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'Phantom of the Fox' to stay in theatre apartment
Lawyer Blogs 06/22/2011Lawyers say a settlement has been reached to allow Joe Patten, known as the "Phantom of the Fox," to live out the rest of his days in his Fox Theatre apartment.When the Fox in Atlanta was threatened with demolition in the 1970s, Patten led efforts to...
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Pa. kidnap hoax mom pleads guilty in fraud case
Lawyer Blogs 06/22/2011A white suburban woman who staged a hoax kidnapping of her and her daughter and blamed it on two black men before flying to Disney World admitted Tuesday that she fled after swindling a huge sum of money from her ex-boss and an elderly relative.Bonni...
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US court reconsiders ruling on Arizona voter law
Lawyer Blogs 06/21/2011The latest court battle between Arizona and the federal government is being fought in a Pasadena, Calif., courtroom where an appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether the state can require proof of citizenship to register to vote. An 11-ju...
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Supreme Court limits Wal-Mart sex bias case
Lawyer Blogs 06/20/2011The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a massive sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart on behalf of women who work there. The court ruled unanimously that the lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. cannot proceed as a class action, reversing a decis...
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Woman pleads guilty in border cash smuggling case
Lawyer Blogs 06/19/2011A woman has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle more than $930,000 in cash across the Arizona border and into her native Mexico. Federal prosecutors say 25-year-old Judith Angelica Ayala-Partida pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in ...
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Ohio court investigating lawyer who tipped Tressel
Lawyer Blogs 06/15/2011The attorney whose email tip to Jim Tressel launched a scandal that led to his forced resignation as Ohio State's football coach and possible NCAA discipline for the school is being investigated for legal misconduct by the Ohio Supreme Court. Sanctio...
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2 ex-judges, lawyer back to prison in Miss scheme
Lawyer Blogs 06/13/2011Two ex-judges and an attorney from Mississippi must return to federal prison for their convictions in a loan scheme. A federal appeals court had vacated their bribery convictions but upheld the guilty verdicts on corruption charges. So they needed to...
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High court upholds Nevada ethics law
Lawyer Blogs 06/13/2011The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld a Nevada ethics law that governs when lawmakers should refrain from voting on official business because they might have a conflict of interest.The court reversed a Nevada Supreme Court decision that said...
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Pa. appeals court upholds $188M Wal-Mart verdict
Lawyer Blogs 06/11/2011A $188 million class-action verdict against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Sam's Club over payment to employees for rest breaks and off-the-clock work was upheld Friday by a Pennsylvania appeals court. A three-judge Superior Court panel said there was suff...
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Court sides with Massey in W.Va. mine appeal
Lawyer Blogs 06/10/2011A federal appeals court has sided with the former Massey Energy in a dispute over the company's investigation of last year's deadly Upper Big Branch mine explosion.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled Friday that Massey is ent...
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Court says telephone companies must give access
Lawyer Blogs 06/09/2011The Supreme Court says large telephone companies have to provide their competitors discounted access to their network. The high court on Thursday unanimously ruled for Talk America, Inc. in its battle to make AT&T give it cost-based rates for usi...
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Court: No shield law for message boards posters
Lawyer Blogs 06/07/2011The New Jersey Supreme Court says people posting in online message boards don't have the same protections for sources as mainstream journalists.The court ruled Tuesday that New Jersey's shield law for journalists does not apply to such message boards...