A courthouse camera captures images of a moving spot of brilliant, unexplainable light that inspires sheriff's deputies, lawyers, clerks and judges to come up with theories ranging from logical to loopy. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

Site is filled with legal stories, lawsuits, photos and more. Most articles have links to pdf files of legal filings. It is basically a news wire for lawyers and those interested in legal cases.

Includes lawsuits such as one where a land owner is suing FEMA and Homeland Security for failure to pay rent on his land since June of 2007 picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A Belgian writer has admitted that she made up her best-selling "memoir" depicting how, as a Jewish child, she lived with a pack of wolves in the woods during the Holocaust, her lawyers said Friday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

With a divorce rate of 66%, Vienna is holding a fair where couples can come and get divorced. As well as lawyers and mediators, estate agents and DNA testers are turning up, too. picked by TheStep 2 years ago

In a landmark ruling, that most lawyers know about, and that every professor of constitutional law knows about, called Plyler vs. Doe (1982), the Supreme Court ordered Texas to make the same education available to illegal immigrants as it does to citizens picked by cb__ 2 months ago

Lawyers for the estate claim Hollywood-based New Line Cinema has failed to pay "even one penny" from the profits of the films, which have grossed some $6bn worldwide since 2001. They are also asking that NewLine be stripped of the right to make additional movies based on Tolkien's work. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Yes...we have today's "Creepy-weird" piece. A county morgue employee took posed pics of dead people with doll furniture, fruit, and other props "as part of an art project to illustrate the cycle of life from birth through death". Hilarity ensues in the lawyers' offices. picked by moe 2 years ago

After hours of lawyers popping up with similar objections and questions, a custody hearing for 416 children seized from a polygamist sect finally turned to whether they were abused: A child welfare worker said some women at the sect's ranch may have had children when they were minors, some as young as 13. picked by MeMe 2 years ago

As lawyers frantically tried to file the last-minute appeal that could have halted the execution of a death row inmate, the Texas judge who oversaw the only court who could hear it was preparing to shut the doors for the day.

"We close at 5," Judge Sharon Keller told a court staffer on Sept. 25, 2007. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Now 47, Charles Chatman is expected to win his freedom Thursday on the basis of new DNA testing that lawyers say proves his innocence and adds to Dallas County's nationally unmatched number of wrongfully convicted inmates. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago

A planned Mythbusters special on how easy it is to hack RFID chips was canceled when credit card companies (who happen to use RFID chips) heard about it and got their lawyers involved. picked by Wingnut 1 year ago

Yes, I said "Franklin". It seems that from 1784 to 1789, there was a territory between North Carolina and Tennessee. The story of this would be state is filled with drama and politics with intrigue and more. Any state that proposed making lawyers ineligible to hold political office couldn't have been all bad. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

We all hate ATM fees, especially when you are using ones owned by a bank that you are not a member of. Sheryl Stone was really upset about a $3 charge because there was no notice of such a charge despite federal laws requiring one. Now thanks to a class action lawsuit the bank will pay out more than $90k to lawyers and customers of the ATM. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

A German flasher stunned lawyers during his appeal hearing on a flashing conviction by stripping off in court. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

OK sure, our married client drove 950 miles to confront a woman that her lover was seeing...sure she had weapons...maybe she wanted to kidnap her...but NO she DID NOT wear a diaper! I think that should clear up ANY question as to her mental state, thank you very much. picked by Moe 2 years ago

"Dhiya al-Saadi, the chief of his 25-strong defence team, told the Guardian earlier that the lawyers would argue that his actions amounted to freedom of speech – protected in the constitution – and that the charges against him were too strong." picked by drogue 9 months ago

Alton Logan doesn't understand why two lawyers with proof he didn't commit murder were legally prevented from helping him. They had their reasons: picked by 1only 2 years ago

Then there’s your vomeronasal organ. It senses pheromones, and alters your behavior, hormones, and who knows what else. With alcohol, it causes paternity suits. With lower mammals, it causes paternity without lawyers. *LINK FIXED TO CORRECT* picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Separate church and state, that's what some lawyers say, I say it's time we separated him from his head. picked by gammerus 12 months ago

Human rights my a**e, what about the rights of those he killed! Fat cat lawyers on the make again! picked by topofall 2 years ago