Showing posts with label Supreme Court. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Supreme Court. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

June Lawyers.com

6/3: Police Can’t Peer in Windows Without a Warrant, Court Rules
6/3: CEO of Concert Promoter Admits He Paid Michael Jackson’s Doctor
6/3: Cops Don’t Need Warrant To Swab DNA, Supreme Court Rules
6/3: The Assault on Reproductive Rights Part 1: All-Out Attacks
6/5: Man Faces Murder Charges in Pit Bull Attack
6/6: The Assault on Reproductive Rights Part 4: Fighting Back
6/7: Cops Will Need a Warrant To Track Your Cell Phone in Maine
6/7: ABA Hears Stand Your Ground Testimony in Philadelphia
6/10: Non-Latino Coaches Sue MLS Team Chivas USA for Discrimination
6/10: Concert Promoter Calls Michael Jackson’s Family Extortionists
6/11: Who Can You Sue If Your House Is Full of Mold?
6/12: Oklahoma Tort Reform Law Struck Down by Court
6/12: Massive Government Spying Program Prompts Lawsuits
6/13: Kentucky Landlords Responsible Injuries from Leaky Roof
6/13: Texas Escort Killer Acquitted of Murder
6/13: Boston Gangster Whitey Bulger Trial Holds Opening Arguments
6/14: HuffPo Smearing of Senate Candidate Not Libel, Court Says
6/17: Papa John’s Settles Text Spamming Suit for $16.5 Million
6/17: AEG CEO Quotes Michael Jackson’s Ghost During Trial
6/17: Supreme Court Strikes Down Strict Ariz. Voting Requirements
6/17: FTC Can Sue Big Pharma for Pay to Delay, Supreme Court Rules
6/18: Indiana Intimidation Law Challenged on Free Speech Grounds
6/18: How Much Will Rupert Murdoch’s Wife Get in Their Divorce?
6/19: Amanda Knox Sex Game Theory Back in Play, Court Rules
6/19: San Francisco Suing Over Ammo Magazine Repair Kits
6/20: Ghost Rider Copyright Lawsuit Revived in Federal Court
6/21: Don’t Be Fooled by Abusive Debt Relief Companies
6/21: Home Burglar Gets Stuck in Mud, Calls Tow Truck for Help
6/24: Bite Mark Forensic Evidence Leads to False Convictions
6/24: Supreme Court Rules Against Affirmative Action
6/24: Michael Jackson Didn’t Sleep for Two Months Before his Death
6/24: No Lawsuits For Defective Generic Drugs, Supreme Court Rules
6/25: Supreme Court Adds Obstacles to Discrimination Lawsuits
6/25: Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act
6/26: Defense of Marriage Act Thrown Out by Supreme Court
6/26: Supreme Court Allows Gay Marriage To Resume in California
6/27: No Right to Privacy When it Comes to Stolen Property
6/28: Supreme Court Adds Obstacles to Employee Retaliation Claims
6/28: How To Avoid Government Spying

Monday, May 27, 2013

April Lawyers.com

4/1: Nitwit Posts Drinking and Driving Video to Internet
4/1: Congress Sneaks Pro-Monsanto, Anti-Consumer Bill into Law
4/1: James Holmes To Face Death Penalty for Aurora Massacre
4/1: Easter Bunny Pulled Over for Defying Calif. Helmet Laws
4/3: Calif. Workers May Be Charged for Selling Sewer Jewelry
4/3: Junior Seau Lawsuit Joins NFL Concussion Class Actions
4/5: It’s Illegal to Resell iTunes Songs Online, Court Rules
4/5: Man Sues His Maybe-Wife for Vicious Housecat Attack
4/8: Straw-Purchaser of Gun Charged in Death of Colo. Prison Chief
4/9: Wrongful Termination Suit Filed in Rutgers Basketball Scandal
4/9: Porn Star Jenna Jameson Gets Rough, Then Spanked by Friend
4/11: Do Police Need a Warrant to Track Your Cell Phone?
4/12: You May Have to Pass a Drug Test to Get Unemployment
4/15: Drivers Can’t Use Map Apps on Road, California Court Rules
4/15: Don’t Get Screwed by Your Spouse on Tax Day
4/16: Philly Security Guards Protest Wage Theft by Employer
4/16: Are Organizers Liable for Injuries in Boston Marathon Explosions?
4/16: Mistrial in Case of New York Cleaver Killer
4/17: No Warrantless Blood Tests in DUI Stops, Says Supreme Court
4/17: Senate Rejects Bill To Close Gun Background Check Loophole
4/18: One Slur Enough to Bring Racial Harassment Case, Court Rules
4/18: Aurora Theater Lawsuits Can Proceed, Judge Rules
4/22: Lawyers Claim Carnival Nightmare Cruise Employees Overworked
4/22: It’s ‘Guilty Until Proven Innocent’ for the Falsely Accused
4/24: Owner Says It’s ‘Finders, Keepers’ in Case of Stolen Renoir
4/25: Amazon Workers Want Pay for Time Spent at Security Checkpoint
4/25: New Kansas Abortion Law Among Most Restrictive in the Nation
4/26: Death with Dignity Laws May Spread in 2013
4/29: How To Fight False Criminal Charges

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

March Lawyers.com

3/1: Dunkin’ Donuts Seeks to Limit Employees’ Obamacare Coverage
3/1: Violence Against Women Act Awaits Obama’s Signature
3/4: Carnival Nightmare Cruise Triggers Class Action Lawsuit
3/5: Class Actions Filed Over Watered-Down Budweiser
3/6: Pink Driver’s Licenses for NC Immigrants
3/7: Don’t Get Ripped Off by Short Sale Scammers
3/7: Should Public School Money Pay for Religious Education?
3/8: Schoolyard Bullies Facing Criminal Charges
3/11: Nightmare Cruise Not the First Carnival Debacle
3/11: Laughing Too Loudly Could Get You Arrested
3/12: University Sued for Gruesome Attack by Deranged Student
3/12: Not Guilty Plea for Accused Aurora Gunman James Holmes
3/13: Violence Against Women Act Signed into Law
3/14: Saying Sorry Might Help Your Bankruptcy Case
3/14: Deion Sanders Gains Full Custody of Kids in Bitter Divorce
3/15: More Gun Laws Means Fewer Gun Deaths, Study Says
3/18: Did New York Appeals Court Kill the Prenup?
3/18: Supreme Court Weighs Ariz. Restrictions on Voter Registrations
3/19: Zip Codes Are Private Info, Says Massachusetts Supreme Court
3/19: Supreme Court to Decide if Generic Drug Makers Can Be Sued
3/20: N.M. Court to Decide if Gays Can Be Refused Service
3/20: Michigan Granny Guilty of Murdering Grandson
3/21: Texas May Soon Allow Subpoenas Served Via Facebook
3/21: Maryland Concealed Carry Law OK, 4th Circuit Rules
3/22: Historic Gay Marriage Cases Before Supreme Court Next Week
3/25: Fraternity Facing Lawsuit for Alcohol Hazing Death
3/25: Can Big Pharma Pay To Keep Generics Off the Market?
3/26: Dogs Can’t Sniff Your Door Without a Warrant, Court Says
3/26: Will Supreme Court Punt on Gay Marriage Case?
3/27: Supreme Court Could Strike Down Defense of Marriage Act
3/28: Cops Sued for Searching Cell Phones Without a Warrant
3/29: Supreme Court Doubles Up On Affirmative Action Cases

 

Monday, March 11, 2013

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

 

 

Saturday, January 12, 2013

December Lawyers.com

12/1: Supreme Court to Define Supervisors in Discrimination Case
12/4: Sheriff Joe Faces Retrial for Death of Mentally Ill Man
12/4: Bankrupt Warren Sapp Tries To Lower Child Support Payments
12/5: Lenny Dykstra Gets Six Months for Bankruptcy Fraud
12/7: Horrific School Hazing Allegations Prompt Lawsuit in Illinois
12/7: Dumb Crook Uses Alias Belonging to Wanted Man
12/7: Supreme Court To Hear Two Gay Marriage Cases
12/10: IRS Seizes Lindsay Lohan’s Bank Accounts
12/11: Stupid Criminal Brags of Bank Robbery on YouTube
12/12: Medical Tourism Growing with the Rising Cost of Health Care
12/12: Bus Driver Who Killed 15 Not Guilty of Manslaughter
12/12: Federal Court Tosses Illinois Concealed Carry Ban
12/13: NYC Fast Food Workers Strike for a Union and Higher Wages
12/14: Using Dogs To Search for Teens’ Drugs Could Backfire
12/14: Scammers Sue Transit Authority Over Imaginary Accident
12/17: Cities Act To Protect LGBT Citizens When States Won’t
12/17: School Shooting Prompts New Look at Gun Laws
12/19: Noah Kravitz Maintains Ownership of Disputed Twitter Account
12/19: Calls to Tighten Most Lax Gun Laws in the World
12/20: Bankruptcy Creditors Can Take Your Holiday Gifts
12/21: Philly City Employee Alleges Whistleblower Retaliation
12/21: NRA Calls for More Guns in Schools
12/26: Supreme Court To Examine Generic Drug Lawsuits
12/28: Gary Busey Emerges from Bankruptcy with $450,000 in Tax Debt
12/31: Minnesota Judge Charged with Christmas Eve Drunk Driving

Friday, January 11, 2013

October Lawyers.com

10/1: Can’t Afford Divorce — What About Separation? 
10/2: Lawsuits: Risperdal Schizophrenia Drug Makes Boys Grow Breasts 
10/2: Blogger Calls for Murder of Mitt Romney, Arrested 
10/2: Wal-Mart Sued for Detaining Customer, Ripping up Her Money 
10/3: Kanye West Dodges Allegations of Copyright Violation 
10/3: Pennsylvania, Mississippi Voter Suppression Laws Struck Down 
10/4: Romney vs. Obama on Consumer Interests 
10/5: Romney, Obama, Consumer Law & the Supreme Court 
10/5: FBI Designates Juggalos a Gang, Insane Clown Posse Sues 
10/9: Aurora Theater Sued After July Shooting Rampage 
10/9: Jerry Sandusky Sentenced to 30-60 Years for Child Rape 
10/10: California Bans Gay Conversion Therapy for Kids 
10/11: California Law Blocks Mandatory Declawing of Pets 
10/11: Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Affirmative Action 
10/12: Maine to Vote on LGBT Marriage 
10/12: Presidential Candidate Squatting in Detroit House 
10/15: Gay Boy Scout Kicked Out of Troop After Tolerance Project 
10/15: Supreme Court To Decide on Proof of Citizenship for Voting 
10/15: New York Shooting Victim Can Sue Gun Manufacturer 
10/17: Partial John List Released for Maine Zumba Hooker 
10/18: Walmart Strikes Spread Nationwide 
10/18: Defense of Marriage Act Ruled Unconstitutional, Again 
10/19: Non-Fathers Tricked into Paying Child Support Can Sue in Tenn. 
10/19: Voting and the Workplace — What You Need To Know 
10/22: Supreme Court Denies Ohio Voter Suppression Attempt 
10/23: Can Your Boss Tell You Whom To Vote For? 
10/24: Does Philly Police Punch Constitute Cop Brutality? 
10/25: Campus Police Shoot Unarmed, Naked Student 
10/26: Butt Face Apparel Company Faces Contempt Charges 
10/29: Justice Antonin Scalia Becomes a Victim of ‘Parking Wars’ 
10/29: Getting Help for Hurricane Sandy Destruction
10/30: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Sued Over Beating Death of Inmate
10/30: Occu-Mom Gets 85k in Divorce Settlement
10/31: Chicago Sued for Shielding Cop Convicted in Barroom Beating