A Mississippi judge issued a temporary injunction that forbids the release of 21 pardoned prisoners. This after outgoing Mississippi governor Haley Barbour pardoned some 200 inmates this week, including murderers and rapists.
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Miss. Pardons Blocked by Judge After 5 Murderers Freed
A Connecticut paramedic accused of raping an unconscious woman in an ambulance is due back in court next week. Mark Powell, 49, of North Haven, Conn., turned himself in Jan. 5 in connection with the alleged ambulance rape early Christmas Day, the Associated Press reports.
For the first time ever, the FBI’s definition of rape now includes male rape. The change could affect the prosecution of sexual assaults nationwide. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the expanded FBI rape definition Friday, The Washington Post reports.
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Men Can be Legally Raped: New FBI Definition
The FBI is using social media in its efforts to identify and arrest the Potomac River Rapist. The movement was partially inspired by the recent arrest of the East Coast rapist in March
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Cops Use Social Media to Hunt Potomac River Rapist
The small town of Ladson, South Carolina was shocked late last month when local pastor Dale Richardson of Free Will Baptist Church was arrested and charged with kidnapping and first-degree criminal sexual assault. Accused of kidnapping four women and raping…
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Pastor Raped 3 Women Behind Church, Cops Say
Former Attorney General and Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer is facing allegations of libel for the first time since he took to the airwaves and launched his career in political commentary The Spitzer libel suits, filed by two former… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com
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Eliot Spitzer Sued for Libel: $90M for Slate Piece
Missouri teachers are not going to lose their Facebook privileges without a fight. The Missouri State Teachers Association has filed a lawsuit against the new Missouri Facebook law, which prohibits private chats and online communications between student and teachers
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Missouri Facebook Law Challenged by Teachers
Things aren’t going so well for Here Comes the Bride, a New Jersey bridal shop featured last week on Free Enterprise when its manager refused to sell a wedding dress to Alix Genter on the grounds that she is marrying… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.
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Anti-Gay NJ Bridal Shop’s Yelp Reviews Removed
A 20-year-old babysitter raped at 14-year-old boy in her care, according to authorities. The Connecticut babysitter, Loni Bouchard, is now facing charges of sexual assault. Bouchard allegedly assaulted the boy after giving him some alcohol
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CT Babysitter’s Rape: Why Do Women Prey on Teens?
Most patients would prefer to avoid being treated by a sleep-deprived doctor.Unfortunately for most patients, getting a doctor who is well-rested may simply be out of the question considering the general standards for resident physician hours that have been in… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com
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Sleep-Deprived Doctors: New Limits for Residents