Federal Investigators Rip 'Toughest Sheriff'
PHOENIX (CN) - U.S. Justice Department finds Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his deputies racially profile Latinos, retaliate against critics and have adopted a "chronic culture of disregard for basic...
View ArticleSEC Charges Six Former Mortgage Execs
WASHINGTON (CN) - The SEC today charged six former executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with securities fraud, claiming they knew and approved of misleading statements claiming the companies...
View ArticleColorado Officials Settle 'Howling Pig' Lawsuit
(CN) - After eight years and multiple appeals, the former publisher of an online satire called the "Howling Pig" has reached a $425,000 settlement with the Colorado officials who seized his...
View ArticleCBS Cleared on Coverage of 'Dream Home' Gamble
ST. LOUIS (CN) - A Minneapolis police officer had probable cause to arrest a man for running an illegal gambling operation, and CBS didn't defame the man with its coverage of the case, the 8th...
View ArticleBarry Bonds Won't Serve Time in Steroid Case
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Former Giants hitter Barry Bonds will not go to prison for obstruction of justice, but he faces two years of probation, 30 days of home confinement, 250 hours of community...
View ArticleLawyer's Fumble May Open Sheriff Joe Arpaio to Retaliation Claims
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - The 9th Circuit dressed down Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's attorney at an en banc hearing this week for coming to court unprepared, devastating her argument that Arpaio...
View ArticleBrief Islamic Marriage Wasn't Necessarily Void
(CN) - A North Carolina man may get to annul his 12-year marriage because his wife participated in an unconsummated Islamic wedding ceremony months before she married him, a state appeals court...
View ArticleEn-Banc Panel Studies Computer Fraud Law
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - The government pressed an 11-judge panel of the 9th Circuit on Thursday to reinstate computer fraud charges against a recruiter accused of illegally accessing his former...
View ArticleGov. Perry Not Liable for Texas Day Laborer Law
HOUSTON (CN) - Sovereign immunity shields Texas Gov. Rick Perry from a lawsuit that seeks to hold him liable for a law that bans day laborers from roadside work solicitation, a federal magistrate...
View ArticleFewer Guests Can Allege Reservation Race Bias
CHICAGO (CN) - Tackling a controversial technical question, the 7th Circuit affirmed dismissal of 224 plaintiffs from a suit claimed that racial discrimination motivated a Baton Rouge Marriott to...
View ArticleJudge Rejects Challenge to Dietary Food Pyramid
WASHINGTON (CN) - A nonprofit public health group cannot force the federal government to replace is MyPyramid food diagram with a so-called Power Plate of dietary guidelines, a federal judge ruled.
View ArticlePrison Ahead for State Senator's Former Staffer
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (CN) - The former chief of staff for state Sen. Vincent Leibell will serve four months in federal prison for obstructing a grand jury investigation of boss, a federal judge...
View ArticleFees to Lawyer Who Faced Defamation Claim
(CN) - A Bryan Cave attorney won more than $32,000 in legal fees after beating claims that he used underhanded legal tricks to put a rival attorney out of business.
View ArticleFCC Wants Input on New Universal Service Rule
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Federal Communications Commission seeks public comments on several issues related to Universal Broadband Service and the Connect America Fund.
View ArticlePharm Co's Must Report Disruption in Supply
WASHINGTON (CN) - Sole manufacturers of life sustaining medications must report even temporary cessations of production to the Food and Drug Administration, at least 6 months beforehand, if the...
View ArticleATM Company Told to 'Beware the Ides of March'
(CN) - Four years after agreeing to make machines accessible for blind customers, the world's largest ATM operator still has not honored its promise, prompting a federal judge to issue a...
View ArticleAmish Bishop Accusedof Persecuting His Own
(CN) - An Amish bishop and 11 members of his community were indicted in Ohio on Tuesday for cutting the beards and hair off of men and women who practice the Amish religion - an alleged hate crime...
View ArticleTough Times for Jobs in Europe, Report Says
(CN) - Unemployment in Europe has remained at 9.5 percent over the past year, with no improvement forecast for at least the next two years, a new European Union analysis shows.
View ArticleNurses Union Sues Milwaukee County
MILWAUKEE (CN) - Milwaukee County illegally reduced pensions for members of a nurses union, the union claims in a class action in Milwaukee County Court.
View ArticleLouisiana Sues Feds Over Offshore Oil Leases
WASHINGTON (CN) - Louisiana claims the Secretary of the Interior arbitrarily redrew offshore Gulf Coast oil lease zones and slapped the state with an unfair $2.81 million bill for "alleged excess...
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