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$30M bail set for Calif. kidnap suspect
PLACERVILLE, Calif. AP - A judge on Monday set bail at $30 million for a Northern California man accused of kidnapping a girl and holding her captive for 18 years.In setting the high amount, El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Douglas Phimister cited the serious nature of the charges, injuries to the girl and the fact that Phillip Garrido was on parole at the time of the alleged abduction.Justice Souter's legacy tied to his 72 clerks
The legacy of retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter can be discovered, not only in his 140 majority opinions over 18 years, but at law schools, law firms and public service workplaces across the nation.That is where Souter's 72 former law clerks, a "notoriously loyal tribe" in the words of one, have fanned out after their intense and deeply affecting year with the justice who announced his retirement plans May 1.Charles Mathis was full of love for life, people
Charles A. Mathis Jr., a former president of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, died last week at the age of 57. His former law partner, David Walbert, recalled these memories of him.I was a friend of Charles Mathis for a long time, long enough that neither of us could remember how we first met. But being a good friend of Charles was nothing unusual.States get new leeway to tally prisoners in census
WASHINGTON AP - Prisoners will soon be bigger players in those high-stakes redistricting fights, even if unwittingly, thanks to a change in federal policy governing how they're to be counted in the 2010 census.Prison populations have historically been included in national headcounts, but now Census officials will make data on inmate populations available to states earlier than in the past.Former Interior deputy to plead guilty Friday in Abramoff probe
SEC to decide whether it 'likes' Facebook
Before the IPO comes the S-1, and now it's here: the long-time-coming regulatory filing from Facebook and the antecedent to an initial public offering that is expected to be one of the largest in history, seeking to raise $5 billion in capital, on its way to an estimated valuation between $75 and $100 billion.Deletion of Facebook page found to be spoliation of evidence
A personal-injury plaintiff who deleted his Facebook account while the defendants were trying to access it has been sanctioned for spoliation.NASCAR races into 11th Circuit
LIKE NASCAR DRIVER Jeff Burton's No. 31 car speeding around the track, a dispute between the stock car racing body and Burton sponsor ATT has raced through the federal courts. On Thursday it made a crucial pit stop at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for oral argument, less than five months after NASCAR filed its lawsuit.A second look at defense spending
We need to carefully examine our largest category of annual expense-defense-to see if it can be reduced without jeopardizing the nation's security. Setting aside for a moment the question of who among us should pay for our defense, what are we getting for our investmentOur fiscal 2008 military expenditures were $643.Trending Stories
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