Elizabeth Smart’s kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences in U.S. District Court Wednesday, reports Reuters. Smart, now 23 but only 14 when kidnapped by Mitchell, testified in excruciating detail about the nine months she was…
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Kidnapper Brian David Mitchell Sentenced to Life
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Jared Loughner is incompetent and will not stand trial for now, a federal judge ruled at Wednesday’s mental incapacity proceeding. Loughner was arrested in the fatal Tucson shootings that wounded congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and killed six people. Loughner had to..
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Jared Loughner Incompetent to Stand Trial
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The child custody and kidnapping saga involving Lisa Miller, Janet Jenkins, and Timothy Miller (no relation) is an odd one, involving a born-again ex-lesbian, an evangelical pastor, and Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University. Despite the soap opera-esque details, the story proves… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.
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Pastor Aided Kidnap in Lesbian Custody Fight
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As late as Tuesday, the media was reporting that Phillip Garrido, who is being charged in the Jaycee Dugard kidnapping case, was expected to plead guilty.
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Jaycee Dugard’s Kidnapper Pleads Not Guilty
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One of your responsibilities as an employer is to create a harassment-free work environment. Under federal law, employers are legally responsible if they permit a hostile work environment to persist without taking corrective action. It’s therefore necessary to monitor your…
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How to Prevent a Hostile Work Environment
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After about five minutes of reading Lil Wayne lyrics, this blogger couldn’t decide if the Grammy-winning rapper is offensive to the ladies, or just likes to please. Putting that consideration aside for a moment, news is out that a woman…
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With gas prices soaring, driving has become more expensive than ever.
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What are These Traffic Ticket ‘Points’ About?
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The Small Business Administration is now receiving public comments on its review of agency regulations and whether to expand, remove or streamline existing rules. U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe wants you to chime in.
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Should There be Laws to Protect Small Business?
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Those sandblasted jeans you like are causing the people who make them some serious suffering. The process of sandblasting the jeans, which gives them a beaten and worn look, uses a product called crystalline silica, can cause silicosis, a fatal…
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Levi’s Sandblasting Process Linked to 40 Deaths
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