The U.S. Supreme Court has found no automatic right to counsel for indigent civil defendants facing jail time, though it ruled on behalf of a father who served a year…
In the latest development in a controversial case in which a North Carolina mom with advanced breast cancer lost primary custody of her two children, the state Court of Appeals…
The chief federal district judge in San Francisco has refused to vacate a controversial same-sex marriage ruling last year by a now-retired colleague, based on his sexual orientation and involvement…
A federal statute barring recognition of same-sex marriage can’t prevent a legally wed same-sex couple from jointly filing for bankruptcy, a group of 20 judges in California has decided.
A California attorney who focuses his practice on mediation wanted his office to be a peaceful place where warring couples and others enmeshed in disputes would be inclined to relax…
Initially charged with a felony for “keying” several badly parked cars in a downtown parking garage and leaving rude notes for their drivers, a Seattle lawyer tearfully pleaded guilty to…
An ex-girlfriend of actor Mel Gibson is seeking to disqualify his counsel in a hard-fought child-custody case, contending that she earlier consulted a partner in the law firm representing him…
A jilted boyfriend’s free speech rights are pitted against his one-time girlfriend’s privacy rights in a court battle over a billboard with an anti-abortion message.
A shooting spree last week in and around Yuma, Ariz., focused on an angry ex-husband’s former wife, lawyer and friends who supported her, according to police investigators and court records.
A 62-year-old divorce lawyer reportedly shot to death in his Yuma, Ariz., law office this morning represented the ex-wife of the man authorities say was responsible for Jun 3, 2011 12:17 AM CDT
An Arizona attorney whose general practice included criminal and family law matters was among five people shot and killed today in Yuma, Ariz. A sixth individual was wounded.
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