Attorneys at two Texas law firms found themselves uncomfortably close to the latest domestic terrorism concerns as federal authorities charged two men in separate attempted-bombing cases in Dallas and Illinois.
A Florida judge has awarded $750,000 in legal fees to the attorneys who pursued a hard-fought and much-watched citizen case that sought to hold officials in the town of Venice…
After years of alleged bad behavior that allegedly includes a history of biting, a “vicious” dog has been banned from Aspen, Colo., by a municipal court judge.
A Florida woman has sued a debt collection company for wrongful death, claiming abusive calls from its employees contributed to her husband’s fatal heart attack.
An Illinois mom has filed a defamation suit over a fake Facebook profile in her teenage son’s name that included his photograph and real cell phone number.
A lawyer representing himself in a dispute with his landlord has no First Amendment right to wear jeans and a baseball cap in court, a federal judge has ruled.
Four grandchildren excluded from an inheritance because they married outside the Jewish faith have lost their appeal before the Illinois Supreme Court.
A federal appeals court has cited the First Amendment in a decision that overturns a $5 million judgment against members of an anti-gay church who protested at a soldier’s Maryland…
In one of the few decisions that addresses the proper handling of legal fees paid up front by the client before they are earned, the District of Columbia Court of…
Some 5,000 individuals protested at the University of California at Berkeley today over planned tuition increases, furloughs and layoffs in response to a state budget crisis.
Actress Kirsten Dunst was the star witness today in a New York trial of a mechanic accused of stealing a $13,000 Balenciaga handbag from her swanky Soho Grand penthouse suite…
A part-time restaurant cook is in custody in Illinois, charged with allegedly planning to bomb a federal courthouse in Springfield and kill employees in the building.
CORRECTED: A “negligent” stapling job on a court filing that twice drew blood from a court clerk drew the attention of a New York judge, who took time to note…
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