1243 ABA Journal Celebrities articles.
Judge says she would castrate man if law allowed it
A judge in Oklahoma City sentenced a man who installed home security systems to life in prison for putting secret…
Aug 23, 2019 4:58 PM CDT
A street artist who decided to add tattoos to her depiction of Larry Bird has agreed to remove all but one of them after Bird’s lawyer expressed concern about damage…
Aug 22, 2019 1:55 PM CDT
A lawyer who’s been a victim of a crime prior to becoming a prosecutor can provide a valuable and unique perspective. But the line can potentially blur when they only prosecute the types of cases they personally suffered through, writes lawyer Adam Banner.
Aug 22, 2019 6:30 AM CDT
• On Monday, U.S. Attorney General William Barr blasted progressive prosecutors and “prancing punks” who recently pelted police with water. District attorneys who style themselves as social justice reformers “spend…
Aug 14, 2019 4:28 PM CDT
A California appeals court has ruled against actor Bill Cosby’s bid to toss a defamation lawsuit by former model Janice Dickinson. The ruling comes just one day after Dickinson’s lawyer…
Jul 29, 2019 12:53 PM CDT
Astronaut Neil Armstrong’s relatives obtained a confidential $6 million settlement for alleged medical errors by the Ohio hospital that performed heart bypass surgery on him before his death in August…
Jul 25, 2019 1:05 PM CDT
A courthouse security officer shot and wounded a man wielding a knife outside the federal courthouse in Los Angeles on Tuesday as testimony continued in a trial that contends that…
Jul 24, 2019 11:22 AM CDT
• Federal indictments in New York and Chicago accuse R&B singer R. Kelly of racketeering, producing child pornography and obstructing justice in connection with sexual exploitation of young girls and…
Jul 12, 2019 4:34 PM CDT
I hate being on the road too early in the morning; sometimes it’s just you and a long stretch of highway until the sun rises. I’ve found the best way…
Jul 11, 2019 7:00 AM CDT
Judge John Owens has looked to Game of Thrones to illustrate points in at least two opinions that he has written for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at…
Jul 10, 2019 1:37 PM CDT
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Fiona Apple recently wrote in a Tumblr post that she would donate 2019 and 2020 earnings from TV and movie placements of her song “Criminal” to the While…
Jul 2, 2019 11:45 AM CDT
History is cyclical. The longer I write this column on law and pop culture, the more I realize the same series seem to bring up legal issues that relate to…
Jun 27, 2019 7:00 AM CDT
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has further evidence of her influence on popular culture.
She won an MTV award Monday in the category of best real-life hero,…
Jun 20, 2019 7:30 AM CDT
F. Lee Bailey isn’t trying cases any more since he was disbarred for his handling of stock owned by a drug dealer client. But he still has a connection…
Jun 7, 2019 7:00 AM CDT
Please, Continue (Hamlet), a play starring actual trial judges, public defenders and prosecutors in the roles of the court officials, was performed April 25-28 in Chicago at the Museum of Contemporary Art. It’s been showcased hundreds of times in countries around the world “with wildly varying verdicts, drawing attention to the theatrical nature of justice systems,” according to the MCA’s website.
May 28, 2019 6:30 AM CDT
