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St. Louis Suburb Residents Sue Over Ticketing, Jailing Practices
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Residents of two St. Louis suburbs are suing those cities for allegedly ticketing impoverished minorities at a greater rate than whites and then locking them up in overcrowded and unsanitary jails for failing to pay the fines or show up in court. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Cop Suspended 9 Months After Prostitute Steals His Gun
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Keith Barrow, the head of the police union in a small Northern California town, was suspended for having his gun stolen by a woman he paid for sex in a hotel in Reno. So reports the San Jose Mercury News.
Read more...Killer of Trespassing Exchange Student Sentenced to 70 Years
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A Montana man who shot and killed an unarmed German exchange student who was trespassing in his garage was sentenced to 70 years in prison. So reports the Missoulian.
Read more...Families of Women Switched at Birth Clean Up in French Court
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Two women mistakenly switched at birth in 1994 will collect 400,000 euros (approximately $451,760) each from the private clinic in France responsible for the mix up. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Best Place to Work in Law, Is Your Firm Registered?
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Progressive Law Practices’ Best Places to Work is a survey competition to determine which participants are the best employers. The process is managed by Best Companies Group (BCG) and winners are published by Progressive Media Group, Inc.
Why participate?
By participating you can find out if you are one of the county’s best employers! It can also result in significant organizational benefits for entrants:
1) Heightened Company Pride.
2) Public Relations and Marketing Advantage.
3) The Employee Feedback Report.
Included with registration, participants will receive their Employee Feedback Report detailing the company’s employee responses. Also included are employee and employer benchmarks.
Lawyer Sues Courthouse for Return of Pricey Pen
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A Nebraska attorney whose $500 Montblanc pen went missing after he accidentally left his things at a courthouse security kiosk has filed a tort claim against the County Clerk’s Office seeking return of the pen or its exact replacement. So reports the Omaha World-Herald.
Read more...Judge Releases Mentally Ill Man Who Threw Boiling Oil on Niece
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A New York City criminal court judge charged—and then released—a schizophrenic man who caused his 13-year-old niece to suffer several second-degree burns by splashing her with boiling cooking oil. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Politicians Challenge Law Protecting Cuban Immigrants
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Cuban-American politicians are seeking to revise or eliminate a law that gives Cubans broader protections than any other immigrants arriving in the United States. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Calif. Jury Convicts Revenge Porn Website Operator
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A California criminal court found the owner of a website that featured nude pictures of women without their consent guilty of charges that could land him in prison for as long as 20 years. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Terminally Ill Patients Sue for Right to Die in NY
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Three terminally ill patients have filed a suit against New York State seeking an order that would exempt their doctors from prosecution for aiding in their deaths. So reports The New York Daily News.
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