No accountability for torture Al Jazeera | Sometimes I think being American means never having to say you're sorry. On Wednesday, May 2, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, a federal appeals court in San Francisco, unanimously dismissed a lawsuit against former Justice Department lawyer John Yoo by José Padilla, the US ci...
Travolta accuser hires celebrity lawyer Allred Toronto Sun LOS ANGELES - | The masseur whose $2 million sexual battery lawsuit against Hollywood actor John Travolta was dismissed earlier this week hired celebrity attorney Gloria Allred on Wednesday and could file a new claim. | Allred, who numerou...
Disciplinary complaint filed against Falls lawyer Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Menomonee Falls - The state Office of Lawyer Regulation has filed a complaint with the Supreme Court of Wisconsin against John Harvey Niebler, a lawyer in Menomonee Falls, alleging he engaged in professional misconduct. | OLR is asking that Niebler b...
Employment lawyer fights regulations The Washington Post | Eugene Scalia is a well-known name in Washington — his father is U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The younger Scalia is a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher who has carved out a niche representing business groups against regulato...
After Guilty Plea, Pimp Fires His Lawyer at Sentencing The New York Times | Jason Itzler arrived in court on Tuesday to be formally sentenced to prison, a solemn reckoning for most criminal defendants. But for the self-proclaimed King of All Pimps, the day played out like one more act in a never-ending immorality play. Lou...
Torture case against Bush lawyer nixed Independent online A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that John Yoo, a former legal counsel to the Bush administration, is immune from a lawsuit by an American citizen who said he had been tortured at a military jail in South Carolina. | Jose Padilla, who was conv...
Lawyer questions informant's role in Ohio plot STL Today | An attorney representing one of five defendants in an alleged plot to blow up an Ohio bridge is questioning the role of an undercover informant. | Cleveland defense lawyer John Pyle says his client, Brandon Baxter, will plead not guilty at a hearin...
Lawyer questions informant's role in Ohio plot Kansas City Star Tony Dejak James Stevens, center, father of Conner Stevens, leaves US Federal Court Tuesday, May 1, 2012, in Cleveland. Conner Stevens, along with four others, is accused of plotting to blow up a bridge near Cleveland, the FBI announced Tuesday. | CL...
Lawyer questions informant's role in Ohio plot The State | CLEVELAND - An attorney representing one of five defendants in an alleged plot to blow up an Ohio bridge is questioning the role of an undercover informant. | Cleveland defense lawyer John Pyle says his client, Brandon Baxter, will plead not guilty...
Lawyer questions informant's role in Ohio plot The Charlotte Observer | CLEVELAND An attorney representing one of five defendants in an alleged plot to blow up an Ohio bridge is questioning the role of an undercover informant. | Cleveland defense lawyer John Pyle says his client, Brandon Baxter, will plead not guilty a...
Snoring and disturbed sleep may increase cancer risk The Daily Telegraph People who snore and suffer from disturbed sleep may have a heightened risk of dying from cancer, a study has shown. | People with sleep disordered breathing are almost five times as likely to die from cancer than those not affected by the problem Photo: Alamy tag --> | 2:43PM BST 20 May 2012 | Comments | Snoring is one of the main symptoms of...
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Documents shed more light on Trayvon Martin shooting The Los Angeles Times ATLANTA — On the night George Zimmerman fatally shot unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, a witness said he saw some of the scuffle — and described a black man in a dark hoodie on top of a white or Latino man, punching him repeatedly, "mixed martial arts style." | Then there was a pop, the witness told police, according to ...
