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Nevin Shapiro's high-stakes fraud
A grocery diverting business became a Ponzi that fueled a lavish lifestyle, supported a gambling habit and produced a major controversy for the University of MiamiInmate supposed to be free spends Xmas behind bars
SEATTLE AP - James S. Anderson is about to spend his fifth straight Christmas behind bars. The difference this time is he's no longer a convict.A state appeals court erased the 31-year-old's conviction for armed robbery this month, saying new evidence uncovered by a law school student corroborates what Anderson has always said: He was another state when a group of men hit a Tacoma grocery store in 2004.Aid Must Be Purposeful for Alien Tort Statute Liability, Circuit Rules
Panel Finds Past Abuse Admissible in Rape Case
The Third Department held that a man's abusive behavior toward his wife was relevant to his prosecution for the rape of her 15-year-old niece and provided probative context to the teenager's fear of defendant, that a history of alcohol abuse can be an aggravating factor in increasing a sex offender's risk level, and that a village may lure deer to locations where hunters could kill them, among other decisions.To Find a Good Secretary, Focus on the Big Picture
In firms' searches for qualified legal secretaries, too many focus on the trees at the expense of the forest. Their job listings specify narrow, marginally relevant criteria that are unlikely to turn up the kinds of people they want to hire.No Need to Pay Health Premiums Beyond Maintenance, Court Says
Trial judges usually defer to higher courts and summon the wisdom of learned jurists in justifying their opinions. But Acting Supreme Court Justice Richard Dollinger invoked Gilbert and Sullivan as he parsed and applied an "ambiguous" holding from the Fourth Department.Trending Stories
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