Recent Updates
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Izard Nobel LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit
Headline News 11/15/2011The law firm of Izard Nobel LLP, which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States District Court for the Distri...
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Federal court rejects Texas redistricting maps
Headline News 11/09/2011Texas cannot proceed with elections under new redistricting maps without a trial, a Washington-based federal court ruled Tuesday, saying the state used an inadequate analysis to determine whether new districts discriminate against minorities. In a br...
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Corzine steps down at collapsed firm, hires lawyer
Headline News 11/07/2011He set out to create a mini-Goldman Sachs. In the end, he built a mini-Lehman Brothers. Former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's resignation Friday from the securities firm he led capped a week of high drama and swift failure. MF Global collapsed into ba...
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Ex-owner of Pa. youth lockups gets 18 months
Headline News 11/04/2011The former owner of two juvenile detention facilities was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for his role in a kickback scheme that led the state Supreme Court to vacate the convictions of thousands of juveniles who appeared before a now-jailed ...
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Court unlikely to allow private prison to be sued
Headline News 11/02/2011The Supreme Court seemed unlikely on Tuesday to allow employees at a privately run federal prison to be sued by an inmate in federal court, despite his complaint that their neglect left him with two permanently damaged arms. Justices heard appeals fr...
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Judge denies Edwards' bid to dismiss campaign case
Headline News 10/27/2011A federal judge denied on Thursday a bid by former presidential candidate John Edwards to have the criminal case against him thrown out, paving the way for a trial to begin in January. U.S. District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles said in Greensboro ...
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Ill. high court suspends Blagojevich's law license
Headline News 10/27/2011The Illinois Supreme Court has suspended convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's license to practice law. The court acted Wednesday in response to a request from the state Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. Blagojevich is awaiting sen...
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State budget cuts clog criminal justice system
Headline News 10/26/2011Prosecutors are forced to ignore misdemeanor violations to pursue more serious crimes. Judges are delaying trials to cope with layoffs and strained staffing levels. And in some cases, those charged with violent crimes, even murder, are set free becau...
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Artists sue auction houses over royalties law
Headline News 10/21/2011Famed New York painter Chuck Close and other artists are suing Sotheby's, Christie's and eBay, contending the auctioneers willfully violated a California law requiring royalty payments on sales of their works. The three federal suits filed Tuesday se...
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Court mulls trial in absentia for Hariri case
Headline News 10/17/2011A panel of judges at a U.N.-backed court investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri will consider whether to stage a trial in absentia for four Hezbollah members accused in the slaying. The suspects were indic...
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Report: OSU pays players' lawyer $142,000
Headline News 10/14/2011The Ohio State Lantern is reporting that the university has paid a Columbus law firm nearly $142,000 to represent players during recent NCAA investigations into the eligibility of several Buckeyes athletes.The student newspaper reports that the firm ...
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Ex-Justice Stevens optimistic about court's future
Headline News 10/11/2011Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens spent much of his 35 years on the court disagreeing with the majority, but he's bullish about the institution. At a talk Monday at Princeton University, his biggest applause line was for his shorte...