This Convicted Ponzi Scheme Lawyer Never Should Have Asked For Letters Of...
A lawyer convicted for helping disgraced Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein never should have asked former colleagues to save him from the judge's wrath. When Steven Lippman pleaded guilty to conspiring to...
View ArticleWhite House Says It's Unconstitutional To Strike Down The NDAA
The Obama administration had some harsh words Friday after a federal judge appointed by Obama said the government doesn't have a right to indefinitely detain anyone even remotely associated with...
View ArticleMore Married Couples Are Signing 'Postnups' After They Tie The Knot
The number of couples seeking postnuptial agreements during their marriage has increased over the past three years, according to a survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. The poll found...
View ArticleUS Government Linked To Three New Computer Viruses
Researchers have found evidence suggesting that the United States may have developed three previously unknown computer viruses for use in espionage operations or cyber warfare. The findings are likely...
View ArticleMovie Theaters Are Going To Court Over Bloomberg's Supersize Soda Ban
Cinemas in New York City are to fight a ban on selling supersized sugary drinks to filmgoers, which has been instituted on health grounds. The ruling by the board of health, which has the backing of...
View ArticleCalifornia Appeals Court Says The State Can't Be So Hard On Sex Offenders
Four registered sex offenders in California have successfully challenged the state's law forbidding them from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park. William Taylor, Jeffrey Glynn, Julie Briley,...
View ArticleAppeals Court Tells Feds To Stop Deporting Witnesses
The Ninth Circuit is putting its foot down after an illegal immigrant who could have proven a man's innocence was deported ahead of the man's trial. Jonathan Leal-Del Carmen was convicted of bringing...
View ArticleThe Winklevoss Twins Are Investing In A NEW Harvard Startup
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the Harvard graduate twins who just couldn't stop suing Mark Zuckerberg for creating Facebook, have finally found their calling: creating a Facebook-like website. In some...
View ArticleWhistleblower Claims Siemens Hired Gangsters To Attack Him
A government worker who recommended Argentina reject a contract with Siemens AG claims the company hired mercenaries to beat and threaten him for accusing it of corruption. Carlos Moran worked for...
View ArticleThe Law School 'Shark Tank' Is Literally Driving Students Crazy
By the third year of law school, roughly 40 percent of students show signs of depression, according to a new National Law Journal report. As part of a special report on stressed-out students, NLJ...
View ArticleSurfer Claims Gawker Cooked Up A Story About Her Sins In Vegas
An actress and athlete is firing back at Gawker for claiming she went on a $20,000 shopping spree in Las Vegas with someone else's credit card. In a story published last year, Gawker's sports section...
View ArticleA Woman In Ohio Allegedly Stole $7,500 From Her Son While He Was Serving In...
Police have arrested a woman in Ohio for allegedly stealing $7,500 from her son between the fall of 2010 and the spring of 2011 while he was serving with the army in Afghanistan and Iraq. The...
View ArticleSuits: Contemporary Art World Legend Brokered Backroom Deals
It's something of a battle royale that is occurring in the art world right now. Art dealer and gallery owner Larry Gagosian is accused in two lawsuits of fraud, unjust enrichment, and breach of...
View ArticleLouisiana State University Evacuated After Bomb Threat
The main campus at Louisiana State University is being evacuated after a bomb threat was called into an area police department, according to The Advertiser. "A bomb threat has been reported on the #LSU...
View ArticleCustomer Sues Walmart For A 'Humiliating Ordeal' At The Hands Of Two Employees
If you're going to accuse someone of trying to pay with counterfeit money, it's a good idea to actually test the bills first. Walmart customer Julia Garcia claims in court that she had two $100 bills...
View ArticleThis Is What A Young Clarence Thomas Wanted To Be When He Grew Up
As a black Catholic growing up in Savannah, Ga., Justice Clarence Thomas says he was a "minority within a minority," The New York Times' Adam Liptak reports. The most silent justice revealed details of...
View ArticleNew Evidence Supports Claims Of 'Pharmacologic Torture' At Guantánamo
Witness testimony that was to be used in court by former Guantánamo detainee David Hicks suggests that prisoners were repeatedly drugged as part of the Bush administration's "enhanced interrogation,"...
View ArticleSecurity Firm Prepares For The Zombie Apocalypse
Next month, a security firm will incorporate — no kidding — zombies into a disaster-crisis scenario at the company's annual Counter-Terrorism Summit here. The five-day event will provide hands-on...
View ArticleThis Map Shows How Municipal Bankruptcy Has Torn Through The US
Just since 2010, seven U.S. cities, towns, and counties have filed for bankruptcy, according to Governing.com. And many others are on the brink of insolvency. The latest to join the ranks was San...
View ArticleTopless Kate Photos BANNED In France
A COURT in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre has ordered the French edition of ‘Closer’ magazine to surrender all its copies of the photographs which show the Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing topless, and...
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