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Disbarred Lawyer Gets 8 Years for Stealing to Cover Gambling Debts
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Former Kentucky lawyer Danny Butler was given an eight-year prison sentence for stealing $1.3 million from his clients to cover gambling debts. So reports the Courier Journal.
Read more...Mich AG. Settles Over Same-sex Adoption Dispute
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel settled a case challenging the practice of prohibiting taxpayer-funded adoption agencies from refusing to place foster kids with same-sex couples. So reports the Detroit News.
Read more...Purdue Pharma, Sacklers Hit with Lawsuit from 500 Municipalities
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Purdue Pharma and its owners are facing a lawsuit from more than 500 cities, tribes and counties, which have accused the drug maker of paving the way for the nation’s opioid epidemic. So reports CBS News.
Read more...Purdue Pharma, Sacklers Hit with Lawsuit from 500 Municipalities
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Purdue Pharma and its owners are facing a lawsuit from more than 500 cities, tribes and counties, which have accused the drug maker of paving the way for the nation’s opioid epidemic. So reports CBS News.
Read more...Amid Sex Charges, R. Kelly Asks Judge for OK to Head to Dubai
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Embattled R&B singer R. Kelly asked a judge for permission to perform in the Arabian Peninsula sheikhdom and meet the “royal family.” So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Texas Lawmakers Send Lemonade Legislation to Upper House
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Texas lawmakers passed a bill to legitimize lemonade stands operated by kids. So reports Fox News.
Read more...R. Kelly’s Ex-lawyer Drops Bombshell on Past Child Pornography Charges
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R. Kelly’s ex-lawyer, Ed Genson, said the recording artist was “guilty as hell” when defending him on child-porn charges years ago. So reports USA Today.
Read more...William Paterson University On Hook for $800K After Student’s Alleged Rape, Hanging
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Marquesa C. Jackson-Locklear, who sued William Paterson University after her daughter was allegedly raped during a frat party and subsequently hanged herself, will receive $800,000. So reports New Jersey Monthly.
Read more...New 'Personhood Law' At Heart of Teen’s Abortion Suit
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Ryan Magers, a 19-year-old from Alabama, is suing the Alabama Women's Center for Reproductive Alternatives in Huntsville after it performed an abortion on his girlfriend. So reports the Fox News.
Read more...Maryland’s Top Court Rejects New Trial for 'Serial' Subject
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Maryland’s Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s ruling that Adnan Syed is entitled to a new trial. So reports Time.
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