U.S. Courts

Former NJ mayor gets probation in war lies case

iht.com     16 hrs ago   61 related          

A judge ordered former Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy on Friday to serve three years' probation and pay a $5,000 fine for lying about his Vietnam War service to pad his benefits check. During a sentencing hearing, U.S....                

Motorola wins text messaging patent case

ibtimes.com     14 hrs ago   9 related          

Motorola Inc., the world's No. 3 cell phone maker, said Friday it won a patent case filed against the company over its text messaging software. The University of Texas had sued the Schaumburg, Ill.-based company, alleging that...                

Bong Hits 4 Jesus Case Goes Back 2 Court

go.com     22 hrs ago   6 related          

Free Speech Debate to Hit U.S. State Court of Appeals in September JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- The "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" case isn't quite over. In this March 19, 2007 file photo, students with the group 'Sensible Drug Policy'...                

Hasbro Sues Over Online Scrabble Clone

hispanicbusiness.com     21 hrs ago   212 related          

NEW YORK (dpa) -- American toy maker Hasbro sued two Indian programmers Thursday for launching an online copy of its Scrabble board game on the Facebook social networking site. The game has become one of the most popular...                

Former Lobbyist Pleads Guilty to Trying to Destroy Evidence

washingtonpost.com     19 hrs ago   6 related          

A former lobbyist and close friend of former representative Curt Weldon pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to trying to destroy evidence in the federal investigation of the Pennsylvania Republican. Cecelia Grimes, 43,...                

TRM announces lawsuits dismissed (at bizjournals.com)

yahoo.com     16 hrs ago   3 related          

The class-action lawsuits shareholders filed against TRM Corp. were dismissed this week. Portland-based TRM (Pink Sheets: TRMM), which provides ATM services in high-traffic consumer environments, announced Friday that on...                

Former Atlantic City Mayor Charged

cbs3.com     15 hrs ago   2 related          

A federal judge has harsh words for a former Atlantic City mayor. Saying Robert Levy continues to exaggerate his military service to this day, U.S. District Court Judge Jerome Simandle today ordered him to serve three years...                

Defense Seeks Delay In 'Holy Land' Financing Trial

cbs11tv.com     19 hrs ago   6 related          

Lawyers for a Muslim charity accused of financing terrorism want to delay a new trial, saying they haven't been paid enough to present a good defense. Court-appointed lawyers for leaders of the charity said in a filing this...                

Abuse victim files suit against White, Urbana school district

news-gazette.com     20 hrs ago   3 related          

URBANA – A civil suit brought by one of the child victims of former Urbana elementary teacher Jon White was filed Friday in federal court, said Champaign lawyer Ellyn Bullock, who represents the family. The child's mother is...                

Mexican National Jailed for Sex-Trafficking in the Carolinas

nationalledger.com     19 hrs ago   2 related          

Jesus Perez-Laguna, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced in federal court in Columbia, S.C., on charges stemming from a sex trafficking ring involving at least one teenage girl. After his release from prison, Perez-Laguna will be...                

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