Cops Off the Hook for Bogus Rape Conviction
ST. LOUIS (CN) - A man who spent 23 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of a rape cannot sue police, the 8th Circuit ruled ruled. Johnny Briscoe was sentenced to 45 years in...
View ArticleClass Claims Magnets Open Combo Locks
CHICAGO (CN) - Federal class actions in three states claim Kaba pushbutton combination locks can be opened with a magnet. Lead plaintiff Yosef Davis in Chicago sued Kaba and seven affiliates,...
View ArticleLimits on Voting Drives in Florida Fall Wayside
(CN) - Florida cannot enforce provisions of its new election law that placed restrictions on community-based voter-registration drives, a federal judge ruled. In December, the League of Women...
View ArticleChicago Law Exec Finds Himself in the Soup
CHICAGO (CN) - David Tresch, a former executive with a major Chicago law firm, was arrested Thursday, accused of stealing $850,000 from the office, the U.S. attorney said. The U.S. attorney's...
View ArticleChristian Youth Group Wins School District Spat
(CN) - A Minnesota school district improperly ousted a Christian club that had used its facilities without incident for nearly a decade, the 8th Circuit ruled. The Child Evangelism Fellowship...
View ArticleTexas Attorney Faces 46 Felony Counts
(CN) - The attorney who made the most money from court appointments in Bexar County for three consecutive years faces a 46-count indictment accusing her of forging judges' signatures and...
View ArticleNew Chief Federal Judge Takes Office Saturday
(CN) - U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken will step in as chief judge of California's Northern District, effective Saturday, Sept. 1. Wilken replaces Chief U.S. District Judge James Ware, who...
View ArticleViaje de Rose: Striking...
Rose Bouboushian is blogging for Courthouse News about her internship with the Fundación Aldeas de Paz (Peace Villages Foundation), a nonprofit grassroots nongovernmental organization. Click the...
View ArticleOutspoken Professor Has No Case for Defamation
CHICAGO (CN) - Northeastern Illinois University did not defame and retaliate against a professor involved in anti-war protests and other causes, the 7th Circuit ruled. Loretta Capeheart is a...
View ArticleLawyers Urge Courts to Ease Bar Admissions
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - California's requirement that attorneys from other states take a state bar exam violates the U.S. Constitution, four lawyers and two citizens claim in court. The attorneys...
View ArticleDid 9th Circuit Take Sentencing Liberties?
(CN) - The Supreme Court on Friday accepted the sentencing dispute of a repeat offender who was convicted previously under a California burglary law that is broader than the generic definition....
View ArticleAlleged Wise Guy's Estate Sues New Jersey
NEWARK (CN) - An alleged Mafioso was murdered outside his diner after the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office blew his cover as a confidential informant, according to two lawsuits in New Jersey....
View ArticleHigh Court Will Examine Jurisdictional Maneuver
(CN) - The Supreme Court on Friday took up a case against an insurance company that an Arkansas man is fighting to keep in state court. Greg Knowles filed a class action against the Standard...
View ArticleBanker Who Mooned BossCan't Challenge Firing
(CN) - An investment banker forfeited his $2 million corporate partnership when he mooned the boss and was fired, an Illinois appeals court ruled. Jason Selch joined Wanger Asset Management as...
View ArticleNot Enough Meat in Battle Over 'The Ed Show'
WASHINGTON (CN) - A federal judge dismissed all claims and counterclaims between MSNBC talking head Ed Schultz and his former agent. Michael Queen sued Schultz last year for breach of...
View ArticleLawyer Who Fought Fake Snow Dodges Sanctions
(CN) - An environmental lawyer will not have to pick up the tab for an unsuccessful lawsuit to keep fake snow off mountains in Arizona, the 9th Circuit ruled. The decision this week represents...
View ArticleDial Global Accused of Talk Radio Monopoly
(CN) - After merging with Westwood One, radio network giant Dial Global has been swallowing up talk radio ad rep firms and draining independent syndicators of their "life blood," the three largest...
View ArticleProbe Into CIA Detainee Deaths Wraps Up Quietly
(CN) - The United States said it will not prosecute anyone for the deaths of two prisoners in CIA custody who may have endured torture. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Durham cited unspecified...
View ArticleCouncil Votes to Press Reforms
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Rejecting charges of foot-dragging, California's Judicial Council voted Friday to "own" or push ahead with reforming an administrative office that has brought a tide of...
View ArticleBison Slaughter Outside Park Survives Challenge
(CN) - The 9th Circuit refused to stop federal agencies from killing wild buffalo that attempt to migrate outside of Yellowstone National Park. The federal appeals court in Seattle said...
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