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So you know, getting on the subway after a successful phone heist, but first, lemme take a selfie! This may have been the thoughts running through the heads of two New York City teen boys who allegedly swiped a 14-year-old boy’s phone and proceeded to take a selfie on it … and send it to the boy’s mother. What charges are these two facing for their #theftselfie? Petit Larceny and Possession of Stolen Property The two culprits who essentially turned themselves in with their #getawayselfie, Khayyam Alexander, 16, and Fehti Nekrouf, 18, are charged with petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, reports The Huffington Post....

A California paralegal forged a check for $285,000 to give massive donations to charity. If only. In reality, the paralegal, Alexa Johzen Polar, and her accomplice, Robin Antonella Pabello, used the money to charter a private jet to New York. There, the women rented five hotel rooms near Times Square. They then went on a luxurious shopping spree at Tiffany and Co. and Montblanc. They also put down a $233,000 deposit on a $3....

Some key decisions are expected in Roger Clemens’ perjury trial this week, with jury selection to start Wednesday and Judge Reggie Walton considering barring the testimony of three of the prosecution’s key witnesses. Charged with perjury and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying to Congress during an investigation into the use of steroids in professional baseball, if Clemens’ defense team can successfully keep this evidence from the jury, the trial may go the way of Barry Bonds:...

There are many reasons why kids should not have kids. This is just one of them. A teen-aged mother and father were charged with abuse after pictures surfaced of their 22 month-old son duct taped to a wall. Not only did they commit this illegal and stupid act, they took pics to share with friends. Jayla Hamm, 18, and her boyfriend Corde Honea, 19, were arrested back in January of this year when one friend gave the pictures of the duct taped toddler to authorities....

We all know, or should know by now, that pictures and posts on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter could get us in trouble at work. In Texas, a state trooper took a picture with Snoop Dogg at the rapper’s request. After Snoop Dogg posted the picture on his Instagram, captioned “Me n my deputy dogg,” the trooper was hit with a counseling order! According to the order, the trooper “took a photo with a public figure who has a well-known criminal background” and “it reflects poorly on the agency....

University of Denver’s Law School will be getting a new dean this July, Mr. Bruce P. Smith. Mr. Smith will be moving to Sturm from U. of Illinois where he served a dean from 2009 to 2016 and has much private sector business experience as a lawyer for the NFL. On the top of Smith’s to-do list will be to push the school’s current project to get new grads ready for the current “more-for-less” legal market....

Moving toward a goal of 100 percent bar pass rate, a Utah law school is bucking the national trend of declining bar exam scores. The University of Utah S. J. Quinney College of Law pushed 87 percent of its graduates over the state bar exam hump this year, edging closer to its goal for the second straight year. Dean Robert Adler credited the students and faculty for committing to the “100/100 Initiative” launched in 2015....

Some do-good lawyers write to their clients who are in prison. It may be to cheer them up about their chances on appeal, or to give them some hope beyond the bars. One attorney, for example, gives inmates books to read. But then there are those not-so-kind attorneys – the ones who really don’t like their clients. Like this guy… Wrong Client New Jersey lawyer Logan Terry had no love for his client, who was facing more than 200 years in prison for allegedly sexually assaulting four minors under age 13....

In an appeal from a trial court order appointing a receiver to sell Third-Party Claimant’s owner-occupied dwelling to foreclose a judgment lien, the order is reversed, where the order expressly allowed the judgment creditor to bypass the statutory procedure for foreclosing a judgment lien on a dwelling occupied as the principal residence of a debtor or his spouse and therefore subject to an automatic homestead exemption. Read Wells Fargo Fin. Leasing, Inc....

While most law school application deadlines have come and gone by the time March rolls around, deadlines don’t always matter. In fact, a quick web search will turn up countless tales of non-waitlisted law students being admitted even as late as July or August. However, there is definitely a catch when it comes to applying late (which is generally considered any time after January). If you don’t have some sort of wow factor that the school actually needs, or some alternative way in, you might just be wasting your time....

Your dust bunnies can rest easy, because Ohio’s “Cleaning Fairy” has been sentenced to a year of probation. But that doesn’t completely mop up the legal mess she’s gotten herself into, the Sun-News reports. Susan M. Warren, 53, of Elyria, was looking for something to do so when she found the door of a home in Westlake, Ohio, open and went inside. She cleaned a few things, took out the trash, and then left a bill for $75 scribbled onto a napkin....

So you’re looking for a new job. We feel for you. Job searches are grueling, especially in an unforgiving economy. What’s worse is how easy it is to do them wrong. Of course, you know about the simple mistakes people make when looking for a job. Things like having a five page resume, addressing the cover letter to the wrong firm, or showing up late to an interview. You’re smarter than that....

Let’s drink some beers and fire some guns. Doesn’t that sounds like a great idea? Soon, Florida gun enthusiasts may be able to drink alcohol and shoot guns all in one place! Ron Perkins, owner of Volusia Top Gun, has petitioned the Daytona Beach Planning Board for permission to open a gun shop, shooting range, and restaurant and bar all in one. While this may sound like a crazy idea, it’s actually not a novel one....

We’ve all heard stories about lying about cancer to avoid speeding tickets, sucking on pennies to fool a breathalyzer, or blaming a car accident on your coffee-drinking pet parrot. Nobody wants to get in trouble with the law, and we’ll go to great lengths to avoid criminal liability. But beating a cop at rock, paper, scissors to get out of an underage drinking ticket? That’s a new one. And apparently it’s effective – just check out this video:...

Porsche owners in Amsterdam have been waking up to find their cars vandalized, but the only parts missing are the headlights. The opportunistic thieves aren’t interested in the luxury vehicles. Instead, what they want are the high-intensity discharge (HID) headlights that come standard with many high-end cars. The HID lights have an interesting use among Amsterdam’s newest batch of criminals: They’re taking the powerful lights so they can grow marijuana....

In a petition for review of an FCC rule in which the Commission capped at 30% of all subscribers the market share any single cable television operator may serve, the petition is granted, where the 30% limit was arbitrary and capricious. Read Comcast Corp. v. FCC, No. 08-1114 Appellate Information Argued April 24, 2009 Decided August 28, 2009 Judges Opinion by Judge Ginsburg Counsel For Petitioner: Miguel A. Estrada, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC...

A Canadian couple will now have to list their dog on a dangerous pet list after the dog bit a mail carrier. The “dangerous” dog in question is a three-pound teacup Chihuahua. Not surprisingly, the dog’s owners called the designation of Molly the Chihuahua as a danger to the community a “joke,” reports The Windsor Star. Back in August, Molly reportedly escaped from an open gate and bit the ankle of a postal carrier in Ontario, Canada....

We didn’t need a court to tell us that greenhouse gas emissions are dangerous to public health. Or did we? In any event, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has handed down a decision hailed by the New York Times as a “decisive blow” against those who sought to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s rules. Under the Clean Air Act, the federal government can impose rules and regulations governing the emission of greenhouse gases....

Sure, residents of Washington, D.C. don’t have real representation in Congress and can easily have their laws overturned by that same body, but they’ve got something that’s almost better now. FindLaw now has the best, easiest-to-use District of Columbia Codes around. And unlike the Metro, they’re actually mobile (-friendly). And free. Here’s why you should be excited. FindLaw’s New D.C. Codes FindLaw’s new District of Columbia Code section is a result of our partnership with Thomson Reuters Westlaw, FindLaw’s sister company....

The District of Columbia, like other tourist-destination cities like New York and New Orleans, has professional requirements for tour guides to operate tours in the city, according to The Associated Press. Last week, the D.C. Court of Appeals struck down the requirements as unconstitutional, for violating the First Amendment, reports The Wall Street Journal. So, basically, now tour guides can say whatever they want – with no way to determine whether information is accurate....