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  • Ore. court rules medical pot users can have guns

    Ore. court rules medical pot users can have guns

    Legal News Center 05/20/2011

    The Oregon Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that a retired school bus driver can have her medical marijuana and a concealed handgun, too.The ruling upheld previous decisions by the Oregon Court of Appeals and circuit court that determined a f...

  • SD Supreme Court disciplines circuit judge

    SD Supreme Court disciplines circuit judge

    Legal News Center 05/19/2011

    The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that Circuit Judge A.P. "Pete" Fuller of Rapid City must retire or undergo a six-month suspension followed by strict probation for misconduct that involved mistreating lawyers, court personnel and others. The ...

  • Court won't hear challenge to 'So help me God'

    Court won't hear challenge to 'So help me God'

    Legal News Center 05/16/2011

    The Supreme Court is brushing aside an atheist's challenge to religion in government, refusing to hear a complaint about President Barack Obama adding "so help me God" to his inaugural oath of office.The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal...

  • Slain neo-Nazi's beliefs could air in son's case

    Slain neo-Nazi's beliefs could air in son's case

    Legal News Center 05/14/2011

    White supremacist Jeffrey Hall saw threats in the protesters who demonstrated outside his Southern California house. He installed a surveillance camera pointed at the cul-de-sac outside the tidy home where strangers might approach.The threat he feare...

  • Phoenix realtor pleads guilty to mortgage fraud

    Phoenix realtor pleads guilty to mortgage fraud

    Legal News Center 05/12/2011

    A Phoenix real estate agent has pleaded guilty in a mortgage fraud scheme that costs lenders almost $10 million. Federal prosecutors said 31-year-old Jason Thomas Williams pleaded guilty Monday to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. It was un...

  • School residency arrests raise fairness questions

    School residency arrests raise fairness questions

    Legal News Center 05/11/2011

    A homeless single mother's arrest on charges she intentionally enrolled her son in the wrong school district by using her baby sitter's address is raising questions about uneven enforcement of residency rules as budget-conscious cities nationwide cra...

  • Pa. lawmaker faces hearing on gun-related charge

    Pa. lawmaker faces hearing on gun-related charge

    Legal News Center 05/10/2011

    A Berks County judge says a Pennsylvania state senator who allegedly displayed a handgun while driving on Interstate 78 is guilty of a summary charge of disorderly conduct.District Andrea Book convicted Sen. Bob Mensch after a hearing that lasted mor...

  • Courts nationwide hold hearings with video

    Courts nationwide hold hearings with video

    Legal News Center 05/09/2011

    George Villanueva, charged with first-degree murder in the death of an NYPD officer, will not leave jail for months of pretrial hearings. Instead, he'll be beamed into the courtroom via video as lawyers discuss his case in front of the judge. Villanu...

  • Calif Supreme Court lifts tobacco suit deadlines

    Calif Supreme Court lifts tobacco suit deadlines

    Legal News Center 05/06/2011

    The California Supreme Court has lifted legal deadlines for smokers who later develop diseases like lung cancer. Lawyers who filed the lawsuit say Thursday's unanimous ruling in San Francisco will likely allow new smoker suits to be filed against the...

  • NH Senate rejects changes to anti-bullying law

    NH Senate rejects changes to anti-bullying law

    Legal News Center 05/06/2011

    New Hampshire's Senate has voted unanimously to reject changes to the state's anti-bullying law, such as limiting school responsibility in dealing with off-campus incidents. Senators said Wednesday that the current law is only months old and needs fu...

  • Suit against PC renter raises privacy questions

    Suit against PC renter raises privacy questions

    Legal News Center 05/04/2011

    You didn't pay your bill. We need our computer back. And here's a picture of you typing away on it, the computer rental company told a client as it tried to repossess the machine.Those allegations appear in a federal lawsuit alleging that the firm, A...

  • Polygamous church dispute may head to Utah court

    Polygamous church dispute may head to Utah court

    Legal News Center 05/02/2011

    An internal tug-of-war over control of jailed polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs' southern Utah-based church may force Utah courts to walk a constitutional tightrope that experts say could tread a little too close to separation of church and state. ...

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