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A former federal prosecutor and prominent New Jersey defense attorney whose past clients have included Queen Latifah and Lil' Kim has pleaded not guilty to bribery, drug and prostitution charges.
A Baltimore attorney who became a confidant of executed D.C. sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad is writing a book about him.
Eight years after the 9/11 attacks, the time has come to shift crime-fighting resources to other areas while keeping terrorism as a top priority, a new Ohio federal prosecutor said.
The attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says he's assured the suspect that all of his rights as a defendant in the military justice system will be respected.
The former attorney for Jeremy Mayfield said he has yet to be paid for defending the suspended NASCAR driver.
The new top federal prosecutor in Seattle knows the significance her role carries for many people: She's apparently the nation's first openly gay U.S. attorney.
A Southern California attorney accused of killing his girlfriend's daughter 20 years ago has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge.
A prosecutor-turned-defense lawyer won't go to jail for running a Manhattan brothel but remains behind bars as he awaits trial on charges of arranging a witness' killing in New Jersey.
Daniel Bogden never really got a good answer why President George W. Bush fired him from his post as U.S. attorney for Nevada in 2006. But it doesn't matter to Bogden anymore. He's got his old job back.
The attorney representing a Colorado man at the center of a terror probe into an alleged train bombing plot plans to add lawyers to his team after a judge questioned his federal court experience.
The attorney for a Colorado man suspected of being involved in an alleged terror plot faces a marijuana possession charge in northern Colorado, but he says the drugs in question weren't his.
Jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford wanted former White House political adviser Karl Rove's attorney to represent him against charges he bilked investors out of $7 billion.
The lawyer who leaked confidential grand jury testimony of Barry Bonds and other athletes to the San Francisco Chronicle five years ago was released from prison after serving 16 months of his 30-month sentence.
A New Jersey attorney accused of soliciting families of victims of a plane that crashed into a New York home too soon after the accident has settled a lawsuit with the government.
A high-profile criminal defense attorney was convicted Thursday of plotting with a South American businessman to use bribes and violence to silence witnesses in the client's drug-trafficking case.
A Connecticut police department's surveillance video appears to contradict an officer's report of an incident that ends with police subduing a former state agency lawyer with stun guns.
A Southern California man sent to prison for seven years for falsely claiming to be an attorney has been sentenced to two more years for posing as a lawyer again days after he was released.
Neil MacBride, a former longtime aide to Vice President Joe Biden, was nominated Thursday as the U.S. attorney in Alexandria, Va., a high profile federal prosecutor job.
Robert Simels spent years cultivating an image as a hard-charging defense attorney with a client list that included drug lords, professional athletes and a mobster immortalized in the movie "Goodfellas."
A former U.S. attorney for Nevada who was forced to resign during the Bush administration could soon be getting his old job back.
Having swapped his hip-holstered Blackberry for fishing pliers, the U.S. attorney for eastern North Carolina watches closely from the captain's chair aboard the 45-foot "Jolly Mon" as his crew prepares for a day on the water.
A well-known Massachusetts defense lawyer faces an assault and battery charge after a female attorney said he bear-hugged her and put his chin on her shoulder in court. Attorney Pamela Saia-Rogers told Lawrence police that attorney Robert LeBlanc assaulted her in November 2008 while she was talking the other attorneys in Lawrence District Court.
The long-running case against former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann, accused of running his state office like "Animal House" and spending campaign money on goodies for himself and his family, ended Thursday with a fine and no criminal charges.
With his expensive suits and slicked-back hair, Paul Bergrin fit the stereotype of the flashy defense attorney willing to go to any length to help his clients beat a rap.
Prosecutors in New Jersey are reviewing dozens of cases handled by a defense attorney charged this week in a federal indictment for allegedly plotting to murder prosecution witnesses.
Obama's Nomination for Iowa U.S. Attorney CriticizedEleventh-hour criticism is arising over President Obama's nomination for United States attorney in northern Iowa of a prosecutor who had a leading role in the criminal cases against hundreds of illegal immigrants arrested in a May 2008 raid at a meatpacking plant in Postville, …
Md. attorney plans book on executed DC sniperBALTIMORE -- A Baltimore attorney who became a confidant of executed D.C. sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad is writing a book about him.
Cash found in house's walls becomes nightmareA contractor who found $182,000 in Depression-era currency hidden in a bathroom wall has ended up with only a few thousand dollars, but he feels some vindication.
Michael Jackson's father seeks allowance from singer's estate -- latimes.comJoe Jackson, 81, says he has living expenses exceeding $20,000 a month. His attorney says the family patriarch doesn't have a regular income and was dependent on his son's money.
Judge stops sites from selling Beatles songsA federal judge has temporarily blocked two music-sharing Web sites from selling songs by The Beatles and other artists for 25 cents apiece.
THE PAPERLESS TRAIL TO THE NEW JERSEY'S GOVERNER'S MANSION: THE VOTING MACHINE DILEMMA By Karen DeSoto In a press release last week, Jon Corzine was quick to point out that you need to vote because "every vote counts".
The Wall Street Fraud Watchdog has been demanding a settlement from Wells Fargo bank for its involvement in auction rate sales to completely innocent consumers, since July. Auction rate securities were sold as just like cash, completely safe, with no risk.
Federal judge fines birther attorney $20k for frivolous suit A federal judge [in Columbus] issued a $20,000 sanction against a leader of the "birther" movement challenging President Barack Obama's citizenship and warned her against using the courts to press "wild accusations."
Crack Thugs Sue City Again and Again, City Settles Cop-Abuse Cases for $500KMembers of a brazen Brooklyn crack gang raked in more than $500,000 in taxpayer money by repeatedly suing the city for civil rights violations, records show.
ACLU Opposes Texas D.A.'s Attempt To Use Seized Assets To Pay For Her Own Legal DefenseHow convenient...
Update: evidence against Casey Anthony has problems A day after the state released 1,000 pages in the case against Casey Anthony, an attorney for her parents says there are problems with evidence being used by prosecutors.
Ex-teacher, accused child molester Stephanie Ragusa asks for indigence in court today The cost of criminal defense is high. Just ask Stephanie Ragusa. Her attorney filed papers this morning to have her declared indigent.
County commissioner is past Grand Dragon in KKK - St. Petersburg TimesLake Wales City Commissioner John Paul Rogers, 68, is the former Grand Dragon of the United Klans of Florida, a faction of the Ku Klux Klan. Many residents are concerned about his past and his vote to oust the city manager.
Pets are property in divorce The house. The furniture. Time with the children. In a divorce, dividing everything can be contentious. But when the family dog gets involved, watch out.
Bank robber: I did it to get away from my wifeA Pennsylvania man said he robbed a bank in 2007 to go to jail and get away from his overbearing wife.
Update: Attorney for runaway Christian teen says her family's mosque has terrorist ties - St. Petersburg TimesThe attorney for Rifqa Bary released information Monday that portrays the girl's parents' mosque as a hotbed of Islamic extremists with ties to terrorists.
Update: Playmates Strip Club attorney says underage girls gave false ID An attorney for Playmates Strip Club in Cocoa says two underage girls caught dancing at the establishment this weekend provided false information on their job application, according to WTFV.com.
Child porn suspect fought and kept his County teaching job -- OrlandoSentinel.comOrange County officials tried to fire a Cheney Elementary teacher after he let a middle-school student sit in his lap -- nearly two years before his recent arrest on a child pornography charge, according to personnel documents released Friday.
Prosecutor: Accused dealer told cops his lawyer parents knew he sold pot An accused Natick pot dealer told police his lawyer parents knew he was selling drugs out of their 15 Glen St. home and that his stepfather helped him build a room to grow marijuana, a prosecutor said in Natick District Court yesterday.
Skanks for Nothing: Google Must ID 'Anonymous' BloggerYesterday a U.S. Federal judge ruled that Google must turn over the name of an anonymous blogger who took a severe disliking to aging supermodel Liskula Cohen.
Anti-War Protesters Want UC Berkeley Prof. Fired - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.comAnti-war activists protested Monday at the University of California, Berkeley to call for the firing of a law professor, John Yoo who co-wrote legal memos that critics say were used to justify the torture of suspected terrorists. These activists accuse him of being a war-criminal.
Attorney: Slaying suspect a 'coward,' not a killerOne of four people facing a possible death sentence in the carjacking, rape and murder of a young Tennessee couple is a "coward" but not a killer, his attorney says.
Rove Involved in firing of US Attorneysormer White House political adviser Karl Rove was deeply involved in the firing of a U.S. attorney in New Mexico, according to White House e-mails and transcripts of closed-door testimony released Tuesday.
Ohio mom of 6 pleads guilty in cancer scamMelanie Chen faces up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Her attorney, Shawn Dominy, says Chen is relieved to have this phase of the case completed and wants closure.
Nevada court considers releasing O.J. SimpsonNevada Supreme Court justices are considering whether to let O.J. Simpson and a former golfing buddy out of prison while the full court reviews their convictions for a gunpoint heist.
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