An Illinois town of some 16,000 residents that says its comptroller skimmed $53 million from its coffers over a period of a little more than 20 years has sued two…
Observers are wondering how a 25-year-old Oregon woman whose only criminal history appears to be a traffic ticket was able to use popular tax-preparation software to obtain a $2.1 million…
A group of visitors to Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County, Fla., found out the hard way about the loss of privacy inherent in overuse of social media.
Reduced hours, as state budget cuts take effect in July, are expected to slow down processes at Florida court clerks’ offices throughout the state next month.
Nearly 45 years after a landmark federal fair housing law was enacted, and 20 years after a Multnomah County study determined that housing discrimination was still widespread in the Portland,…
In a divided decision on Friday, the top court in Nevada granted a stay that prevents officials in Henderson from euthanizing a 120- or 130-pound dog that killed a toddler…
On June 26, 1973, the growing Watergate scandal was already a year old, and John W. Dean III, President Richard M. Nixon’s former White House counsel, was in his second…
House of Delegates member Margaret Masunaga of Kealakekua, Hawaii, traveled quite a distance to attend their first ABA Day in Washington event. Photo by Marco Garcia.
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