Why you should consider a prenuptial agreement

VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 By Adriana Morga | The Associated Press Longtime celebrity watchers may not have been shocked when Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, but what was surprising was that Lopez’s divorce petition did not include any mention of a prenuptial agreement. A prenup is… Continue reading Why you should consider a prenuptial agreement

GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election

VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 Before voters even begin casting ballots, Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a sprawling legal fight over how the 2024 election will be run, a series of court disputes that could even run past Election Day if the outcome is close. Both parties have bulked… Continue reading GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election

Tennessee corrections chief says new process for executing inmates will be completed by end of year

Mark HumphreyAP Photo (File) Ricky Bell, warden at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tenn., gives a tour of the prison’s execution chamber, Oct. 13, 1999. Tennessee’s corrections chief said Wednesday that the department expects to unveil a new process for executing inmates by the end of the year, signaling a possible end to a… Continue reading Tennessee corrections chief says new process for executing inmates will be completed by end of year

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North Carolina judge rejects RFK Jr.’s request to remove his name from state ballots

Home > Article VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge refused to take Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name off presidential ballots in the battleground state on Thursday, a day before the first batches of November absentee ballots are slated to be sent to registered… Continue reading North Carolina judge rejects RFK Jr.’s request to remove his name from state ballots

Lawyers for families of passengers killed in 737 Max crashes ask court to block Boeing plea deal

Home > Article VOL. 48 | NO. 31 | Friday, August 2, 2024 DALLAS (AP) — Lawyers for relatives of some of the people killed in Boeing Max jetliner crashes asked a federal judge on Wednesday to reject a plea agreement the aircraft maker struck with U.S. prosecutors, saying it is too lenient and lets… Continue reading Lawyers for families of passengers killed in 737 Max crashes ask court to block Boeing plea deal

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Trump’s lawyer and judge in federal election case clash in the first hearing since immunity ruling

VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first court hearing in nearly a year, a lawyer for Donald Trump clashed on Thursday with the judge in the federal election interference prosecution of the former president after suggesting the government was rushing forward with an “illegitimate” indictment at… Continue reading Trump’s lawyer and judge in federal election case clash in the first hearing since immunity ruling

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty

VOL. 48 | NO. 31 | Friday, August 2, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The development points to a long-delayed resolution in an attack that killed thousands and altered… Continue reading Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty

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Before Hunter Biden’s guilty plea, he wanted to enter an Alford plea. What is it?

Home > Article VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 Hunter Biden’s sudden guilty plea Thursday to tax charges was preceded by vigorous objections from prosecutors when his lawyer said he was willing to give up a trial and enter what’s known as an Alford plea. The surprise took place in federal… Continue reading Before Hunter Biden’s guilty plea, he wanted to enter an Alford plea. What is it?