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A statutory rapist attorney in Tennessee has (We’d say “alleged,” but since he just pleaded guilty, we’ll drop the niceties.) Kent Lowery Booher, an attorney who practiced criminal and (shudder) juvenile law, pleaded guilty to statutory rape of a 14-year-old victim earlier this week, reports Knoxville, Tennessee’s WBIR-TV. The plea seems like quite a step down from the initial charges, which included charges for producing child pornography. The deal calls for a three-year probation term for the 59-year-old, plus a minimum of 10 years on the sex offender registration list after that ends....

Practicing law doesn’t have to be boring. In fact, it can be downright exciting – and we’re not just talking, “yeah, I just destroyed those negotiations” excitement, we’re talking “Holy #$@&! I just used a flaming sledgehammer to destroy a tombstone in the middle of the Super Bowl” exciting. So, if you want a bit more action in your life, get your resumes ready. As part of our affiliate relationship with Indeed, we’re bringing you the coolest, most exciting and adrenaline filled, legal jobs this week....

Once the largest law school in North Carolina, Charlotte School of Law’s student population has fallen from 1,500 a decade ago to less than 300 this semester. The for-profit law school, now on probation for failing educational standards and sanctioned with no federal funding, may not survive into the summer. But as one law school dies, another may arise. The University of North Carolina, the public university system, is considering whether to open a law school in Charlotte....

If there’s one thing you can learn from Sonia Watson, it’s that you shouldn’t rob your tax preparer. Especially if you plan to use a curling iron. Police in Toledo, Ohio are currently searching for Watson and her son after such an incident. The pair went to a local Liberty Tax Service where they encountered a woman who had recently prepared Watson’s taxes. Fumbling, they then carried out the curling iron robbery....

Dirty World Entertainment Recordings, operator of thedirty.com, has been hit with a judgment of $11 million for libel and defamation. According to the judgment by U.S. District Judge William Bertelsman, the site posted false and malicious statements about Bengals Cheerleader Sarah Jones The judgment was for $1 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages. The company failed to respond to the lawsuit in February. Jones alleged that pictures of her were posted on the thedirty....

On the long list of worst news a person could receive, “Your evil twin sister that plotted your kidnapping and murder is getting out of jail” has to be right near the top. And that’s the news Sunny Han might be getting if California Governor Jerry Brown approves the state Board of Parole’s recommendation that Jeen “Gina” Han be released from prison. Jeen was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, burglary, and false imprisonment in 1998 and has spent almost two decades in the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla....

The ‘hybrid’ law school experiment at Mitchell Hamline School of Law has proved to be a success for its first graduating class. Launched three years ago, the hybrid program allows students to do half of their work online. Each semester includes 11 or 12 weeks of online coursework and one intensive “capstone” week on campus. Approved by the American Bar Association, it was the first program of its kind. And for its first graduates, it was a “no-brainer....

Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was arrested and charged with first-degree murder Wednesday. The body of Hernandez’s friend, 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, was found in a park about a mile away from Hernandez’s home, shot multiple times in the back and chest. Less than two hours after news of Hernandez’s arrest, the Patriots decided to release him as well. According to ESPN, Lloyd was dating the sister of Hernandez’s fiancee....

Court of Appeals judgment is affirmed where a corporation is entitled to immunity under the Unclaimed Property Law only if it complies with the Law, and thus does not immunize corporations like defendant who allegedly transfer nonescheated shares to the state without giving the required notice. Read Azure Ltd. v. I-Flow Corp., No. S164884 in PDF Read Azure Ltd. v. I-Flow Corp., No. S164884 in HTML Appellate InformationAppeal from Orange County Super....

The rise of the apes may be nigh, as a New York appellate court unanimously denied that chimpanzees were legal persons. On Thursday, the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division issued a decision declaring that chimps – including a 26-year-old chimp named “Tommy” – were not entitled to the same legal protections as human inmates because they aren’t legally considered “persons.” The New York Daily News reports that Tommy is owned by an upstate New York couple, and this case was an attempt to free him from their care....

The Federal Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled this week that the numerous citations by Dayton Tire will not be classified as willful citations, as characterized by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. This decision came “grudgingly, as the court was clearly upset at the fact that OSHA’s commission dragged their feet on their review – an issue that was raised by Dayton Tire during the appeal....

Vitug v. Alameda Point Storage Inc., A124999, involved a plaintiff’s suit against a storage facility claiming, among other things, causes of action under the Unfair Business Practices Act and the Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) based on allegations that defendant violated the California Self-Service Facility Act (Act) by continuing to charge rent and late fees after terminating her right to use her storage unit in a notice of lien sale. In affirming the trial court’s grant of defendant’s motion for summary judgment and defendant’s subsequent no-merit motion regarding the CLRA claim, the court held that the Act does not itself prohibit the charging of rent and late fees after termination of a renter’s access to his or her unit....

Immigration attorneys will have more work to do than usual, and not only the sole practitioners fighting for those foreigners yearning to breathe free. Corporate counsel are gearing up for changes that will affect American employers. During his campaign, Trump said he would crack down on employers who abuse immigration laws to undercut American workers. He cited “outrageous practices” at companies like Disney in Florida “when Americans were forced to train their foreign replacements....

Trial court’s sentence of defendant, a juvenile convicted of criminal threats and related offenses, to one year in county jail is affirmed as defendant’s claim regarding his probation terms is rejected. The case is remanded for the limited purpose of declaring on the record whether prior adjudications were felonies or misdemeanors. Read In re Ramon M., No. G040765 [PDF] Read In re Ramon M., No. G040765 [HTML] Filed October 22, 2009...

Should law students or young legal professionals worry about AI taking over their jobs? It seems that anytime a new advancement is made in technology, questions arise about the viability of machines taking over legal jobs. In fact, Artificial Intelligence technology is moving at such a tremendous pace that real fears are welling up that robots might make lawyers obsolete. But how realistic is the proposition of AI in the law firm?...

The San Francisco 49ers’ NFC title loss to the New York Giants left a lot of Niners fans heartbroken – and angry. Now punt returner Kyle Williams is receiving death threats via Twitter. In case you missed it, Kyle Williams’ fumble in overtime led to the Giants’ field goal that won the NFC Championship, 20-17. Afterwards, Niners teammates “kind of patted me on the back and said, ‘It’s not all on your shoulders,’” Williams gamely told reporters after the game....

Maybe these thieves were born knowing exactly what they were going to steal, or maybe it was an accident. Regardless, the LAPD have been investigating the theft of 100,000 packages of Anastasia Beverly Hills brand “Modern Resistance” eye-shadow from a warehouse. The value of each package is approximately $42, which makes the total heist worth approximately $4.2 million. Despite reports only reaching the media this week, the unbelievably large and shockingly valuable heist happened at the end of January....

In 1998, the Tennessee Adult-Oriented Establishment Registration Act allowed counties the option to ban alcohol in adult bookstores. These establishments are carefully defined by the law as ones primarily offering adult materials and which prohibit minors from entering the premises. Plaintiffs first argued that the classification of these establishments was unconstitutional because it did not include the kind of store that could have a tiny front section of regular old books (like say, Lady Chatterley’s Lover) and then an inferno of a back area brimming with adult entertainment....

All the kids are back to school, and many are leaving their favorite toys, clothes, and gadgets at home. Administrators and teachers are generally given a lot of leeway when it comes to policing schools and classrooms, meaning that, for the most part, what they say goes. And sometimes they say some weird things. Hugs? Clapping? Here are ten of the weirdest things schools have banned. 1. Banned Books Week: Can Schools Ban Books?...

While this post is safe for work, pictures from a Pennsylvania nudist resort’s “Bare Beach Beer Bash” probably won’t be. The Sunny Rest Resort in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania is hosting its third nudity-required beer festival in June. Besides guzzling beer with your beer gut out, festival attendees will get to participate in other events, like naked Jell-O and pudding wrestling, according to United Press International. While running around naked in the mountains for a day sounds like a good time, attendees and organizers still need to abide by the law....