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Afternoon Briefs: Harvey Weinstein gets 23 years; Sen. Rand Paul keeps $582K verdict in neighbor assault suit

Harvey Weinstein gets 23-year prison sentence Former film producer Harvey Weinstein, 67, was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for sexually assaulting two women. The minimum sentence was five years. Weinstein told the court that he thought the relationships were consensual, and he was “totally confused.” Weinstein faces additional…

Mar 11, 2020 4:35 PM CDT

Judge retires after he is accused of appointing his son to more than 200 indigent cases

An Alabama judge has retired following the filing of a judicial misconduct complaint that alleged he appointed his attorney son to more than 200 indigent defense cases. Judge Kim Chaney of Cullman County retired on Feb. 15, according to reports by the Cullman Times and AL.com. He was a judge…

Feb 24, 2020 10:15 AM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Michael Avenatti is convicted for trying to extort Nike; Alabama bill would mandate vasectomies

Stormy Daniels’ ex-lawyer Michael Avenatti is convicted Michael Avenatti, the former lawyer for adult film actress Stormy Daniels, was convicted Friday for trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike. Avenatti was accused of seeking money from Nike in exchange for keeping quiet about its payments to young athletes. He…

Feb 14, 2020 4:17 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: 2-time SCOTUS litigant gets settlement; at-large judge elections upheld in voting rights case

Florida man wins $875K settlement after two trips to the Supreme Court A Florida man who won twice in the U.S. Supreme Court will get an $875,000 settlement for his troubles from the city of Riviera Beach. Litigant Fane Lozman said the money covers his legal fees but “it doesn’t…

Feb 6, 2020 4:11 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: SCOTUS lacks State of the Union majority; judge reverses No More Deaths convictions

Which Supreme Court justices attended the State of the Union? Only four justices attended the State of the Union on Tuesday. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. was there, even though he presided over President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Justices Elena Kagan, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Neil M. Gorsuch also…

Feb 5, 2020 3:55 PM CST

Age bias suit by fired general counsel claims CEO complained about financial drain of older workers

The former general counsel for a W.R. Berkley Corp. subsidiary claims that the real reason the company fired him in June 2018 was because of his age.

Feb 4, 2020 4:50 PM CST

Courthouse canines, part of a one-of-a-kind statewide program, don antlers and see Santa

Alabama wants to raise the woof for its courthouse dog program.

Dec 6, 2019 1:21 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: House seeks grand jury info to determine Trump’s truthfulness; billionaire storms out of court

Top lawyer for House tells court that grand jury info could help determine whether Trump lied The top lawyer for the U.S. House of Representatives told a federal appeals court Monday that grand jury information redacted from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report regarding Russian interference in the 2016 presidential…

Nov 19, 2019 3:32 PM CST

Judge rules woman who joined ISIS is not US citizen based on birthright citizenship exception

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled from the bench Thursday that an Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group and traveled to Syria is not a U.S. citizen because of an exception to the Constitution’s grant of birthright citizenship.

Nov 15, 2019 11:31 AM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Andrew Yang didn’t last long in BigLaw; suit against Taylor Swift revived

Andrew Yang lasted only five months in BigLaw Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang left Davis Polk & Wardwell in 2000 after spending only five months as an associate. He had scored 178 out of 180 on the LSAT and attended Columbia Law School before joining the law firm, but he…

Oct 29, 2019 5:23 PM CDT

‘Gate money’ for released prisoners is usually chump change

Some formerly incarcerated people say it’s often not enough to meet their basic needs

Sep 11, 2019 2:49 PM CDT

Woman who lost fetus after being shot is charged with manslaughter; shooter isn’t charged

Updated: A woman from Birmingham, Alabama, has been indicted on a charge of manslaughter for the death of her fetus in a shooting by another person. Marshae Jones, 27, was charged because she allegedly started the dispute that led to the shooting last December, AL.com reports. She was arrested on…

Jun 27, 2019 1:09 PM CDT

In states where inmates can vote, few exercise their right to cast ballots

When Sen. Bernie Sanders championed voting rights for prisoners during a CNN town hall, he spotlighted an intensifying national debate about why going to prison means losing the right to vote.

Jun 14, 2019 7:30 AM CDT

What I got for Father’s Day: Reflecting on parenthood, the law and justice

Attorney William Horton says his family is probably a bit different than most. And that difference has changed him, as a lawyer, as a citizen and as a human being.

Jun 13, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

Alabama governor signs chemical castration law; it’s not the first state to authorize it

On Monday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed into law a bill that requires sex offenders whose victims were younger than age 13 to receive chemical castration as a condition of parole.

Jun 12, 2019 12:21 PM CDT

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