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SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) _ A Texas district judge has ordered the return of more than 400 children taken from a polygamist group’s ranch. Parents are allowed to begin picking up their children at 10 a.m. Monday. The parents are not allowed to leave Texas without court permission and must participate in parenting classes. They were also [...]

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ A federal judge ordered a public school system to stop allowing in-school Bible giveaways, saying the practice violates the First Amendment separation of church and state. ”Distribution of Bibles is a religious activity without a secular purpose” and amounts to school board promotion of Christianity, U.S. District [...]

R. Kelly has a new Blonde hairdo to go with his new single looking like a fool. Finally a move has been made on this loser we are getting close to the trial. A circuit judge in Chicago is trying to keep the media out in the cold by closing hearings and issuing gag orders in rapper R. Kelly's pornography case. Cook County Circuit Judge Vincent Gaughan has placed a gag order on all lawyers in the performer's case to prevent media leaks regarding closed sessions in the upcoming trial, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday. Read more (click now) *************************************************************************************** HOUSE OF GLITZ: Don't you just love our justice system he can tape his crimes of Molestation but we can't film the trial?? Either way as long as he stands trial t

MARSHALL, Texas -- U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis ordered defendant Time Warner to produce a flowchart created by its paralegals in order to identify further parties to the litigation.In an effort to identify proper parties and address liability issues, Judge Davis granted the plaintiffs' request for production of defendants' partnership agreements and a flowchart developed by Time Warner's paralegal on Nov. 20. Defendants argued the documents are irrelevant as the proper parties are named. Although granting the plaintiffs' request, the judge denied the plaintiffs' request for sanctions against the defendants. I'm not sure what this means for paralegal work product, although it seems ominous. Would the plaintiffs be granted access to an attorney's notes? Probably not.

A federal judge Monday ordered the White House to preserve copies of all its e-mails today. U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy directed the Executive Office of the President to safeguard the material in response to two lawsuits that seek to determine whether the White House has destroyed e-mails in violation of federal law. The White House is seeking dismissal of the lawsuits brought by two private groups—Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Government and the National Security Archive. -Samantha Giles Share This

Taken from the RINF website.By Karen GulloThe Bush administration violated U.S. law by failing to produce a study on the impact of global warming and must issue a summary by March, a federal judge ruled.District Judge Saundra Armstrong in Oakland, California, said the U.S. government “unlawfully withheld action” required under the Global Change Research Act of 1990 to update a research plan and scientific assessment of climate change.The law mandates the research plan should be revised every three years and the assessment every four years. The last research plan was in 2003 and the last assessment was published in 2000. Greenpeace International and two other environmental groups who say the U.S. government suppresses science on climate change sued in November seeking a court order to produce the reports.“As the research plan is now more than a year overdue, the court orders that a summary of the revised proposed research plan be published in the Federal Register no later than Mar

Finally Murtha might get what he deserves for accusing a Marine of war atrocities. He, along with the Justive department had assumed he was immune from prosecution due to being a Congressman. US District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer feels otherwise. Collyer said she was troubled by the idea the lawmakers are immune from lawsuits regardless of what they say to advance their political careers.John Murtha is now required to give a sworn deposition as to his accusations. I can already hear the loony left squawking about what a “chilling effect” this will have on the nations lawmakers. Well, maybe that’s not such a bad idea. When you have lawmakers making unfounded accusations of this sort maybe they shouldn’t be able to hide behind the law. Here’s a startling thought…maybe they should be responsible for what they say and do the same as the rest of us? ~RJH Fox News article link Judge Orders Rep. John Murtha to Testify in Marine Sergeant Defamation Case WASHINGTON —  A federal judge r

Britney Spears hit the LA nightclub tuesday overnight with Avril Lavigne this is after a judge ordered random drug tests for Britney.Britney, Lavigne and Alli Sims (Brit's friend) was also seen by paparazzi at Winston's in West Hollywood. They left at around 1 am but Britney was later spotted at Hyde Lounge in West Hollywood until the club closed. Accordingly, Britney was dancing on tables trying to be really sexy (is she still sexy???), even putting a black sock over her head as hat and putting on a show for everyone. Well, she was wearing something at least-- her pants.

According to IMDB.com, a Judge Scott Gordon has ordered Britney Spears to undergo random drug & alcohol testings. Apparently, Judge Gordon “is concerned about the singer's apparent "habitual, frequent, and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol" and he wants to investigate. He has ordered Spears to "undergo testing," which will be conducted randomly twice a week”. Yet, Spear and K-Fed 50/50 custody arrangement will remain the split “until test results have been determined”. Furthermore, “Judge Gordon ruled that each party is restrained from making derogatory remarks about the other party and the other party's family or significant other. The judge has also insisted that both Federline and Spears meet with a parenting coach for a minimum of eight hours each week”. In addition, Judge Gordon demanded that “neither party shall consume alcohol or other non-prescription controlled substance during or for 12 hours immediately preceding any period such party i

Judge Orders Bush Administration to Issue Global Warming ReportExcerpt:"The Bush administration violated U.S. law by failing to produce a study on the impact of global warming and must issue a summary by March, a federal judge ruled.District Judge Saundra Armstrong in Oakland, California, said the U.S. government ``unlawfully withheld action'' required under the Global Change Research Act of 1990 to update a research plan and scientific assessment of climate change."Read Story

A judge has ordered (pdf) the FBI to release agency records about its abuse of National Security Letters (NSLs) to collect Americans’ personal information. The ruling came just a day after the EFF urged (pdf) the judge to immediately respond in its lawsuit over agency delays. This is the same case in which an internal FBI audit found that the bureau potentially violated the law or agency rules more than 1,000 times while collecting data about domestic phone calls, e-mails and financial transactions in recent years.   EFF sued the FBI in April for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request about the misuse of NSLs as revealed in a Justice Department report. More evidence of abuse was uncovered by the Washington Post, and EFF urged the judge Thursday to force the FBI to stop stalling the release of its records on the deeply flawed program. The Washington Post writes: An internal FBI audit has found that the bureau potentially violated the law or agency r

Hearing Scheduled for 9:00 AM Judge Sauer has ordered Paris Hilton back to the courtroom for tommorrow morning after L.A. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo filed papers demanding a hearing before Judge...

From Paul Murphy, ABC26 News:A New Orleans judge says the Louisiana Legislature is playing "Russian Roulette" with the rights of defendants who can't afford an attorney.Judge Arthur Hunter ordered the release of dozens of criminal suspects while scolding lawmakers for not giving the public defenders office the money it needs.Judge Hunter suspended the prosecution of 98 defendants and ordered 20, still held in jail, released.The judge says some of them have been waiting for a public defender for up to 22-months.The action comes on the heels of Hunter's order last month, freeing dozens of other poor defendants."That's wrong and we will appeal that," said Orleans District Attorney Eddie Jordan.The releases are on hold while the DA takes his objection to the state's Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal."We don't think that the answer to the problem of no representation is to release people on the street," Jordan said. "They still have no representation at the end of the day."Judge Hunter sa

A judge has prevented O.J. Simpson from pocketing any further proceeds from his cancelled book and corresponding TV special. The money, along with rights to the book “If I Did It,” will be sent directly to the family of Ron Goldman, who was killed along with Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson in 1994. O.J. was acquitted of the murders, but found liable in a civil court and was ordered to pay the families a $33.5 million judgment – which has since grown closer to $38 million with interest. In an attempt to collect the money, Goldman asked the court to order that funds from the book/TV deal be applied toward the judgment. On Tuesday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Gerald Rosenberg barred Simpson from receiving any further compensation, and ordered the bundled book rights to be auctioned off – with proceeds directed to the Goldman family. "This is a guarantee that if they ever publish this thing, Mr. Simpson won't see a dime from it," Go