Kate Puzey's Story

Kate Puzey was a popular, outgoing 24-year-old who loved being a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa. She taught English at a village school in Benin and fought tirelessly for girls' empowerment and opportunity. But when she discovered a dark secret in her village, she knew she needed to take a stand-- a decision that would ultimately cost her life.

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February Lawyers.com

2/1: Casey Anthony Owes $800,000, Files for Bankruptcy

2/4: FEMA Ends Housing Assistance for Hurricane Sandy Victims

2/5: New Law Could Help Chuck Toxic Student Loan Debt

2/6: States Review Mental Health Policies in Wake of Sandy Hook

2/7: Your Salary Information Can Be Sold to Debt Collectors

2/7: Smokers Could Pay Big Bucks For Obamacare

2/8: Lady Gaga Sued for not Paying Overtime

2/11: Was New York Woman Evicted for Cancer?

2/12: Facebook Plays Superhero in Catching Comic Thief

2/12: Former Baseball Star Mark Grace Starts Jail Term for DUI

2/13: California Privacy Laws Don’t Protect Consumers Online

2/14: Avoid Legal Pitfalls on Your Valentine’s Day Engagement

2/15: Your Parking Ticket Might Be an Invasion of Privacy

2/15: Will States Allow Obamacare to Bring Universal Coverage

2/19: Mississippi Considers Privatized Child Support Enforcement

2/20: Doggy Drug Detection Is Reliable, Supreme Court Rules

2/20: New York Subway Jumper Gets Seven Years in Prison

2/21: States May Force Couples to Wait Longer for a Divorce

2/21: Funeral Home Accused of Swapping Remains

2/22: Pastafarians Face Religious Discrimination in New Jersey

2/25: If You Live in PA, Your Home Address Isn’t Private

2/26: Court Upholds LGBT Adoption Ban in Puerto Rico

2/26: Google Earth Used To Nab Suspect on the Lam

2/26: Can Cops Take Your DNA Without a Warrant?

2/28: Facebook Rants Can Cost You Custody of Your Child 

2/28: Parents Don’t Love You Enough? Time To Sue

 

 

January Lawyers.com

1/2: Surgeons Make at Least 4,000 ‘Never’ Errors per Year

1/2: Amgen Pays $762 Million in Illegal Drug Marketing Suit

1/4: Judge Forbids Wisconsin Man to Father More Children

1/4: Top Consumer Legal Stories of 2012

1/7: Buy Firearms Without a Background Check at a Gun Show

1/7: Police Describe Carnage at Aurora Theater Shooter’s Hearing

1/8: Sandy Hook Lawsuit on Hold, for Now

1/8: Agents Describe Booby Trapped Apartment of Aurora Gunman

1/9: LGBT Marriage Bills Coming in Illinois, Rhode Island

1/9: Supreme Court To Rule on Warrantless DUI Blood Tests

1/9: Aurora Gunman “didn’t care who he killed”

1/10: Drunk Driver Arrested After Bragging on Facebook

1/11: War Over Gun Controls Explodes Nationwide

1/11: James Holmes to Face 166 Charges for Theater Massacre

1/11: OK to Flip Off the Cops, Court Rules

1/15: Stand Your Ground Means More Homicides

1/16: Foreclosed Familes Get only $1,000 for Bank Mortgage Abuses

1/16: Obama Signs 23 Executive Orders Aimed at Gun Violence

1/17: Feds Hound Internet Pioneer to Suicide for File Downloads

1/18: Troops Sacked By Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Get Separation Pay

1/18: DUI Cases To Be Tossed After Faulty Breathalyzers Exposed

1/22: Medical Pot Vendor Gets 10 Years In Federal Prison

1/22: Youth Soccer League Sued Over Molester Coach

1/23: Judge Orders Man to Tell Women He Is a Deadbeat

1/24: Floating Homes Are Not Boats, Supreme Court Rules

1/24: Gay Cop Gets $1.5 Million from LAPD for Discrimination

1/25: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Vows To Not Enforce Gun Laws

1/25: Congress To Consider Assault Weapons Ban

1/29: The Police Are Watching Your Google Searches

1/30: Wrongful Death Suit in Utah Texting While Driving Fatality

1/30: Junior Seau’s Family Sues the NFL for Head Injuries
1/31: Lance Armstrong Sued for Lying