Courts

08/20/2007 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointments of Terry A. Bork, Gregory A. Dohi, Marguerite D. Downing, Elizabeth R. Feffer, Lesley C. Green, Elaine Lu, Georgina Torres Rizk, Elia Weinbach and Melissa N. Widdifield to judgeships in the Los Angeles County Superior Court.    » read more »

Two More Gun Dealers Enter into Settlements Consistent With Prior Agreements; Judge Finds City Has Right to Hold Dealers Accountable for Harm Caused To New Yorkers

August 17, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that two additional gun dealers named in the New York City's lawsuits against 27 dealers caught selling illegally have agreed to settlements with the City, bringing the total number of gun dealer settlements to 14.    » read more »

August 17, 2007 -- Jefferson City, Mo. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today upheld the conviction and death sentence of methamphetamine dealer John Middleton, who murdered a fellow meth dealer in Harrison County, Missouri in 1995. Middleton also is under two additional death sentences for killing two other people in Mercer County who he believed to be informants. The office of Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon represents the state in defending Middleton’s conviction and sentence.    » read more »

Supreme Judicial Court Approves Archdiocese Plan

August 17, 2007 -- BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has agreed to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston's (RCAB) plan to redistribute contributions from its closed parishes to designated successor parishes. Following the Attorney General's agreement to the plan, the RCAB filed court documents in the Suffolk County Session of the Supreme Judicial Court, seeking the court's permission to implement the redistribution plan.    » read more »

August 16, 2007 -- Retired NHL hockey star Rick Tocchet is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow pursuant to his guilty plea to charges of conspiracy and promoting gambling, both in the third degree, for running a multi-million dollar sports gambling ring with a New Jersey state trooper.    » read more »

Lamar Is The Third Woman To Serve On The High Court

August 16, 2007 -- (SENATOBIA, Mississippi) – Keynoting her investiture ceremonies today, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour heralded the experience and qualifications of Supreme Court Justice Ann Hannaford Lamar, who he named as the third woman to serve on the high court.    » read more »

August 16, 2007 -- LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox announced that his office successfully defended a Michigan law protecting the Great Lakes from further invasion by aquatic nuisance species. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Detroit by a group of shipping interests, sought to nullify a state law passed in 2005 requiring oceangoing ships to ensure that invasive fish and other aquatic organisms are not released from their ballast tanks. On August 15, the Court granted Cox's request to dismiss the lawsuit.    » read more »

August 15, 2007 -- “Today’s ruling in Brooklyn federal court by the Hon. Jack Weinstein is a significant victory in the City’s campaign against illegal guns.

Today’s decision affirms that New York’s Courts do indeed have jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit against out of state gun dealers whose guns most often end up in the hands of criminals. And it shows that cities can hold those who cause harm to innocent people and the police who protect us accountable.    » read more »

First Premier Bank Agrees to Refund New York Consumers and End Fraudulent Practices

New York, NY (AUG 15, 2007) - New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced an agreement with First Premier Bank to resolve an investigation into the company’s illegal and deceptive marketing of subprime credit cards to thousands of consumers statewide with poor or no credit.    » read more »

August 15, 2007 -- BOSTON – Today, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office reached a settlement agreement with Missouri-based ETHEX Corporation, a seller of generic pharmaceuticals, to resolve litigation pending in the U.S District Court in Boston. In that litigation, ETHEX was one of thirteen generic drug manufacturers sued by the Commonwealth for allegedly inflating the drug prices that they reported to national price reporting services.    » read more »

August 15, 2007, Juneau, Alaska - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin released the following statement today with regard to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Shell Oil:

“I am very disappointed in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling blocking Shell Oil Company from drilling in the Beaufort Sea.

This is the second development project with costs exceeding $200 million to be blocked by an action by this court. Decisions such as these pose a threat to our economic future.    » read more »

14 August 2007 -- A U.S. judge has delayed a ruling until later this month on whether former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega should be extradited to France to face trial.

The judge, William Hoeveler, said in court Monday in Miami, Florida that he will announce a decision on August 24 on Noriega's bid to be sent to Panama. Noriega appeared during the hearing wearing a military uniform.    » read more »

10 August 2007 -- Jurors in the Phil Spector murder trial paid an August 9 visit to the home of the famous music producer, where actress Lana Clarkson died in February, 2003.

The 67-year-old Spector stood with his fourth wife, 26-year-old actress Rachelle Short, as 12 jurors and six alternates toured his elaborate mansion in the Los Angeles suburb of Alhambra. The couple have been living in the house during the four-month trial, as Spector is free on $1 million bail. They did not speak with jurors.    » read more »

August 9, 2007 -- INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Indiana Court of Appeals has granted Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter’s request to submit a Friend of the Court, or Amicus, brief urging the court to deem a contractual agreement to channel riverboat gaming revenues to East Chicago Second Century (Second Century) illegal as a matter of public policy.    » read more »

August 1, 2007 -- (Lincoln, NE) Nebraska Attorney General Bruning applauded a ruling issued today by U.S. District Court Judge Lyle Strom that dismissed a challenge to the State of Nebraska's management of the Niobrara River.

"This ruling upholds a surface water law that has been on the books and enforced by the state since 1895,” Bruning said. “There are better ways to settle our water disputes than with lawsuits and lawyers."    » read more »