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Fees Reduced in Lehman Brothers Case

A Manhattan federal judge decided to cut 31 percent from the fees being sought by two law firms that won…

CEO of Full Tilt Poker Arrested for Ponzi Scheme

Raymond Bitar, the chief executive officer for online poker website Full Tilt Poker, was arrested by federal law enforcement officials…

Justice John Roberts Switched Positions on Health Care Vote

Evidence has been presented that Supreme Court Justice John Roberts switched his position on the vote regarding health care reform.…

Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Juvenile Murderers

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that juvenile murderers cannot be issued mandatory sentences of life in prison without parole,…

Lawsuit Settled by Alabama School District

On Tuesday, Unites States officials announced that a school district from Alabama has agreed to hire more non-whites. The reason…

Part of Arizona Immigration Law Rejected by Supreme Court

On Monday, the Supreme Court turned down provisions of Arizona’s law on immigration but also said that a portion regarding…

Oldest U.S. Federal Judge, Robert Kelleher, Dies at 99

It was announced earlier this week that Senior US District Judge Robert J. Kelleher, who was the oldest serving federal…

President Obama Invokes Executive Privilege

Executive privilege was invoked by President Barack Obama on Wednesday to withhold documents that a House committee asked to see…

Roger Clemens Acquitted by Jury

It was announced on Monday that former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens was acquitted on all charges of perjury…

R. Allen Stanford Sentenced to 110 Years in Prison

Former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford has been sentenced to 110 years in prison as a result of bilking investors…

Attorney Creates Fake Law Firm and Pays Himself $9 Million

A suspended attorney has been accused of writing checks that totaled $9 million that were made out to a fake…

ABA Postpones Decision on Accrediting Foreign Law Schools

A decision as to whether or not accredit foreign law schools has been put on hold by the ABA Section…