Legal Research Center

Judge Tentatively Acquits Lori Drew, the MySpace Hoax Mother

Michael Fernandez — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:18:13 +0000

Lori Drew, the woman who laid an elaborate plan to humiliate her 13 year old neighbor named Megan Meier, who later killed herself because of the incident, was tentatively acquitted today on charges of misdemeanor counts of accessing computers without authorization. The Judge said his ruling will become final when he issues it in writing. “Drew [...]

Bernie Madoff’s Penthouse Seized by U.S. Marshalls

Michael Fernandez — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:43:49 +0000

The U.S. Marshall Service seized the disgraced former financier’s $7 Million Manhattan penthouse today. Looks like Mrs. Madoff is going to have to find a new spot to call home. “U.S. Marshal Joseph Guccione said the marshals arrived at the property at noon with a court order permitting them to take custody of the apartment and cause [...]

Father Who Ditched 9 Kids Under Safe Haven Law is Having Twins

Michael Fernandez — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:09:30 +0000

The man who is single-handedly responsible for legislature amending the Safe Haven Law is back in the news today… He is having twins. “Gary Staton, 37, became a single father in February 2007 when his wife, RebelJane, died of a cerebral aneurysm shortly after giving birth to the couple’s ninth child. Unable to handle the burden alone, [...]

Former Latham Watkins Partner Gets 15 Months in Prison

Michael Fernandez — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:21:44 +0000

A former partner at Latham Watkins was sentenced to 15 months in prison for defrauding his clients and his firm. “Samuel A. Fishman, 51, of Fairlawn, N.J., a mergers and acquisitions specialist in the firm’s New York office from 1993 to 2005, pleaded guilty to a single count of mail fraud in march 2008. He faced [...]

Southern CA Man Under Arrest for Demanding Sex in Exchange For Lost Dog

Michael Fernandez — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:35:23 +0000

A registered sex offender in the Los Angeles area was arrested on Friday after he found a teenage girls lost dog and demanded that she either give him money or sexual favors for the return of the dog, or he was going to torture it. The levels of scumbag that people sink to is absolutely [...]

Supreme Court Backs Firefighters in Reverse-Discrimination Suit

Michael Fernandez — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:02:48 +0000

Today the U.S. Supreme Court sided with white firefighters in a workplace discrimination lawsuit. The case is at the center of affirmative action and the role race should play in job advancement. The court ruled that the city of New Haven, Connecticut, was wrong to trash a promotions exam because no African-Americans and only two [...]

No Decision From High Court on Anti-Hillary Movie

Michael Fernandez — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:29:11 +0000

A movie titled “Hilary: The Movie” is at the center of a debate about whether or not a scathing documentary that was shown during the presidential race should have been regulated as if it were a campaign ad. A conservative not-for-profit group aired ads for the movie in Democratic primary states and also made the film [...]

Bernard Madoff Gets Maximum Sentence - 150 Years in Prison

Michael Fernandez — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:23:31 +0000

The massive Ponzi scheme run by Bernard Madoff earned him 150 years in prison. The decision, handed down this morning by U.S. District Judge Denny Chin, was the maximum punishment allowed. “Here the message must be sent that Mr. Madoff’s crimes were extraordinarily evil and that this kind of manipulation of the system is not [...]

Indiana Lawyer Quits Public Jobs After Controversy Over Getting ‘Trashed’

Michael Fernandez — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:57:39 +0000

Larry Wilder, a once-respected Indiana lawyer, resigned today over an event that somehow slipped under my radar. “On June 17th, Jeffersonville attorney Larry Wilder was found asleep by police in his neighbor’s overturned city garbage can after neighbors called police when they woke to find their trash strewn on the ground and a man inside the [...]

No Bail for Hate Blogger Hal

Michael Fernandez — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:53:45 +0000

Update: Yesterday I reported on Hal Turner, the white supremacist internet radio host and blogger that threatened to kill three federal judges. Today, the story is updated as the hate monger was denied bail, and told that he was going to have to face the music. “U.S. Magistrate Michael Shipp ordered Harold “Hal” Turner transferred to Illinois to [...]