A 10-year-old has been charged with murder and felony assault. The San Diego child is accused of killing 12-year-old Ryan Carter Monday afternoon. Carter died about an hour after the fatal stabbing
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CA Boy, 10, Charged with Murder of His Friend, 12
When your employees lose a loved one, they might ask for bereavement leave.
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Am I Legally Required to Give Bereavement Leave?
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
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
Do you refuse to hire job applicants with an arrest or criminal record? No matter how small or irrelevant the infraction is to the job?
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Pepsi’s $3M, Racially-Biased Background Check
Joran Van der Sloot confessed! No — not to the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway. He has publicly admitted to the 2010 strangulation of Stephany Flores in Lima, Peru. When questioned by a Peruvian judge on Friday, Van der Sloot said he’d like to offer a “sincere confession” but needed…..
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Van der Sloot to Confess to Murder in Peru?
Will Washington legalize marijuana? Supporters sure hope so. A group called New Approach Washington has turned in more than 340,000 signatures to the state legislature in support of Initiative 502
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WA Voters May Soon Legalize Recreational Pot
Two out-of-state abortion doctors have been charged with murder under Maryland’s fetal homicide law. Dr. Steven Brigham, 55, of Voorhees, New Jersey, was arrested Wednesday night.
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Abortion Doctors Charged with Murder
When kids hit their rebellious teenage years, parents often wonder if they can be sued for their children’s actions. In many states, yes, parents are on the hook. Parental liability, however, is dependent on the statutes in your jurisdiction
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Am I Civilly Liable for My Kids’ Actions?
Is online gambling legal?
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Online Gambling (If Now Legal) May Be Big in 2012
