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UN human rights office urges trial to be decided on merits after Guatemalan court overturns Roos Montt conviction

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:16:23 -0400

24 May 2013 150 The United Nations human rights office today said it was "concerned" about the legal rights of Guatemalans after a high court overturned the 80 year prison sentence against former military leader, Efrain R237;os Montt. "Amid continued legal uncertainty about what the ruling of the Constitutional Court annulling the verdict on the R237;os Montt case means in practice, we are ...

Srinivasans rise testifies Indian communitys contributions to US

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:50:02 -0400

Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao has hailed Indian-American Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan's Senate confirmation as a top US judge as yet another proof of the Indian community's "sterling contributions to the US society and India-US relations". Srinivasan's confirmation as a judge on the powerful appeals court for the American capital, "considered among the most important positions in the US judiciary, ...

1984 anti-Sikh riots Delhi High Court reserves judgement on Sajjan KumarUpdateSajjan Kumar

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:01 -0400

The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved judgment on Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in connection with an anti-Sikh riots case in Sultanpuri. The court heard the arguments of both sides. Riot victims' lawyer HS Phoolka argued that criminal conspiracy be also added to the existing charges. Earlier this month, Kumar was acquitted of all charges in another case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. ...

HSBC could face criminal prosecution as deal on money laundering charges stalls

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:10:01 -0400

HSBC's controversial 1.9 billion-dollar settlement deal with American authorities over money laundering charges, has been stalled after a row between the Department of Justice and the judge overseeing the case. The deal - known as a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) - would have exempted HSBC from prosecution and triggered a storm of criticism, reports the Guardian. Judge John Gleeson is now ...

Rajiv Shukla Jaitley meet Sibal call for quick anti-fixing law

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:40:02 -0400

Indian Premier League Governing Council Chairman Rajiv Shukla and BCCI vice-President Arun Jaitley met Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday, and demanded the enactment of a strong anti-fixing legislation at the earliest. " Today, Arun Jailtely and me met Kapil Sibal and asked him to come up with strongest possible law to curb fixing," Shukla told reporters after the meeting. "We want ...

Shinde reviews cooperation with U.S

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:10:02 -0400

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Pak SC says only federal govt. can initiate treason trial of Musharraf

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:10:02 -0400

The Supreme Court of Pakistan, while hearing the six identical petitions against former Pakistan Army Chief and president Pervez Musharraf, has observed that it is the jurisdiction of the federation to lodge a complaint and constitute a special court for his trial for subverting and abrogating the constitution. On the other hand, Musharraf's counsel, Ahmed Raza Kasuri, made it clear that his ...

History maker Sri Srinivasans feat hailed widely

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400

History-making Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan's unanimous Senate confirmation as the first South Asian judge on the powerful appeals court for the American capital has been widely hailed. Senate Judiciary Committee's Democratic Chairman Patrick Leahy, welcomed Srinivasan's confirmation, but criticised "Republican efforts to delay a floor vote of the highly qualified ...

Trailblazer Sri Srinivasan creates history as top US judge

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:20:02 -0400

Chandigarh-born "trailblazer" Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan has made history with the US Senate unanimously confirming him as the first South Asian judge on the powerful appeals court for the American capital. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US, was Thursday confirmed by the Senate by a 97 to 0 vote, as a judge on the US Court of ...

Bullets mailed to Berlusconi prosecutor

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:30:01 -0400

Two bullets and written threats were mailed to magistrate Ilda Boccassini, prosecutor in the sex trial of former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, Milan's chief public prosecutor said. Dubbed "Ilda the Red" due to her flaming red hair, Boccassini has also prosecuted Berlusconi in earlier cases. "In recent weeks, a growing number of letters with serious threats have been sent to Boccassini. She ...

Judge Arizona sheriffs office profiles Latinos

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:38 -0400

Friday, May 24, 2013 | 6:43 p.m. PHOENIX -- Attorneys say an appeal is planned after a federal judge ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically racially profiled Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols. The decision Friday by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow marks the first finding by a court that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office ...

Federal Judge Finds Violations of Rights by Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:03:06 -0400

Joe Arpaio and his deputies had violated the constitutional rights of Latinos by targeting them during raids and traffic stops here and throughout Maricopa ...

Judge rules against Americas toughest sheriff in racial profiling lawsuit

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:59:52 -0400

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement ...

N.Y. attorney general targets banks over mortgage payments

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:49:34 -0400

Bank of America, Wells Fargo and other large banks are dragging their feet in processing homeowners' requests for lower monthly payments under the $25 billion national mortgage settlement, said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in a letter obtained Friday by The Washington Post. Earlier this month, Schneiderman threatened to sue Wells Fargo and Bank of America for violating the ...

Judge grants bail to accused in Edmonton restaurant crash that killed toddler

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:19:22 -0400

Geo Mounsef, 2, is shown in a handout photo from Dec. 19, 2012. The toddler was killed when an SUV plowed onto the restaurant patio where he was dining with his family. (HO/THE CANADIAN ...

Judge rejects request to exhume bodies at school

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:29 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A circuit judge is rejecting a request to exhume human remains on the site of a now-defunct Panhandle reform school.Judge William Wright, who is based in Jackson County, ruled Friday against the request made by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.Bondi's office filed the petition in March. There is believed to be unmarked graves on the school site. Wright in his ...

Obama defends use of drone strikes as ‘legal effective and necessary’

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:23 -0400

His address came amid increased pressure from Congress on both issues. A rare coalition of bi-partisan politicians has pressed for more openness and more oversight of the highly-secretive targeted drone ...

Guam bill to tax gambling machines flares ongoing fight between attorney general tax dept

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:22 -0400

HAGATNA, Guam - A bill to tax gambling machines in Guam to pay for hospital operations is flaring up a fight between the attorney general's office, the tax department, machine owners and lawmakers on all sides of the issue. Pacific Daily News reported (http://bit.ly/12ClyCd ) that territorial lawmakers had a lengthy discussion on the issue on Friday. The bill is pushing to generate at ...

Critical Court Decision Overturned on Appeal

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:37:21 -0400

A federal court has overturned the dismissal of a wrongful death suit filed by the mother and the daughter of two brothers killed in a plane crash in Texas in 2009. The two women sued the Federal Aviation Administration blaming the deaths of the two men on faulty instructions given by the Houston-area air traffic controllers. The women decided to file ...

Let’s stop wrecking lives over a bag of weed

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:37:20 -0400

5 minutes ago Doggies Blog in your mailbox everyday by email! Subscribe: Jensey Mann: love all animals. how can we stop people (even American restaurants ) from eating lion meat as a delicacy? Beyond horrible and criminal. Jensey Mann: love all animals. how can ...

Messy Legal Fight Over Mandela Trust Goes Public

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:21:47 -0400

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Judge Rules Against Arizona Sheriff in Racial Profiling Suit

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:49:53 -0400

PHOENIX -- A federal judge on Friday found hardline Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio had violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on ...

Bulger judge allows juror background checks

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:49:18 -0400

BOSTON (AP) -- The judge presiding over the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger is allowing prosecutors to conduct criminal background on potential ...

Judge’s comments may have tainted trials in military sexual assault cases

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:43:33 -0400

WASHINGTON -- A former Marine Corps judge who allegedly called those accused of sexual assault "scumbags" who deserve to be "crushed" is at the center of a widening inquiry into the impartiality of his court-martial ...

Judge Arpaios Office Profiles Latinos

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:25 -0400

A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. The 142-page decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs up allegations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's critics have ...

Student arrested for child porn at Mankato State frat house

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:29:47 -0400

Law enforcement says that investigators spent five months in an Internet crime investigation that eventually led to the arrest of a fraternity member at Mankato State University earlier this month. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says that one of its agents on a task force that investigates Internet issues claims to have found exchanges of alleged child pornography images through ...

The Supreme Court Must Stop The Trial Lawyers War On Innovation

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:55:18 -0400

U.S. Supreme Court building. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Theodore H. Frank If courts want to discourage innovation in America - or to persuade overseas companies to avoid introducing their new products here - they could do no better than to permit the kind of suit the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether or not to review next Thursday, May 30th. The case is ...

Visa Mastercard ask U.S. court to declare card fees are lawful

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:40:41 -0400

An employee stands behind a MasterCard logo during the launch of the international credit card issuer's first ATM transaction in Myanmar, in Yangon November 15, ...

Judge finds probable cause against father accused of hurting daughter

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:57:34 -0400

Steubenville Municipal Court Judge Daniel Spahn found enough probable cause Friday in the case against a father who's accused of hurting his 2-year-old daughter. James Howard, 25, of Steubenville, was taken back to ...

St. Clair County probation employee sold fatal cocaine dose to judge feds say

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:44 -0400

St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook during his swearing-in ceremony in 2010. Photo courtesy of the Belleville News-Democrat, Derik ...

Military will look into whether judge’s comments meant tainted trials

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:09 -0400

WASHINGTON - A former Marine Corps judge who allegedly called those accused of sexual assault “scumbags” who deserve to be “crushed” is at the center of a widening inquiry into the impartiality of his court-martial rulings. Convictions or sentences in at least 10 trials in South Carolina and other states face challenge because of the incendiary comments attributed to ...

Judge charged with stealing confiscated cocaine from cases he presided over

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:39:10 -0400

USA A former Pennsylvania judge has been charged for stealing confiscated cocaine used in case trials, and in some instances replacing the white powder with baking soda. Paul Pozonsky, a 57-year-old former Washington County judge, resigned from his position last year amid reports that he was the target of a state grand jury investigation. In May 2012, state police investigators discovered ...

Judge orders Philadelphia faith-healing couple held in sons death

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:56 -0400

By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia couple charged with murder after their baby died without medical care must be held in jail whether or not they make bail, a judge ruled on Friday. The couple, Herbert and Catherine Schaible, believe in faith healing, and those who share their beliefs might be willing to harbor them if they decide to flee, Judge Benjamin Lerner told a ...

Lawyers to take over jobless-benefit appeals in Florida

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:50 -0400

Beginning next year, the state will change the way unemployment appeals are handled by requiring that hearing officers be lawyers. Currently, appeals referees do not have to be attorneys. They are Department of Economic Opportunity staff members trained to decide cases in which an employee or employer challenges a decision to withhold or award unemployment benefits. A bill passed in this ...

Xcel agrees to pay penalty in chemical fire that killed five men

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:25:54 -0400

. Xcel Energy will pay $150,000 in penalties for workplace safety violations at one of the utilitys Colorado power plants where five men died in a chemical fire. Five California men died Oct. 2, 2007, at the utilitys Cabin Creek hydroelectric plant near Georgetown, Colo., after a fire broke out inside a drained water tunnel connected to the plant. The men were resealing the tunnel when a ...

Xcel settles with OSHA on Cabin Creek power plant citations

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:33 -0400

. Xcel Energy Inc. will pay $150,000 in penalties for workplace safety violations at the utilitys power plant near Georgetown found by the Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA) after five men died in a chemical fire at the site six years ago. Five California men died Oct. 2, 2007, at the utilitys Cabin Creek hydroelectric plant after a fire broke out inside a drained water tunnel, ...

IMF chief named key witness in French payoff case

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:28 -0400

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde arrives for a second day of the court hearing at a special court house, in Paris, Friday, May 24, 2013. Lagarde faced questioning at a special Paris court Friday over her role in the 400 million euro ($520 million) pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance minister. (AP Photo/Thibault ...

Larry Royster promoted to be clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:35:30 -0400

Larry Royster is being promoted to the clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, Chief Justice Robert Young Jr. said Friday. Royster, the chief clerk and research director for the Michigan Court of Appeals, will start his new duties on Tuesday. He will replace Corbin R. Davis, who has been clerk and the Supreme Court's chief of staff since 1983. "We are extremely fortunate to have someone of ...

Legal aid cuts what price justice | Zoe Williams

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:59 -0400

Chris Grayling wants to strip 220m from the legal aid bill by denying defendants a choice of representation. Do we really want to put our legal system in the hands of the lowest ...

US attorney Obama ally takes heat for handling of leak probes

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:42 -0400

While Attorney General Eric Holder is taking heat for his department's seizure of reporter records, the U.S. attorney who is personally overseeing those investigations is himself starting to face complaints that he's gone too far in pursuing leaks. Ronald Machen Jr., the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, was nominated by President Obama in 2009 and now runs the biggest ...

Prenda shell ordered to pay $9425 in attorney’s fees

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:15:17 -0400

View all… AF Holdings is one of several shell companies linked to Prenda Law, which threatened thousands of Internet users with lawsuits over downloading pornography. Now Prenda's on the ropes and the key lawyers behind it have been hit with a ...

Ex-Detroit mayor Kilpatrick gets new attorney

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:28 -0400

Kwame Kilpatrick dismissed his lawyer, a move that will likely delay his sentencing in a corruption case, court documents said. Thursday Kilpatrick dropped attorney James C. Thomas, who defended Kilpatrick through several scandals over five years, Tthe Detroit News reported Friday. Like Thomas, Kilpatrick's new court-appointed attorney, Harold Gurewitz, will be funded by taxpayers to ...

High Court Government didnt handle Iraq abuse case adequately

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:26 -0400

The British government's handling of allegations that British troops abused and killed Iraqi civilians was inadequate, a court ruled. Britain's High Court ruled that the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, an investigative team set up by the Ministry of Defense, did not fulfill the United Kingdom's human rights obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, the BBC ...

Full Article at FindLaw AP News

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:04:03 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Gun owners in the only state still banning concealed weapons would win that right under a plan approved by the Illinois House on Friday, but the governor and other powerful Democrats oppose the plan because it would wipe out local gun ordinances -- including Chicago's ban on assault weapons.The proposal was brokered by House Speaker Michael Madigan, a Chicago ...

Plan to move crime lab from Milwaukee old news

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:44:37 -0400

The State Crime Lab is located in a former grocery store near Mitchell Street. Milwaukee police chief Edward Flynn has every right to express his opinion on the location of a new state crime lab for southeast Wisconsin, as he did Friday, but the idea of locating it outside the city has been on the table since at least March. That was when the state Building Commission, which includes Gov. Scott ...

Southwestern Illinois judge pleads not guilty to drug charges

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:42:43 -0400

St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook pleaded not guilty Friday to two drug charges. St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook pleaded not guilty Friday in district court in East St. Louis to two drug charges. The charges against Cook, a drug court judge, include one count of being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of firearms and one count of possession of heroin. ...

Kenya Lawyers to hold forum to discuss petition ruling

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:34:27 -0400

Chairman Erick Mutua says they will critique the judgment and give their official position on it. Mutua urged the Judiciary to welcome positive criticism saying: "Critiquing an office does not mean you don't respect it." He urged the top court to take responsibility for errors made on its judgment to enhance confidence in the institution. He, however, did not state when the forum ...

Cerner execs Illig Patterson sue over golf course financing

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:47 -0400

The National Golf Club of Kansas City Why would you want to sue yourself for $100 million? Strange as it sounds, that's what Cerner Corp. executives Cliff Illig and Neal Patterson did last month in Jackson County Circuit Court in a manner of speaking. But their lawyers say it was purely a defensive play, a way to secure a claim on luxury golf course developments. Pandi Capital LLC, a company ...

Trading firm sues BP Shell and Statoil in oil pricing probe

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:24:39 -0400

Chicago-based Prime International Trading Ltd. is suing BP Plc, Statoil ASA and Royal Dutch Shell based on an investigation by the European Union into alleged oil-price fixing. Reuters is reporting that, following an investigation opened by the European Union, a Chicago commodities trading firm is suing three major oil companies, alleging they worked together to fix oil prices. Prime ...

Lack of halfway housing for sex offenders in Cairns a public disgrace says judge

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:35 -0400

A SUPREME Court justice has labelled the lack of halfway housing for sex offenders in Cairns a "public disgrace" that is costing taxpayers money and putting the community at risk as the rehabilitation of criminals becomes increasingly ...

Illinois judge charged with possession of heroin guns

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:34 -0400

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A southwestern Illinois judge already under scrutiny after a colleague died of a cocaine overdose at his family's hunting lodge was charged Friday with possession of heroin and guns. Wearing cutoff shorts and a T-shirt with the slogan "Bad is my middle name," St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook pleaded not guilty to federal counts of possessing heroin ...

Judge in dog fight over dachshund

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:12:33 -0400

Mbabane, Swaziland - A Swaziland high court judge has become entangled in messy battle over custody of a dachshund puppy, which he is accused of dognapping from a neighbour using a falsified court ...

Hickenlooper signs eco-devo jobs measures

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:45:16 -0400

Gov. John Hickenlooper is scheduled today to sign two bills that will get the state government more involved in ensuring the success of certain Colorado businesses and state residents looking for work. At 1:45 on the Pueblo Riverwalk, the Democratic governor is scheduled to sign House Bill 1003, which creates a statewide economic gardening program. Based on the success of similar programs in ...

Smells like special session at Texas Capitol

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:36:30 -0400

Lawmakers have until Monday to wrap up their regular-session work. Texas Gov. Rick Perry is keeping quiet until the last moment on whether a special session will occur, but Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has made it clear he wants one. At the start of May, Perry advised lawmakers that one of the best ways to avoid a special session would be to show him a budget with $1.8 billion of tax relief for ...

Social Madness Meet competitor Jimerson and Cobb

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:26 -0400

Charles B. Jimerson is a partner at Jimerson & Cobb PA in Jacksonville. With nominations for the Social Madness challenge closed, and the competition actually starting in a month, we are offering up a quick introduction to some of the competitors this year. Next up is Jimerson and Cobb P.A. Heather Walsh offers insight. Number of ...

Trayvon Martins Texts Matter George Zimmerman Defense Attorneys Say

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:24:30 -0400

Attorneys for George Zimmerman, the man charged with second-degree murder for shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last year, released photos and text messages from the teen's phone Thursday, which the defense contends are important ...

Judge wears unique attire to plead not guilty on heroin charges

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:16:52 -0400

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. (KSDK) - A St. Clair County circuit judge was released Friday morning after pleading "not guilty" to drug possession charges. Circuit Court Judge Michael Cook was charged with unlawful use of a controlled substance while in possession of a firearm and one charge of possession of heroin. He appeared in court Friday wearing a cut-off jean shorts and a t-shirt ...

For 2nd time high court declines to hear Habush-Cannon internet ad words dispute

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:16:09 -0400

For the second time, the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday declined to take up an advertising disupte between two of the state's most prominent personal injury lawyers. Habush, Habush & Rottier made national news in 2009 ...

In Unusual Statement Judge In Ebook Antitrust Trial Encourages Apple To Settle

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:13:40 -0400

Reuters called "unusual" given the case and the context, Judge Denise Cote said that she was leaning toward deciding the in favor of the U.S. Department of Justice in U.S. vs. Apple, an antitrust case in which the U.S. alleges that Apple and five of the largest publishers colluded to raise the prices of ebooks. "I believe that the government will be able to show at trial direct ...

Judge orders more monitoring for Dallas Brent

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:59:46 -0400

reports.In a Friday court hearing, prosecutors said Brent violated the terms of his release by setting off an alcohol-monitoring device and failing to download data from it as required. Judge Robert Burns issued the order but did not raise Brent's $100,000 bond, according to the AP.Brent is scheduled to go on trial in September for the Dec. 8 crash. Regardless of the outcome, ...

Apple likely guilty of e-book conspiracy judge says days before trial

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:18 -0400

The Department of Justice's claim that Apple led a conspiracy to raise e-book prices is on the verge of going to trial. It will be decided by a judge without the help of a jury--and that judge is already leaning toward ruling against Apple. "I believe that the government will be able to show at trial direct evidence that Apple knowingly participated in and facilitated a conspiracy to ...

Jennifer Hudson signs on as American Idol judge

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:46:11 -0400

Jennifer Hudson arrives on the red carpet at the 85th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 24, 2013. UPI/Kevin ...

Sister dies on hearing of judges death

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:20 -0400

The family of Supreme Court judge Sir Robert Chambers have suffered a second tragedy with the death of his sister - who was so shocked by the news she collapsed when told he had died. Barbara Mitchell learned of her brother's death on Wednesday morning in a phone call from their sister Sally. She managed to call out to her husband Mark as she fell to the ground. Barbara Mitchell's ...

Court rules legal aid system illegal

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

The new leaner legal aid system is unlawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled. But the system will continue unchanged for now while officials prepare advice for Justice Minister Judith Collins. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) launched court proceedings after the Government's cost-saving shake-up of the legal aid system, which resulted in legal aid lawyers getting a 10 per cent pay ...

These subjects are truly loyal to the chief magistrate

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:20 -0400

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford may not have quit on the city, but the city has quit on him. He is thus a mayor largely in title. The real power in the office is the mayor's ability to influence and lead, but Mr. Ford's credibility is gone, in light of his week-long refusal to address the allegations that he was seen in a video using crack cocaine. It is an extraordinary situation - a mayor ...

FDIC wins legal malpractice case against Icard Merrill senior partner

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:20 -0400

The FDIC contended Robert Messick had a conflict of interest because he also represented the developer and another lender, according to court records. A Tampa federal jury decided prominent Sarasota law firm Icard Merrill and Robert Messick, shareholder and senior partner, committed professional malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty in a real estate deal involving failed First Priority ...

Supreme Court OK with judge who copied plaintiffs submissions in ruling

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:58:32 -0400

Beverly McLachlin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, delivers a speech in Ottawa, Tuesday, February 5, 2013. (Fred Chartrand / THE CANADIAN ...

Attorney General Holder personally approved warrant to search Fox News reporters emails

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:53:42 -0400

USA A law enforcement official says US Attorney General Eric Holder personally approved the warrant that gave the Justice Department access to Fox News reporter James Rosen's private e-mails. President Barack ...

High Court calls for new system to investigate claims of abuse by British soldiers on Iraqis

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:56 -0400

Terri Judd is a reporter with The Independent, who writes regularly on defence issues, having repeatedly embedded with British troops in Iraq and ...

Sex shop chain in Soho wins landmark legal battle against Westminster Council over license fees

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:48:57 -0400

A sex shop chain in Soho has won a major victory against license fees charged by Westminster City Council, in a landmark decision that the council believe could "open the flood gates for illegal ...

Carlton Fields Jorden Burt to merge

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:48:54 -0400

Carlton Fields president and CEO Gary Sasso. Carlton Fields president and CEO Gary Sasso is not commenting on reports that his firm is talking to Jorden Burt. If the two firms did combine, the combination could move Carlton Fields, or the successor firm, from the sixth largest in South Florida to the fourth largest, according to recently reported numbers of lawyers. It is our policy not to ...

Judge orders more monitoring for Cowboys DT

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:47:23 -0400

DALLAS (AP) -- A judge has ordered more alcohol monitoring for a Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle awaiting trial on an intoxicated manslaughter ...

Secrets of Howard Hughes Attorney

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:37 -0400

Greg Bautzer, observed actor Robert Wagner, "was the only person I ever knew in Hollywood who was a star without being in a movie." In contrast to today’s breed of buttoned-down, behind-the-scenes entertainment lawyers, Bautzer became a tabloid staple from the 1930s through the ’60s because of his high-profile romances with actresses Lana Turner, Joan Crawford and Ginger ...

Jennifer Hudson To Be ‘American Idol’ Judge

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:36:31 -0400

CHICAGO (CBS) – E! News has confirmed that the first "American Idol" alum turned judge will be Chicago's Jennifer Hudson. She's has signed a deal to join the judges panel for season 13 this fall, and the other two spots may be filled by former Idol contestants Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert or Clay ...

High court rules in familys favour

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:30:38 -0400

5/24/2013 No new trial will be held in the case of a 12-year old boy from British Columbia who suffered irreversible brain damage at birth. In 2009, Eric Cojocaru and his mother, Monica, were awarded four million dollars by a B.C. Supreme Court judge who found staff at B.C. Women's Hospital negligent. A new trial was ordered by the B.C. Court of Appeal when it was learned justice -- ...

Jurors give up on Jodi Arias sentencing case judge orders new panel

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:57:49 -0400

Jodi Arias won’t know her sentencing for weeks, as jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict and the judge sent them packing. Her new sentencing was set for July 18.The judge said the sentencing retrial will have a new panel of ...

Judges may ‘cut and paste’ when writing their judgments Supreme Court

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:47 -0400

Judges can incorporate material they didn't write into their judgments provided they apply themselves diligently to the issues in the case, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled this morning.The court upheld portions of $4-million award in a medical malpractice lawsuit, concluding that the trial judge had not tainted his reasoning by importing large portions of the plaintiff's written ...

Massachusetts Madoff feeder fund investors can keep suing KPMG panel rules

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:43 -0400

Investors in feeder funds for Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme can keep suing their audit firm, KPMG, a Massachsuetts panel ruled. A Massachusetts appellate panel has given a group of 27 investors who lost $20 million in hedge funds linked to Bernard Madoffs massive Ponzi scheme the go-ahead to continue suing audit firm KPMG in court. The plaintiffs in the case, Askenazy v. KPMG LLP, invested in ...

Hills hopes to execute Curragh plan with Judge

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:17 -0400

Just The Judge heads a field of 16 declared for Sunday's Etihad Airways Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh. The Charlie Hills-trained filly will attempt to go one better than in the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket where she was beaten half a length by Sky Lantern. Amongst the opposition are three fillies who finished behind her that day - fifth-placed Snow Queen, Maureen (sixth) and ...

Book News Judges Comments Bruising To Apples Price-Fixing Case

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:03 -0400

hinted at her initial leanings during a pretrial hearing: "I believe that the government will be able to show at trial direct evidence that Apple knowingly participated in and facilitated a conspiracy to raise prices of e-books, and that the circumstantial evidence in this case, including the terms of the agreements, will confirm that." Reuters adds: While she stressed that the view was ...

How much might Expedia et al owe D.C. for back sales taxes Theres a formula for that

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:45 -0400

Sales price times the District's tax rate minus sales taxes paid to hotel on net rate equals sales taxes still owed to the District. That formula, if accepted by the courts, would bring tens of millions of dollars into D.C.'s coffers. Quick background: In March 2011, the District sued nearly a dozen members of the online travel broker community Expedia Inc., Hotels.com LP, Hotwire Inc., ...

Former Hialeah mayor Julio Robaina pleads not guilty to tax evasion

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:57 -0400

Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina pleaded not guilty Friday in Miami federal court to charges that he defrauded the U.S. government by failing to report potentially millions of dollars in income on tax returns, including receiving cash payments on high-interest loans he made to a convicted Ponzi schemer.About 30 supporters of the former mayor showed up in court to lend their support, and Robaina ...

Cosatu could make high court bid for e-toll protest

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:44 -0400

"This is one of our options, because the decision is unconstitutional. We are looking at different options," Cosatu Gauteng secretary Dumisani Dakile said on Friday. "One of the other options is to carry on [with the strike], but we are still discussing this." On Thursday night, the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court dismissed Cosatu's application for a highway ...

Srikanth Srinivasan first Indian-American judge of top American court

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:34 -0400

NRI News: With Senate confirmation, 46-year-old Srikanth Srinivasan has become the first Indian-American to be appointed to the top American ...

There goes the judge

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:22 -0400

To jail. From the story: In May 2011, then Judge Pozonsky "began to request, instruct and insist that police bring to his courtroom the controlled substances -- usually cocaine -- that had been confiscated in drug cases," according to the attorney general. "The controlled substances would be entered into evidence and retained by Judge Pozonsky or his ...

Rubbing alcohol served as scotch in N.J. Attorney general

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:05 -0400

(Shutterstock) Investigators have charged 29 bars in New Jersey for selling cheap alcohol - and in one instance, rubbing alcohol coloured with food dye - and serving it as high-end liquor in what's been dubbed Operation Swill. ...

Gessler Pays Back Travel Cash Wants End To Ethics Flap After Spending Thousands In Taxpayer Money On Legal Fees

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27:06 -0400

Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler on Monday cut a personal check to the Department of State for $1,278.90, looking to put an end to an ethics investigation that has stretched on since the middle of October and that seemed likely to continue attracting headlines and draining public funds for months to come. The payment comes a week after Gessler announced publicly he was considering ...

Dayton nonprofit launches landscaping business for at-risk youth

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:46:28 -0400

The Victory Project, a mentoring program for boys in Montgomery County who have been involved in the court system or are at-risk, recently founded Victory Landscape Management LLC. A nonprofit after-school program has launched a landscaping business to provide more revenue for the organization and to provide employment for its participants. The Victory Project, a mentoring program for boys in ...

U.S. Century Bank paid $3.4M in deals with current former directors in 2012

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:58 -0400

U.S. Century Bank leased its quarters in Doral from a company controlled by former director Sergio Pino until October, when Pino sold the building. Even after they left U.S. Century Bank, many directors continued to benefit from their relationship, according to newly released data for 2012. Most of the directors who approved U.S. Century Bank accepting the largest TARP bailout of a Florida bank ...

Judge Forbids Lesbian Woman From Living with Partner

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:19 -0400

A Texas judge has ordered a lesbian couple to stop living together due a morality clause in one of the women's divorce papers.? Judge John Roach of the 296th District Court in Collin County enforced the clause from Carolyn Compton's 2011 divorce decree on May 7, the Dallas Voice reported.? Compton has lived for three years with Page Price, who was ordered by Roach to move out ...

Judge Recuses Herself from West Virginia University Degree Lawsuit

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:22:26 -0400

U.S. District Judge Irene Keeley has disqualified herself from hearing a lawsuit filed over a 6-year-old degree scandal at West Virginia University, citing a federal statute that requires judges to step aside if their impartiality could be questioned. The order doesn’t offer specifics, but Keeley is a past member of the WVU Board of Advisors, the predecessor to today’s Board of ...

School Specialty Ch. 11 reorganization plan approved by federal judge

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:18:25 -0400

School supplies company School Specialty will emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in the next two weeks. A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the reorganization plan for School Specialty Inc. in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The Greenville-based supplier of K-12 educational materials and school supplies (OTCQB: SCHSQ) said yesterday that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the ...

Federal Court Judge Warwick Neville orders investigation into fathers Facebook posts

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400

DIVORCING parents who use the "insidious features" of social media as a weapon will put at risk their custody arrangements and settlements and could even face prison, legal experts warn. In a federal court divorce case, Judge Warwick Neville has ordered that a marshal of the court investigate and monitor a father's Facebook posts for possible infringements of the Family Law Act. The ...

George Zimmerman attorneys request trial delay

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:48:17 -0400

Attorneys for George Zimmerman, charged in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, have requested a delay in his trial currently scheduled to begin in less than three weeks, as text messages come to light that the defense says show Martin had "a propensity towards ...

Motorola Mobility loses Xbox patent fight Video

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:31:51 -0400

May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Television's Cory Johnson gets an exclusive inside look at how Microsoft designed and tested the new Xbox. (Source: Bloomberg) Members of the media take photos and shoot video at the unveiling for Microsoft Corp.'s first new Xbox in almost eight years. Microsofts Xbox 360 has been cleared of violating a Motorola Mobility patent by the International Trade ...

Obama U.S. is not at war with Islam

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:27:28 -0400

President Barack Obama delivers a speech on his administration's counterterrorism policy at the National Defense University located on Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., on May 23, 2013. UPI/Kristoffer ...

Amnesty International criticizes torture in Egypt

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:27:19 -0400

Amnesty International says the administration of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi failed to implement reforms to eradicate torture. "No legal or policy reforms were implemented to eradicate torture under either the SCAF [Supreme Council of Armed Forces] or President Morsi's administration," the organization said. "Torture and other ill-treatment continued and security forces ...

Judge finds officer’s ‘inappropriate relationship’ did not influence investigation

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:52:15 -0400

OTTAWA -- An Ottawa police detective's "inappropriate relationship" with a woman who reported that her husband abused her did not influence the investigation, a judge ruled Thursday.Justice Charles Hackland found the husband guilty of assaulting and threatening his wife between April 2009 and August 2010. The man cannot be named because it could identify his wife."I find there ...

Woman facing charges for taking son

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:28:47 -0400

child custody dispute is occurring in Minnesota's neighboring state of Wisconsin, according to authorities, and the woman is currently being held in the Outagamie County jail. The 27-year-old woman made an initial courtroom appearance in early May, facing charges of interfering with child custody. The woman had agreed to a placement schedule after she refused to comply with the first draft ...

Judge Challenge to KYs health care exchange can proceed

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:06:46 -0400

Saying that the plaintiffs have a right to challenge the executive actions of the Governor, a Franklin Circuit Court judge has ruled that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of of Kentuckys new health care exchange can proceeed. According to The Courier-Journal, Judge Phillip Shepherd issued a four-page order Thursday denying a motion from the Beshear administration to dismiss the ...

Aarushi-Hemraj murder case Talwars move Supreme Court for summoning witnesses

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:53:58 -0400

Talwar on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court order refusing their plea to summon 14 witnesses in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case trial.The couple's appeal against the High Court order was mentioned before a bench comprising justices B S Chauhan and Dipak Misra which posted the matter for hearing on May 28.This the second time this month that they have ...

Ex-Files Labor lawyer Palladeno on what clients are demanding now Video

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:51:13 -0400

Employment law is full of minefields. In this weeks Ex-Files profile, Ogletree Deakins managing shareholder Helen Palladeno talks about how being a labor and employment law firm solely allows for a very efficient focus. Clients are demanding more from firms like hers, which means an emphasis on training and advice. Many businesses scaled down that training during the Great Recession, she ...

Larry Conners attorney preparing for lawsuit

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:36:49 -0400

Larry Conners Larry Conners' attorneys are gathering the necessary documents for a lawsuit on the heels of Conners being fired from KMOV. Conners' lawyer, Merle Silverstein, sent a letter to KMOV asking them to "carefully preserve and not destroy" all papers relating to Conners' employment and termination, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The letter to KMOV President and ...

Target other retailers sue over credit-card fees after rejecting $7.25 billion settlement

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:25:45 -0400

Target, J.C. Penney, Macy's and other companies have sued Visa and MasterCard over card fees after the retailers objected to a $7.25 billion settlement in a similar suit. Target, J.C. Penney, Macy's and other companies have sued Visa and MasterCard over card fees after the retailers objected to a $7.25 billion settlement in a similar suit, Bloomberg reports. The retailers filed suit in ...

Southwestern Illinois judge probed by feds

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:22:45 -0400

Federal prosecutors are preparing at least one drug possession charge against 20th Circuit drug court judge Michael Cook. The charge is believed to be associated with the death of one of the countys associate judges, Joseph Christ, whose body was found March 10 in the Cook familys hunting lodge near Pleasant Hill, Ill. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, cocaine was found under Christs ...

Sally Bercow tweet libelled Lord McAlpine high court rules

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:14:05 -0400

Lord McAlpine over a tweet that falsely linked him with an allegation of child sexual abuse.The high court ruled on Friday that her tweet - "Why is Lord McAlpine trending? *innocent face*" - after BBC2 Newsnight allegations about a high-profile Tory politician - would have been understood to mean the former Tory chairman was a paedophile.Bercow, who was not in court for the ruling, ...

Memorial NGO Inspections Declared Lawful

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:13:03 -0400

MOSCOW, May 24 (RAPSI) – A Moscow court has upheld the legality of an unscheduled inspection of the Memorial Human Rights Center NGO by prosecutors, the court said on Friday. The court rejected Memorial's appeal against an inspection conducted by the Moscow Prosecutor's Office and the Justice Ministry on March 26. During that inspection, evidence was discovered of Memorial ...

Youre in their pockets High Court row over valuation in General Electric planes deal with Lebedev-controlled Blue Wings airline

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:09:51 -0400

One of the world's biggest aircraft valuers was accused in the High Court of being in the pockets of General Electric's vast GECAS commercial aeroplane leasing ...

High court orders new approach to Iraq abuse inquiry

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:04:19 -0400

The high court has called for a new approach to an inquiry into allegations that British troops committed "terrifying acts of brutality" following the invasion ...

911 phone call examined after domestic violence killing

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:48:06 -0400

In times of emergency, many people's first instinct is to call 911 for assistance. Over time, not only has the phone number become ingrained in the minds of the public, but people have come to trust and rely upon the system to get them help in a timely manner. However, as ...

Lawyers Letters Critical That Grand Jury Inquiry into LPD Stays Sealed

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:22 -0400

Two prominent lawyers have written Commissioner Howard Wiggs letters explaining why it's important that a grand jury report remain ...

Man Who Was Own Attorney Gets Life in Prison For Attempted Murder in Lakeland

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:20 -0400

BARTOW | A Tampa man who unsuccessfully represented himself on charges of trying to kill a Lakeland man was sentenced Thursday to life in ...

St. Clair Co. judge under investigation

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:22 -0400

ST. CLAIR COUNTY (KSDK) - A St. Clair County judge is in custody and under investigation. Circuit Court Judge Michael Cook has been banned from hearing hundreds of cases. The FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration are both involved in this case. No one is confirming much right now but we do know federal agencies, with the help of Illinois State Police and the DEA raided a home on 38th ...

Kerala High Court asks police to present Mani after questioning

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:51 -0400

Kerala News: The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued the directive on an anticipatory bail petition of film actor Kalabhavan Mani saying the actor can be released on bail on his executing a bond for ...

New federal judge from Lawrence is on a soaring career path

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:32 -0400

SoftBank Corp. has agreed to appoint a U.S. government-approved “security director” to the wireless phone company’s board to address national security concerns. It made the unusual commitment to several federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, as it presses for federal approval of its agreement to buy 70 percent of Sprint ...

Lawyers defending Colorado shooting suspect question state insanity defense law

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:06:16 -0400

Lawyers defending Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes Thursday questioned the very constitutionality of Colorado's insanity defense statute.Holmes, who officially pleaded "not guilt by reason of insanity" earlier this month, now faces court-ordered mental evaluations, during which he is expected to admit to last summer's shooting at a midnight showing of a ...

Obama on precarious legal ground in American deaths by US drone strikes

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:58:29 -0400

Jeremy Scahill, national security correspondent for The Nation and author of "Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield," talks with Rachel Maddow about the Obama administration's case for the targeted killing of Anwar al-Awlawk and the legal questions surrounding the 'non-specific targeted' killing of his 16-year-old ...

Sen. Cowan to address BC Law School commencement

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:55:03 -0400

BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts U.S. Sen. William ‘‘Mo’’ Cowan will be delivering the commencement address at Boston College Law ...

Election fraud confirmed in 2011 vote federal judge wont overturn results

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:13:04 -0400

Electoral fraud occurred during the last federal election, a federal court judge ruled on Thursday, but there is no proof that it affected the outcomes in six ridings at issue, so the elections will not be overturned.The court challenge was brought by the Council of Canadians, which sought to overturn the election of six Conservative MPs who won close ridings where there was evidence that someone ...

British police knew about London hacking death suspects

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:55:54 -0400

British law enforcement was under fire Friday after conceding it knew for almost a decade about the two men who allegedly butchered a British soldier. Prime ...

Judge declares mistrial in Jodi Arias case after jury fails to agree on sentence

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:31:56 -0400

declared a mistrial in the sentencing phase of her case after a jury failed to reach a unanimous agreement on whether Arias should be sentenced to death or life in jail. Arias, 32, has been convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in 2008. After deliberating for 14 hours over three days, the jury told Judge Sherry Stephens ...

Lawyer who helped prosecute Gov. Ryan tapped for U.S. attorneys post

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:13:11 -0400

The lawyer picked Thursday to succeed Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago's U.S. attorney is a former federal prosecutor best known for taking on corrupt politicians and powerful institutions such as the University of Notre Dame. Zachary Fardon would take over an office that has made its mark nationally by putting crooked government officials behind bars but increasingly faces pressure to do more ...

Former judge recommends changes at UNO

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:13:09 -0400

A retired judge is recommending that embattled charter school operator United Neighborhood Organization improve transparency, add new board members and set rules outlawing nepotism and conflicts of interest in response to claims that the group violated terms of a state grant by hiring contractors related to one of the group's top executives. A retired judge is recommending that embattled ...

Obama warns of new terror threats

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:05:57 -0400

Sept. 11 , 2001, the country is more secure and fewer U.S. troops are in harm's way, Obama said while speaking at the U.S. Defense Department's National Defense University in Washington. However, he warned: "Now, make no mistake, our nation is still threatened by terrorists. From Benghazi to Boston, we have been tragically reminded of that truth. But we have to recognize that the ...

Denver federal appeals court hears Hobby Lobbys religious objection to Obamacare contraception provision

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:52:24 -0400

The Byron White U.S. Courthouse in Denver. A Denver-based court's decision on whether Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. may refuse to provide contraceptive coverage to employees under the federal health care reform law may hinge on whether for-profit companies have the same rights as nonprofits and sole proprietors to say that a federal law places a substantial burden on owners' ability to follow ...

Ex-Pa. judge hired in Alaska stole coke from cases www.privateofficer.com

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:38:21 -0400

-- A western Pennsylvania judge who abruptly resigned last year was charged Thursday with stealing cocaine from evidence in cases before him. The state police say the charges against former Washington County Judge Paul Pozonsky will be prosecuted by the state attorney general, though the spokesman for that office, Dennis Fisher, says he can’t confirm or deny the investigation. Pozonsky ...

Manchester Attorney Sentenced to 40 Years on Federal Child Exploitation Charges www.privateofficer.com

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:38:09 -0400

--Lisa Biron, 43, of Manchester, was sentenced today in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 40 years in federal prison on child exploitation charges, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas. Following a three-day jury trial in January, Biron was convicted of transportation of a child for illegal sexual conduct, sexual exploitation of a child, and possession ...

Whitey’s attorney We won’t be bullied

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:28:09 -0400

In a blistering response to federal prosecutors’ demands that James "Whitey" Bulger’s lawyers stop speaking to the press, ?J.W. Carney Jr. fought back by ?listing a host of recent presidential scandals, U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz’s struggles in Boston and a quote from Thomas ?Jefferson."A federal government with ?unchecked power poses a threat to every freedom ...

Courts stick with legal aid despite Court of Appeal ruling

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:31:06 -0400

The courts will continue to operate with the current legal aid system for the timebeing despite the Court of Appeal ruling it unlawful. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) launched court proceedings after the Government's cost-saving shake-up of the legal aid system, which resulted in legal aid lawyers getting a 10 per cent pay cut. The CBA lost a High Court case but took it to the ...

Judge reverses Wisconsin mans rape conviction after 20 years

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:28:23 -0400

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A Wisconsin man who spent two decades in prison for rape has had his conviction overturned. Joseph Frey, 53, received a 102-year sentence in 1994 for an attack three years prior on a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh student. The woman was sexually assaulted at knifepoint after her apartment was broken into. On Wednesday, Winnebago County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Bissett ...

Judge leaning toward guilty in Apple e-books case

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:54:03 -0400

Apple to defend tax practices at hearing In an unusual move before a trial, a federal judge has expressed a tentative view that the US Justice Department will be able to show evidence that Apple engaged in a conspiracy with publishers to increase e-book prices. US District Judge Denise Cote, who is set to oversee a trial on June 3, gave her view during a pretrial hearing today. While she ...

Judge evidence shows Apple colluded to fix e-book prices

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:38:34 -0400

In a pretrial hearing for the antitrust lawsuit, the judge says she thinks the Justice Department will be able to show direct evidence that Apple "facilitated a conspiracy to raise prices of ...

Outstanding judge to be posthumously knighted

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:24:49 -0400

Supreme Court judge Robert Chambers, who died on Tuesday, was to have been knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours, the Governor-General has revealed. The honour has been bestowed on Justice Chambers posthumously. Lieutenant General Sir Jerry Mateparae said today that Justice Chambers was to be made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the ...

Blake Richards - Securities and Investment Fraud and Misappropriation FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:23:27 -0400

On May 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed an emergency action seeking a temporary restraining order and other emergency relief in federal court in the Northern District of Georgia, charging Blake Richards (Richards), a Buford, Georgia resident with violations of the federal securities laws for misappropriating investor funds. The Honorable Julie E. Carnes, the Chief Judge of the ...

Judge says there was election fraud in 2011 but cant say who did it

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:52:38 -0400

(QMI Agency) A Federal Court judge has ruled a crime was committed in the last general election but the case is still a whodunit. Judge Richard Mosley said voters in at least six ridings across the country were victims of electoral fraud during the 2011 general election, but he stopped short of naming the perpetrators of the fraud. The Council of Canadians had backed an effort by a handful of ...

US Senate approves first India-born senior judge

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:02:26 -0400

The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved Srikanth Srinivasan as the most senior US judge of South Asian descent, amid speculation that he may one day be tapped for the Supreme ...

Anyone can record a dying declaration Supreme Court rules

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:59:19 -0400

NEW DELHI: You need not be a police officer, doctor or a magistrate to record the dying declaration, a statement accusing those responsible for the death of the person making his last possible statement. ...

Suspended St. Paul attorney gets jail time after driving drunk

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:50:13 -0400

Rachel Lauren Toberman Rachel Toberman, a suspended St. Paul attorney who pleaded to obstructing legal process and drunken driving, was sentenced Thursday to 30 days in jail. Toberman, 32, tearfully told Ramsey County District Judge Robyn Millenacker that she was a different person than the one who hit a vehicle in January 2011 in the Sweeney's Saloon parking lot and then fought with ...

Two Harbors sexual harassment case splits Minnesota Supreme Court

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:38:23 -0400

The Minnesota Supreme Court has sent a case back to the trial court to determine whether a Two Harbors businessman sexually harassed three women employees, but two of the justices issued strong dissents and said they believe the women already proved their case. In his dissent, Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul Anderson said the court is sending a message to Minnesota citizens that victims of ...

legal issues surrounding any capture of al-Gadhafi

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:32:09 -0400

legal issues surrounding any capture of al-Gadhafi Libya, Politics, 8/26/2011 Amnesty International yesterday addressed the question of "What should happen to Colonel al-Gadhafi upon his capture?" saying in the report "Colonel al-Gadhafi must be given a fair trial. This is essential so that his victims in Libya can see justice being done. Everyone should be brought to justice, ...

Houston Man Charged with Threatening to Bomb Synagogues

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:50:56 -0400

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office Dante Phearse, 32, is being charged with one count of using an instrument of interstate commerce to communicate a threat to destroy a building by means of an explosive ...

Former Washington County judge charged with theft drug possession

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:33:07 -0400

State prosecutors on Thursday charged former Washington County Judge Paul Pozonsky with stealing drug evidence including cocaine from cases over which he ...

LAPD analyzes Manson disciple Tex Watsons taped conversations with attorney for evidence

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:32:34 -0400

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Los Angeles police have obtained the decades-old taped conversations between a Manson family disciple and his attorney. Detective David Holmes says the department has had the tapes for a couple of weeks and Robbery-Homicide Division and the Los Angeles County district attorney's office are analyzing them. A federal judge ruled in March that Charles "Tex" ...

Appeals court rules Maryland parents cant waive child support

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:18:47 -0400

When people divorce it is often beneficial for them to work out a settlement agreement on their own, with the assistance of their attorneys, rather than hash out their disputes in court. This allows the divorcing parties to have more control over the outcomes of property division, spousal support and the like. However, there are some family law matters that must be taken before the court as one ...

KC business owner charged in $2.8M scheme to defraud Army

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:08 -0400

The owner of a Kansas City office supply company has been accused of a $2.8 million scheme to defraud the U.S. Army. Virgie Dillard, 70, of Lee's Summit, the CEO of Missouri Office Systems and Supplies Inc., sold counterfeit computer equipment to the Army, according to a 12-count indictment unsealed Thursday. An employee, Roland Evans, 43, of Lee's Summit, was also charged, along with Mark ...

Zimmerman attorney wants jury pool sequestered

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:44:55 -0400

ORLANDO, Fla. -- George Zimmerman's attorney says he is going to ask a judge to sequester not only the jury but the jury pool in the upcoming trial of the Florida neighborhood watch leader.Attorney Mark O'Mara said Thursday that may involve sequestering 500 potential jurors in order to find six people who can serve on the jury.O'Mara says he hasn't ever heard of 500 people ...

Judge wont let Orleans out of police reform pact

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:27:27 -0400

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A federal judge has refused to let the city of New Orleans out of a potentially expensive agreement to reform its troubled police ...

Lawyer who defended former Italian militant Battisti appointed to Brazils Supreme Court

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:20:25 -0400

BRASILIA, Brazil - The lawyer who successfully defended former Italian militant Cesare Battisti against extradition has been named to Brazil's Supreme Court. President Dilma Rousseff appointed Luis Roberto Barroso to the high court on Thursday. Barroso represented Battisti in 2011 when the Supreme Court convened to decide whether to extradite him to Italy to be tried for four political ...

James Holmes attorneys say insanity-plea rules are unconstitutional

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:10:51 -0400

unsealed five warrant applications Aurora police filed in order to search Holmes' property, including his cell phone, iPod Touch, e-mail and shipping records, which showed he received six deliveries from an ammunition vendor in the weeks before the mass murder.Sadie Gurman: 303-954-1661, sgurman@denverpost.com or ...

Milwaukee County Board votes to hire outside lawyers to fight state

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:29:33 -0400

The Milwaukee County Board Thursday voted to hire an outside legal firm to help clarify and possibly mount a challenge against state legislation that would cut the authority and funding of the board. The measure, approved on a 14-4 vote, gives board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic the authority to choose the legal firm and an initial budget of $25,000. County Executive Chris Abele, who lobbied ...

Grandmother trumped in court case

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:28:21 -0400

Donald Trump and against an 87-year-old grandmother who took him to court alleging that the star of the US version of The Apprentice cheated her in a skyscraper condominium ...