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South Dakota Executes for Rape and Murder

Donald Moeller, a South Dakota inmate was executed in October 2012 for the 1990 stabbing and rape which resulted in…

Sleepy Juror Does Not Merit Retrial of Murder Conviction

On Tuesday, the New York State Court of Appeals rejected the petition of a convicted murderer for a new trial,…

Supreme Courts Declines to Review ‘Personhood’ Ballot Measure

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the application by anti-abortion group Personhood Oklahoma to review the decision of the…

Hurricane Sandy Closes Down Courts

State and federal courts across the eastern seaboard remained closed on Tuesday due to Hurricane Sandy. Even the U.S. Supreme…

Former Scoutmaster Admits to Abusing Boys

A former scoutmaster, Thomas J. Menghi Jr., admitted that he was drunk when he would molest Boy Scouts in the…

Allan Ash Suing Grandson for Not Repaying Loan

Allan Ash, 95, has decided to sue his grandson for not repaying a loan of $950,000 that he gave him…

UCI Leaders Asked to Resign by Tour de France Winner Greg LeMond

Greg LeMond, a three-time winner of the Tour de France, has said that the leaders of cycling's governing body should…

Lawrence Taylor Testifies in Sex Case

Former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor said on Wednesday that he did pay for sex with a "very, very…

DOJ Sues Mississippi over “School to Prison Pipeline”

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Mississippi over the state’s alleged “school-to-prison-pipeline” that violates the…

David Galbraith Responds to Lockheed Martin with Kitty Picture

David Galbraith discussed legal action taken against him on Gizmodo recently. He registered the domain of designskunkworks.com for a product…

Bank Robber Known by Bank Teller

Kerri Ann Heffernan has been accused of robbing four banks in the Brockton area and was only caught because a…

Man Dressed as Identity Theft Victim Fails to Secure Debit Card

Joshua K. Pinney dressed in a costume in order to impersonate a man and steal his debit card. Court documents…