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NYC Settles Suit After Arresting Black Man for Buying Belt at Barney's
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A black man will collect $45,000 to settle his suit against New York City for arresting him and putting him in a holding cell after he legitimately purchased a $349 belt at the Barney’s department store when he was an 18-year-old college student. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Inmate Caught with Pills in Her Vagina Claims Ignorance
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A Florida woman who was caught with a bag of pills in her vagina while she was being processed into the Okaloosa County Jail told officials she had no idea how they got there. So reports Northwest Florida Daily News.
Read more...Stripper Collects Deceased HBO Exec’s Estate, Gets Sued by His Sister
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The sister of the late HBO executive Micky Liu is suing Scores stripper Veronica Beckham, alleging that Beckham manipulated Liu into leaving her his life savings. So reports DNA Info.
Read more...Shrimp Boy and Revenge Porn Among January's Top Verdicts
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From ‘revenge porn’ to ‘Shrimp Boy’ and deleted emails to misread mammograms, here are some of the most notable verdicts from January 2016.
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California Lawyer Sanctioned for Sexist Comment
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A California judge sanctioned Peter Bertling, a member of the Sunshine State’s bar, for telling opposing counsel it wasn’t “becoming of a woman or an attorney” to raise her voice during a deposition. So reports The Recorder.
Read more...SoHo Landlord Files $100k Suit Against Tenant Who Impersonated Son of Famous Designer
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The landlord of a Manhattan apartment that rents for $15,000 a month is asking a state court to break the apartment’s current lease and order the apartment’s current tenant, who claimed to be Diane von Furstenberg’s son, to pay $100,000 in back rent. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...How Many Supreme Court Justices Will the Next President Appoint?
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The average age of the justices currently sitting on the U.S. Supreme Court is just over 69, and that’s the third-highest average age of the sitting justices in the Court’s history. So reports The Washington Post.
Read more...Fearing Requital, Many Law Students Don’t Report Mental Health Substance Abuse Problems
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Many law students are not seeking help for depression and drug or alcohol dependence because they’re afraid it will hurt their chances of getting admitted to the bar or landing a legal job, a new study shows. So reports Bloomberg BNA.
Read more...Ukrainian Model Sues Ex for Sending Her to Jail
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A Manhattan judge refused to dismiss the defamation suit of a Ukrainian model who spent a night in jail as a result of her ex-boyfriend’s allegedly false police report. So reports The New York Post.
Read more...Dad of 30 Pays $1.49 a Month in Support to Some Moms
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A Tennessee man who fathered 30 children with 11 different mothers is requesting that the state help him with child support payments. So reports the Memphis news station WREG.
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