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• From "Hotel California" to "The Chilton Hilton," Bonnie Cahalane and Don Felder...

  

  Bonnie CahalaneAn Alabama woman who was unlawfully incarcerated for five months last year has something in common with a man who co-wrote one of the most... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Jefferson County Circuit Judge Robert Vance Jr. Faces Lawsuit Seeking $25 Millio...

  

  Robert Vance Jr.An Alabama judge faces a federal lawsuit that alleges he took a case from another judge and issued unlawful rulings that caused substantial... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Was AG Eric Holder Mistaken, Misleading, Or Evasive In His Answers To Congress...

  

  Eric Holder(Updated at 11:55 a.m. on 5/16/13)U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday said it's his understanding that former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Was AG Holder Mistaken Or Intentionally Misleading In His Answers To Congress...

  

  Eric HolderU.S. Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday said it's his understanding that former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman has an active appeal and... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Judge Dorothea Batiste Alleges In EEOC Complaint That Scott Vowell Unlawfully...

  

  Dorothea BatisteA retired Jefferson County presiding judge, who is white and male, routinely changed rulings of a black, female circuit judge, according to a... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Did GOP's Luther Strange Commit the Same "Crime" That He Alleges Against Democra...

  

  Lowell BarronThe Republican attorney general of Alabama has indicted a prominent Democrat for alleged violations of ethics and campaign-finance laws. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• The President Paints Himself Into An Ethical Corner By Voicing Outrage Over...

  

  When Barack Obama said in January 2009 that he planned to "look forward as opposed to looking backwards" at the apparent crimes of the George W. Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Batiste Alleges Discrimination, Sexual Harassment Against Former Presiding...

  

  Dorothea BatisteThe former chief judicial officer of Jefferson County faces allegations of discrimination and sexual harassment connected to the suspension... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Settlement Agreement In Sexual-Harassment Case Points To Dishonesty In The...

  

  Melissa George BowmanThe settlement agreement in a sexual-harassment case under the administration of former Alabama Governor Bob Riley contains nonsensical... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• From Bogus Lawsuits To Threats Via Telephone, JPMorgan Chase Abuses The...

  

  Banking giant JPMorgan Chase has landed in the national spotlight for its abusive debt-collection practices. But this story is not new for Legal Schnauzer... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 BUSINESS, LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Victim of Sexual Harassment Under Gov. Bob Riley Was Forced To Leave Her Job In...

  

  Melissa George BowmanThe State of Alabama paid $53,000 to settle a sexual-harassment complaint against a prominent aide to former Republican Governor Bob Riley. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Richard Scrushy Shines Spotlight On Siegelman Case With Insightful Live Intervie...

  

  Alyona Minkovski at HuffPost LiveFormer HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy last night called on President Obama to pardon former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• AG Luther Strange Directed A Steady Stream Of Cash To Company Owned By Former...

  

  Luther Strange and Jessica Medeiros GarrisonAlabama Attorney General Luther Strange spent more than $200,000 with a holding company owned by his former... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Alabama Lobbyist Who Had An Affair With Rob Riley Is At The Heart Of Debate...

  

  Liberty DukeAn Alabama lobbyist who had an extramarital affair with prominent Republican Rob Riley is at the heart of a controversial bill that would increase... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Hunting Clubs Prove To Be The Breeding Grounds For "Roaches In Robes" That Infes...

  

  Judge Sibley Reynolds in his naturalhabitat: the Alabama hunting clubWhen I moved to Alabama from the Midwest in the late 1970s, one of the first thoughts... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Office of Luther Strange Violated Civil Procedure When It Sent Threatening Lette...

  

  Tuskegee Mayor Johnny FordThe Alabama Attorney General's office acted outside of lawful procedure when it sent a threatening letter to a lawyer who filed a... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Blow Jobs, Breast Fondling, and Forcible Office Sex Are Among Topics In Suit...

  

  Juan Monteverde and Alexandra MarchukPerhaps the nation's juiciest legal story at the moment is unfolding at the boutique New York law firm of Faruqi &... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Luther Strange Threatens Sanctions Against Attorney Who Filed Federal Lawsuit...

  

  Luther StrangeAlabama Attorney General Luther Strange is threatening to seek sanctions against the Massachusetts lawyer who helped file a federal lawsuit agains... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• After Serving Six Years In Prison For a Non-Crime, Scrushy Wishes He Had...

  

  Richard ScrushyFormer HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy says he wishes he had taken the stand in his own defense during the prosecution of former Alabama... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Federal Lawsuit Alleges Agents For Luther Strange Unlawfully Destroyed Property...

  

  The February raid at VictoryLandAgents of the Alabama Attorney General's Office damaged or destroyed property in a February raid at the VictoryLand casino,... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY