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Britney Spears may be losing her fan base, but now, as her latest misadventures spill into Los Angeles Superior Court, the tabloids are asking: could she also lose her kids? Newsweek reports.

Britney Spears may be losing her fan base, but now, as her latest misadventures spill into Los Angeles Superior Court, the tabloids are asking: could she also lose her kids? Like many divorcing moms, Spears is trying to hammer out a permanent custody arrangement with her ex, dancer Kevin Federline, the father of her two […]

Britney Spears may be losing her fan base, but now, as her latest misadventures spill into Los Angeles Superior Court, the tabloids are asking: could she also lose her kids? Newsweek reports. Read More »

President Bush’s choice of Attorney General is something of a risk – retired judge Michael Mukasey is a Washington outsider, but bullish on national security issues. The Chicago Tribune reports.

In choosing his new attorney general, President Bush departed Monday from one of his more unshakable core values: the known commodity. Instead, the White House, seeking consensus over confrontation, tapped former New York federal judge Michael Mukasey to helm the troubled Justice Department. Mukasey, 66, would take over an agency that’s seen an exodus of

President Bush’s choice of Attorney General is something of a risk – retired judge Michael Mukasey is a Washington outsider, but bullish on national security issues. The Chicago Tribune reports. Read More »

The highly publicized arrest of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has brought new attention to dogfighting from law enforcement officials and civilians. Vick pleaded guilty last month to bankrolling an interstate dogfighting operation, and he admitted participating in the killing of pit bulls.

The arrests of two Severna Park residents on dogfighting charges were unusual, but officials say they were not the first signs that the blood sport takes place in Anne Arundel County. Animal control officers occasionally pick up strays suffering from injuries, scars and other marks typical of dogfights, but when ownership is not clear, police

The highly publicized arrest of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has brought new attention to dogfighting from law enforcement officials and civilians. Vick pleaded guilty last month to bankrolling an interstate dogfighting operation, and he admitted participating in the killing of pit bulls. Read More »

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the long-awaited federal trial of former superstar Miami attorney Louis Robles, who was charged with mail fraud in the alleged theft of $13.5 million in clients’ settlement money.

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the long-awaited federal trial of former superstar Miami attorney Louis Robles, who was charged with mail fraud in the alleged theft of $13.5 million in clients’ settlement money. The trial is expected to last four weeks before U.S. District Judge Alan Gold. Neither prosecutors nor defense attorneys

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the long-awaited federal trial of former superstar Miami attorney Louis Robles, who was charged with mail fraud in the alleged theft of $13.5 million in clients’ settlement money. Read More »

Haven’t we all been here before? OJ Simpson is once again in jail, this time in Las Vegas and for multiple felony charges relating to an alleged armed robbery. The USA Today reports.

O.J. Simpson was in jail in Las Vegas facing multiple felony charges following his arrest Sunday for the alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia at a casino hotel. The former football star, who was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife and her male friend in a celebrated trial, was charged with storming into a

Haven’t we all been here before? OJ Simpson is once again in jail, this time in Las Vegas and for multiple felony charges relating to an alleged armed robbery. The USA Today reports. Read More »

Former New York federal judge Michael Mukasey is expected to be President Bush’s nominee for the next attorney general, the New York Times reports.

President Bush has decided to nominate Michael B. Mukasey, a former federal judge from New York who has presided over some high-profile terrorism trials, as his next attorney general and is expected to announce the selection Monday, according to several people familiar with the decision. Should the Senate confirm him, Mr. Mukasey (pronounced mew-KAY-see) would

Former New York federal judge Michael Mukasey is expected to be President Bush’s nominee for the next attorney general, the New York Times reports. Read More »

Who is Britain’s most media-saturated lawyer? The Sweet & Maxwell Westlaw online news database shows it’s Princess Diana’s lawyer, Anthony Julius. Here’s the list.

1. Jack Straw Former Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary, replaced Lord Falconer of Thoroton as Lord Chancellor and Justice Minister when Gordon Brown became Prime Minister; 4616 mentions in the UK national press in the past year. 2. Lord Goldsmith, QC Former Attorney-General who attracted controversy for his advice to Tony Blair on the Iraq

Who is Britain’s most media-saturated lawyer? The Sweet & Maxwell Westlaw online news database shows it’s Princess Diana’s lawyer, Anthony Julius. Here’s the list. Read More »

Kate McCann will be quizzed by British detectives within the next 48 hours and will again be asked: Did you kill Madeleine and what did you do with the body

Kate McCann will be quizzed by British detectives within the next 48 hours and will again be asked: Did you kill Madeleine and what did you do with the body? Kate, already under unimaginable pressure, will be grilled by officers from Leicestershire Police on behalf of Portuguese detectives. She will face detailed interrogation on the

Kate McCann will be quizzed by British detectives within the next 48 hours and will again be asked: Did you kill Madeleine and what did you do with the body Read More »

U.S. pop star Prince plans to sue YouTube and other major Web sites for unauthorized use of his music in a bid to “reclaim his art on the Internet.”

U.S. pop star Prince plans to sue YouTube and other major Web sites for unauthorized use of his music in a bid to “reclaim his art on the Internet.” The man behind hit songs “Purple Rain,” “1999” and “When Doves Cry” said on Thursday that YouTube could not argue it had no control over which

U.S. pop star Prince plans to sue YouTube and other major Web sites for unauthorized use of his music in a bid to “reclaim his art on the Internet.” Read More »

A sex-discrimination lawsuit by two former female employees of data storage giant EMC describes a men’s locker-room atmosphere at the firms sales offices and alleges women were systematically denied equal pay and forced to accompany men on company-paid strip club visits.

Data storage giant EMC is facing allegations of sex discrimination by more than 40 women who worked at the company. A sex-discrimination lawsuit by two former female employees of EMC describes a men’s locker-room atmosphere at the firms sales offices and alleges women were systematically denied equal pay and forced to accompany men on company-paid

A sex-discrimination lawsuit by two former female employees of data storage giant EMC describes a men’s locker-room atmosphere at the firms sales offices and alleges women were systematically denied equal pay and forced to accompany men on company-paid strip club visits. Read More »

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