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In John Joe Gray’s 12th Year of Armed Standoff, Such ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Behavior May Be Increasing

Corrected: Wanted in a Christmas Eve 1999 assault on a Texas state trooper in which he allegedly bit a chunk of flesh out of the officer’s arm after a routine traffic stop escalated, John Joe Gray found an effective way to avoid answering the charge. Released on bail over a…

Mar 30, 2012 8:39 PM CDT

Liberals Appear ‘Taken Aback, Angry’ in Medicaid Arguments; Will Court Redefine Federal Power?

Justice Clarence Thomas continued his six-year streak of silence as arguments on the health care law wrapped up Wednesday afternoon. Others were not so reluctant. “Lawyers call a lively group of judges a ‘hot bench,’ ” the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) reports. “This one was scorching.” On Wednesday afternoon,…

Mar 29, 2012 11:59 AM CDT

ABA President Opposes Congressional Committee Plan to ‘Eliminate’ Legal Services Corp. Budget

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Republican Study Committee’s plan to “eliminate the Legal Services Corporation” in the nation’s fiscal year 2013 budget is “remarkably shortsighted,” says ABA President William T. (Bill) Robinson III in a written statement on Wednesday, citing help that the LSC provides annually in nearly 1 million…

Mar 28, 2012 10:10 PM CDT

Ex-Chief of Staff for Blago Says Sorry, Gets 10-Day Jail Term; Former Ill. Gov Is Serving 14 Years

A former chief of staff to Rod Blagojevich who served as a star witness at the political corruption trial of the impeached former Illinois governor was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 days in federal prison after apologizing to a federal judge in Chicago. Blagojevich is serving a 14-year sentence. Attorney…

Mar 28, 2012 9:29 PM CDT

Ark. AG Can’t Sue Law Firm Under Deceptive Trade Practices Statute, State’s Top Court Rules

Reversing a lower court ruling that imposed penalties on an out-of-state law firm for collecting fees on dishonored checks in excess of what is allowed under the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, the state’s top court has ruled that its attorney general has no jurisdiction to pursue such a case…

Mar 28, 2012 5:31 PM CDT

Insurer’s Tape of Roadside Phone Call Gets Charges Against Policyholder Dismissed

Stopped by the side of the road in Coral Springs, Fla. last October, a 59-year-old woman initially had only two flat tires to deal with, caused, she admits, by bumping the median of the road with her vehicle. But after an off-duty city police officer in a marked car stopped…

Mar 28, 2012 4:25 PM CDT

2nd Lawyer Takes Plea in NJ Tax-Lien Bid-Rigging Case; Federal Probe Is Ongoing

A second lawyer has taken a plea in a federal case over alleged collusive bidding in sales of tax liens in New Jersey. Robert E. Rothman, 59, a lawyer and owner of Rothman Realty Corp. in Englewood, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Newark to bid-rigging at auctions between…

Mar 27, 2012 10:02 PM CDT

Twitter Posts Put Some Individuals Arrested During Occupy Wall Street Protest on the Defensive

Arrested last October on the Brooklyn Bridge along with hundreds of other Occupy Wall Street protesters, Jeff Rae expected to fight the charges against him. But now the 31-year-old Washington, D.C., resident decided to take a plea after prosecutors subpoenaed his Twitter account, the Wall Street Journal reported. Although the…

Mar 23, 2012 4:48 PM CDT

Justices Appear Sympathetic to Secret Service in First Amendment Suit by Arrested Protester

Even some of the U.S. Supreme Court’s liberal justices appeared to side with the Secret Service on Wednesday as they considered whether agents should be immune from suits over protester arrests. Steven Howards of Golden, Colo., claims he was arrested in retaliation for his First Amendment activity in 2006 when…

Mar 22, 2012 2:51 PM CDT

Cleared in Claimed Rape, Prosecutor Plans to Sue re What He Calls a Politically Motivated Case

Cleared in a rape case concerning a junior colleague and reinstated to his $150,000-a-year job, a 55-year-old California sex crimes prosecutor today announced his intention to sue the county and city of Martinez over what he called a politically motivated case. Michael Gressett said he had had kinky sex with…

Mar 21, 2012 10:12 PM CDT

Lawyer Wins Constitutional Challenge to Red-Light Ticket; Looks Forward to New Battle in Next Case

A former New Jersey insurance attorney has beaten the rap on constitutional grounds after getting a red-light-camera ticket from a Florida municipality in the mail. Allowing New Port Richey to fine him $158 without properly proving its case in court, including the identity of the driver, would violate his due-process…

Mar 21, 2012 7:31 PM CDT

DA’s Office Can’t Ethically Hire Receptionist Laid Off By His Former Law Firm, Panel Says

A Louisiana district attorney can’t hire a receptionist laid off at his former private law firm, because doing so could provide an economic benefit to the firm by reducing its unemployment costs, a state ethics panel has determined. Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick Jr. asked the Louisiana Board of…

Mar 20, 2012 10:51 PM CDT

$15.4M in Hiking Deaths of Gibson Dunn Partner and Cousin May Be Hawaii’s Biggest PI Settlement

Having already been found liable in the 2006 hiking accident deaths of a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher partner and her cousin, the state of Hawaii has agreed to pay a settlement of $15.4 million. One lawyer in the case says it’s the highest personal injury settlement in state history, reports…

Mar 20, 2012 7:39 PM CDT

Municipal Judge Says City Retaliated with Residency Probe When She Questioned Possible Age Bias

Kansas City Municipal Judge Elena Franco has filed an administrative discrimination claim over a city residency probe, contending that it was conducted in retaliation for the questions she raised about possible age bias. In the spring of 2011, Franco said, she questioned whether a potential restructuring of the city prosecutor’s…

Mar 20, 2012 5:35 PM CDT

Defense Lawyer Arrested in Open Court in Perjury Conspiracy Probe; Murder Case Is Delayed

Updated: A Michigan criminal defense lawyer was arrested in open court Monday and taken to a Wayne County Circuit Court holding area, as a hearing in his client’s capital murder trial was about to begin before Judge Timothy Kenny. Only minutes into today’s session, a Wayne County prosecutor told the…

Mar 19, 2012 7:07 PM CDT

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In John Joe Gray’s 12th Year of Armed Standoff, Such ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Behavior May Be Increasing

Liberals Appear ‘Taken Aback, Angry’ in Medicaid Arguments; Will Court Redefine Federal Power?

ABA President Opposes Congressional Committee Plan to ‘Eliminate’ Legal Services Corp. Budget

Ex-Chief of Staff for Blago Says Sorry, Gets 10-Day Jail Term; Former Ill. Gov Is Serving 14 Years

Ark. AG Can’t Sue Law Firm Under Deceptive Trade Practices Statute, State’s Top Court Rules

Insurer’s Tape of Roadside Phone Call Gets Charges Against Policyholder Dismissed

2nd Lawyer Takes Plea in NJ Tax-Lien Bid-Rigging Case; Federal Probe Is Ongoing

Twitter Posts Put Some Individuals Arrested During Occupy Wall Street Protest on the Defensive

Justices Appear Sympathetic to Secret Service in First Amendment Suit by Arrested Protester

Cleared in Claimed Rape, Prosecutor Plans to Sue re What He Calls a Politically Motivated Case

Lawyer Wins Constitutional Challenge to Red-Light Ticket; Looks Forward to New Battle in Next Case

DA’s Office Can’t Ethically Hire Receptionist Laid Off By His Former Law Firm, Panel Says

$15.4M in Hiking Deaths of Gibson Dunn Partner and Cousin May Be Hawaii’s Biggest PI Settlement

Municipal Judge Says City Retaliated with Residency Probe When She Questioned Possible Age Bias

Defense Lawyer Arrested in Open Court in Perjury Conspiracy Probe; Murder Case Is Delayed

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