Mega-legal Problems with Megaupload
While Megaupload has been shut down and its founder Kim Dotcom and others charged in one of the biggest Internet…
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Google Fined $25,000 for Impeding U.S. Investigation
The fine may be small for Google, but the implications are big. On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission imposed a…
NY Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of 63rd Senate Seat
On Friday, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Richard Braun held that those who had challenged the creation of the 63rd Senate…
New York Court Defines First Amendment for NYPD Employees
On Thursday, Manhattan federal court Judge Barbara Jones dismissed a lawsuit brought by a NYPD officer alleging punishment by superiors…
User-Friendly Divorce Forms? Texas Supreme Court Getting ‘Consumer-friendly’
On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court’s efforts to create and authorize a user-friendly divorce forms for litigant came up for…
Arizona Passes Law Limiting Abortion
Arizona has passed a law that bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Proponents of the law say fetuses can…
Catholic Bishops Launch Nationwide Campaign to Disobey Unjust Laws
Roman Catholic Bishops in the United States have launched a nationwide campaign urging the public to disobey laws that conflict…
Archbishop Shredded List Reporting 35 Active Pedophile Priests
The trial over pedophile priests, cover-ups, and Monsignor William Lynn took a new turn when in a bid to save…
Case by Coudert Retirees against Major Law Firms Dismissed
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon dismissed a lawsuit filed in Manhattan in 2007 by 24 retired Coudert partners.…
Social Capitalist Bilked Churchgoers
On Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Ephren Taylor II, a self-described “social capitalist” who often appeared…
Appeals Court Removes Federal Ban on Political Advertisements
On Thursday, in what is being viewed as a sea-change in media policies, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of…
Marc Anthony Files for Divorce from Jennifer Lopez
Bringing the curtains down on their seven-year long marriage, early this week, Latin pop singer Marc Anthony filed for divorce…