Recent Updates
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NY court revives Tiffany's false ad claim vs. eBay
Court Alerts 04/02/2010EBay Inc. might be violating false-advertising laws if it does not warn consumers that some items billed as upscale jeweler Tiffany Co.'s products by sellers on its Web site are not authentic, a federal appeals court said Thursday.But online auction ...
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Officer expected to plead guilty in Katrina probe
Court Alerts 04/02/2010A third New Orleans police officer charged in a cover-up of a deadly shooting by police in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is expected to plead guilty, a person familiar with the case said Tuesday.A filing Tuesday in U.S. District Court charges th...
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Law-firm escrow agent charged with theft
Court Alerts 03/30/2010A South Korean woman who worked as an escrow agent at a Seattle law firm for 16 months has been charged with 114 counts of theft after authorities said she embezzled more than $825,000 from her employer.Heather "Veronica" Pak, 41, was arrested by Sea...
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Rip Torn due in Conn. court for bank break-in
Court Alerts 03/30/2010Rip Torn's lawyer says the "Men in Black" actor plans to enter pleas to burglary and firearms charges during a court hearing in Connecticut.Torn is scheduled to appear in Litchfield Superior Court on Tuesday morning.State police say the 79-year-old a...
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Marine's dad ordered to pay protesters' court fees
Court Alerts 03/30/2010The father of a Marine killed in Iraq and whose funeral was picketed by anti-gay protesters was ordered to pay the protesters' appeal costs, his lawyers said Monday.On Friday, Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ordered Snyder to pay $16,510 to F...
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Many felony pot cases getting tossed out of court
Court Alerts 03/29/2010Police in a northern California town thought they had an open-and-shut case when they seized more than two pounds of marijuana from a couple's home, even though doctors authorized the pair to use pot for medical purposes.San Francisco police thought ...
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Court to decide if man can fight death sentence
Court Alerts 03/25/2010The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned whether an Alabama death row inmate can challenge his second death sentence with an argument state officials said he didn't use when he was first sentenced to die for shooting a county sheriff.Lawyers for Bil...
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Ohio officer takes murder appeal to US high court
Court Alerts 03/24/2010A former Ohio police officer convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn daughter is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for a new trial.Lawyers for Bobby Cutts Jr. filed an appeal with the nation's highest court earlier this month. The O...
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Court sides with debtor in student loan case
Court Alerts 03/23/2010A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a man who wanted his student loans dismissed through bankruptcy without having to prove that paying the money back would cause an "undue hardship."Justice Clarence Thomas said Tuesday in his opini...
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Connecticut Supreme Court rules in education case
Court Alerts 03/22/2010Connecticut's Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a lawsuit that could lead to major changes in the state's education system and how it is funded.The decision released Monday says the state constitution promises an education that prepares students fo...
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NYC settles jail strip-search suit for $33 mil
Court Alerts 03/22/2010Two women who claimed they were forced to have gynecological exams and others strip-searched in city jails have settled a class-action lawsuit with the city for $33 million. The suit was filed on behalf of people arrested on misdemeanor drug and weap...
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NJ gay marriage battle back in court
Court Alerts 03/19/2010Gay couples who sued New Jersey for the right to marry once before are taking their case back to court.Six couples plus the surviving partner from a seventh filed a motion Thursday claiming the state continues to discriminate against them even though...