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Newark’s Ex-Mayor Convicted of Fraud in Land Deal

Former Newark, N.J., Mayor Sharpe James has been convicted of fraud and conspiracy in connection with the sale of nine city lots to his mistress at bargain prices, the New York Times reports. The girlfriend, Tamika Riley, was also convicted of fraud and conspiracy. She was accused of reselling the…

Apr 16, 2008 4:21 PM CDT

Mothers in Texas Ranch Raid Case Protest Removal of Children

Updated: As all involved gear up for a huge child custody hearing Thursday over 416 children removed from a Texas ranch run by a renegade Mormon group that allegedly promotes polygamy and underage marriages, a number of mothers are protesting that their children have been removed from their custody without…

Apr 15, 2008 5:30 PM CDT

Ex-Solicitor Gen’l to Head Commission on Local News Loss

A former solicitor general and a Google executive with an engineering background are jointly at the helm of a new commission formed to explore how best to serve the information needs of citizens seeking to address problems through the democratic process. The premise of the organizations funding the study group…

Apr 14, 2008 10:25 PM CDT

Hiring of Former Pentagon GC Not Big News to Chevron

Chevron Corp. has hired William “Jim” Haynes II, the former Pentagon general counsel criticized for his role in approving harsh interrogation techniques, but the company didn’t rush to publicize its new acquisition. Chevron informed its management committee it had hired Haynes as its chief corporate counsel on Feb. 27, but…

Apr 11, 2008 2:14 PM CDT

Musical Hot Seats in Detroit, as Lawyers Testify About $8.4M Settlement

As a hearing before the Detroit City Council that has put a number of lawyers in the hot seat continued for a third day today, observers got an unusually detailed behind-the-scenes account of how attorneys on both sides of a controversial $8.4 million settlement reached the agreement. Plaintiffs attorney Mike…

Apr 10, 2008 10:33 PM CDT

Christians Sue Over U.K. Human-Animal Embryo Licenses

A Christian group that includes lawyers and doctors says it will sue to try to overturn licenses granted to academics at two United Kingdom institutions to create human-animal hybrid embryos for medical research purposes. One such embryo reportedly has already been created under the licenses granted by the Human Fertilisation…

Apr 9, 2008 8:39 PM CDT

Trucker’s City Parking Spat Lands in Federal Court

A truck driver who has accumulated more than a 100 parking tickets in a years-long battle with Milwaukee over where he can park his rig when at home will be taking his case to federal court. But it wasn’t Nick Stojsavljevic who asked for the higher court. City lawyers requested…

Apr 9, 2008 5:31 PM CDT

Sex, Lies and Text Messages: Side Deal a Secret in $8.4M Pact, Detroit Lawyer Says

During a hearing that began today over a controversial $8.4 million settlement by the city of Detroit of police whistle-blower cases, a lawyer representing the mayor told the city council he had no ethical obligation to inform the governing body about a secret side deal about text messages between the…

Apr 8, 2008 10:44 PM CDT

N.J. Agrees to Cough Up $1.8M for Demolishing Condo

Here’s the scenario that culminated in a $1.8 million settlement in New Jersey this week: Family takes plot of land that had been vacant for 20 years; developer builds condos; city condemns property to build new school; new condos are torn down; city no longer has money for new school;…

Apr 4, 2008 9:01 PM CDT

Judge Orders Couple to Remove Bird Feeders

An Illinois couple who say they just wanted to enjoy seeing birds in their yard have been ordered to remove their feeders because neighbors complained they attracted too many pests to the area. A Cook County judge ordered Halina and Richard Rogulski, of Prospect Heights, to empty their five feeders…

Apr 4, 2008 4:49 PM CDT

Trashy Tribulations

Eco-Friendly Citizen Sees Red as Efforts to Go Green Result in Municipal Machinations for Money

Apr 1, 2008 3:31 PM CDT

Supreme Court Accepts Another Union First Amendment Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the constitutionality of an Idaho law that bars local governments from making automatic payroll deductions to pay for political activities by labor unions, SCOTUSblog reports. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled the ban burdened political speech by…

Mar 31, 2008 5:36 PM CDT

10 Detroit Lawyers Probed Over $8.4M Claimed Sex Scandal Cover-up

A controversial $8.4 million settlement by the city of Detroit that critics contend was made largely for the purpose of covering up a sex scandal involving Detroit’s mayor has put at least 10 lawyers on the hot seat. They are now being investigated by the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission for…

Mar 26, 2008 6:12 PM CDT

Not Yet Merged with McGuireWoods, 8 Helms Mullis Lawyers to Go Elsewhere

Although an upcoming merger at the end of the month will put more than 100 lawyers at Charlotte, N.C.-based Helms Mullis & Wicker into one of the nation’s largest law firms, not every attorney is looking to practice at a big firm. Among those who prefer to go smaller: eight…

Mar 26, 2008 4:01 PM CDT

Creepy Convict Has Right to See Lawyer-Related Public Records

A Washington state prison inmate serving 24 years for arranging to firebomb two lawyers’ cars has a right to seek personal information about state attorneys, prison guards and judges, a court case has determined, even if it isn’t apparent that doing so serves the public interest. Under open records laws,…

Mar 25, 2008 10:44 PM CDT

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