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

Asks court to keep sons out of unsafe car

Nov 13, 07 5:03 AM CST
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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

Spears Slapped With K-Fed's Legal Fees

Judge cites income disparity, orders Spears to cough up $120K

Nov 7, 07 3:07 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Firefighter Settles for $1.5M in Dog Food Case

Fire officials called incident a prank

Sep 22, 07 6:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Los Angeles • firefighters • court • racial inequality • Tennie Pierce

Wig Out! Brit Courts Could Ditch The Hairpieces

Hair today, gone tomorrow for old look?

Sep 19, 07 5:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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.... More »

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England • court • judge • Wales • wigs

Senator Sues God for Disasters

Cites 'harmful activities' by 'omnipresent defendant'

Sep 18, 07 5:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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God • Nebraska • court • lawsuit • Ernie Chambers

Jury Convicts 5 in 'Family' Affair

Chicago's top kingpin nailed in 'Family Secrets' case

Sep 10, 07 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Chicago • law • organized crime • mob • court • Mafia • Family Secrets • Joey Lombardo • Frank Calabrese Sr. • James Marcello • Paul Schiro • Anthony Doyle

Witness Fear Trumps Justice in Baltimore

Juror recounts
story worthy of
HBO’s ‘Wire’

Sep 2, 07 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - One witness to a double Baltimore police shooting reversed his story in the courtroom and another was driven to tears before publicly repeating what she’d told authorities after the incident. A juror in the eventual mistrial describes his experience in Oxford American, writing that witness intimidation—the defendant sat... More »

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crime • HBO • court • Baltimore • witness intimidation • mistrial • The Wire

Vick Apologizes, Formally Enters Guilty Plea

QB says he made mistakes but has now found Jesus

Aug 27, 07 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - After formally entering his guilty plea, Michael Vick held a press conference today and asked the public for forgiveness for his mistakes. "I apologize to all the kids out there for my immature acts," said the disgraced NFL star. Vick mentioned dogfighting only once, calling it "a... More »

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NFL • Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • court • dogfighting • guilty plea

Vick Will Plead Guilty in Deal

Star QB admits to dogfighting ring, lawyer says; could get 5 years

Aug 20, 07 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick will plead guilty to federal charges related to a dogfighting ring, his lawyer said this afternoon, as part of a deal for leniency; the judge in the case is expected to announce the plea agreement today in Richmond. "Michael wishes to apologize to everyone who has been... More »

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Michael Vick • gambling • trial • court • conspiracy • dogfighting • guilty plea • plea • guilty

8 Traffic-Ticket Myths

Aug 20, 07 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone has a story about ducking a ticket. Bankrate.com investigates what's true and what's unfounded optimism:
  1. Mistakes on the ticket will only win the case if they involve the where and how of the ticket or the car description.
  2. If the officer doesn't show, you don't automatically
... More »

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list • court • ticket • driving • moving violations • officer • cars

Moscow Court Acquits Music Site Boss

Allofmp3.com founder ruled innocent of copyright infringement

Aug 16, 07 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Russian court has acquitted the founder of Allofmp3.com of breach of copyright, Reuters reports. The now-defunct Russian website infuriated American and Western European music companies by offering cut-rate downloads that they said infringed on their copyright. EMI, Time Warner, and other major corporations insisted on prosecution, but a... More »

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Russia • music • Moscow • copyright • file sharing • mp3 • court • Allofmp3 • Denis Kvasov

Brocade CEO Guilty of Fraud in Backdated Options

First conviction in backdating crackdown

Aug 7, 07 8:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The former head of a data-storage company today became the first chief executive convicted in the crackdown on backdated executive stock options. Gregory Reyes, CEO of Brocade communications, was found guilty in federal court in San Francisco of 10 counts of conspiracy and fraud. More »

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fraud • court • conspiracy • Brocade • Gregory Reyes

Hizzoner Heads for Jury Duty

Bloomberg hopes to catch up on his
 'to-read' list

Aug 6, 07 5:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - In New York, even the best connections won't get you out of jury duty. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is reporting to court today, noting that the 8:45 a.m. start gives him an extra hour to sleep or catch up on his "to-read" list. "Doctors, architects, nurses, and... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • court • mayor • jury • jury duty • juror

Soldier Draws 110 Years for Rape, Murder

Coconspirators handed tough sentences for young girl's death

Aug 5, 07 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A military court handed Jesse Spielman a dishonorable discharge and a 110-year prison sentence for raping and murdering an Iraqi girl last year. Spielman and four comrades planned the 2006 assault on a family near Baghdad over a drunken game of cards; they then gang-raped and murdered the girl, her... More »

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Iraq • military • war crimes • murder • rape • court • sentencing • soldier • Jesse Spielman • death sentence

Jefferson Wins Round, Return of Documents

Appeals court says FBI violated indicted congressman’s rights

Aug 3, 07 6:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rep. William Jefferson scored a legal victory today, winning the return of privileged materials from a FBI raid on his office. An appeals court said the raid itself was not unconstitutional, but the search of legislative materials was illegal. It’s unclear whether the ruling will affect the 16-count indictment... More »

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FBI • William Jefferson • bribery • court • raid • William Jefferson sentenced

Secret Ruling: Fed Wiretap Plan Illegal

Judge halted key overseas eavesdropping months ago

Aug 3, 07 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a secret decision earlier this year a federal intelligence court judge ruled that a key element of the White House's massive wiretapping program was illegal, the Washington Post reports. The decision blocked NSA information collection from a large number of phone calls and emails that pass through two locations... More »

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intelligence • White House • court • NSA • spy • Fox News • surveillance • wiretap • FISA • John Boehner

Gitmo Prisoner Fights His
Own Release

Algerian prefers detention to torture as terrorist—or by terrorists—at home

Jul 31, 07 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A detainee at Guantanamo Bay is doing everything he can in court—to stay in prison. Algerian Ahmed Belbacha, 38, is contesting his imminent release from the notorious detention camp because he fears he'll be tortured by Algerian security agents as a  suspected terrorist—or killed by Islamic terrorists for... More »

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torture • terrorism • Algeria • Washington DC • Guantanamo Bay • court • Ahmed Balbacha • Guantanamo prisoners

Court Forces
US to Divulge
Gitmo Info

Federal judges reject Justice's security claim, orders cases unveiled

Jul 21, 07 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that the US government must release information on Guantanamo Bay detainees fighting their imprisonment, the Times reports. The decision will be a boon for detainees and their lawyers, who have previously found themselves blindsided in military tribunals where evidence was hidden before the proceedings... More »

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federal courts • Guantanamo Bay • court • prisoners

Lawyer Blasts 'Astronaut Diaper' Report

Attorney says media's overinflated tale doesn't hold water

Jun 29, 07 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The most attention-getting detail to emerge from the astronaut love triangle story is also the "biggest lie," Lisa Nowak's lawyer said today. The ex-astronaut did not drive from Houston to Orlando wearing a diaper, and that information, which originally appeared in the police report about the incident that... More »

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Lisa Nowak • kidnapping • astronauts • trial • court • diaper

Scalia Joins Majority, but
Not Happily

Cranky justice rips Roberts in separate opinions

Jun 28, 07 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The high court may have a new conservative majority, but it's not exactly a lovey-dovey one, judging from Antonin Scalia's withering concurring opinions on two recent decisions, the New York Times reports.  Although he voted with the majority, Scalia blasted Chief Justice John Roberts for downplaying the impact of... More »

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Antonin Scalia • John Roberts • law • court • US Supreme Court

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