Recent Updates
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Wash. court says gun limits OK before conviction
Law & Politics 11/25/2013Washington's high court upheld a state law Thursday that prohibits some suspects in serious criminal cases from possessing a firearm before they have been found guilty of a crime. The state Supreme Court said in a 5-4 ruling that the law did not viol...
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Justice's wheels slowed as shutdown hits courts
Law & Politics 10/14/2013The government shutdown is slowing the wheels of justice in federal courts by delaying civil cases, forcing prosecutors to operate with skeleton staffs and raising uncertainty about the system's immediate future if the stalemate continues past Thursd...
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Former Fla. GOP chief pleads guilty before trial
Law & Politics 02/15/2013Former Republican Party of Florida chairman Jim Greer pleaded guilty to theft and money laundering charges Monday just before jury selection in his criminal trial was to begin. Greer pleaded guilty to four counts of theft and a single count of money ...
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Illegal immigrant in Fla. fights for law license
Law & Politics 10/04/2012A Florida man's bid to become the first illegal immigrant to obtain a law license in the United States met skepticism Tuesday from most of the state's Supreme Court justices. Jose Godinez-Samperio came to the U.S. with his parents on visitors' visas ...
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Outgoing NC Sen. Stevens resigns, joins law firm
Law & Politics 09/12/2012A state senator has resigned from the North Carolina General Assembly and is joining a Raleigh law firm to help clients on economic development, regulatory and other government policy issues. Five-term Republican Sen. Richard Stevens of Cary resigned...
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N.Y. probing equity firms, including Bain
Law & Politics 09/05/2012New York's attorney general is investigating tax strategies of some of the nation's largest private equity firms, including Bain Capital, founded by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, an official familiar with the probe said Sunday. Attorne...
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Wash. man due in court in alleged Obama threat
Law & Politics 08/24/2012A Washington state man accused of making an email threat against President Barack Obama and brandishing a shotgun at officers who came to his door is scheduled to appear in federal court. Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary says 31-year-old Anton Ca...
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Judge won't halt Pa. voter identification law
Law & Politics 08/15/2012A tough new voter identification law championed by Republicans can take effect in Pennsylvania for November's presidential election, a judge ruled Wednesday, despite a torrent of criticism that it will suppress votes among President Barack Obama's su...
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Court orders Chevron to stop drilling for oil
Law & Politics 08/03/2012A federal court has given Chevron Corp. and driller Transocean Ltd. 30 days to suspend all petroleum drilling and transportation operations in Brazil until the conclusion of investigations into two oil spills off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The cour...
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Wash. Senate hopeful sought to seal court files
Law & Politics 07/18/2012A couple months before Brad Toft emerged as the only Republican in a crucial state Senate race, he pressed officials to seal records from a past court case. In a signed letter, Toft seemed to suggest that he wasn't the same person cited in the court ...
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Senate confirms Arizona jurist to 9th Circuit
Law & Politics 06/13/2012An Arizona Supreme Court justice was confirmed as a U.S. appellate judge Tuesday, despite complaints from conservatives that he influenced the Roe v. Wade ruling while a law clerk four decades ago. The Senate confirmed Andrew David Hurwitz by voice v...
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2 plead not guilty in Mass. extortion attempt case
Law & Politics 06/09/2012Howie Winter, the 83-year-old former head of a Boston-area gang that was later run by James "Whitey" Bulger, pleaded not guilty Friday to attempted extortion and conspiracy charges. Winter and co-defendant James Melvin, 70, were arrested Thursday aft...