http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-06-19T04:25:44-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former_judge_charged_for_stealing_drug_evidence_while_on_the_bench/ A former Pennsylvania court judge has been charged on multiple counts of theft and drug possession. The charges against retired Washington County Common Pleas judge Paul Pozonsky, who stepped down last year after he was stripped of all criminal cases by President Judge Debbie O'Dell-Seneca, follow a state police investigation… Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime, Criminal Procedure, Judiciary, Legal Ethics, States, Alaska, Pennsylvania Thu, 23 May 2013 14:54:21 -0500 44339.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/sovereign_citizen_couple_plead_guilty_in_plot_to_kill_federal_judge/ A couple who were active in the sovereign citizens movement have pleaded guilty to conspiring to kill a federal judge who presided in a tax case that cost them their home. Lonnie and Karen Vernon pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiring to kill U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline and an… Criminal Justice, Judiciary, States, Alaska Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:29:34 -0500 40433.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_office_worker_can_sue_diva_lawyer_who_lunged_and_raised_his_fists_colum/ A law office worker who felt threatened by a lawyer who lunged, cursed and raised his fist can file a lawsuit, according to a newspaper columnist who owns a management consulting firm. The worker worked for three male “diva” lawyers, according to the letter to the advice columnist published by… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Labor & Employment, Law Firms, Legal Ethics, Tort Law, States, Alaska Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:15:18 -0500 39919.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/palin_emails_show_upset_at_frivolous_suits_and_personal_legal_bills/ Sarah Palin complained about “frivolous suits” and mounting legal bills in the months before she resigned from her position as Alaska’s governor in July 2009, according to emails released on Thursday. “I can’t take it anymore,” Palin wrote her husband in April 2009. The Associated Press reports… Government Law, Trials & Litigation, Attorney Fees, States, Alaska Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:02:20 -0600 37493.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/alaska_mom_convicted_of_child_abuse_for_hot_sauce_discipline_portrayed_on_d/ An Anchorage, Alaska, mom who punished her adopted son with hot sauce and a cold shower has been convicted of misdemeanor child abuse. Sentencing for Jessica Beagley is scheduled for Monday, the Anchorage Daily News reports. She faces a sentence of up to a year in… Criminal Justice, Family Law, Law in Popular Culture, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, Alaska Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:13:12 -0500 34627.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/child_abuse_trial_begins_for_mom_charged_after_sending_video_of_hot_sauce_d/ An Alaska woman and her police officer husband intended to help two Russian orphans by adopting the twin boys, her lawyer told a jury. But after she sent a video of the unusual punishment she was using to discipline one child to a national television show in an effort to… Criminal Justice, Family Law, International Law, Law in Popular Culture, Trials & Litigation, States, Alaska Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:58:58 -0500 34525.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/fishing_captain_fights_court_battle_for_piece_of_the_moon_he_says_he_saved_/ A piece of the moon presented to the state of Alaska in 1969 by President Richard M. Nixon was missing for almost 37 years. But it surfaced against last year, after a lawyer who has made it his life mission to track down the 230 moon rocks presented to various… Aviation & Space Law, Consumer Law, Government Law, Real Estate & Property Law, Trials & Litigation, States, Alaska Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:21:47 -0500 33849.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/media_frenzy_over_24000_palin_e-mails_released_today/ Dozens of reporters flooded a state office building in Juneau today to cart away banker’s boxes stuffed with nearly 24,000 pages of emails released by Alaska state officials from former Gov. Sarah Palin’s administration. In a highly anticipated move—and now a top trend on Twitter—the release follows Freedom… Media & Communications Law, Privacy Law, States, Alaska Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:51:41 -0500 33310.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/2_informants_helped_fbi_make_case_in_alleged_plot_to_kill/ Two confidential informants helped the FBI bring a criminal case against defendants accused of plotting together to kill the top federal judge in Alaska. Both informants were paid for their help in pursuing the criminal case against those who allegedly planned to harm Chief U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline and… Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Judiciary, Tax Law, Terrorism, Trials & Litigation, 9th Circuit Court, States, Alaska Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:59:48 -0500 31956.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/us_alleges_plot_to_kidnap_murder_burn_homes_re_top_alaska_fedl_judge_his_wi/ Developing: New charges in a case against five defendants accused of crimes related to an alleged conspiracy to kill the top federal judge in Alaska and his wife describe an expanded claimed plan to kidnap, kill and burn the homes of multiple judges, state troopers and an Internal Revenue Service… Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Government Law, Judiciary, Terrorism, Trials & Litigation, 9th Circuit Court, States, Alaska Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:58:27 -0500 31764.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/feds_arrest_5_in_alleged_conspiracy_to_kill_us_district_court_judge_and_fam/ Authorities have arrested an Alaska couple and claimed members of a group called the Sovereign Citizens Movement over an alleged plot to kill a federal judge and his family. Lonnie Vernon of Salcha is the only suspect facing federal charges. He is accused of threatening to kill Chief U.S. District… Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Judiciary, Tax Law, Terrorism, 9th Circuit Court, States, Alaska Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:20:38 -0600 31620.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/mom_in_spotlight_for_hot_sauce_and_cold_shower_discipline/ An Alaska mother who sought help from a national television show in disciplining a difficult child has now been charged with abusing a 7-year-old boy she and her husband adopted from Russia. Jessica Beagley, 36, faces a misdemeanor case in Anchorage city court, reports WLTX. She is expected… Criminal Justice, Family Law, International Law, States, Alaska Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:40:12 -0600 30902.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/the_only_state_without_a_law_school_alaska_needs_one_lawmaker_says/ The only state without a law school, Alaska needs one to help make legal services more available and affordable, a lawmaker contends. Rep. Scott Kawasaki is calling for both a law school and a medical school to be established at the University of Alaska, reports the Tundra… Law Schools, Legislation & Lobbying, States, Alaska Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:18:57 -0600 30090.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/election_round-up_federal_judge_smack_downs_conn.s_potentional_ban_of_wwe_g/ For Connecticut voters who want to wear a Stone Cold Steve Austin costume to the polls on Tuesday, in a nod to Halloween and the retired professional wrestling star, the Christian Science Monitor has good news: They will apparently be allowed to do so, under a… Banking Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Corporate Law, Election Law, Entertainment & Sports Law, Judiciary, Legal Ethics, Real Estate & Property Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, U.S. Supreme Court, 2nd Circuit Court, States, Alaska, Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, Wisconsin Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:00:17 -0500 29099.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/reports_ex-sen._ted_stevens_may_be_among_5_dead_in_alaska_plane_crash/ After conflicting reports earlier in the day, CNN and other news media are now stating that the death of former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) in a small plane crash near Dillingham, Alaska, last night has been confirmed. Stevens was 86 years old. Earlier, longtime family friend and former… Careers, Obituaries, Legislation & Lobbying, Personal Lives, States, Alaska Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:15:31 -0500 27738.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/phoenix-area_sheriff_to_defy_ices_rollback_on_his_immigration_enforcement_p/ In yet another bold move, controversial Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio has said he intends to defy Washington's efforts to curb his aggressive enforcement of federal immigration law. Last year, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stripped Arpaio of authority to use 100 deputies to enforce federal immigration in… Criminal Justice, Immigration Law, States, Alaska Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:22:58 -0600 24557.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/universal_settles_newspapers_complaints_over_fake_alien_abduction_news/ A marketing ploy by Universal Pictures has backfired, with the studio agreeing to pay $22,500 for creating fake news reports about alien abductions attributed to seven real media organizations in Alaska. Universal created the online articles to promote its alien-abduction movie, The Fourth Kind, according to the Entertainment & Sports Law, Internet Law, Media & Communications Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, Alaska Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:23:44 -0600 23176.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/crowell_snags_5-lawyer_patton_enviro_team_opens_new_office_in_alaska/ A five-lawyer team of environmental lawyers including the Washington, D.C., practice co-chair has been lured from Patton Boggs to Crowell & Moring. They will be working with two former Patton colleagues and two other environmental practitioners with significant government experience that Crowell also has just hired. John Martin says he… Environmental Law, Law Firms, Partners, Law Practice Management, States, Alaska, District of Columbia Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:14:17 -0500 21471.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/legal_costs_spurred_palins_resignation_official_says/ Alaska’s lieutenant governor says Sarah Palin is resigning from her post as governor because of the mounting legal costs of defending herself in ethics investigations. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell of Alaska told FOX News Sunday that Palin told him of her resignation on Wednesday, the New… Trials & Litigation, Attorney Fees, Evidence, States, Alaska Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:48:45 -0500 20620.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/divided_court_rejects_convicts_dna_access_claim/ In a sharp 5-4 split, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning that an individual whose conviction is already final doesn't have the right to access evidence to do DNA testing that could prove innocence. Writing for the majority in District Attorney's Office v. Osborne, Chief Justice John G. Roberts,… Appellate Practice, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, U.S. Supreme Court, States, Alaska Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:04:29 -0500 20357.abajournal.com