The veto could prompt lawmakers to fight it out in the courts. TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $368 million in lawmaker pet projects Monday and blocked a 3 percent tuition hike for Florida colleges and universities.        

Lawyers for six plaintiffs today announced a $19.6 million settlement of a lawsuit against the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus involving allegations of sex abuse by now-defrocked Jesuit priest Donald McGuire.        

Eric Miller is doing time in prison for an armed home invasion. Now he'll try to introduce himself to two 4-year-old kids who have no memory of ever seeing him by reading a book called "Duck on a Bike," by David Shannon.

An attorney and parent of a child with hearing loss, Rech will serve on the board from 2013-2015 (PRWeb April 26, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10665013.htm

Two men with ties to southwest Iowa were sentenced to prison for receiving child pornography last week.

LITCHFIELD - A Litchfield County man accused of killing his girlfriend in January 2000 has remained free for 13 years awaiting trial and has been earning a $129,000-a-year taxpayer-funded salary as a state sales tax auditor.

Before BGF scandal at jail, there was another on his watch With a straight face, the Maryland governor says the sex-and-drugs scandal at the Baltimore City Detention Center, including the alleged corruption of 13 corrections officers, is a "positive achievement."        

A convicted rapist accused of strangling a corrections officer to death with an amplifier cord in the prison chapel is standing trial on charges that could carry the death penalty if he's convicted.

COLUMBUS — Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor has disqualified Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge from the Stanley Jalowiec case, but Burge can remain on the Albert Fine and Shannon Weber cases.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections is dealing with an aging prison population and with that comes concern over rising health care costs.

A conservative watchdog group has filed suit in Federal court in an effort to obtain records on the costs of President Obama's vacations in Hawaii.

Aggravated assault at Clyman Court and Fowler Avenue.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will decide if government whistleblower protection applies to employees of a privately-held contractor or the subcontractor of a publicly-held company.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A gang member convicted of working as an enforcer for a violent Memphis-based drug ring with ties to Mexican cartels has been sentenced to life in prison.

HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston-area man must serve nearly 20 years in prison for enticing a 9-year-old Minnesota girl he met online into posing nude and email him the photo.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Louisiana judge has ordered former Miami Dolphins running back Cecil Collins held without bond until a probation hearing July 1.

CHICAGO (AP) — A U.S. district judge in Chicago is scheduled to hear the government's appeal of a decision to release an Illinois teenager accused of seeking to join al-Qaida-linked militants in Syria.        

David Michael Carroll, 59, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of being a state government employee who stole property worth at least $5,000 from a program that received $10,000 or more in federal funds annually.

TRENTON — Former federal prosecutor Grace H. Park of Westfield was appointed acting prosecutor in Union County, effective June 17, state Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said Thursday.

PHOTO: John Stemberger, an Eagle Scout and Orlando, Fla. based attorney speaks out during a news conference against the Boy Scouts of American decision allowing openly gay scouts to participate in scouting. Posted by Scott T. Smith / CBS12 News GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) -- After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys ...

In Austin, four men face up to 20 years in federal prison after a jury convicted them of their roles in a complex conspiracy read more

Robert Breest had the chance to walk out of prison on parole, after spending nearly half his life there -- if he admitted to committing a 1971 murder. But the former Lowell carpenter, now 75, steadfastly refused.        

Law firm marketing video consultation website is now available for attorneys launching a new law firm, or looking to expand their practice, through online legal advice website Webponder.com, which offers a new and unique technology for online legal marketing. Webponder.com offers visitors to the site the ability to connect with professionals in a variety of fields through live video ...

JAMES CITY - A bankruptcy judge approved WindsorMeade of Williamsburg's reorganization plan Tuesday, according to a statement.

Liberty University's challenge to the Obama administration's health care law is back before a federal appeals court in Virginia.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A key witness in the federal trial against a campaign aide to former Connecticut House Speaker Chris Donovan discussed his role Wednesday in a scheme to illegally funnel nearly $28,000 in contributions to the one-time Democratic congressional candidate.        

PACIFIC – Voters in the embattled city of Pacific will get their chance to oust controversial Mayor Cy Sun. King County Elections verified more than 415 signatures Thursday, to put the recall on the ballot. The Washington State Supreme Court …

By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has nominated Chicago attorney Zachary Fardon to be the U.S. prosecutor in Chicago, which has seen the indictments of many top local politicians and mob figures, the two U.S. senators from Illinois announced on Thursday. If approved by the Senate, Fardon would fill the job formerly held by Patrick Fitzgerald, who was brought in from ...

EL DORADO, AR -- A judge handed down sentences for two South Arkansas men as part of "Operation Street Sweeper." Larry Jacobs (pictured, left) will serve 30 months in prison, and Edwin Ross (pictured, right) will spend 120 months behind bars.

While some will be spending their Memorial Day weekend respectfully honoring those who have died serving our Country, many others will simply enjoy their time off from work with prolonged partying and recklessness. The DUI attorneys at MacGregor & Collins, LLP have provided a Memorial Day Weekend DUI checklist to help keep this weekend’s party-goers out of trouble. (PRWeb May 25, 2013) Read the ...

A federal auditing agency has charged that former Philadelphia Housing Authority executive director Carl R. Greene falsely certified that his agency was not using taxpayer money for lobbying and has recommended that Washington take action against him "up to and including debarment."

A judge approved the appointment of the lawyer who represented convicted 1996 Olympics bomber Eric Rudolph to the legal defense team of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing.

A clemency hearing has been scheduled for a death row inmate who is scheduled for a June 18 execution.

TALLAHASSEEU.S. Supreme Court rejects Florida death penalty challengeThe U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a case that tested the constitutionality of part of Florida’s system for imposing the death penalty.

Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps says the prison system faces a budget crunch, partly because the Parole Board releases fewer inmates these days.

Florida's statute of limitations can apply not only to court proceedings, but to securities arbitration cases between investors and their brokers, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The ruling, ...

Attorneys say an appeal is planned after a federal judge ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically racially profiled Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols.

Nation & World briefing PHOENIX -- A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically

Day two of the Brett Parker trial began with a bang as Judge DeAndrea Benjamin kicked out Brett's father, Jack Parker, of the courtroom for the duration of the trial.

Salt Lake City doctor remains behind bars as Utah murder case proceeds by Marissa Lang The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 20, 2013 11:14PM MDT The pediatrician accused of murdering his ex-wife at her Salt Lake City home will remain behind bars — for now. John Brickman Wall, 49, declined to argue for the opportunity to make bail Monday after 3rd District Judge Robin Reese said he was unlikely to ...

A Cambria County attorney had a physical run-in with a client Monday in neighboring Blair County.