The Pope’s New “Promoter of Justice” is U.S. Canon Lawyer
On Saturday, last week, Pope Benedict appointed a U.S. priest, Reverend Robert Oliver, as the new “promoter...
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Court Prevents California Ban on Gay Therapy from Immediate Implementation
The California ban on controversial gay conversion therapy that was scheduled to come into effect from January...
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Cumberland County Superior Court Judge Gregory A. Weeks Commutes Three Death Sentences
Judge Gregory A. Weeks serves the Fourth Division of the Superior Court of North Carolina. He has been a judge...
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Iowa Supreme Court Says Boss Can Fire Worker for Being Too Sexy
On Friday, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a boss can fire an employee for finding her too sexy, even if the...
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Suspension of Lawyer, Whose Brother Stole Money, Confirmed by NY Appeals Court
On Wednesday, the Appellate Division, Second Department confirmed a suspension of a matrimonial lawyer, whose...
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Former Syracuse Fed Court Lawyer Sentenced for Child Sex Abuse
Thomas G Smith, 48, a lawyer formerly employed by the federal court in Syracuse was sentenced on Tuesday to...
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Twenty Six Defendants Including Six Lawyers Indicted in Immigration Fraud
On Tuesday, 26 defendants including 6 lawyers, their staff including paralegals and translators from 10...
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Ex-Judge Charged With Fondling His Minor Daughter Gets Probation Terminated Early
Last week, the early termination of a 10-year probation sentence of an ex-judge, accused of fondling his minor...
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Judge Admonished for Opining Rape Requires Proof of Resistance
On Thursday, the California Commission on Judicial Performance voted 10-0 in favor of imposing a public...
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Ex-Partner of New Jersey Law Firm Admits Embezzling $885,000
On Wednesday, attorney Timothy Provost, 57, pleaded guilty to mail fraud before U.S. District Judge Michael A....
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Murder Conviction of 12-year-old Overturned in Indiana
On Tuesday, the Indiana Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the lower court did not observe due process...
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Scalia Claims Constitution a Dead Document – Compares Homosexuality with Murder
On Monday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia again made news by comparing laws banning homosexuality...
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Judge McCree Strikes Again – Placed on Leave over Making Plaintiff Pregnant
Michigan Third Circuit Court Judge Wade McCree has hit the news again for the second time this year. In the...
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Babysitter Faces 100 Charges of Child Sex Abuse
A previously convicted sex-offender was indicted on Thursday on more than 100 counts of child sex abuse...
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Pension Fund Adviser, Who Pleaded Guilty to “Pay to Play” Evades Jail Time
On Wednesday, a New York state judge ruled that Saul Meyer, 42, the founder of a Texas pension consulting...
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Man Sues Former Boy Scout Leader over Sex-Abuse
On Tuesday, a former Boy Scout sued his now-imprisoned former troop leader at the Circuit Court for Cook...
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Defense Attorney Arrested for Soliciting Sex with Minor
On Saturday, a criminal defense attorney, Arturo Fernando Shaw Guiterrez III, of Ventura, was arrested and...
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Mayor of Olive Hill, KY, Resigns Following His Arrest for Selling Marijuana
The mayor of Olive Hill, Kentucky, resigned after he was arrested last Wednesday for selling marijuana within...
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Judge in Sex Abuse Trial, Orders Detention of Men Taking Victim’s Photos
On Thursday, four men were detained for taking snapshots of a sex abuse victim inside the court and then...
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Thirty Tennessee Courthouses Evacuated after Bomb Hoax
On Tuesday, at least 30 courthouses in Tennessee and other public and government building were evacuated...
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Lawyer Wants Hush Money Back from Man Told to Have Sex with Judge
On Tuesday, Alex Chapman appeared before Canada’s Manitoba Court of Appeal to fight a court order requiring...
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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Jefferson’s Appeal
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal against his conviction by former Louisiana...
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Florida Applies Comparative Negligence to Rear-end Collisions
The Florida Supreme Court has ruled last Wednesday that the second driver is not automatically at fault in...
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Newsgroups Oppose Subpoena on Unreleased Outtakes of Rape Documentary
On Wednesday, a group of news organizations filed an amicus brief opposing a request from New York City for...
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Ex-Prosecutor Disbarred for Soliciting Sex from Defendant
Former Hawkins County Assistant District Attorney General, John Douglas Godbee, has finally been disbarred by...
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San Francisco Passes Ban on Being Nude in Public
In a historic vote of sorts, San Francisco, a city famous for its open and tolerant attitude towards...
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New York State Bar Votes against Non-Lawyer Ownership
On last Saturday, the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates voted to reaffirm the association’s...
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Former Mayer Brown Lawyer Held Guilty in New Trial over Refco Fraud
On Friday, in Joseph Collins's second criminal trial over the same charges, the former Mayer Brown partner was...
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SEC Won’t Delay Transparency Rule for Oil, Gas and Mining Companies
Last Thursday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange commission denied requests to delay its new rules, which will...
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DA Disqualified in Matter He Presided Over as Judge in Early Stage
On Thursday, the Appellate Division, Third Department unanimously rejected the arguments of Columbia County...
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