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Lawyer Sues Courthouse for Return of Pricey Pen
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A Nebraska attorney whose $500 Montblanc pen went missing after he accidentally left his things at a courthouse security kiosk has filed a tort claim against the County Clerk’s Office seeking return of the pen or its exact replacement. So reports the Omaha World-Herald.
Read more...Judge Releases Mentally Ill Man Who Threw Boiling Oil on Niece
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A New York City criminal court judge charged—and then released—a schizophrenic man who caused his 13-year-old niece to suffer several second-degree burns by splashing her with boiling cooking oil. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Politicians Challenge Law Protecting Cuban Immigrants
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Cuban-American politicians are seeking to revise or eliminate a law that gives Cubans broader protections than any other immigrants arriving in the United States. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Calif. Jury Convicts Revenge Porn Website Operator
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A California criminal court found the owner of a website that featured nude pictures of women without their consent guilty of charges that could land him in prison for as long as 20 years. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Terminally Ill Patients Sue for Right to Die in NY
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Three terminally ill patients have filed a suit against New York State seeking an order that would exempt their doctors from prosecution for aiding in their deaths. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Grandpa Gets 200 Years for Impregnating Granddaughter
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A Montana judge handed down two consecutive 100-year sentences to Mikeal Shane Pruett, a man who impregnated his 11-year-old granddaughter and molested her younger sister. So reports the Missoulian.
Read more...Woman Faces Jail Time for Masturbating in University Library
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A former Oregon State University student is facing up to a year in jail for filming a video of herself masturbating in the school’s library. So reports the Huffington Post.
Read more...Jury Awards $4M to Chaplain Abused by 911 Responders
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A jury in Brooklyn, N.Y., awarded $4 million to a Corrections Department chaplain whose leg was deliberately broken by cops responding to the chaplain’s girlfriend’s emergency domestic violence call. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...French Court Nixes ‘Nutella’ As Baby’s Name
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A French court has ruled that a couple may not name their daughter Nutella because it would result in “mockery or disobliging remarks.” So reports The Guardian.
Read more...Judge Tosses Foreign-Language Multi-Million Prenup
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A Manhattan Supreme Court tossed out a prenuptial agreement between a Swiss-born woman and her privileged husband because it was written in German—a language she does not speak—and she was misled about it its contents. So reports The New York Post.
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