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Last Entry: November 20, 2010 at 13:43:57

LA judge frees thief who got 25 yrs on 3rd strike

Posted on August 17, 2010
A judge on Monday ordered the release of a man who spent 13 years behind bars for trying to steal food from a church, his third offense under California's three-strikes law.Tears streamed down Gregory Taylor's face when Judge Peter Espinoza amended his sentence to eight years already served...

Lawyer says DOJ ends criminal probe of Tom DeLay

Posted on August 17, 2010
A lawyer for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay says the Justice Department has ended a probe of the Texas Republican and will not file any criminal charges.The six-year criminal investigation focused on DeLay's ties to disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who was released from a minimum-security prison camp in June...

Court says California mall's chat policy illegal

Posted on August 16, 2010
A 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 Constitution's free speech guarantee...

Tea party activists rally on Arizona-Mexico border

Posted on August 16, 2010
Tea party groups converged on a remote section of the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday to show support for Arizona's controversial immigration law and hear from more than a dozen conservative speakers, many of them candidates running for office in crowded Republican primaries...

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Ex-money manager to plead guilty to Indiana fraud

Posted on August 16, 2010
A former money manager convicted of trying to fake his own death in a Florida plane crash has agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud charges in Indiana.Marcus Schrenker could face 10 years in prison in exchange for pleading guilty to five of 11 counts under a proposed plea agreement with Hamilton County prosecutors...

Rapper Juvenile pleads guilty in La. drug case

Posted on August 16, 2010
New Orleans rapper Juvenile has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge in Louisiana.The St. Bernard Parish sheriff's office says the 34-year-old, whose real name is Terius Gray, entered the plea Thursday. The rapper and an aquaintance were arrested Feb...

Lemon Law firm reports BMW fuel pump problems

Posted on August 16, 2010
Kimmel and Silverman, a lemon law firm in the Northeast, says that the fuel pump issue with BMW vehicles is on the rise. The law firm reports it has successfully resolved numerous lemon law and breach of warranty claims dealing with this BMW fuel pump issue for both refunds and significant cash recoveries...

Federal appeals court in NY rules against ACORN

Posted on August 13, 2010
A 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 rights by punishing it without a trial...

Titanic salvage company wins award from Va. court

Posted on August 13, 2010
A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a company is entitled to the value of about 5,900 artifacts it salvaged during six expeditions to the Titanic.U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith in Norfolk granted a salvage award to RMS Titanic Inc. late Thursday...

Stabbing spree suspect set for Ga. court hearing

Posted on August 13, 2010
A man suspected in a three-state stabbing spree is due in court in Atlanta for an extradition hearing after he was arrested at the airport before flying out of the country.Thirty-three-year-old Elias Abuelazam (eh-lee-AHS' ah-boo-ehl-ah-ZAHM') was scheduled to appear in a Fulton County court on Friday...

Retrial possible in dad's NY samurai sword slaying

Posted on August 13, 2010
An appeals court has ordered a new trial for a New York man convicted of using a samurai sword to kill his stepfather while he slept on a living room couch.Zachary Gibian was convicted in 2006 of nearly beheading retired police officer Scott Nager in his home in Hauppauge (HAWP'-awg), on Long Island...

ABA House of Delegates Adopts Policy on Marriage Equality

Posted on August 12, 2010
During the final day of debate of the American Bar Association House of Delegates, policy was adopted in support of marriage equality, micro stamping of newly manufactured semi-automatic pistols, and in support of the United States ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty...

Judge testifies he felt threatened by NJ blogger

Posted on August 12, 2010
A federal appeals court judge from Illinois testified Wednesday that he felt threatened by a New Jersey blogger's inflammatory Internet tirades over a ruling supporting gun control.The rant against a three-judge panel in Chicago "was a threat of violence," Judge William Bauer told jurors at a retrial in Brooklyn...

NY governor's aide surrenders on assault charge

Posted on August 12, 2010
An 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 investigators with the Bronx district attorney's office on misdemeanor assault charges and was awaiting arraignment...

KC man pleads guilty in online sports bookmaking

Posted on August 12, 2010
A federal crackdown on illegal online sports bookmaking has netted another guilty plea in a Kansas City operation involving more than $3.5 million in bets.The U.S. Attorney's office says 57-year-old Michael Lombardo pleaded guilty Wednesday to conducting an illegal gambling business...

Idaho aviator sues to block 'don't ask don't tell'

Posted on August 12, 2010
A gay rights group wants a federal court in Idaho to block the U.S. Air Force from discharging an aviator under the "don't ask, don't tell" law that bars openly gay and lesbian military members from service.Servicemembers Legal Defense Network filed its lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in Boise, asking for a temporary restraining order to stop the Air Force from discharging Lt...

3 South Florida foreclosure law firms probed

Posted on August 11, 2010
Three 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 this week, requesting reams of paperwork by the end of the month from attorneys working in the foreclosure capital of the country...

Court clears way for horse roundup on CA-NV border

Posted on August 11, 2010
A federal appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for the roundup of more than 2,000 wild horses in California and Nevada, rejecting critics' claims that the free-roaming mustangs have a legal right to remain on the range.In an after-hours order, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco refused to grant an emergency stay sought by animal rights groups ahead of the scheduled roundup Wednesday...

Law firm in Bell investigation gave Brown $5,000

Posted on August 11, 2010
A law firm subpoenaed by the attorney general's office in its investigation of excessive pay in a Los Angeles County city gave $5,000 to the gubernatorial campaign of Attorney General Jerry Brown. Brown, a Democrat, subpoenaed tax and salary records this week from the city of Bell, along with records from its former law firm, Best, Best & Krieger...

Mom pleads guilty in wreck that spurred NY law

Posted on August 11, 2010
A mother who drunkenly drove a station wagon full of children into a New York City highway wreck that killed one of them has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a case that spurred a state law.Carmen Huertas wiped her eyes as she entered her guilty plea Tuesday in a Manhattan courtroom packed with her relatives and victims' families...

Former Colorado postal worker pleads guilty to mail theft

Posted on August 11, 2010
A former Denver-area postal worker has pleaded guilty to stealing DVDs, CDs, and iPods that he sold for over $85,000 over two years.Former Highlands Ranch U.S. postal worker David Schmauder pleaded guilty Monday to two federal counts of theft by mail...

The Law Office of Shahin Zamir - Houston Criminal Lawyer

Posted on August 10, 2010
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Fingerprint sharing led to deportation of 47,000

Posted on August 10, 2010
Records show that about 47,000 people have been removed or deported from the U.S. after the Homeland Security Department sifted through 3 million sets of fingerprints taken from bookings at local jails.About one-quarter of those kicked out of the country did not have criminal records, according to government data obtained by immigration advocacy groups that have filed a lawsuit...

Stealth expert guilty of selling secrets to China

Posted on August 10, 2010
A former B-2 bomber engineer who marketed and sold his stealth expertise to China is facing life in a federal prison following his conviction for bartering U.S. military secrets.Noshir Gowadia, 66, was found guilty Monday on charges that he designed a cruise missile component for China and pocketed at least $110,000, which he allegedly used to help pay a $15,000-a-month mortgage on a multimillion-dollar oceanview home he built on Maui's north shore...

Alabama's biggest casino closes as raid looms

Posted on August 10, 2010
Victoryland 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 was be closing temporarily due to the "legal shenanigans and threats" from Gov...

Families of Philly duck boat victims file lawsuit

Posted on August 10, 2010
The families of two Hungarian tourists killed in a duck boat accident on the Delaware River last month have filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Philadelphia.Sixteen-year-old Dora Schwendtner and 20-year-old Szabolcs Prem were killed July 7 when a barge being pushed by a tug slammed into the stalled duck boat...

BP Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Release of Benzene

Posted on August 09, 2010
A $10 billion toxic tort class action lawsuit has been filed against BP over alleged emissions from its troubled Texas City oil refinery, alleging that workers and residents in the area were exposed to benzene and other chemicals. More than 2,200 workers at the refinery and residents from the surrounding area filed the BP class action lawsuit on August 3 in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas...

BP Deposits $3 Billion in Spill Fund

Posted on August 09, 2010
BP PLC said Monday that it has made an initial deposit of $3 billion into a $20 billion spill-recovery fund. BP said it was making the deposit earlier than the originally scheduled Sept. 30 deadline to show its commitment to restoring the livelihoods of people affected by the worst offshore oil spill in history...

Children in Dependency Proceedings Need Lawyers

Posted on August 09, 2010
Lawyers who represent children in dependency proceedings say it?s time for these children ? regardless of which state they live ? to have a right to legal counsel.Meeting yesterday at the 2010 American Bar Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco, a panel of children?s rights advocates discussed eliminating the barriers that prevent lawyers from representing these children in life-impacting legal proceedings...

Nun's death rallies anti-immigration forces

Posted on August 09, 2010
In Arizona, the shooting death of a rancher blew the lid off simmering anger over border security and helped solidify support for a tough new immigration law. A similar eruption threatens in Virginia following the death of a Catholic nun in a car accident involving a man in the country illegally and accused of drunken driving...

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