Legal News

Manning chooses civilian lawyer in WikiLeaks case
An Army private suspected of giving classified material to WikiLeaks has chosen a civilian attorney to lead his defense team.The Army says former military attorney David Coombs, of Providence, R...

CIA leak case on way to the Court
In a ruling that is going to be challenged, perhaps in the Supreme Court soon, the D.C. Circuit Court on Tuesday denied any remedy to a former Central Intelligence Agency officer and her husband in the famous leak case against Vice President Dick Cheney and two former top White House aides — Karl Rove and [...

The SEC and A Very Unfortunate Leak
The WSJ has reported that the decision to accept the settlement in the Goldman case was only approved by a 3-2 vote.  This is an outrageous leak, to the extent true.  This type of information is highly confidential and ought not to leak to the press...

Army Reserves Medic Set for Plea Hearing in Child Pornography Case
A plea hearing is scheduled next week in federal district court in Washington for an Army Reserves paramedic charged with distributing child pornography. Federal prosecutors initially filed a complaint (PDF) against Christopher Medovich in December 2010 in U...

The damage that can be done by IRS substitute returns, and how to solve it.
Here is a reason to always filed your tax returns… I just resolved a case where my clients did not file their 2000 and 2001 returns. This resulted in the IRS making an estimate of their liability by what is known as a “Substitute for Return...

22-Year-Old Soldier Charged With Leaking Classified Info
A U.S. Army private faces military charges in connection with the leak of a classified video that Wikileaks released to the public.

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
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Private Investigators and Detectives
Services Provided by Private Investigators

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

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

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

J.M. Brennan Inc. and Rexnord Corp.
$45,600 fine in propane leak explosion suit.

US Army Helicopter Crashes On Campus
1 Crew Member dies

US Army Corps of Engineers
Class action dismissed for allegedly failing to protect New Orleans from the levee breach.

US Government
alleging land surveyors should not be allowed on private property to build a US Mexican border wall.

T-Mobile USA
alleging the company charged customers for services without their consent.

Countrywide Financial Corp.
allegedly charged borrowers improper foreclosure fees.