Attorney for disbanded Flushing Township Police Department officers 'prepared to go to court'

An attorney for the Police Officers Labor Council, which represents officers in Flushing Township's disbanded police department, said he's prepared to go to court to block the township from replacing his clients.

Capitol bomb probe leads to unrelated weapons case (AP)

AP - A second person has been charged in an offshoot of the FBI sting that led to charges last week against a Virginia man charged with plotting a suicide bombing at the U.S. Capitol.

Houston Attorney: Bobby Brown Bailed on Whitney Funeral Over Seating Snafu

Now it's time for Whitney Houston's family's time to get out its version of events about Bobby Brown's abrupt exit from his ex-wife's funeral early last Saturday. In...

Police: 2 Ga. children reported missing found safe (AP)

AP - Two young children who police say were kidnapped from the side of an Atlanta-area interstate early Wednesday are safe but authorities are looking for the man who took them and later dropped them off with friends, authorities say.

Union suing to block Indiana right-to-work law

Union members went to federal court Wednesday to ask a judge to block Indiana's new right-to-work law from being enforced, the first lawsuit and latest conflict over the divisive legislation.

Report: Crime at US public schools on the decline (AP)

AP - Violent crime at the nation's schools is declining, and students and schools are reporting less bullying and gang activity.

Union suing to block Indiana right-to-work law (AP)

AP - Union members went to federal court Wednesday to ask a judge to block Indiana's new right-to-work law from being enforced, the first lawsuit and latest conflict over the divisive legislation.

Nation's Largest Bankruptcy Law Firm Focuses on Protecting Consumer Rights

CHICAGO, IL-- - Since 2006, complaints to the Federal Trade Commission have doubled, forcing Americans to take debt collectors to court for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and win.There ...

Prosecutor, Goldman overreached: programmer's lawyer

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kevin Marino may be the lawyer of the moment, after persuading a U.S. appellate court panel last week to overturn the criminal conviction of a former Goldman Sachs Group computer programmer. The U.S. Court of Appeals moved with rare and unprecedented speed in reversing Sergey Aleynikov's conviction on a charge of stealing trade secrets, just hours after Marino appeared ...

Prosecutor, Goldman overreached: programmer's lawyer (Reuters)

Reuters - Kevin Marino may be the lawyer of the moment, after persuading a U.S. appellate court panel last week to overturn the criminal conviction of a former Goldman Sachs Group computer programmer.

Attorney says deputies have wrong woman in jail

The attorney for a woman arrested after officials said she did not send her child to school said deputies have the wrong woman. Eyewitness News reported Monday that deputies arrested Elizabeth Marrero after the state attorney's office said her daughter missed nearly two full years of school. However, Marrero's attorney said she does not have a daughter. The state attorney's office is now ...

Missouri attorney general seeks $3M to remodel offices

The Missouri attorney general's office is proposing to use money from consumer fraud cases to renovate its office space.

High court torn over law banning lies about medals

Free speech cases before the Supreme Court often lead justices to consider far-fetched scenarios, and Wednesday's argument over a law making it a crime to lie about having received top military honors was no exception.

Judge strikes down law mandating sale of contraception (Reuters)

Reuters - A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Washington state cannot require pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives if to do so violates their religious beliefs.

NH jury chosen in Rwanda genocide case (AP)

AP - The trial of a New Hampshire woman charged with lying about her role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide is expected to transport jurors back almost 18 years to a roadblock outside a family owned hotel in Butare where prosecutors say the defendant decided who would live and who would die.

Bits Blog: California Attorney General Reaches Deal on App Privacy

Kamala D. Harris said the agreement will strengthen privacy protections for smartphone owners who download mobile applications by forcing developers to post conspicuous privacy policies.

In Speech, Top Pentagon Lawyer Defends Targeted Killing Program

Jeh Johnson said there's no difference between today's high-tech strikes and past actions like targeting an airplane carrying the commander of the Japanese Navy in 1943.

Trial opens in Calif for alleged drug gang members (AP)

AP - Two members of a breakaway Mexican drug gang dissolved their victims' corpses in vats of acid in a gruesome display of Mexican cartel tactics played out on U.S. soil, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday.

Michigan man pleads guilty in explosives case (AP)

AP - A Michigan man accused of buying and hiding more than 4,000 pounds of explosives with enough potential firepower to equal the Oklahoma City bombing has pleaded guilty to one count, though his attorney insisted Wednesday that his client had no violent intentions.

Woman tries to hire hit man to kill fur-wearer: FBI (Reuters)

Reuters - An Ohio woman who likened freeing lab animals to liberating Holocaust survivors was being held in custody Wednesday on charges she used Facebook to try to hire a hit man to kill a person at random for wearing fur, prosecutors said.

W.Va. mine boss charged with fraud in deadly blast (AP)

AP - Federal prosecutors investigating the West Virginia coal mine explosion that killed 29 men are working their way up the corporate ladder with criminal charges.

California Attorney General Reaches Deal on App Privacy

California’s attorney general, Kamala D. Harris, said on Wednesday that the state had reached an agreement with Amazon.com, Apple, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and Research in Motion to strengthen privacy protections for smartphone owners who download mobile applications.

Ark. man pleads not guilty in death of teen (AP)

AP - A convicted rapist accused of killing a 16-year-old girl he met online pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday, several days after authorities found the girl's body in a blue, plastic barrel in western Arkansas.

State’s attorney hopefuls square off in lively forum

Seth Uphoff, an assistant state’s attorney for Peoria County, and Pontiac attorney Bill Bertram both agreed during a candidate forum held Tuesday in Pontiac Township High School’s auditorium that working with and not against police agencies in the court system in this county is the best way to eradicate the drug dealers,

Grand jury in Mo. expected to hear Maher case (AP)

AP - A federal grand jury is to hear the case of a British man who's accused of robbing an armored car in England and now faces a federal weapons charge in Missouri.

Lindsay Lohan pleases judge on "home stretch" of probation (Reuters)

Reuters - Actress Lindsay Lohan got high marks from a Los Angeles judge at her penultimate progress hearing on Wednesday, as she entered the "home stretch" of her probation after being convicted for theft last year.

Pa. parole board fights man's recommended release (AP)

AP - The Pennsylvania parole board is fighting a judge's recommendation to release an elderly man who remains behind bars nearly two years after his acquittal on murder charges.

High court torn over law banning lie about medals

The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided Wednesday over a law that makes it a crime to lie about having been awarded top military honors.

Court seems split on double jeopardy question (AP)

AP - The Supreme Court seemed divided Wednesday on whether to allow an Arkansas man to be retried on murder charges even though a jury forewoman said in open court that they were unanimously against finding him guilty.

NJ gov: Report of spying on Muslims 'disturbing' (AP)

AP - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is calling a report of a police surveillance operation targeting Muslims in Newark "disturbing." He also says he doesn't recall ever being briefed about the spying in 2007 while he was the state's top federal prosecutor.

Onit Joins Legal Cloud Computing Association (LCCA)

HOUSTON, TX-- - Onit, a leading provider of business productivity and process management apps, today announced it has joined the Legal Cloud Computing Association , a consortium of leading cloud computing ...

Prosecutor: Glock lawyer used role to steal money

A Georgia prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that a former attorney for gun manufacturer Glock Inc. was essentially running the company's U.S. operations and used his position to steal millions from his employer.

Judge to Lohan: Keep up good work (AP)

AP - Lindsay Lohan drew praise Wednesday from a judge who said the actress was one court hearing away from putting a long-running drunken driving case behind her.

Disbarred lawyer admits massive fraud

ATLANTA, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- A disbarred lawyer described by a federal prosecutor in Georgia as a "professional con man" has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering.

NC terrorism convict faces new beheading plot case (AP)

AP - A North Carolina man recently convicted in a homegrown terrorism plot faces new charges that he attempted to hire a hit man to behead three witnesses who testified against him.

Remains confirmed as 'Speed Freak' victims (AP)

AP - Human remains uncovered in Northern California with the help of a convicted serial killer have been confirmed as two of his victims.

Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of ATS Corporation

BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of ATS Corporation ("ATS" ...

Baez No Longer Casey Anthony's Lawyer

Lawyer Jose Baez says he no longer represents Casey Anthony, whose murder case made him famous

Jose Baez no longer attorney for Casey Anthony

Attorney Jose Baez says he no longer represents Casey Anthony, the Florida mother whose 2011 murder trial made him one of the best known criminal defense lawyers in the country.

Legal Talk Network Releases Sensei Enterprises' Digital Detectives Podcast: "The Best Resources for Staying Current in ...

FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Legal Talk Network has released the latest edition of Sensei Enterprises' Digital Detectives podcast, entitled "Best Resources for Staying Current in E-Discovery." ...