Criminal Law

Mother-in-law put a hit on her son-in-law
Virginia Wheeler, a woman from North Carolina, was sentenced to 23 years in prison after she got her brother to shoot her son-in-law five times. Wheeler was reportedly upset because the couple wouldn't let Wheeler see her grandchild anymore, even...

Memorial Day
Memorial Day dates back to Civil War veterans is an interesting May 25, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle article that traces the history of memorial day. Today is actually the 140th Memorial Day...

James Stanton appointed to 134th district bench in Dallas
Gov. Rick Perry today appointed James M. Stanton (pictured), an associate with Cozen O?Connor in Dallas, to the 134th District Court bench in Dallas. He'll replace Anne Ashby, who is retiring...

Law firm Wheeler Trigg adds chairman O'Donnell to name (BizJournals)
Denver law firm Wheeler Trigg Kennedy LLP will change its name to Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, effective June 1.

Marcy Wheeler Makes the World Better
Firedoglake’s March Wheeler is one of the bloggers who does work connecting the dots that the rest of the media only sometimes catches up to. (She’s also scary smart.) Now the good folks at Firedoglake are running a campaign to raise $150K “to support Marcy, another investigative blogger to work with her, and a researcher to help them...

John Wheeler Seen Alive Less Than 24 Hours Before Body Found in Landfill
Wheeler May Have been Meeting with Attorney Regarding Real Estate Dispute

Harvard Outsmarted: Student Adam Wheeler Was Admitted on Lies, Stole $45K Say Prosecutors
Wheeler Charged With Larceny, I.D. Fraud; Plagiarism Allegedly Did Him In

Memorial Day Brings Increase in DUI Arrests
The police were out in force this Memorial Day watching for drunk drivers. In what has become a modern-day tradition, state police and local law enforcement beef up their forces for the annual Memorial Day onslaught...

Memorial Day, May 26, 2008
Memorial Day - Have a a fun, safe, and memorable Memorial Day weekend using official U.S. government information....

Stanton reviews Bon Tempo, Americans at the Gate: The United States and Refugees during the Cold War
Americans at the Gate: The United States and Refugees during the Cold War by Carl J. Bon Tempo (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2008) is reviewed for the Law and Politics Book Review by Samuel S...

18-Wheeler Accident Case Settled for $600,000
18-Wheeler Accident Case Settled for $600,000