Jurors are expected to begin deliberating today in the second trial against disbarred Kentucky lawyers William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr. on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in…
A federal jury has convicted a former bookkeeper for a law firm in Catlettsburg, Ky., of 17 charges related to the theft of nearly $100,000 from her ex-employer, Pruitt &…
Kentucky prosecutors held an emergency meeting this week and warned that further state budget cuts will significantly impact the administration of justice in the state.
Louisville, Ky-based Frost Brown and Indianapolis firm Locke Reynolds have announced they will merge, creating a 450-lawyer firm with offices in five states.
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…
The city of Louisville is changing its plans for a holiday celebration featuring characters from How the Grinch Stole Christmas after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from a DLA Piper lawyer…
The president of the Kentucky Bar Association is facing an ethics probe for her conduct in a priest sex-abuse case, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports.
A court order that requires domain names for 141 websites that offer online gambling to be turned over to government officials should be reversed, counsel for the defendants and trade…
The Maryland Office of Public Defender has warned state judges that starting next week it will no longer pay private lawyers to represent defendants in conflict-of-interest cases.
Joe Oros III says he has never traveled outside the state of California. But another man who allegedly stole his identity in 2004 did, and got charged in a Kentucky…
After years of wrangling and a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court over the courthouse displays featuring the Ten Commandments, a federal judge has agreed to allow two Kentucky counties…
Millions in dollars of assets held by two lawyers accused of defrauding their fen-phen clients cannot be traced, according to a motion opposing their release from jail as they await…
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