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Ill. Gov. arrested in Obama successor probe
CHICAGO AP - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to get financial benefits through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama's election as president.According to a federal criminal complaint, Blagojevich also was charged with illegally threatening to withhold state assistance to Tribune Co.Lawmakers look to lower filing fees
State lawmakers are hoping to undo the "unintended consequences" of legislation enacted last year that inflated the cost of appellate filings by 567 percent.Meanwhile, the Georgia State Bar is encouraging the state appellate courts to keep a practice, instituted as a temporary fix, that allows litigants to bypass the per-page fee.Senate subpoenas White House, Cheney's office, for documents related to wiretapping
WASHINGTON AP - The Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney's office Wednesday for documents relating to President Bush's controversial eavesdropping program that operated warrant-free for five years.Also named in subpoenas signed by committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.Court Tosses Award in Land Easement Fight With Georgia Power
Alyson M. [email protected] a judicial wrinkle to the debate over eminent domain, the Georgia Court of Appeals has thrown out a $1 million award won by a couple who said that Georgia Power had not offered them enough compensation for running a power line supported by two large towers through their mountain bed-and-breakfast property.Don't like your grade Sue your law school
Call it practical training. Unhappy with their exam grades, their law schools' readmission policies and even administrators' conduct, a number of law students have sued their law schools in recent months. A group of students filed a $120 million class action against the American Justice School of Law in Paducah, Ky.Feds sue BP, other companies for oil spill damages
Two fledgling firms report disasterous experimental drug results
By Philippa Maister, Staff Reporter Two Atlanta biotech companies recently reported events that demonstrate the potential for heartbreak that always shadows research in this complex industry.The announcements caused the shares of both companies to plummet. Alpharetta-based Inhibitex, which traded as high as $10.46 in September 2005, dropped from $8.Blogger critical of cops says he's now a target
PHOENIX AP - Blogger Jeffrey Pataky is dedicated to ranting about crime - so long as it involves the Phoenix police department.He's posted about one officer's drunken driving arrest and another's arrest for investigation of sexual exploitation of a minor. He's also blogged about allegations of racism, corruption and ineptitude.Trending Stories
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