Indiana

JEFFERSON COURTS: Judge rejects probation
Judge rejects probation COURIER JOURNAL A Jefferson Circuit Court judge denied Nathaniel Anderson's request for probation yesterday, telling the former funeral home operator that his burial practices went "against all sense of decency and humanity...

Women Awarded $7.5 Million From Norfolk for Son Who Was Hit by City Truck
The city of Norfolk is awarding a woman $7.5 million because her son was hit by a truck which was driven by an employee of the city. The circuit judge hearing the case must approve the settlement so the case is scheduled to go to trial next week...

Kids these days
Welcome to Juvenile Court. The world of slightly criminal proceedings coupled with a quasi-civil nature, buttressed by everything going through the probation department...before there is probation...

Hans Reiser Melting, Sending Jurors into Trance and Judge to Laughter
Reiser's testimony draws a chuckle from Judge Larry Goodman. Courtroom sketch: Wired.com/ Norman Quebedeau. OAKLAND, California -- Even the judge chuckled, or at least did a poor job of concealing it from the bench here...

Is Your Probation Officer Exceeding His or Her Authority
        When a person is placed on probation in Florida, the sentencing judge orders the person being placed on probation (the probationer) to complete certain conditions; he also orders the probation office to monitor the probationer's progress...

Third Wrongful Death Suit Filed in California Against Singer Brandy
The December 30, 2006, accident on the San Diego Freeway involving singer Brandy has spawned its' third wrongful death lawsuit related to the death of Awatef Aboudihaj. Aboudihaj's husband, Marouane Hdidou, has filed a wrongful death claim against Brandy...

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

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

Driving Record Checks
Get your Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) from your State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Online

Dumb New York Laws
Stupid Laws in the Empire State

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

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

Probation User Fees
Clark County Council pays $1.1 million settlement after misappropriating funds.

Shell Canada Proposes Heavy Oil Refinery
Air and Water at Risk in Michigan

Baltimore Strip Search Class Action
Judge Gives Go-ahead

Verizon Wireless
Proposes a $21 Million Early Termination Settlement

Canceled Insurance
Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Labor and Delivery
Judge awards mother $6 million medical malpractice settlement after baby was born with brain injuries.