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A Rastafarian prisoner is trying to “Stir It Up” with the prison in which he is serving time for murder. James Rose is suing the South Carolina Department of Corrections for cutting off his dreadlocks and failing to provide him with pot, in violation of his First Amendment Rights to Freedom of Religion, under the the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. Rose is serving a life sentence for the home invasion and execution-style murder of Leland Shannon, Jr....

A grand jury has indicted former pitching star Roger Clemens for making false statements to Congress. In February of 2008, Clemens testified under oath before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and denied that he had ever used performance enhancing drugs. Those statements were contradicted by his former trainer, Brian McNamee. On August 19, those contradictions came home to roost for Clemens. According to the New York Daily News, after long-running DOJ investigation, a Washington D....

Normally, you’d consider a charitable act, like giving food to people who can’t afford to eat, something to be praised instead of punished. But you’re not Florida. Pastors, activists, and volunteers have been getting arrested in the Sunshine State for years, for simply feeding the homeless. Or, more specifically, they were arrested for violating city ordinances which impose restrictions on hours of operation and requirements regarding food handling and safety for “social service facilities,” which can include setting up tables in a public park and sharing food....

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear a challenge to Obamacare’s healthcare subsidies. It’s been three years since the nation’s High Court had a chance to test the constitutional mettle of the Affordable Care Act, and some suspect the healthcare law has some political enemies on the bench. Fortune reports that at least four justices must’ve voted to hear King v. Burwell, and notes it isn’t a coincidence that four justices also voted to strike down Obamacare three years ago....

In an odd story out of Dallas, a mother is reported to have given births to twin boys that do not have the same father. Yes, you read that right, and according to FOX 4 it can happen and even has a medical term, heteropaternal superfecundation. It’s probably not worth memorizing though, as apparently it is so rare it “is likely to be the only time that we will ever see this occur in the city of Dallas,” said one doctor....

Driving under the influence is a very serious charge, and may represent one of the worst decisions you’ve ever made. And now you need to make one of the best – choosing your attorney. A good way to find a great DUI attorney is to ask friends. This may have been a hard question to put out there. We all have friends that judge and gossip! But if you didn’t adequately vet this attorney from people you know, you may not have found a great attorney....

A “Red Rover” injury lawsuit – yes, involving that playground game in which you run through locked arms – has settled for $15,000. A California couple sued a school district after their child broke his leg playing the game “Red Rover” during an unsupervised gym class. This past summer, the district paid the settlement to cover medical and attorney costs in the case, raising the question: What ever happened to breaking a bone at school and happily collecting classmates’ signatures on a neon-colored cast?...

Faisal Shahzad, a naturalized U.S. citizen who hails from Pakistan was arrested as the suspected car bomber in the Times Square plot and faces terrorism charges. He was arrested while on board a flight bound for Dubai that was taxiing away from the gate at Kennedy Airport. It is unknown how the alleged car bomber was able to board the flight with a last-minute ticket despite being hunted by the FBI and being placed on the federal no-fly list....

Efforts to Unravel Fraudulent Scheme, Recoup Losses Continue It looks like the punishing sentence handed down on Bernie Madoff may just have been one cellhouse door closing, while others may be opening up to take in new crooks. An AP source indicates that authorities are looking at charging ten more people, although a reuters story indicates that the investigation is closer to its beginning rather than its conclusion. The source told Reuters:...

Edgar Gonzalez may go down in history, as his arrest led to what prosecutors are calling the biggest pot bust in Boston’s city history. The arrest of Edgar Gonzalez led Boston police to the single largest seizure of marijuana with nearly a ton of pot found in his apartment, CNN reports. Authorities said the 40 bales of marijuana wrapped in plastic stacked to the ceiling in his apartment are a “high quality” product with a street value of about $4 million....

You go on a ski trip and are injured. While your friends are on the slopes, you’re in a hospital emergency room getting x-rays. The radiologist tells you not to worry, it’s just a normal break and your ankle should heal up just fine in no time. But that turns out not to be the case and you learn later that the radiologist read your x-ray wrong. Can you sue for medical malpractice?...

With summer rapidly approaching, child custody is something that many divorced parents will need to discuss. However they choose to handle their child or children’s schedule for those three warm and carefree (for them, at least) months, it needs to be addressed. Because while child custody agreements are typically decided and settled on following a divorce, they can still look a little different in the summer. Here are some dos and don’ts that parents may want to consider:...

John Allen Muhammad, convicted DC sniper is scheduled to be executed next month. Virginia officials said he declined to choose between lethal injection and electrocution. For Marion Lewis, it’s an easy choice. He said he’d prefer to personally execute Muhammad. In his CBS interview, Lewis said if it were up to him, Muhammad would be taken into the Idaho desert and killed slowly over three days. Instead, Lewis will be present in the Virginia death chamber to watch Muhammad die on Nov....

A Domino’s Pizza delivery man was stabbed and killed in Boston after an apparent robbery setup. Mariee Clena-Tunis, who lives next door to an abandoned house at 742 Hyde Park Avenue, was approached by a heavy-set woman at her home around 10:30 p.m. The woman asked to borrow Clena-Tunis’ phone to make a call. Clena-Tunis gave her the phone and was shocked to learn that it was used to order a pizza to the abandoned house next door....

Taxes aren’t fun to think about in the best of times. And if you’re going through a divorce, how such a split may affect your taxes might be the furthest from your mind. But if you’re not paying attention, you could take a bigger tax hit than necessary. So here are some potential ways to protect yourself come tax season: 1. Make Sure You’re Both On the Same Page. Many, if not most, divorces are more acrimonious than harmonious....

You’re not paranoid: The government is watching you, or at least has reason to be curious about your Google and YouTube activity. And thanks to the newly released Google Transparency Report, we know how hard cops and other agents are working to keep tabs on us. This isn’t the first time Google has released information on the requests it receives from government agencies and courts worldwide. Starting in 2010 it has released more and more information on user data requests....

Whether you’re looking forward to debt relief or can’t wait to be free from a previous filing, one of the biggest questions involving bankruptcy is: How long is this going to take? Unfortunately, there’s no definitive answer. How long your bankruptcy case will take, from filing to debt relief and beyond, can depend on a variety of factors, including the type of bankruptcy filing and your specific kind and amount of debt....

Indiana woman Natalie Moore is filing a lawsuit over her son’s bullying suicide. The lawsuit claims that instructors and administrators at the Hamilton Southeastern Junior High and High School did not do enough to stop bullying incidents. She says that they ignored the fact that her son, Jamarcus Bell, was constantly harassed at school for his “perceived homosexuality and emotional disability.” Bell had previously tried to hang himself in a janitor’s closet at the junior high school....

Resolutions aren’t just for those who want to read a few more books or lose a few more pounds. Having an idea or two about what your small business can do differently this year can get 2019 off on the right foot. And while “sell more products” and “make more money” are fine New Year’s resolutions to jot down, having a more specific plan of action, especially when it comes to the legal issues your business might face this year is essential....

Entrepreneurs and small business owners often run into problems when starting a business. One issue that constantly crops up is getting all the required legal documentation in order. So, are contracts copyrighted? Is using someone else’s contract legal? After all, it would be so much easier to use someone else’s contract. Hiring an attorney to draft agreements for you would be costly. And small businesses are acutely aware of how important it is to keep costs lowered....