The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual list of the Top 15 causes of death in the United States has a surprise this year: For the first time since 1965, it doesn’t include murder. Though some might be inclined to blame pneumonitis for the lack of inclusion, the fact…… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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US Murder Rate Drops to 50-Year Low

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A legal skirmish over Amish buggies has resulted in jail time. A group of around 10 Amish men were sentenced this week after they refused to pay fines.

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10 Amish Men Jailed Over Buggy Fines by KY Judge

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For the second time in two years, the Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether juvenile life sentences violate the 8th Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.

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Juvenile Life Sentences Go Before Supreme Court

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When it comes to the degrees of murder, things can get a little tricky. There’s first and second degree murder, and even sometimes a third. Then there’s voluntary and involuntary manslaughter.

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Difference Between First and Second Degree Murder?

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Online daily deals site Groupon has been sued over their advertising.

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Despite conflicting reports of what went on at the LSU football bar fight, Baton Rouge police have acquired arrest warrants for LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson and linebacker Joshua Johns. Suspended from play until further notice, both are now facing felony… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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LSU Football Bar Fight: QB Jordan Jefferson Kicked Man in Face?

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A potential class action suit has been filed against comScore, an online consumer tracking service that sells marketing data to over 1,800 companies. The comScore privacy suit alleges that the company has been collecting confidential user information, such as passwords…

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Is comScore Collecting Our Personal Data?

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Concluding a three month investigation into the death of a 6-week old infant, Sacramento police arrested the girl’s mother on Thursday, accusing her of following in the footsteps of other mothers that have been prosecuted for microwave baby deaths. The… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Ca. Mother Microwaved Baby to Death, Cops Say

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The Arizona sweat lodge death verdict has come down, with a jury finding James Arthur Ray guilty of negligent homicide in the deaths of 3 people in his self-help seminar back in 2009. Ray, a self-help guru, had been one of… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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Sweat Lodge Deaths: Guru Guilty of Homicide

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The University of Texas (UT) affirmative action policy has survived. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to review an earlier decision by the court that upheld the existence of affirmative action at the University of Texas.

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Texas Affirmative Action Upheld by 5th Cir.

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