Appeals court lets government halt torture lawsuit (AP)

AP - A sharply divided federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit challenging a controversial post-Sept. 11 CIA program that flew terrorism suspects to secret prisons.

Tonight Fox 29’s Sharon Crowley reports that there are new developments on the Philadelphia Housing Authority scandal and the legal circus surrounding Executive Director Carl Greene.

Attorney General candidates address confining sex offenders

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats seeking to be New York's next attorney general tackled a new issue in their debates — how to handle the civil confinement of some sex offenders after they've completed their sentences.

Islamic charity trial goes to Oregon jury (AP)

AP - A jury will have to determine whether a man's failure to disclose $150,000 on federal tax forms was an effort to smuggle money to Muslim fighters in Chechnya or just an oversight by an accountant.

Man convicted of torching Calif. woman over drugs (AP)

AP - One of four men accused of kidnapping and burning a California woman to death over a pound of pot has been found guilty of murder.

MTV's `Snooki' fined $500 for bothering beachgoers (AP)

AP - Calling her "a Lindsay Lohan wannabe," a judge fined "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi $500 on Wednesday and ordered her to perform community service after she pleaded guilty to disturbing others on a beach in July.

Government Legal Service facing deep cuts

The 2,000-strong Government Legal Service is facing job cuts of 20% to 40%, as government savings targets translate directly into headcount reductions, the Gazette has learned. The news comes as the Attorney General’s Office confirmed that government departments will also be seeking to ‘look critically’ at their external legal spend. read more

Court won't order California to defend Prop 8 (AP)

AP - California's highest court on Wednesday refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state's attorney general to appeal a federal ruling that overturned the state's gay marriage ban.

Legal advocate asks court to side with Arizona's alien law

The Washington Legal Foundation asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco on Wednesday to reject a challenge by the Obama administration to Arizona's new immigration law, calling it a "well-designed effort" to provide enforcement assistance to federal immigration officials. "State and local governments have ...

Law Enforcement Explorer Post 3775 begins new season

After a success 2009-10 season, the Maple Grove Law Enforcement Post is eager to begin a new year. The Explorers a group of young men and women between the ages of 14 to 20 who have chosen to "explore" a career in the law enforcement profession.

Law gets tough on texting while driving

Text messagers beware. A new state law that makes texting while driving a primary offense for which a driver may be stopped went into effect Sunday.

Jurors told to disregard part of nanny testimony (AP)

AP - The judge in Anna Nicole Smith's drug conspiracy trial told jurors Wednesday to disregard part of a former nanny's testimony because he did not consider it reliable.

US court dismisses CIA rendition lawsuit against Boeing unit (AFP)

AFP - A US court dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Boeing subsidiary for allegedly flying terror suspects to secret CIA sites for interrogation, saying the case could have exposed state secrets.

US Attorney Launches New Offensive Against Small-Time Wall Street Fraud

US Attorney Preet Bharara is planning a new front in the war against Wall Street fraud -- civil cases. Mr Bharara will announce the appointment of Heidi Wendel, a former New York state deputy attorney-general, to head a six-strong unit focused on taking civil enforcement action against fraud.

Attorney joins Casey Anthony defense team

Dorothy Clay Sims, an attorney specializing in cross-examining medical expert witnesses, will appear in the Casey Anthony case.

Law enforcement council to study alcohol program

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The council that certifies Utah law enforcement officers is studying a proposal to provide education and counseling for alcohol abuse. Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank suggested a more comprehensive program on Tuesday during a meeting of the Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training Council. Burbank says he sees a common theme among many officers who are brought ...

Serial killer stalks teens in `Fever of the Bone' (AP)

AP - "Fever of the Bone" (HarperCollins, $14.99), by Val McDermid: When serial crime fiction is done well, readers can drop into any installment and within a few chapters, understand nearly everything about the primary characters and their relationship with one another.

Attorney: Immigrants held illegally in Tenn. jails

A Nashville attorney says immigrants are being held illegally in Tennessee jails for days and even months after they have served their sentences.

Ocala Attorney Joins Casey's Defense Team

An attorney from Ocala is joining Casey Anthony's defense team, WFTV learned Wednesday. READ: Notice Of New Co-Counsel

`Pretty Little Things' is tale of sexual predators (AP)

AP - "Pretty Little Things" (Vanguard Press, $25.95), by Jilliane Hoffman: Jilliane Hoffman takes the standard "To Catch a Predator" plot — adult male sex offender ensnaring unsuspecting teens by various online chat rooms or social networks — and escalates it to a thoroughly creepy serial killer level.

Law Professor Discusses Marriage Equality

Columbia Law School professor Suzanne Goldberg is much more than just a litigator. As director of the Law School’s Sexuality & Gender Law Clinic, which she founded in 2007, she helps students use the law, legislative drafting, public policy advocacy and media commentary as ways of securing rights related to gender and sexuality.

Law student murdered controlling father and buried body under concrete in garden

A high-flying law student who battered his pushy father to death and buried him in the back garden was facing life behind bars yesterday.

Law School dean to step down, return to faculty

University of Wisconsin Law School Dean Kenneth B. Davis Jr. said today (Sept. 8) he will step down in September 2011 and return to the faculty.

Fed Lawyer: No 'Plan B' If Barclays's Lehman Buy Fell Through

Accused Somali pirate pleads guilty in DC (AP)

AP - An accused Somali pirate has pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy from a November 2008 attack in the Gulf of Aden on a Danish ship carrying cargo from a U.S. company.

UK extradition review to scrutinize U.S. requests (Reuters)

Reuters - Britain said on Wednesday it would review its extradition laws after criticism that treaty arrangements with other nations, in particular the United States, make it too easy to transfer suspects for trial there.

Polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs: One Step Closer to a Texas Court (Time.com)

Time.com - Looking thinner and frailer, Warren Jeffs is fighting extradition to Texas but all his defense may be able to do is delay

Bob Marley's daughter pleads guilty to drug charge (Reuters)

Reuters - The youngest child of late reggae star Bob Marley has pleaded guilty to a drug charge after police caught her growing marijuana in her Pennsylvania home, her lawyer said.

NY man, 90, sentenced in wife's battering death (AP)

AP - A 90-year-old western New York man has been sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison for battering his wife of nearly 68 years to death with a hammer.

Attorney dies on North Cascades peak

MARBLEMOUNT - Seattle attorney John Arum, who died during a hike last week in North Cascades National Park, had worked for the Colville Confederated Tribes.

Clemens Lawyer Argues That McNamee's Defamation Suit Should Be Thrown Out

A lawyer for Roger Clemens urged a judge to throw out a lawsuit in which the former Major League Baseball pitcher is accused of defamation by his onetime trainer, Brian McNamee.

Lawyer Wants Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber Cartoon Strip Pulled

A lawyer for pop stars Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber has threatened legal action against comic book creators over a series of unauthorized cartoon str...

Law professor contradicts McMahon camp over WWE death clauses

A Yale Law School professor, challenging a statement from the campaign of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon, said Tuesday that it’s “just not true” that the company controlled by McMahon and her husband had never invoked the so-called “death clause” in its talent contracts.

Swastikas scrawled in California neighborhood (AP)

AP - Racist graffiti and swastikas scrawled on garage doors and cars in a Southern California neighborhood are being investigated as a hate crime.

Legal action could stall Pilbara project

Cape Lambert Resources Ltd has begun legal action over Western Australia's Pilbara project.

Law — 60th

Jack and June Law of East Wenatchee will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a private reception Saturday. The event is being planned by their son, Cameron Law of Grand Junction, Colo., and their daughter and son-in-law, Adrienne and Bill Cook of Bothell.

Bob Marley's daughter pleads guilty to drug charge (AP)

AP - The youngest child of reggae legend Bob Marley has admitted growing marijuana in her Philadelphia-area home.

Legal Secretary Trademarks Â£32,000 - London - Legal -

Based a short walk from Fenchurch Street station, this top UK law firm is looking for a legal secretary to join its Trademarks team. The department has a real 'team playing' environment and the role itself is working for a Partner and a two Associates.

Austrian kidnap victim details ordeal in new book (AP)

AP - An Austrian woman kidnapped at age 10 says she was repeatedly beaten, starved and forced to do housework half-naked during her 8 1/2 years at the mercy of a man who admired Hitler and considered himself an Egyptian god.

John Lennon's killer is again denied parole in NY (AP)

AP - John Lennon's killer was again denied parole in New York, nearly 30 years after gunning down the ex-Beatle outside the musician's New York City apartment building.