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If you’re going to grope someone’s derriere in Walmart it’s best to have an alibi ready. Something like ’that’s my significant other and they consented’ or ‘I didn’t do anything’ would be helpful. ‘Her booty looked so good’ is not going to help with the sexual harassment charges. Aaron Morris already tried that defense when he was arrested for misdemeanor battery. It didn’t garner much sympathy. Currently, Morris is being held at Broward County jail in Florida on $1000 bail....

Taco Bell recently introduced its new $2 dinner value meal as a cheaper choice in a tough economy. But one customer got a lot more than what she bargained for – $2,000 in cash. That was the case with the young woman in her 20’s who who got cold, hard cash instead of burritos at a Taco Bell drive through, the Dayton Daily News reports. The manager explained it was store policy to put the bank bag containing the cash deposit in a Taco Bell bag....

After last year’s mock trial to determine the true author of the Christmas poem “An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” ended in a hung jury, the City of Troy, New York decided to retry the case again this year. Following the mock retrial, a six-member jury selected randomly from the crowd in attendance was asked to choose which of two possible candidates was in fact the author of the anonymously published poem, which famously begins with the line “‘Twas the night before Christmas....

New year, new you. And while you might’ve already made resolutions to eat better, exercise more, and watch less TV, if your resolutions don’t include some legal planning, you might be missing out. So, FindLaw put together five legal resolutions to add to your list, to get your 2019 started off right. 1. Get a Will (Or Update an Existed One) Chances are, some big things happened last year. Marriages, mortgages, and even new jobs can have an impact on your estate....

Willard Yoder, an Amish man, was sexting a 12-year-old girl. Yes, Yoder is Amish. And yes, this means he has horses and his house probably has no electronics. But yes, the Amish have cell phones. It’s actually a rather common occurrence now - although for the most part the Amish culture still shuns technology. Yoder, 21, was arrested for soliciting buggy sex from a 12-year-old girl. Police caught up to him outside a restaurant in Indiana where he had arranged to meet up with the girl, reports The Smoking Gun....

In the middle of your very own hell (a grueling bar-study session)? Aside from tedious black-letter law that seems impossible to retain and pointless mnemonic devices, what do you need to know? Well, you need to stay sane. Your mental health is crucial, and you don’t want to burn out too soon. This means that you should still be seeking out necessary breaks, and often. Here are five ways to help you de-stress:...

After it breezed through the California Legislature, Senate Bill 269 was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, conferring major protections to small California businesses that find themselves on the receiving end of an ADA violations suit. The bill, effective immediately, will give small businesses under 50 employees additional time to comply with the law before incurring fines and fees. It will additionally give 15 days to address violations alleged in a suit....

Maybe you have the physique of an Olympic swimmer. Or, at least you have the confidence of someone with the physique of an Olympic swimmer. Either way, you know you look good in a thong and you want other people to know you look good in a thong. Now that it’s officially summer, you’re probably thinking it’s time for a “sun’s out, buns out” day at your local public pool. Well, you might want to rethink that one....

In an action seeking an accounting of funds held by federal officials on behalf of American Indians, district court’s order that an accounting is impossible is vacated as the holding of impossibility contradicted the requirement of an equitable accounting. The district court is instructed to provide the trust beneficiaries the best accounting possible, in a reasonable time, with the money that Congress is willing to appropriate. Read Cobell v. Salazar, No....

The EPA, now under new management, wants to delay litigation over its 2015 smog standard. The agency asked the D.C. Circuit last week to put off upcoming oral arguments in an appeal challenging the standard. On Tuesday, the circuit complied, postponing arguments while the EPA reconsidered its position. The standard, intended to reduce air pollution and prevent lung and heart disease, was challenged by ten state attorneys general, including Scott Pruitt, who has now become the EPA’s Administrator....

We all enjoy Republicans and Democrats reaching across the aisle for the common good. But for a law against eating cats and dogs? Is this all we have left to agree on? After a year in the making, the House has passed a bipartisan bill, originated by Florida Reps. Vern Buchanan, a Republican, and Alcee Hastings, a Democrat. Alas, Florida’s congressional leaders have nothing more pressing to resolve. The Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2018, which outlaws the slaughter of cats and dogs for human consumption, which is legal in 44 states....

If your criminal defense attorney is also a cannabis attorney, better be careful about any legal papers you get. At one Pennsylvania jail, officials discovered inmates were smoking drug-infused legal documents. Fifteen employees got sick from the fumes. As a result, the jail now strip-searches inmates after meeting with their lawyers. That’s right, grass can be a pain in the … Legal Documents Marijuana is legal in many states, jails not so much....

What do female lawyers have in common with Kate and Pippa Middleton? Sheer stockings. The stretchy nylon nemesis, banished in the ’90s to the corporate world, is making a comeback in the fashion universe thanks to the Duchess of Cambridge. Even the mini-Middleton, Pippa, has been spotted wearing sheer stockings. But while the Middleton sisters have become style sensations over the last year, will female lawyers enjoy a similar response by following their legwear lead?...

In a petition for a writ of prohibition to compel respondent superior court to vacate its order granting the prosecution’s motion to unseal reporters’ transcripts of in camera hearings conducted pursuant to Penal Code section 1326(c), the petition is granted where no statutory or constitutional authority permits disclosure to the prosecution of the names of the third parties to whom defense subpoenas have been issued or the nature of the records produced....

It’s said that there is a time and place for everything. But is there really a time for a random car vandalism spree? I mean, maybe if someone blew up your mailbox or something…you would still be breaking the law, but you would sound less crazy than the culprit of this piece, Nancy Chi Ni. Ni, 30, was arrested Saturday for allegedly vandalizing luxury cars throughout California’s Santa Clara and Alameda counties....

A New York man has filed yet another lawsuit to establish that he’s not dead. Maybe the third time will finally be the charm. No, Juan Arias is not a zombie. Instead, the 57-year-old man was “killed off” by a hospital in the Bronx when his Social Security number, full name, and date of birth were erroneously listed on a death certificate. The body, however, was that of some other Juan Arias....

The NFL ‘pay for pain’ scandal is growing, and it may even end up in the courts. A league investigation has unearthed a bounty program operated by 22 to 27 defensive players on the New Orleans Saints. They’re getting paid to knock opposing players out of the game. And if the reports are correct, similar programs exist (or existed) at the Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans. As part of its official announcement, the NFL explained that it plans to discipline individual players and/or the Saints....

Sexual assault against women in the military is an unfortunate reality. As more and more women are speaking out, bringing the issue to national attention, so are more women trying to get legal remedies. Unfortunately, it’s not as easy as one would think. Twelve military women learned the hard way that sometimes justice is not served. Read on to learn more about their legal claims against the Secretary of Defense, and why those claims failed....

Court of Appeals judgment is reversed where the court erred when it awarded credit for actual time served and not conduct credit, and in holding that defendant must spend at least six days in custody prior to being sentenced to be entitled to conduct credit pursuant to Penal Code sec. 4019. The statute does not require that a defendant spend six days in presentence confinement in order to be entitled to receive conduct credit, but instead entitles a defendant to conduct credit if he or she is sentenced to a period of at least six days without regard to the duration of presentence confinement....

Conviction of defendant for five felony sexual offenses against the same victim is affirmed where: 1) in cases in which the warrant identifies the perpetrator by his or her unique DNA profile only, the statute of limitations is satisfied if the prosecution is commenced by the filing of the “John Doe” arrest warrant within the limitations period; 2) and although the defendant’s blood was mistakenly collected under the Data Bank Act, the law enforcement personnel errors in the case do not trigger the exclusionary rule....