Judge to rule whether NY man accused of orchestrating $413M Ponzi scheme should remain freeOctober 9th, 2009 Judge to rule on bail for NY man accused of fraudCENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A federal judge is expected to decide Friday whether a New York businessman accused of orchestrating a $413 million Ponzi scheme will be permitted to remain free on bail.
Pa. college stops reviewing student handouts after speech- and gun-rights disputeOctober 2nd, 2009 Pa. college reverses policy after free-speech flapPITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh-area community college caught up in a free-speech dispute says it will no longer require students to get approval to pass out leaflets. The Community College of Allegheny County had argued that 24-year-old Christine Brashier (BRAH'-sheer) didn't follow the rules when she passed out leaflets in May while trying to form a group advocating the right to carry concealed firearms on campus.
Appeals court temporarily halts CIA secrets case after judge chides agencySeptember 11th, 2009 Court temporarily halts CIA secrets caseWASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has put a lawsuit against the CIA on hold temporarily, disagreeing with a lower court judge who claimed the agency was hiding behind dubious national security arguments to shield itself from potential embarrassment. The decision by a federal appeals panel on Thursday to grant an emergency stay will likely put off the questioning of a key witness in the case.
Judge chides CIA in secrets case surrounding claims agency spied on DEA agentSeptember 11th, 2009 Judge chides CIA in secrets caseWASHINGTON — A federal judge says the CIA is hiding behind dubious national security arguments to shield itself from a potentially embarrassing lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, who earlier ruled that CIA officials committed fraud to protect a former covert agent accused in the suit, has rejected an emergency request to put the case on hold while the government appeals.
Judge to weigh in on teacher strike that has closed school in suburban Seattle districtSeptember 10th, 2009 Judge to weigh in on teacher strike in WashingtonKENT, Wash. — A judge is expected to weigh in Thursday on a teacher strike that has shut down the fourth-largest school district in Washington during the first week of classes.
NY man getting divorce from wife critically injures her, kills daughter, mother-in-law, selfAugust 8th, 2009 NY man in divorce kills daughter, wife's mom, selfNEW YORK — A man with a shotgun opened fire inside a suburban residence Friday, critically wounding his estranged wife and killing his daughter and mother-in-law before turning the weapon on himself, police said. Officers responding to afternoon calls of a shooting found Mohamed Shojaeifard, 49, and his mother-in-law, Batool Biraman, 66, of Greenvale, dead from shotgun wounds.
Judge tosses lawsuit against ordinance that would require Philly tour guides to be licensedAugust 6th, 2009 Judge tosses lawsuit against Philly tour guide lawPHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has dismissed a free-speech lawsuit in which Philadelphia tour guides challenged an ordinance that would require them to take tests and be licensed. The Philadelphia City Council passed the ordinance last year hoping to ensure tourists aren't misinformed by poorly trained guides.
Pa. man who blared porno soundtrack to chase away kids agrees to take anger management classesJuly 11th, 2009 Porn-blaring man to take anger management classesPHOENIXVILLE, Pa. — A suburban Philadelphia man has agreed to take anger management classes for blaring a pornographic soundtrack to chase away kids playing outside his home.
Friends, family of Wash. community activist wash cars, raise $1,100 for her funeral, burialJune 25th, 2009 Car wash raises money for activist's funeralPARKLAND, Wash. — A lack of money to cover funeral expenses for a community activist in Washington state has prompted her family and friends to raise money in a manner familiar to neighborhood organizations: They held a car wash and bake sale.
Judge dismisses Guardian Media's patent-infringement claim against NintendoJune 12th, 2009 Judge tosses patent claim against NintendoREDMOND, Wash. — A judge has dismissed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nintendo over the company's Wii video game machine.
Wash. judge rules blaring your horn in front of your neighbor's house is not free speechJune 9th, 2009 Judge: Blaring your car horn is not free speechEVERETT, Wash. — Being honked off doesn't give you a right to honk on, a judge told a woman who vented at a neighbor by leaning on her car horn at 6 a.m.
State Department signs up 20k people who wanted text messages about Obama's Cairo speechJune 6th, 2009 20K people outside US got Obama speech textsWASHINGTON — More than 20,000 people outside the U.S. received free text messages about President Barack Obama's speech to Muslims in Cairo, Egypt.
2 Brits who sought free speech asylum to be deported after months in US custodyJune 4th, 2009 Asylum-seeking Brits wait deportation in US jailSANTA ANA, Calif. — Two Britons seeking asylum in the United States after being convicted of hate speech crimes in their homeland will be deported after nearly a year in U.S.
14-year-old hunter convicted of second-degree manslaughter for death on Wash. hiking trailJune 3rd, 2009 Hunter, 14, guilty in death on Wash. hiking trailMOUNT VERNON, Wash.
Falling tree nearly slices house in half in Ga., killing 7-year-old boy and injuring 2 othersMay 9th, 2009 Boy killed, 2 others injured as tree falls on homeROSSVILLE, Ga. — A boy died and two other people were injured by a giant oak tree that toppled onto a home in northwest Georgia, nearly slicing the house in half, authorities said.
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