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Metro Police ordered to pay hefty legal tab

BY JEFF GERMAN LAS VEGAS LEGAL NEWS In a courthouse rarity, District Judge Michelle Leavitt has ordered Metro Police to pay two Las Vegas men more than $146,000 for the cost of a three-year legal battle to...

A new twist on ambulance chasing attorneys

Brian Brannman, chief operating officer at University Medical Center, said the county hospital is pleased with the FBI's diligence in investigating a longtime volunteer who allegedly shared private patient information with yet to be...

Split Vote: SCOTUS refuses to order Mojave cross removal

ption] By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Writer The Supreme Court's conservative majority signaled a greater willingness to allow religious symbols on public land Wednesday, a stance that could have important implications for future church-state disputes. By a 5-4 vote,...

Las Vegas police search counseling service with ties to courts, casinos; Brox also faces sexual assault allegations

By JEFF GERMAN LAS VEGAS LEGAL NEWS A Las Vegas police investigation into a counseling service that did business with the courts and casinos has taken on a new focus with a new round of court-authorized searches. Detectives...

Another reminder for attorneys to check their Facebook privacy settings

imdb.com A Florida attorney is in trouble for posting a little ditty regarding a "trial from hell" he helped prosecute and posted on his Facebook page. The ballad, written to the tune of the "Gilligan's Island" theme song,...

Supreme Court skeptical of gay rights opponents’ push to keep petition signers’ names private

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Gay rights opponents are asking the Supreme Court to protect the anonymity of the signers of a petition that sought a vote to overturn Washington state's domestic...