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Man 'Obsessed With Fox News' Allegedly Said He Had To Kill His Liberal...

After allegedly driving recklessly with his girlfriend in the car and laughing about killing her, a Florida man told sheriff's deputies his political beliefs made him do it. David Kappheim, 60, told...

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Gambia Has Begun Executing Criminals To Curb Its Crime Rates

The Gambian government is now executing criminals in order to lower crime in the country, the Associated Press reports. President Yahya Jammeh unveiled his plan to execute death row inmates during a...

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Court Convicts Three More Bankers Of Defrauding Cities Around The Nation

It is the third consecutive month that high-level bankers have been found guilty of manipulating the U.S. municipal bond market. This time it is three former UBS executives who today were convicted of...

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There Was A Secret Ruling Against The NSA For Spying On Americans

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is suing the Justice Department for details of last month's ruling by a secretive U.S. court that National Security Agency's domestic spying program violated...

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Man Hit By Police During Empire State Building Shooting Has Become The First...

A man hit in the elbow when police fatally shot the Empire State Building gunman is now suing the city, saying police should have received better training. Robert Asika was one of nine hurt on Aug. 24...

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Appeals Court: Marilyn Monroe Belongs To The Public

Marilyn Monroe might be the third highest-earning dead celebrity but thanks to a recent Ninth Circuit ruling, her estate might not fully enjoy the fruits of her death. The Ninth Circuit Court of...

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The 8 Largest Sexual Harassment Verdicts In History

News emerged last week of the horrifying conditions that employees of New York state lawmaker Vito Lopez allegedly had to work under, not long after a shocking suit was filed against the Department of...

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6 Child Stars Who Went On To Become Lawyers

Some prefer to stay in showbiz. Some quit, never to be seen again. And a small number of child actors become—some quite successful—lawyers. Take a look at some of these lawyers and see if you can...

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This Law Firm's Probe Of Corruption In The Ad Business Identifies The Worst...

Earlier this summer, the ANA commissioned law firm Reed Smith to ask advertisers about "media rebates" and incentives in the ad agency business. Media rebates are one of the most controversial areas of...

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14 Infamous Inmates In Colorado's Supermax Prison

The Supermax prison in Florence, Colo., has had its fair share of controversy this summer. Inmates sued the Federal Bureau of Prisons in June, alleging "heinous mistreatment" at the maximum-security...

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Kathleen Savio's Nursing Instructor: 'I Knew He Did It All Along'

For those who watched Kathleen Savio come to class with a black eye and heard her worry that her husband was going to kill her, yesterday's guilty verdict for an ex-Bolingbrook, Ill., cop was the...

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Ex-Cop Says He Ticketed Dead People To Keep Up With The NYPD's Quotas

A former cop who pleaded guilty in May to falsifying business records claims he only issued tickets to dead people because the NYPD brass said his 125 to 150 tickets a month weren't enough. In papers...

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Legal Services Jobs Took A Big Hit In August, While Other Sectors Gained Jobs

The August jobs report is out, and it looks promising – for most industries. Although unemployment fell from 8.3 percent in July to 8.1 percent, the legal services sector lost some 1,400 jobs in...

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Judge Rules Every Guantanamo Bay Detainee Has A Right To See A Lawyer

A judge ruled Thursday the federal government has no right to decide which Guantanamo Bay detainees have access to lawyers and which don't. Chief U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled Guantanamo Bay...

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Christopher Nolan Sues His Agents Over 'Dark Knight' Profits

Batman can't help Christopher Nolan out of a legal dispute, so he's asking the court to intervene.   "Dark Knight Rises" director Nolan and his producing partner and wife, Emma Thomas, filed a lawsuit...

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Check Out New York's Modern Day Bonnie And Clyde Kissing In Handcuffs

Photographer Mo Gelber sent out a frantic Facebook message last month asking anyone and everyone to identify a couple he caught smooching while they were in handcuffs outside the Manhattan criminal...

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Judge May Return To Bench Despite Viral Video Of Him Beating His Daughter

The daughter of a Texas family court judge caught beating her on tape is "just furious" her father might return to the bench and still has his law license, a local TV channel is reporting. "That...

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Sunglasses Salesman Gets Prison Time For Threatening Unhappy Customers

A counterfeit sunglasses salesman was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday for making violent threats against women customers who complained about getting ripped off, The New York Post reported....

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No Jail Time For Artist Shepard Fairey In Case Over Obama 'Hope' Poster

NEW YORK (AP) — The artist who created the "HOPE" poster that came to symbolize Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign was sentenced Friday to two years of probation and 300 hours of community...

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The Man Who Infiltrated Pablo Escobar's Cartel Explains What's Wrong With The...

Robert Mazur, the U.S. Customs special agent who led one of the most successful undercover operations in U.S. law enforcement history, gave us some insight into international money laundering and said...

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