Outraged by deposition testimony in a fraud suit against a Houston automobile dealership, a client of a Texas attorney arranged, with the lawyer’s help, to post a 6-minute excerpt on…
A student who was suspended for three days by her former high school for criticizing an advanced-placement English teacher on her Facebook page is now suing her principal with the…
A reporter for the Detroit Free Press has declined to name the U.S. Justice Department sources who told him a federal prosecutor was being investigated for his handling of a…
The Florida Supreme Court grilled lawyers from both sides of an unprecedented dispute involving the possible discipline of a judge for critical remarks he made in a written opinion.
We know that courts have been shy to accept cameras in the courtroom. But apparently even the quiet-as-a-church-mouse sketch artist isn’t welcome, at least at the U.S. Court of Appeals…
A Colorado man who reportedly bashed his ex-girlfriend and her lawyer on Craigslist now has the unusual distinction of being charged with criminal libel.
A group advocating for atheists rights will file suit today against Kentucky’s Office of Homeland Security because state law requires the agency to stress “dependence on Almighty God as being…
Washington State Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders now admits he stood and called Attorney General Michael Mukasey a “tyrant” during a speech last week, but he says some time elapsed…
A law firm contends new Louisiana lawyer advertising rules slated to take effect in April will restrict its right to comment on Twitter, Facebook, online bulletin boards and blogs.
A federal judge’s decision to ban a prolific litigant and his counsel from filing any more ADA lawsuits without court permission has effectively been OK’d by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a movie that criticizes Sen. Hillary Clinton is a campaign ad that is subject to campaign finance regulations.
Because an annual World Naked Bike Ride in Portland, Ore., has created a tradition of protesting in this manner, a Multnomah County judge has dismissed an indecent exposure case against…
Four current and former high school students in Washington state sued the Puyallup School District in federal court yesterday, contending that their names were used without their permission in a…
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