655 ABA Journal 11th Circuit Court articles.
A Georgia teacher who grabbed a 14-year-old boy by the throat and squeezed his neck as he tried to leave her classroom did not violate the youth’s civil rights, a…
Nov 7, 2007 4:32 PM CST
U.S. Supreme Court justices appear intent on finding a way to uphold the latest congressional effort to outlaw child pornography.
In oral arguments yesterday, the justices debated how they could…
Oct 31, 2007 12:21 PM CDT
The lawyer for the alleged D.C. madam has failed in his attempt to sue seven justices on the U.S. Supreme Court for refusing to hear an earlier appeal in his…
Oct 29, 2007 5:38 PM CDT
A federal appeals court has halted another lethal injection, this time in the case of a terminally ill prisoner.
Lawyers for the state of Alabama had argued that the prisoner,…
Oct 25, 2007 4:15 PM CDT
After a relatively convivial two-day confirmation hearing last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee concerning President Bush’s nomination of Michael Mukasey to be the new U.S. attorney general, the gloves…
Oct 23, 2007 11:05 PM CDT
A proposal to settle a class action against Sharper Image with $19 coupons for buyers of its Ionic Breeze purifers has been rejected by a federal judge.
U.S. District Judge…
Oct 12, 2007 11:06 AM CDT
An anti-porn crusading lawyer says he is no longer at risk of being referred to a court ad hoc grievance committee for attaching gay-sex photos to a court filing.
Florida…
Oct 10, 2007 6:42 PM CDT
After nearly a decade of washing dishes in a Florida restaurant, Pedro Zapeta had saved $62,000. He reportedly lived a frugal life, bicycling everywhere and denying himself all luxuries once…
Oct 10, 2007 6:32 PM CDT
The showdown between an anti-porn crusading lawyer and the Florida Bar is headed for a hearing tomorrow when a federal judge considers the bar’s motion to dismiss the suit.
Florida…
Oct 8, 2007 4:16 PM CDT
Anti-porn crusader Jack Thompson has had his share of disputes with judges. The South Florida lawyer is vocal in his criticism—so vocal that The Florida Bar is considering two complaints…
Oct 3, 2007 12:10 AM CDT
A Miami-area lawyer who lost a $600,000 investment in WorldCom stock may pursue his suit against Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. because of an en banc ruling of a federal appeals…
Sep 25, 2007 12:03 PM CDT
A well-known defense lawyer is the latest central Florida attorney to be caught in the crossfire between high-profile client Lou Pearlman, a jailed music producer with $500 million in claimed…
Sep 24, 2007 6:37 PM CDT
A Georgia real estate attorney has pleaded guilty in a $20 million federal mortgage fraud case involving some 50 Atlanta area properties that a client company purchased and resold to…
Sep 22, 2007 12:07 AM CDT
The policy-making arm of the nation’s federal courts voted today to make it easier for both lawyers and the public to access court materials.
For lawyers, the big news is…
Sep 18, 2007 7:01 PM CDT
A federal judge has approved a plea deal that calls for a once-prominent Miami personal injury lawyer to serve up to 15 years in prison.
Louis Robles, who has been…
Sep 18, 2007 4:34 PM CDT
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