Harper Lee Stopped Writing Due to Pressure and Publicity, Friend Says

Why did Harper Lee stop writing after her first, highly celebrated attempt? Because she said what she wanted to in To Kill A Mockingbird, the Birmingham News reports, and she didn’t want to go through all the pressure and publicity again. The insight came from Rev. Thomas Lane Butts, a…

Aug 8, 2011 4:33 PM CDT

Paul McCartney Says His Voice Mail May Have Been Hacked by UK Paper Competing with News Corp.

Ratcheting up an ongoing scandal over claimed widespread hacking into the voice mail of celebrities and others by British journalists, famed pop singer and songwriter Paul McCartney says he was apparently victimized and plans to pursue the issue when he completes his current U.S. tour. However, the former Beatle says…

Aug 4, 2011 10:31 PM CDT

Ex-Employee Suit Accuses Shaq & Cop Pals of Computer Hack to Get Revenge for Divorce Testimony

A former employee of Shaquille O’Neal has accused the basketball legend and law enforcement buff of hacking into his computer—with the help of South Florida and Arizona police pals—in an effort to get revenge for the ex-worker’s testimony in favor of O’Neal’s wife in a contentious divorce case. Plaintiff Shawn…

Aug 4, 2011 9:55 PM CDT

Legal Journal Releases Justice Scalia Baseball Card

While major league baseball rushes to its pennant races, The Green Bag quarterly legal journal pitches its latest card in the Supreme Court Sluggers series. Released this month is the Justice Antonin Scalia card, with the justice on the cover donning the same hitter’s pose seen on the classic card…

Aug 3, 2011 9:46 PM CDT

In ‘Bargain’ for Linda Evangelista’s Ex, Model Seeks a Mere $46K Monthly in Child Support

In what could be a bargain for the father of Linda Evangelista’s 4-year-old son, the supermodel is asking Francois Henri-Pinault for a mere $46,000 a month in child support. While that might seem to the uninitiated like a lot to spend on a child who isn’t old enough to attend…

Aug 3, 2011 9:44 PM CDT

Suit Claims Actress Faye Dunaway Doesn’t Live in Rent-Stabilized Apartment

Does Faye Dunaway live in a New York apartment building with a green linoleum hallway, chipped walls and pink marble stairs? The landlord who rents to Dunaway claims in a lawsuit that the actress doesn’t actually live in the building and is not eligible for stabilized rent of $1,049 a…

Aug 3, 2011 6:26 PM CDT

Admitted Miley Cyrus Hacker Beats That Rap But Reportedly Pleads on 2 Other Charges

A 21-year-old who admittedly hacked into Miley Cyrus’ email and Myspace accounts and posted private images of the young singer hasn’t been charged with doing so. However, Josh Holly, also known online as “Trainreq,” pleaded guilty today in federal court in Nashville, Tenn., to other charges related to his possession…

Aug 1, 2011 11:19 PM CDT

30 Lawyers Pick 30 Books Every Lawyer Should Read

The great Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. once confessed that his greatest thoughts were the result of wrestling with those of others. “Life-transforming ideas,” he wrote, “have always come to me through books.” Each summer for the last three years we’ve wrestled in these pages with the role lawyers play in…

Aug 1, 2011 9:00 AM CDT

Meeting Miss Nelle: Ala. Lawyer Has a Rare Encounter with the Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

Aug 1, 2011 5:50 AM CDT

UK Bans Misleading Airbrushed Makeup Ads Featuring Julia Roberts and Christy Turlington

A United Kingdom regulator has banned as misleading magazine makeup ads featuring actress Julia Roberts and supermodel Christy Turlington, Sky News reports. The digitally manipulated images of the two women, who are in their early 40s, wearing L’Oreal and Maybelline foundation products, give readers an unrealistic idea of what they…

Jul 28, 2011 12:32 AM CDT

Appeals Court Rejects Found-in-Trash Claim, Orders Davy Crockett Marriage Doc Returned to County

Calling a found-in-the-trash claim made on an Antiques Roadshow television episode a dog that won’t hunt, a Tennessee appellate panel has also agreed with a lower court that an unexecuted 1805 marriage license for Davy Crockett, the famed American frontiersman, soldier and politician, must be returned to the courthouse from…

Jul 27, 2011 7:44 PM CDT

Kim Kardashian Sues Old Navy, Says Store Used Lookalike Model in Ads

Reality television temptress Kim Kardashian filed a federal district court lawsuit against Old Navy and the clothing retailer’s parent company yesterday, contending that the store infringed on her right of publicity by using a lookalike model in its advertising. Filed yesterday in the Central District of California, the suit, which…

Jul 21, 2011 5:23 PM CDT

DOJ Won’t Pursue Extradition of Randy Quaid, Who Is Fearful of ‘Star Whackers’

The U.S. Justice Department has declined to pursue the extradition of actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, who are seeking asylum in Canada after skipping a court hearing for allegedly squatting in their former California home. The Justice Department noted that the extradition process is lengthy and usually reserved…

Jul 18, 2011 3:20 PM CDT

Judge Declares Mistrial in Roger Clemens Case Due to Prosecutor References to Banned Evidence

A federal judge has declared a mistrial in Roger Clemens’ trial on charges of lying to Congress about taking steroids and human growth hormone. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton of Washington, D.C., ruled after prosecutors showed a video that referenced banned evidence, ESPN.com reports. “I don’t see how I unring…

Jul 14, 2011 4:02 PM CDT

John Edwards Had Planned to Launch Public Interest Law Firm, Prior to His Indictment

Before being indicted for alleged campaign financing law violations concerning donations he accepted to cover up an extramarital affair, politician and trial lawyer John Edwards had planned to launch a public interest law firm in New York City. The former Democratic presidential candidate looked at real estate and conducted attorney…

Jul 13, 2011 9:52 PM CDT