Brooklyn DA Proposes Home Based Prisons for Mothers with Children
On Wednesday, the office of the Brooklyn District Attorney launched a new program to offer home-based prison alternatives for mothers…
Legal News
Attorneys for Colorado Movie Theater Shooter to Enter Insanity Plea
On Tuesday, attorneys representing Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes filed their intent to enter a plea of not…
Chesapeake Wrangles Their Bonds From an Unwilling Bank of NY Mellon
Addled company Chesapeake Energy Corp saw a glint of sunlight now that they’ve won the right to redeem $1.3 billion…
LAPD Decides How $1M Award for Dorner’s Capture Will Be Distributed
When Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced a $1 million dollar reward for information leading to the capture of ex-cop Christopher Dorner,…
Vatican Bank Regulator Agrees to Share Information with FinCEN
On Tuesday, the Vatican’s Financial Intelligence Authority signed a partnership with the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a unit…
How Well are the Poor Publicly Defended?
In 1962, Clarence Earl Gideon penciled a plea for the Supreme Court detailing his plight as a man in jail…
Level Global’s Chiasson May Get 10 Years for Inside Trading
Former SAC Capital employees continue to be found guilty of insider trading, as when in December Anthony Chiasson was convicted…
Air Force Officer In Charge of Sexual Assault Prevention Arrested for Sexual Assault
Lt. Col Jeffrey Krusinski, the officer tasked with handling the Air Force’s sexual assault prevention program, was arrested and charged…
California Local Governments Can Ban Medical Marijuana Shops
On Monday, the Supreme Court of California ruled that local governments have the power to ban operating medical marijuana dispensaries…
Toys R Us Appeals $20M Award for Killer Pool Slide
29 year-old Robin Aleo slid to her death in July 2006 when she used a 6-foot inflatable pool slide on…
Spring Preview: Supreme Court Expected to Make Momentous Decisions
It’s that wonderful time of year again! Flowers are blooming, young love is burgeoning, and the United States Supreme Court…
Patriot Coal Workers Threaten Strike
On Friday, a lawyer representing the United Mine Workers of America told the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in St. Louis that…