Selecting the ’10 Greatest Legal Movie Lines’ 2/21/12, 9:13 pm
Last week, Bloomberg Law put together an interesting series of video clips in an effort to collect the “10 funniest, most moving, or most inspiring legal movie lines.” The full video (“The 10 Greatest. […]
Source: Legal Blog Watch | Bruce Carton
If We Ban Baggy Pants, the Criminals Trying to Make a Quick Getaway Win 2/17/12, 9:17 pm
If there is one thing that legal blog watching has taught me, it is that a suspect’s baggy pants are a policeman’s best friend. Indeed, back in 2010 when I used to cover the baggy pants beat for Legal. […]
Source: Legal Blog Watch | Bruce Carton
Latest Debate Over DUI Checkpoints Is Whether They Should Be Banned Altogether 2/16/12, 9:24 pm
DUI checkpoints continue to generate a lot of debate and discussion. The latest skirmish involving DUI checkpoints comes from at least two states that are now reconsidering the legality and effectiven. […]
Source: Legal Blog Watch | Bruce Carton
Thursday’s Three Burning Legal Questions 2/16/12, 5:00 pm
Here are today’s three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: My stupid uncle is posting awkward photos of me on Facebook from when I was kid, like s. […]
Source: Legal Blog Watch | Bruce Carton
Former Promoter of Abusive Trusts Sentenced for Tax Evasion 10/31/09, 3:29 pm
Roderick Prescott, a resident of Orem, Utah, and a former principal of National Trust Services (NTS) in San Jose, Calif., and later Selma, Ore., has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for tax evasi. […]
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U.S. Citizen Indicted in Florida for Traveling to the Philippines for Sex Tourism 10/30/09, 5:48 pm
Donald Mathias, 64, has been indicted for allegedly traveling to the Philippines in 2007 and 2008 to engage in sexual conduct with minors . Mathias, whose last known residence is in the Southern Distr. […]
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Former Subcontractor Representative Pleads Guilty to Indictment Involving Conspiracy at New Jersey Superfund Site 10/29/09, 2:10 pm
A former New Jersey subcontractor representative pleaded guilty today to charges contained in an indictment involving his role in kickback and fraud conspiracy at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc. […]
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Detroit-Area Physical Therapist Pleads Guilty in Medicare Fraud Scheme 10/28/09, 5:18 pm
Troy, Mich., resident Syed Aziz pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program. In his plea today, Aziz, a licensed physical th. […]
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