A married Michigan woman who advertised on Craigslist for a hit man to murder her boyfriend’s wife has pleaded guilty to three federal charges in the murder-for-hire scheme.
A class action suit claiming the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs isn’t doing enough to prevent suicide or providing adequate medical care for vets is scheduled for trial today in…
The Roman Catholic Church is considering unspecified changes to canon law in order to deal more effectively with cases of sex abuse by members of religious orders.
Updated: In the second day of a massive 416-child custody hearing, at least one expert for the state of Texas testified today that there was no sign of abuse among…
Last month, Britney Spears was told to ante up $375,000 to pay her ex-husband’s legal fees in a child custody case. Now, a Los Angeles judge says, she’ll have to…
Updated: A shocked judge on the United Kingdom’s High Court has criticized one of the country’s most prominent law firms for spending way too much time representing Research In Motion…
Courts are reluctant to stop divorcing bloggers from revealing intimate details of their marriages or engaging in angry rants about their spouses in online postings.
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight is expected to announce a settlement today with three former officials of Fannie Mae for their roles in an accounting scandal.
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has subpoenaed information from 18 financial institutions about their sale and marketing of auction-rate securities.
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