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Jail Tech to Serve 4 Years for Having Sex with Inmate
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A former female jail staffer in Oregon has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for having sex with a male, maximum security inmate in a supply closet at least 12 times. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Kids of Tracy Morgan’s Deceased Crash-Mate to Collect $10M
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The children of comedian James McNair, who died in a the car crash that injured “Saturday Night Live” star Tracy Morgan, will collect $10 million in settlement of their suit against Wal-Mart. So reports News 4 New York.
Read more...Does Indiana’s Religious Freedom Law Threaten the Gay Community’s Rights?
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Indiana’s new “religious freedom” law, which could serve as a defense against suits alleging discrimination against members of the gay community, is “broader and more dangerous” than similar laws enacted by other states, some of the law’s critics say. So reports CNN.
Read more...Aussie Woman Charged for Assaulting Cop With Breast Milk
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A 26-year-old woman in Australia was arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer by squirting him with breast milk. So reports The Guardian.
Read more...Famous Venture Capital Firm Successfully Defends Ex-Partner’s Gender Bias Claims
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Ellen Pao, a former partner at the well-known Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, lost her gender discrimination claim against that firm after a closely watched trial. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Alleged Fetus Killer Will Not Face Murder Charges for Unborn Child’s Death
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A district attorney in Boulder, Colo., will not charge the woman who allegedly attacked Michelle Wilkins and cut the fetus from Wilkins’s womb with murder for the unborn child’s death. So reports ABC News.
Read more...Poor Bar Exam Results Puts Test Officials and Law School Deans on the Defensive
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Last summer’s bar exam results—the poorest in almost a decade—have some bar officials questioning the ability of the current bar admission applicant pool, and some law school deans questioning the usefulness of the exam. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...High School Students May Face Charges For Exchanging Nude Selfies
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Four students at an Illinois high school face possible charges for disseminating harmful material to a minor for exchanging nude photos via Snapchat, a smartphone messaging app. So reports the Chicago Tribune.
Read more...Man Convicted of Killing Son with Poison Pizza
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A man who pled guilty to murdering his son and trying to murder his daughter by putting rat poison on their pizza has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. So reports NBC News.
Read more...Judge Orders Winner to Pay Loser's $10.5M Legal Fees in Battle Over Inheritance
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A New Jersey judge has ordered the winner of a battle over a nine-figure inheritance to pay Samantha Perelman—the woman who contested the will and lost—$10.5 million in legal fees. So reports The New York Daily News.
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