Criminal Law

Former Star Center Fielder Files Chapter 11
?Lenny Dykstra, the former star center fielder for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, court records show. Dykstra, 46, has no more than $50,000 in assets and between $10 million and $50 million in liabilities, according to a petition filed Tuesday with the U...

Mets Star Lenny Dykstra Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
No one seems to be safe from our troubled economy these days. Even seemingly wealthy celebrities are falling deep into debt and are unable to deal with their financial burden without help...

Charlottesville police officer faces embezzlement charges www.privateofficer.com
    Charlotteville VA Dec 22 2011 A Charlottesville police officer is facing is facing felony embezzlement charges. Wilbert Brassfield, 47, was served with three felony embezzlement indictments Wednesday...

Penal Code 1000 and State Licensing Agencies
Stated in Penal Code 1000, California drug diversion allows certain defendants facing narcotics charges to complete a rehab program rather than go to jail. Generally, only nonviolent first-time drug users or possessors qualify...

Calif. penal code pertaining to immigration similar to Ariz.s SB 1070
Kerry Picket writes at the Washington Times: ". . . the California Penal Code actually requires that every law enforcement agency in the state shall 'fully cooperate with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service regarding any person who is arrested if he or she is suspected of being present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws...

Firearm Sentence Enhancements Not Subject To Prohibition Against Multiple Punishment
Accoridng to California Penal Code section 654 (PC 654), an act that is made punishable in different ways by different provisions of the Penal Code may be punished under either provision but not both...

Building Codes
National, local, and municipal building code sources

Uniform Commercial Code and Contracts
Interstate commercial transactions and sale of goods in the United States

Privacy Protection Act 42 USC 21A
Federal Newsroom Law

Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Financial Incentive for Adoptive Parents

How to Stop Home Foreclosure
Bankruptcy can Stop Foreclosure

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Treasurer Embezzlement
Mary Lou Puccio repays Warren Cheer and Pom Program $26,000 after stealing money.

Moody International Facing Unpaid Overtime Class-Action
Moody International Facing Unpaid Overtime Class-Action

AT&T International Roaming Charges, AT&T lawsuit
AT&T Faces International Roaming Charges Lawsuit

Comcast
facing lawsuits from BitTorrent Throttling

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Facing Potential Class Action

Amazon
Facing Class Action over Book Deletions