deliberations to continue, which they did before a mistrial was declared the following day.
“Contrary to the representation made in the defendant’s motion and supporting affidavits, the defendant advocated for and consented to a mistrial, as she had adequate opportunities to object and instead remained silent which removes any double jeopardy bar to retrial,” prosecutors wrote in their motion.
Read, a former adjunct professor at Bentley College, had been out drinking with O’Keefe, a 16-year member of the Boston police who was found outside the Canton, Massachusetts, home of another Boston police officer. An autopsy found O’Keefe died of hypothermia and blunt force trauma.
The defense contended O’Keefe was killed inside the home after Read dropped him off and that those involved chose to frame her because she was a “convenient outsider.” |
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Israel’s high court orders the army to draft ultra-Orthodox men
Headline Legal News |
2024/06/27 16:45
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Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for compulsory service, a landmark decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition as Israel continues to wage war in Gaza.
The historic ruling effectively puts an end to a decades-old system that granted ultra-Orthodox men broad exemptions from military service while maintaining mandatory enlistment for the country’s secular Jewish majority. The arrangement, deemed discriminatory by critics, has created a deep chasm in Israel’s Jewish majority over who should shoulder the burden of protecting the country.
The court struck down a law that codified exemptions in 2017, but repeated court extensions and government delaying tactics over a replacement dragged out a resolution for years. The court ruled that in the absence of a law, Israel’s compulsory military service applies to the ultra-Orthodox like any other citizen.
Under longstanding arrangements, ultra-Orthodox men have been exempt from the draft, which is compulsory for most Jewish men and women, who serve three and two years respectively as well as reserve duty until around age 40.
These exemptions have long been a source of anger among the secular public, a divide that has widened during the eight-month-old war, as the military has called up tens of thousands of soldiers and says it needs all the manpower it can get. Over 600 soldiers have been killed since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.
Politically powerful ultra-Orthodox parties, key partners in Netanyahu’s governing coalition, oppose any change to the current system. If the exemptions are ended, they could bolt the coalition, causing the government to collapse and likely leading to new elections at a time when its popularity has dropped.
In the current environment, Netanyahu could have a hard time delaying the matter any further or passing laws to restore the exemptions. During arguments, government lawyers told the court that forcing ultra-Orthodox men to enlist would “tear Israeli society apart.”
A statement from Netanyahu’s Likud party criticized the ruling, saying a bill in parliament backed by the Israeli leader would address the draft issue. Critics say it falls short of Israel’s wartime needs.
“The real solution to the draft problem is not a Supreme Court ruling,” the statement said.
In its ruling, the court found that the state was carrying out “invalid selective enforcement, which represents a serious violation of the rule of law, and the principle according to which all individuals are equal before the law.”
It did not say how many ultra-Orthodox should be drafted, but the military has said it is capable of enlisting 3,000 this year.
Some 66,000 ultra-Orthodox men are now eligible for enlistment, according to Shuki Friedman, an expert on religion and state affairs and the vice-president of the Jewish People Policy Institute, a Jerusalem think tank.
The ruling of Israel’s highest court must be followed, and the military is expected to begin doing so once it forms a plan for how to draft thousands of members of a population that’s deeply opposed to service, and which follows a cloistered and modest lifestyle the military may not be immediately prepared to accommodate. The army had no immediate comment. |
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