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• Did Don Siegelman Have The Full, Absolute Loyalty Of His Former Chief Defense...

  

  Doug JonesThe rules that govern the conduct of attorneys in Alabama make this concise statement: "Loyalty is an essential element in the lawyer's relationship t... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Judge Michael Putnam and Jones Walker Law Firm Try To Keep A Conflict Of Interes...

  

  Michael D. Waters Sr.A clerk for the U.S. Magistrate overseeing my wife's employment lawsuit against Infinity Insurance is the son of a partner at a major... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• CEO Ted Rollins Used His Daughter As A Shield When Financial Secrets Were At Ris...

  

  Ted Rollins and partner Mike Hartnettat the New York Stock ExchangeSherry Carroll Rollins put her investigative skills to good use in the late 1990s when her... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• State NAACP Calls For End To Batiste Investigation And Her Immediate Return to...

  

  Dorothea BatisteThe NAACP says an investigation of suspended Jefferson County Circuit Judge Dorothea Batiste should end with her immediate return to the bench. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Strange Seeks Sanctions Against Macon Co. Residents For Bringing Lawsuit Under...

  

  Luther StrangeAlabama Attorney General Luther Strange is seeking sanctions against Macon County plaintiffs and attorneys who filed a federal lawsuit claiming hi... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Obama Commerce Secretary Nominee Penny Pritzker Raises Visions Of Secretive...

  

  President Obama and Penny PritzkerPresident Obama has nominated Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker to lead the U.S. Department of Commerce, and her ongoing... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Constitutional Amendment Trumps A State Statute, So Luther Strange's Bingo...

  

  Milton McGregor atVictoryLand casinoAlabama Attorney General Luther Strange has created a controversy about electronic-bingo in Macon County where no controvers... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Central Figure In The Rollins v. Rollins Divorce Story Is Injured In A Curious...

  

  Sherry Carroll Rollins, a central character in the controversial Rollins v. Rollins divorce case, was injured recently in an automobile crash on U.S. 280 near... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• FBI Probe Continues As Chief Financial Officer Exits At Resort And Casinos For...

  

  Pearl River ResortAn FBI investigation that started in July 2011 at Mississippi Choctaw casinos is ongoing, according to a credit-rating report issued last... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• From "Hotel California" To "The Chilton Hilton," Contracts Are Void When...

  

  Don FelderGuitarist Don Felder, who wrote the music for "Hotel California," was ejected from the Eagles in 2001 in the fallout of a contract he signed under... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Residents of Majority-Black Macon County, Alabama, Claim White GOPers Usurped...

  

  Johnny FordAlabama Governor Robert Bentley signed an executive order on his first full day in office that violated the rights of voters in majority-black Macon... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• A Wife's Investigative Skills Turn Up Information About CEO Ted Rollins'...

  

  Ted Rollins and partner Mike Hartnettat the New York Stock ExchangWives throughout the ages have turned to various investigative tactics when confronted with th... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Alabama Isn't The Only State Where Crooked Judges Gather At Hunting Clubs To...

  

  Former Illinois judge Michael CookAlabama, it turns out, is not the only state where corrupt judges and lawyers gather at hunting clubs to commit unsavory acts. Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Federal Lawsuit Claims AL Judge Robert Vance Jr. Favors Large Law Firm That Back...

  

  Robert Vance Jr.An Alabama judge is violating state laws that limit his ability to hear cases involving major campaign contributors, according to a pending... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Strange's 2006 Payments To Former Campaign Aide Coincided With Pregnancy And...

  

  Luther Strange and Jessica Medeiros Garrison Luther Strange paid almost $19,000 to a former campaign aide after he lost the 2006 lieutenant governor's race in... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Why Would Wall Street CEO Ted Rollins Take Steps To Keep His Daughter's Trust...

  

  Sarah Rollins (right), with her sister, Emma, and father, TedPatriarchs in the wealthy Rollins family, from their primary bases in Georgia and Delaware, have a... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Alabama Judicial Commission Violates Its Own Rules In Investigation Of Jeffco...

  

  Dorothea BatisteThe Alabama Supreme Court should take over the case against Jefferson County Judge Dorothea Batiste, in part, because the state's judicial... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Schnauzer Climbs Out Of Rubble In Oklahoma City To Represent The Fight For...

  

  A miniature schnauzer climbs fromthe rubble in Oklahoma City.When we started this blog in June 2007, the title was meant to honor Murphy Abigail Shuler, a... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Sound And Fury About Evolving Scandal At IRS Obscure Questions About...

  

  Karl RoveThe IRS and its targeting of conservative groups has captured the nation's attention in recent days. But a more important IRS-related story might be... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Legal Schnauzer And Our Reporting On Injustice Land In The Spotlight At...

  

  Our reporting on justice issues in Alabama and beyond has drawn the attention of national Web sites in recent days.New York-based Above the Law (ATL), which... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 LEGAL, SOCIETY