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Feds: Young Muslims revered NC terrorism leader

Posted on February 09, 2011
Daniel Patrick Boyd developed a following in his local Muslim community as believers learned about his time waging war against the Soviets in Afghanistan, and he used that stature to tell young followers about the need for violent jihad, prosecutors said Wednesday...

Dick's settles with former Neb. worker over pay

Posted on February 03, 2011
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. has reached a settlement with a former employee over just payment for her work.Court records show U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon dismissed the lawsuit filed by Dannette Stackhouse, citing the settlement. Details were not disclosed...

Maine federal judge lets class action in care suit

Posted on February 02, 2011
A federal judge in Maine says 40 residents with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and other conditions can join a lawsuit seeking to force the state to provide opportunities for them to live outside nursing homes.On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge John Woodcock granted class-action status to a lawsuit filed by three men with cerebral palsy who want to live on their own but retain services provided by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services...

Fla. judge strikes down Obama health care overhaul

Posted on February 01, 2011
A federal judge declared the Obama administration's health care overhaul unconstitutional Monday, siding with 26 states that argued people cannot be required to buy health insurance.Senior U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson agreed with the states that the new law violates people's rights by forcing them to buy health insurance by 2014 or face penalties...

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SF appeals court rejects sanctuary policy lawsuit

Posted on January 31, 2011
A state appeals court says San Francisco cannot be held responsible for the deaths of a father and two sons allegedly killed by a man who had previously been protected by the city's sanctuary city policy. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the San Francisco court ruled Monday that the city isn't liable for crimes committed by the alleged gunman, Edwin Ramos, a suspected illegal immigrant from El Salvador...

Law Firm of Nathaniel D. Johnson - Attorney Profile

Posted on January 31, 2011
http://www.nathanieldjohnson.com/attorney-profile Experience Civil Rights Attorney for the Michigan House of Representative Judiciary Committee. Drafted statewide civil rights and anti-discrimination legislation.Advised State of Michigan elected officials on the political and policy implications of proposed legislation...

Guilty plea entered by ex-Galleon employee in NYC

Posted on January 26, 2011
The government has continued to strengthen its case against Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam (RAHJ rah-juh-RUHT'-nuhm) after one of his former employees pleaded guilty to insider trading charges.Former Galleon portfolio manager Adam Smith entered the federal plea in Manhattan on Wednesday to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and securities fraud...

Ill. high court mulls Rahm Emanuel's mayoral run

Posted on January 26, 2011
With Chicago election officials printing mayoral ballots that include Rahm Emanuel's name, it's up to the Illinois Supreme Court to decide whether voters will actually see him among their choices during next month's election.The state's highest court agreed Tuesday to decide whether Emanuel can run for mayor, and the justices ordered election officials not to print any ballots without his name until they can rule...

Medicare official doubts health care law savings

Posted on January 25, 2011
Two of the central promises of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law are unlikely to be fulfilled, Medicare's independent economic expert told Congress on Wednesday.The landmark legislation probably won't hold costs down, and it won't let everybody keep their current health insurance if they like it, Chief Actuary Richard Foster told the House Budget Committee...

Nathaniel D. Johnson - Maryland Attorney

Posted on January 20, 2011
The Law Firm of Nathaniel D. Johnson L.L.C. represents both private and public sector employees across the United States. The law firm?s representations range from negotiating severance and settlement agreements to litigation on behalf of employees in a variety of forums that include the following:- Appellate actions...

Court won't hear appeal from NY couple

Posted on January 18, 2011
The Supreme Court won't overturn the convictions of a suburban New York City couple convicted of enslaving two Indonesian housekeepers.The high court on Tuesday refused to hear appeals from Mahender and Varsha Sabhnani that sought to overturn their forced-labor convictions...

High court rejects appeal in Arizona execution

Posted on January 18, 2011
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Arizona death row inmate Daniel Wayne Cook, convicted of strangling two men in 1987.The justices did not comment on their order Tuesday. Cook says his death sentence should be reversed because he has post-traumatic stress disorder and organic brain damage...

Court won't stop class-action suit against Pella

Posted on January 18, 2011
The Supreme Court won't stop the class-action certification of a lawsuit against Pella Corp. over a purported defect in one of its windows.The high court on Tuesday refused to hear an appeal from the window-maker.The lower courts have certified a class-action lawsuit against Pella...

NJ Supreme Court Justice limits protest

Posted on January 13, 2011
A New Jersey Supreme Court justice who refused to participate in all decisions while a temporary judge is assigned to the bench has tempered his protest.Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto said in an opinion published Wednesday that he will issue decisions in cases in which Judge Edwin Stern participates, so long as the judge's vote doesn't affect the outcome...

Death penalty upheld for killer of 2 children at Irving home

Posted on January 13, 2011
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of a man from El Salvador convicted of killing his two small children at their home in Irving four years ago. The court rejected what attorneys for Hector Medina contended were 53 errors in his 2008 trial in Dallas...

Judge orders Michael Jackson doctor to stand trial

Posted on January 13, 2011
Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician who was demonized by Michael Jackson's family and fans, was ordered Tuesday to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter after court testimony showed he administered a powerful anesthetic and other sedatives then left the pop star alone...

Italian court to rule on Berlusconi immunity law

Posted on January 12, 2011
Premier Silvio Berlusconi awaits a politically-charged decision by a top Italian court this week on whether a law that shields him from prosecution complies with the constitution. The premier is a defendant in two trials in Milan accusing him of corruption and tax fraud...

Former Attorney General Mike Cox will join Dykema Gossett

Posted on January 11, 2011
Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox will join Detroit-based Dykema Gossett PLLC as a senior attorney in its litigation department, the law firm CEO confirmed today.Cox, 49, who ended eight years as the state's chief law enforcement officer on Jan...

Artur Davis joins international law firm

Posted on January 04, 2011
Former U.S. Representative Artur Davis has been announced as a new lateral partner at an international law firm. On Monday, Davis joined the ranks of law firm SNR Denton, a legal practice working in 32 different countries. Davis left politics behind after leaving his position as the congressman for the 7th Congressional District for a bid for the Alabama governor's office...

Pa. judge gives 'gurney attorney' court deadline

Posted on January 04, 2011
An attorney charged with stealing $99,000 from two elderly couples he represented has met a judge's deadline to appear in court for trial.Fifty-three-year-old Mark Morrison didn't appear for trial Monday after his attorney said he couldn't arrange for an ambulance to bring the bedridden counselor to the Fayette County Courthouse...

Coalition sues Calif. over Newhall Ranch permits

Posted on January 04, 2011
A coalition of environmental and Native American groups on Monday sued the California Department of Fish and Game over permits issued to build 21,000 homes on Los Angeles County's last major tract of undeveloped land.The coalition, which filed the suit in San Francisco County Superior Court, alleges that fish and game officials violated state environmental codes in granting permits Dec...

Alexis man gets 15-years in prison for DUI

Posted on December 30, 2010
A judge in western Illinois has handed down a 15-year prison sentence for an Alexis man who'd repeatedly been accused of driving while drunk. Knox County State's Attorney John Pepmeyer tells WGIL Radio that 50-year-old Jon Ahline pleaded guilty in October to a felony count of aggravated driving under the influence...

Neb. high court reinstates suit against attorney

Posted on December 30, 2010
The Nebraska Supreme Court has reinstated a lawsuit against an attorney that was filed by a former client convicted of securities fraud.Bryan Behrens had sought to sue Christian Blunk for more than $8 million due to Behrens client-investors. In court filings, Behrens says Blunk gave him bad advice and was to blame for the securities fraud...

Mich. court ruling would nix water discharge plan

Posted on December 30, 2010
A divided Michigan Supreme Court has issued an opinion that would continue to prevent an energy company from discharging treated wastewater into the headwaters of the Au Sable River in Otsego County.The 4-3 decision would deny the water discharge plan for Merit Energy Co...

Mont. Supreme Court considers access restrictions

Posted on December 19, 2010
The Montana Supreme Court is considering restrictions to public access of certain information now available throughout the court system, including a proposal to seal all documents filed in family law cases except for final orders. Freedom of information advocates say the proposals are unnecessary and would run counter to the right-to-know provisions in the state constitution...

Randy Quaid's wife misses Calif. court hearing

Posted on December 18, 2010
It's another missed court date, another arrest warrant for Randy Quaid's wife, Evi.The 47-year-old failed to appear for a probation hearing Thursday in Santa Barbara and faces a new $100,000 arrest warrant, Deputy District Attorney Anthony Davis said...

Arizona, Nevada sue BofA over loan modifications

Posted on December 17, 2010
Attorneys general in Arizona and Nevada filed civil lawsuits Friday against Bank of America Corp., alleging that the lender is misleading and deceiving homeowners who have tried to modify mortgages in two of the nation's most foreclosure-damaged states...

Lawsuit seeks to keep 3 Iowa justices on bench

Posted on December 16, 2010
The retention vote in which three Iowa Supreme Court justices were ousted was illegal, according to a lawsuit seeking to keep the three justices from being tossed from the bench. The lawsuit claims the vote violated the Iowa Constitution, which requires judicial retention votes to be held on a separate ballot...

Menzer & Hill, P.A., Files an Arbitration Claim Against UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Posted on December 16, 2010
The Securities Law Firm of Menzer & Hill, P.A., www.suemyadvisor.com, announced today it filed an arbitration claim against UBS Financial Services, Inc. (?UBS?), (NYSE: UBS) on behalf of an investor who lost the vast majority of his retirement savings as a result of the purchase of Lehman Brothers principal protected notes (?Notes?)...

Federal court in Ohio says upholds e-mails privacy

Posted on December 16, 2010
An attorney sees a court's opinion upholding e-mail privacy as potentially groundbreaking and possibly helpful to his client, the founder of a company that sold male enhancement pills.Lawyer Martin Weinberg said Wednesday that e-mail evidence should have been excluded from the government's case against Steven Warshak, who was convicted of fraud and other crimes related to his Ohio company...

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