Judge: Madoff Victims Not Entitled To Interest On Losses
"In this zero sum game where funds are limited, hard choices must be made....The plain language, purpose, framework and distribution scheme of SIPA, as well as (legal) precedent, all support the...
View ArticlePresident Obama's Syria Address
President Obama is about to address the nation on Syria. Here's a thread to discuss. Update: Shorter version is Obama is asking Congress to delay a vote. Obama lays out the evidence Assad's regime used...
View ArticleUpdate - Westbound Milwaukee On-Ramp Is Open To Westbound I84
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View ArticleWorking With Experts in Your DUI Case
I had a call today from a client we are defending who is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI). This case is a little different than the usual DUI because the...
View ArticleColorado Recall Results
Today was voting day on the efforts to recall two Colorado legislators over their support for new gun control laws. For Senate President John Morse: El Paso County Clerk and Recorder live update...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS: Drivers cited in Parkway North HOV Lane enforcement
WPXI reports that 60 Pittsburgh-area drivers received traffic citations for improper use of the carpool/high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane on the Parkway North. Under the law, the HOV lane may only be...
View ArticleTop Texas Court Rules Death Row Inmate Can't Be Forcibly Medicated
214-402-4364-Writ Bond Hotline bo@kalabuslaw.comwww.rosenthalwadas.comwww.kalabuslaw.com Office: 972-562-7549 A very interesting ruling came down from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday...
View Article1342 people arrested for DUI in Colorado over Labor Day period.
According to a recent article by the Denver Channel, 1342 people were arrested in Colorado and charged with DUI during the period August 16, 2013 through September 3, 2013. Most of the arrests were...
View ArticleIf I missed my criminal court date in New York, what should I do?
If you missed your court date in New York for a summons or another criminal case, you could face serious consequences. Most likely, there will be a warrant out for your arrest. If after missing a court...
View ArticleThe court set a proposed trial date
The complainant allege that a pharmacist, acting both individually and as an agent of a pharmacy, submitted a number of claims for prescription refills for various recipients, which refills had not...
View ArticleFour Arrested after Staged Theft in Utah
A McDonald’s fast food restaurant manager and three suspected accomplices have been arrested for their purported roles in a staged theft at the restaurant. Help! I’ve Been Robbed! The manager called...
View ArticleYOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE
There's an oft repeated sarcastic joke that the best judges go to civil court because in criminal court they deal with life and death but in civil court they deal with important things like money....
View ArticleRecent Virginia Cases Demonstrate Severity of Hit-and-Run Accidents and...
Nearly everyone has experienced the panicky feeling of losing control of a vehicle. Whether due to the weather, a faulty mechanical part, or a simple mistake, losing control of a car can lead to the...
View ArticleDId the FISA court overstate NSA's wrongdoing?
Stewart Baker suggests as much at The Volokh Conspiracy. In part: I think a fair-minded judge encountering the issue for the first time in the courtroom would not likely say that NSA’s interpretations...
View ArticleOn 16 November 2006, the People served and filed a statement of readiness
Originally, defendant was charged by complaint dated 4 November 2006 with assault in the third degree in accordance with Penal Law § 120.00 [1], a class A misdemeanor; menacing in the third degree in...
View ArticleCity Council raises fees for registered sex offenders
Plainly INSANE! ACLU where are you? 9-11-2013 Louisiana: The ordinance, which took effect immediately after being approved, establishes a one-time $600 initial registration fee for sex offenders......
View ArticleShotspotter - Now you see it, now you don't
By Jill PapernoSecond Assistant Monroe County Public DefenderThe NSA is not the only organization that monitors the day to day activities of citizens. But you already knew that. One piece of...
View ArticleAnd speaking of guns . . . How much is the gun industry worth?
Check out the “The Business of Guns, recently published by Minute MBA at: http://www.onlinemba.com/blog/business-of-guns. This short but informative video illustrates the financial might of the gun...
View ArticleSJC Rules that Law Reducing Mandatory Minimums for Drug Offenders is Retroactive
In August 2012, the Massachusetts legislature passed the 2012 crime bill, which had both a positive and negative impact on the law. On the one hand, the bill amended sentencing for violent criminal...
View ArticleAR - Woman (Kristin Johnson) Facing Felony Charge after Filing False Rape Report
Kristin Johnson Original Article 09/11/2013 BENTON - A woman who told police she had just been raped is now facing a felony charge. According to the Benton Police Department (BPD), 24-year-old Kristin...
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