Recent Updates
-
Giuliani's son sues Duke over golf team dismissal
Lawyer Blogs 07/24/2008The son of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is suing Duke University, claiming his golf coach manufactured accusations against him to justify kicking him off the team to whittle the squad.Andrew Giuliani, a 22-year-old rising senior, contends...
-
Court affirms online content law unconstitutional
Lawyer Blogs 07/23/2008A federal appeals court Tuesday agreed with a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on the Internet.The decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Co...
-
ACLU challenges Ala. voter law barring felons
Lawyer Blogs 07/22/2008After serving eight months behind bars for a conviction of receiving stolen property, Annette McWashington Pruitt was excited about the prospect of being able to vote again.One of her first stops after being released from prison was the Jefferson Cou...
-
Proposition 8, The Marriage Protection Act in California
Lawyer Blogs 07/20/2008"The Marriage Protection Act" otherwise known as Proposition 8 goes to the California voters in November 2008. But what exactly is this proposition? It would amend the California Constitution to include the phrase "Only marriage between a man and a w...
-
Calif. court rejects gay-marriage-initiative case
Lawyer Blogs 07/17/2008The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear a challenge to a ballot initiative that seeks to ban same-sex marriages.The unanimous decision means that, barring further legal action, voters will consider a constitutional amendment in Nove...
-
DC residents start applying for gun permits
Lawyer Blogs 07/17/2008The plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that overturned Washington's strict 32-year-old handgun ban was among the first to arrive as the city started registering firearms.Dick Heller showed up early Thursday at the police department, but he's still u...
-
DC to vote on new gun laws after court ruling
Lawyer Blogs 07/16/2008The District of Columbia Council approved new firearms legislation Tuesday that will allow residents to begin applying for handgun permits this week.The council's unanimous vote comes as officials try to comply with last month's U.S. Supreme Court ru...
-
Appeals court upholds $15M award to LAPD officers
Lawyer Blogs 07/15/2008A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a $15 million award to three officers who accused the Los Angeles Police Department of wrongly arresting them and making them scapegoats during the notorious Rampart scandal.The massive corruption scandal led ...
-
Ohio plans first execution since moratorium
Lawyer Blogs 07/11/2008Ohio is planning its first execution since a U.S. Supreme Court decision ended a national pause on killing inmates.The Ohio Supreme Court on Friday set an execution date of Oct. 14 for Richard Cooey, who was convicted of raping and murdering two Univ...
-
US war crimes court to resume at Guantanamo
Lawyer Blogs 07/09/2008U.S. military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay resume this week even as new legal challenges could throw the system into further turmoil.Five men charged in the Sept. 11 attacks, including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, are to appear Wednesday...
-
R.I. lead paint loss gives industry huge win
Lawyer Blogs 07/07/2008Communities and child health advocates around the country had pinned their hopes on Rhode Island prevailing in its landmark lawsuit against the lead paint industry.Now, after the state Supreme Court threw out the first-ever jury verdict finding forme...
-
Sperm Donor Fights For Rights In Court
Lawyer Blogs 07/07/2008Both the Alliance Defense Fund & Keys for Networking, Inc. filed Amicus Briefs in the United States Supreme Court in support of attorney Jeffery M. Leving’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari. Leving filed the Petition for Writ of Certiorari on beha...