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Harsh crimes, hard time: when juveniles are sentenced to life without parole
DETROIT AP _ It began as a feud only a child could invent - teenage chest-thumping over who had the right to sneak across a golf course after dark and scoop lost balls out of a pond.By the time it ended in the pre-dawn blackness of a long-ago June morning, that juvenile bravado had exploded into a crime whose horror defied adult comprehension.
Appeals court avoids same-sex adoption thicket
Panel lets stand adoption by partner of child's mother but sidesteps issue of its legality. Judge Keith Blackwell, above, who will join the Supreme Court this week, questioned the legality of "second-parent" adoptions without marriage.Lawyers combine varied talents and jump to Ballard Spahr
Ballard Spahr's local office has recruited a team of four partners from Schiff Hardin-Han C. Choi, Ethan H. Cohen, Byung J. Pak and Tracy S. Plott-plus Isidor J. Kim from Miller Martin, who joins as of counsel.The five lawyers practice in different areas but joined the Philadelphia-based firm as a team.Obama's SEC choice being quizzed at critical time
WASHINGTON AP - President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission goes before Congress on Thursday at a time when the embattled agency is being called on to help restore investor confidence shattered by the worst financial crisis in over 70 years.Mary Schapiro is the chief executive of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the securities and brokerage industry's self-policing organization.California to sue EPA over greenhouse gas regulations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. AP California plans to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday for denying its first-in-the-nation greenhouse gas limits on cars, trucks and SUVs, challenging the Bush administration's conclusion that states have no business setting emission standards.Other states are expected to join the lawsuit, which was anticipated after the EPA denied California's request Dec.Sheriff probes sweat lodge deaths as homicides
PRESCOTT, Ariz. AP - The deaths of two people during a sweat lodge ceremony led by self-help expert James Arthur Ray are being investigated as homicides, authorities said Thursday.Yavapai County Sheriff Steve Waugh said the deaths last week of Kirby Brown, 38, of Westtown N.Y. and James Shore, 40, of Milwaukee were not accidental.High court disbars four, suspends two
The Supreme Court of Georgia on Tuesday issued the following discipline decisions:In the Supreme Court of GeorgiaDecided: April 26, 2011S10Y1978, S11Y0364, S11Y0369. IN THE MATTER OF JOHN J. LIEB.PER CURIAM.These disciplinary matters are before the Court on three Reports and Recommendations of the special master, Peter R. Olsen.Why airlines keep losing your luggage
When Delta Air Lines Inc. lost Andrew Shipman's Tumi leather rolling bag, he had no idea how costly it would be. Even though he had receipts for recently purchased clothing totaling $1,433, Delta still chopped $645 off his claim, citing "depreciation for prior use."The hassle was eye-opening. "I was not aware of all the issues that you run into in these situations," says Mr.Roubini versus Rogers is right debate for 2010
It's a, well, golden opportunity. Investor Jim Rogers thinks gold will double to at least $2,000 an ounce. Economist Nouriel Roubini says that's "utter nonsense." As these well-known market personalities duke it out, they're doing us a favor by highlighting a critical debate: Which is the bigger threat-inflation or deflation Inflation, though not to the extent many fear.For Indigent Reform, It's Pass Now And Pay Later
Rachel Tobin [email protected] the crisp April morning heralding the last day of the 2003 legislative session, Georgia lawmakers, lobbyists and a Supreme Court justice congratulated each other for achieving consensus on a new public defender system. Later that day, the Legislature passed the bill that had been at the center of House and Senate debate for four months.Trending Stories
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