Criminal Law

Things not to do when faking your own death
Well look. You just shouldn't fake your own death in the first place. But if you are going to fake your own death, for the love of good, have someone else prepare your forged death certificate...

Candidate guilty of faking his own disappearance
In New Hampshire, a man named Gary Dodds has been found guilty of faking his own disappearance after an alleged wreck back in 2006. Prosecutors say Dodds did it so he could get more attention for his Congressional campaign...

How they solved it
Interesting case from Minnesota, where a motorcyclist's fatal crash was actually something very different, police say. Authorities accuse her boyfriend of beating her to death, then strapping her body to the cycle as a way of faking the wreck...

"You hear that, Elizabeth I'm coming to join you, honey."
Suspect defending himself + eighth-grade education + too many "Sanford" reruns = faking a heart attack in court. Story is from Ohio.

Miscellaneous China Litigation
Been waiting on this one for a while now: A Chinese farmer who claimed to have taken photos of a rare tiger was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Saturday for faking the pictures, a court official and state media said...

Petition Preview: Enya, the Death Penalty, and Video Victim Impact Evidence
Nearly two decades ago, in Payne v. Tennessee (1991), the Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment did not bar the introduction of ?victim impact evidence? at the penalty phase of capital trials...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Overtime for Programmers
alleging that some companies try to avoid paying employees overtime by categorizing them as "salaried" employees.

Wrongful Death
alleging death was caused by the conduct of negligent defendant.

Taser Death
allegedly directly causing or leading to complications resulting in death.

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Steelworker's Death
Prost Builders Inc. and Pro Building Solutions Inc. agree to $335,000 settlement after employee falls to his death.