(Reuters) – The mother of Ariel Castro’s children repeatedly went to authorities with accusations he was beating, abusing and threatening her. But her complaints never reached the point where Castro was Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Megaupload’s legal team are not restricting their fight with the U.S. Government only to the courts. Today they published a detailed white paper accusing the White House of selling out to corporate interests, particularly Hollywood. “The message is clear. The White House is for sale. More and more of our rights are eroding away to protect the interests of large corporations and their billionaire shareholders,” Dotcom summarizes. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
A Vancouver teacher says his career has been derailed by an ex-girlfriend who won’t stop posting countless defamatory and offensive comments about him on the web. Original post on cbc.ca Comments on reddit.com
A new analysis finds the current Supreme Court to be by far the most pro-business of any since World War II. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
White House: Tsarnaev to Be Tried in Federal Court Original post on abcnews.go.com Comments on reddit.com
The parents of the boy accused of shooting them in anger over their telling him to finish a household chore Friday were not able to attend their son’s Muscogee Juvenile Court hearing Monday because they were in the hospital, their pastor said today. Original post on ledger-enquirer.com Comments on reddit.com
A Michigan judge whose smartphone disrupted a hearing in his own court has held himself in contempt and paid $25 for the infraction. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
IONIA, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge whose smartphone disrupted a hearing in his own courtroom has held himself in contempt and paid $25 for the infraction.Judge Raymond Voet has a posted policy at Ionia County 64A District Court stating that electronic devices causing a disturbance during court sessions will result in the owner being cited with contempt, the Sentinel-Standard of Ionia and MLive.com reported.On Friday afternoon, during a prosecutor’s closing argument as part of a jury trial, Voet’s new smartphone began to emit sounds requesting phone voice commands. Voet said he thinks he bumped the phone, and the embarrassment likely left his face red. Original post on ap.org Comments on reddit.com
A girl remains seriously ill in hospital after allegedly being poisoned by her mother. Original post on today.com Comments on reddit.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Monday he would ask Congress to change U.S. military law to eliminate the power of senior commanders to alter courts martial verdicts for major Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
A new ACLU report accuses Ohio courts of imprisoning people who are unable to pay court fees. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
An American college student who faced expulsion for speaking out against her alleged rapist has filed a lawsuit against her school – which in response will drop their own proceedings against the victim. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
It was hard to believe, but the student insisted it was true. He had discovered that compact discs from a major record company, Sony BMG, were installing dangerous software on people’s computers, without notice. The graduate student, Alex Halderman (now a professor at the University of Michigan), was a wizard… Original post on slate.com Comments on reddit.com
From Yahoo! News: STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio teens accused of making online threats against a rape victim are scheduled for their first court appearance. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
A week after France’s top court ruled that a woman was wrongfully fired from a private nursery school for refusing to remove her Islamic veil, a new poll shows a majority of French people support a ban of all religious signs in private workplaces. Original post on france24.com Comments on reddit.com
Police search house of Russian oligarch thought to have taken his own life after losing much of his personal fortune Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Steubenville High School football coach Reno Saccoccia not only knew that two of his players had sexually assaulted a teen-age girl during a booze-fueled night last August, he also tried to shield his athletes from prosecution, evidence presented during last week’s trial suggests. Original post on nydailynews.com Comments on reddit.com
A federal judge overturns an Arizona woman’s murder verdict and death sentence after noting a police detective’s history of Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
New York Supreme Court Judge Milton Tingling ruled Monday that the city may not enforce the new regulation, which would have put a 16-ounce limit on sugary drinks — both bottled and fountain. Original post on cbslocal.com Comments on reddit.com
A New Zealand court rules Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom can sue the country’s foreign intelligence service for illegally spying on him. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
The wife of the former New York police officer known as the “Cannibal Cop” has told a court how she learned her husband was planning to kill and eat her. Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
If you want to make sure police don’t search your phone without a warrant, ensure it’s password protected, the ruling suggests. Original post on thestar.com Comments on reddit.com
The neverending misadventures of Prenda Law and its various attachments have led me to consider retiring this phrase when writing about them: Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
After a 19-year old struggled to find a lawyer using the telephone, an Alberta court has ruled that police must provide an accused with Internet access to exercise their right to counsel. Original post on thestar.com Comments on reddit.com
In a spectacular fall from political prominence, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife agreed Friday to plead guilty to federal charges growing out of what prosecutors said was a scheme to use $750,000 in campaign funds for lavish personal expenses, including a $43,000 gold watch and furs. Original post on washingtontimes.com Comments on reddit.com
LYON/PARIS (Reuters) – A French court on Monday declared U.S. biotech giant Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning of a French farmer, a judgment that could lend weight to other health claims against pesticides.In Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
