Recent Updates
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Judge orders university to release Palin documents
Lawyer Blogs 08/26/2010A group that filed a lawsuit over documents related to a June appearance by Sarah Palin at California State University, Stanislaus is claiming victory in a judge's ruling.The open-government group Californians Aware says Stanislaus County Superior Co...
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Metrolink: $200 million to settle LA rail disaster
Lawyer Blogs 08/26/2010Southern California's Metrolink system and Connex Railroad filed court papers Wednesday accepting the maximum $200 million in liability for a 2008 head-on collision between a commuter train and a freight that killed 25 people and injured more than 10...
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ACLU asks Supreme Court to hear Va alcohol ad ban
Lawyer Blogs 08/24/2010The ACLU of Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling that bans alcohol advertising in Virginia's college newspapers.In a 2-1 ruling in April, the 4th U.S. District Court of Appeals concluded that the Virginia...
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U.S. court rules for India in New York tax dispute
Lawyer Blogs 08/18/2010A U.S. Appeals Court ruled on Tuesday against New York City in its long-running dispute with India and Mongolia over whether they owe about $47 million in taxes on property that houses staff assigned to consulates and United Nations missions.The dema...
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Infamous NY child molest case may get new look
Lawyer Blogs 08/17/2010A man who has been trying for decades to take back his guilty plea in a notorious child molestation case won a huge moral victory Monday when a federal appeals court encouraged prosecutors to reopen their investigation.Although the judges on the 2nd ...
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Court says California mall's chat policy illegal
Lawyer Blogs 08/16/2010A Northern California appeals court has struck down a shopping mall's policy barring people from approaching strangers to chitchat.The 3rd District Court of Appeal this week said the rules at Roseville's Westfield Galleria violate the California Cons...
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Federal appeals court in NY rules against ACORN
Lawyer Blogs 08/13/2010A federal appeals court in New York City has thrown out a decision that barred Congress from withholding funds from the activist group ACORN.The ruling Friday reverses a decision by a district court. That judge found Congress had violated ACORN's rig...
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NY governor's aide surrenders on assault charge
Lawyer Blogs 08/12/2010An aide to New York Gov. David Paterson surrendered Thursday to New York City authorities on assault charges stemming from a 2009 domestic violence case that touched off an evidence-tampering investigation in Albany.David Johnson turned himself in to...
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Calif. coach, USA Swimming sued over alleged abuse
Lawyer Blogs 08/12/2010A California woman sued the governing body of U.S. competitive swimming and her former coach, claiming he sexually abused, humiliated and harassed her when she was a teenager training under his supervision.The suit announced Wednesday is one of sever...
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3 South Florida foreclosure law firms probed
Lawyer Blogs 08/11/2010Three South Florida law firms that represent mortgage lenders are being investigated by the state attorney general over allegations they forged documents filed with the courts in foreclosure cases.The Florida attorney general issued the subpoenas thi...
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Alabama's biggest casino closes as raid looms
Lawyer Blogs 08/10/2010Victoryland casino closed voluntarily Monday as a court ruling loomed that could allow a raid of Alabama's largest electronic bingo operation, the last non-Indian casino doing business in the state.Victoryland owner Milton McGregor said the casino wa...
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NYC lawsuit: Census Bureau discriminated in hiring
Lawyer Blogs 08/06/2010Civil rights groups on Thursday accused the U.S. Census Bureau of discrimination in its hiring of more than a million temporary workers to conduct the 2010 census, saying it ignored a warning from a federal agency that its hiring practices might viol...