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  • July 2008

    • Judge Tosses Out 9/11 Remains Case

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jul 7, 08 8:33 PM CDT

      Judge Tosses Out 9/11 Remains Case

      A lawsuit to have rubble from the Sept. 11 attacks given a proper burial was dismissed in a US court today, Reuters reports. Victims' families contend that the estimated 1.5 to 1.8 million tons of debris contain human remains, and must be removed from the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. But a judge ruled that New York City had "acted responsibly" in the "difficult and complicated" task of disposing the rubble. More »

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      court  • World Trade Center  • judge  • 9/11 attacks  • terror attacks  • remains  • debris

    • Pringles Aren't Potato Chips, British Court Rules

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jul 4, 08 2:43 PM CDT

      Pringles Aren't Potato Chips, British Court Rules

      It’s official: Pringles are legally no longer considered potato chips in England—and manufacturer Procter & Gamble couldn’t be happier, Reuters reports. In an effort to avoid the UK's tax on chips, P&G went to court to argue the tube-dwelling snacks were actually more like cakes or biscuits. It turns out Pringles aren’t even made of potatoes. More »

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      United Kingdom  • court  • junk food  • snack foods  • Pringles

    • Brinkley: 'I Thought We Were Happy'

      newser  |  New York Daily News  |  Jul 3, 08 5:50 PM CDT

      Brinkley: 'I Thought We Were Happy'

      Christie Brinkley took the stand today in her increasingly lurid divorce trial, weeping as she recalled how her porn-loving husband cheated on her with a teenager, the New York Daily News reports. When an opposing lawyer reminded all she was an actress during a largely unsuccessful cross-examination, the supermodel shot back, "I'm no Meryl Streep." During a break, hubby Peter Cook sniped, " Shrek was more believable." More »

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      court  • celebrity divorces  • testimony  • Christie Brinkley  • Peter Cook

  • June 2008

    • NY Billionaire Guilty on Hooker Charges

      newser  |  New York Post  |  Jun 30, 08 6:04 PM CDT

      NY Billionaire Guilty on Hooker Charges

      Manhattan banker and billionaire Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida today to hiring an underage prostitute, and began serving an 18-month sentence. A year of house arrest and a life on the national sex offender list will follow. "They will be tracking you for the rest of your life," a judge told Epstein, 55, a philanthropist who has socialized with figures such as Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. More »

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      prostitution  • court  • prostitute  • underage sex  • sex crime  • bankers  • sentence

    • Dungeon Daughter 'Not Prepared' to Testify

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 25, 08 4:31 AM CDT

      Dungeon Daughter 'Not Prepared' to Testify

      Two months after being rescued from an Austrian cellar where her father imprisoned her as a sex slave for 24 years, Elisabeth Fritzl isn’t emotionally prepared to testify against him, reports the Guardian . Her doctors have postponed the ordeal for at least three weeks. The 42-year-old woman was scheduled to testify next week in a video hearing during which she would have been able to see her father and face questioning by him . More »

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      court  • Josef Fritzl  • incest  • Elisabeth Fritzl  • weird  • captivity

    • Judge to Helmsley's Dog: Let Go of That

      newser  |  New York Post  |  Jun 16, 08 2:09 PM CDT

      Judge to Helmsley's Dog: Let Go of That

      Leona Helmsley’s dog, Trouble, turns out not to need that $12 million trust fund after all. The world's most spoiled Maltese will manage on $2 million, and the rest will go to charity, the New York Post reports. More »

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      dog  • court  • inheritance  • Leona Helmsley

    • Judge Quits Calif. Porn Obscenity Trial

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 13, 08 8:24 PM CDT

      Judge Quits Calif. Porn Obscenity Trial

      The California judge whose risqué website stalled an obscenity trial 3 days ago has recused himself, the Los Angeles Times reports. “In light of the public controversy surrounding my involvement in this case, I have concluded that there is a manifest necessity to declare a mistrial,” Alex Kozinski said. Kozinski, a judicial conservative, has been considered a candidate for the Supreme Court. More »

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      California  • court  • pornography  • obscenity  • federal judges  • mistrial  • Alex Kozinski

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • Deposition Earns Hefty Fine for Salty CEO

      newser  |  Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Apr 7, 08 12:38 PM CDT

      Deposition Earns Hefty Fine for Salty CEO

      A CEO's foul-mouthed deposition could cost him and his lawyer $29,323 for making a "spectacular failure" of legal proceedings, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. "I've never seen anything like this" in 30 years, said a judge of Aaron Wider dropping 73 F-bombs in 12 hours. Wider and his counsel, who split ways on court order, are appealing. More »

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      censorship  • court  • court cases  • obscenity  • freedom of speech

  • January 2008

    • World Frowns on American For-Profit Bail System

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 29, 08 2:28 PM CST

      World Frowns on American For-Profit Bail System

      For the rest of the world, America’s bail bonds industry is a horrifying concept. Bail bondsmen are a private, commercial wing of the US justice system, putting up defendants’ bail in exchange for a non-refundable fee, the New York Times explains. To critics, the system is unfair and corrupt, forcing even innocent people to pay up. But it’s also extremely effective. More »

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      court  • bail  • justice system  • Dog the Bounty Hunter

    • Brit Bails on Deposition, Lawyers Bail on Her

      newser  |  E! Online  |  Jan 3, 08 3:31 AM CST

      Brit Bails on Deposition, Lawyers Bail on Her

      Britney Spears is now such a massive trainwreck that even her lawyers can't deal with her. The law firm representing her filed paperwork yesterday asking to be removed from the ongoing case to determine final custody of her two young sons. Brit reportedly missed a rescheduled deposition that was set after she skipped out on the first date. More »

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      Britney Spears  • court  • Kevin Federline  • lawyer  • custody  • deposition

  • November 2007

    • Don't Let Reckless Brit Drive With My Kids: K-Fed

      newser  |  MTV  |  Nov 13, 07 5:03 AM CST

      Don't Let Reckless Brit Drive With My Kids: K-Fed

      A series of traffic violations may further crimp custody arrangements for singer Britney Spears if her ex-husband has his way. Kevin Federline has asked a judge to forbid the reckless Brit from driving their sons to protect their safety. In the last week she was filmed running a red light, making an illegal turn and illegally passing—all while chatting on her cell phone with her kids in the car. More »

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      cell phones  • Britney Spears  • court  • Kevin Federline  • driving  • custody

    • Spears Slapped With K-Fed's Legal Fees

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 7, 07 3:07 AM CST

      Spears Slapped With K-Fed's Legal Fees

      In a major insult on top of the injury of losing her kids, pop princess Britney Spears has been ordered to pay nearly all her ex-husband's legal fees in their ongoing custody battle, according to court papers filed yesterday. Spears must cover $120,000 of Kevin Federline's $154,000 legal fees because of the "notable disparity" between their incomes, the judge ruled. Spears makes $737,000 a month, while K-Fed earns nothing. More »

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      Britney Spears  • court  • Kevin Federline  • joint custody  • legal fees

  • September 2007

    • Firefighter Settles for $1.5M in Dog Food Case

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 22, 07 6:11 PM CDT

      Firefighter Settles for $1.5M in Dog Food Case

      An LA firefighter who sued over a meal mixed with dog food has settled with the city for $1.5 million, the Los Angeles Times reports. Fire officials called the dog food incident a prank, but Pierce alleged racism. The city offered $2.7million last year, but Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa vetoed the amount and forced the last fire chief to retire. More »

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      Los Angeles  • court  • firefighters  • racial inequality

    • Wig Out! Brit Courts Could Ditch The Hairpieces

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Sep 19, 07 5:36 AM CDT

      Wig Out! Brit Courts Could Ditch The Hairpieces

      Judges and barristers in England and Wales have been wearing horse-hair wigs and black gowns to court since the 1600s, but that could all change depending on the results of an official survey seeking opinions from those who sport the hairpieces. The Lord Chief Justice will make a final decision. A change is only being considered for civil and family courts; criminal court dress will remain the same. More »

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      England  • court  • judge  • Wales  • wigs

    • Senator Sues God for Disasters

      newser  |  Fox News  |  Sep 18, 07 5:04 AM CDT

      Senator Sues God for Disasters

      A Nebraska state senator has filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction against God to "cease certain harmful activities and the making of terroristic threats." God is accused of causing "egregious earthquakes and horrendous hurricanes," among several other horrors. Politician Ernie Chambers says he's simply trying to make a point that anyone can sue anyone, which he thinks is a good thing. More »

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      lawsuit  • court  • Nebraska  • God  • Ernie Chambers

    • Jury Convicts 5 in 'Family' Affair

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 10, 07 5:20 PM CDT

      Jury Convicts 5 in 'Family' Affair

      Chicago’s top mob boss was one of five men convicted today in a trial federal authorities dubbed “Operation Family Secrets” after one defendant's relatives offered unprecedented cooperation. Testimony from the son and brother of alleged hit man Frank Calabrese was key in convicting him, along with three Outfit cohorts and an ex-cop, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »

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      Chicago  • court  • law  • organized crime  • mob  • mafia  • Family Secrets

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