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Jared Lee Loughner Receives Life Sentence

On Thursday, Jared Lee Loughner was sentenced to life in prison after he pled guilty to the deadly shooting in…

Officer Receives $1 Million Settlement in Database Case

Anne Marie Rasmusson, a former police officer, has been awarded $392,000 on top of a $280,000 settlement in a case…

Fort Hood Shooting Victims Ultimately Sue U.S. Government

It was bound to happen, the only surprise is that it took so long to happen. The trial over Major…

Four States Voting on Gay Marriage Today

Voters in four states are making their voices heard on Election Day when it comes to the issue of gay…

France to Reveal Draft of Gay Marriage Law

At some point this week France will reveal a draft of a law that could legalize marriage and adoption for…

Married Teacher Couple Convicted of Group Sex with Underage Student

A married couple in Orange County, both of them teachers, or former teachers, have been sentenced on Thursday at the…

New York Bar Associations Move to Assist Sandy Victims

On Friday, New York State Bar Association President Seymour James talked with representatives of bar groups in New York City,…

Indiana Secretary of State Sued by Common Cause

A lawsuit was filed on Thursday that claims voters are robbed of a meaningful vote because of judicial elections. The…

Catholic-Owned Business Wins Exemption from Contraception Mandate

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland temporarily blocked the government from forcing the Catholic owner of Weingartz Supply Company,…

Boy Who Killed Neo-Nazi Father Wanted Abuse to Stop

On Wednesday, during the murder trial of a 12-year-old boy accused of killing his neo-Nazi father, emotions were high as…

Pledge of Allegiance Case to be Heard by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

A lawsuit was rejected back in the month of June by a Middlesex Superior Court judge that says the words…

South Dakota Executes for Rape and Murder

Donald Moeller, a South Dakota inmate was executed in October 2012 for the 1990 stabbing and rape which resulted in…