A woman held captive for most of her life in California by a parolee who had previously served time for a similar crime has sued the federal government seeking compensation.
Two Fullerton, Calif., police officers are facing unusual criminal charges concerning their on-duty conduct toward a homeless schizophrenic man while responding to an auto break-in report.
The district attorney of Dallas County, Texas, today sued Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, its parent Merscorp company and other defendants, contending that a shadow electronic recording system confused title to…
It isn’t just law firms that know how to spend lavishly on food, an audit report (PDF) released yesterday by the acting Department of Justice inspector general…
After seemingly coming close to joining the Obama administration as chief of the new consumer protection agency she helped create, Harvard University law professor Elizabeth Warren is now running, as…
In a stunning follow-up to an earlier civil forfeiture and money-laundering complaint unsealed in April, federal prosecutors today accused owners and operators of the Full Tilt Poker website of running…
After decades with the Securities and Exchange Commission, two high-level veterans are leaving to take BigLaw posts in which they will help clients comply with the Dodd-Frank Act.
A federal appeals court will hear arguments today on whether three Arkansas schools districts are entitled to continue collecting money for desegregation.
Citing “a critical need for deterrence against health care fraud,” a federal judge in South Florida today sentenced the convicted mastermind of a $205 million health care racket to a…
Several current and former officials with the Securities and Exchange Commission are hiring lawyers amid increased scrutiny by Congress and the agency’s inspector general.
A man who fired at least 70 rounds from an assault rifle and three semi-automatic handguns yesterday at an Arkansas courthouse may have targeted the Crawford County judge who presided…
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