http://blog.lawinfo.com Lawyer Blog | Attorney Blog | Read and Post Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:02:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By:  LINDSEY O'NEILL, ESQ. Bernie Madoff will be spending a lot of time in prison after being sentenced to a term of 150 years for his financial crimes.  Sure, it is one of the strongest sentences for while collar crimes to date.  But, that's what you get for several counts of ... http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/07/03/from-ponzi-to-prison-madoff-update/ ANTHONY MCCARTNEY,AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES — A judge on Thursday delayed a guardianship hearing for Michael Jackson's children at the request of attorneys for the singer's mother and his ex-wife, Deborah Rowe. The legal documents filed on behalf of Rowe and Katherine Jackson were not accompanied by any petition for custody ... http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/07/02/hearing-delayed-on-jacksons-kids-at-moms-request/ HERBERT A. SAMPLE,Associated Press Writer HONOLULU (AP) — A state judge has blocked Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle from forcing public employees to take three unpaid days off per month. First Circuit Court Judge Karl K. Sakamoto issued a preliminary injunction Thursday. He ruled that the governor's failure to bargain with unions denied ... http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/07/02/hawaii-judge-halts-furloughs/ ABILENE, Texas (AP) — An Texas teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for beating a homeless man to death in a trash bin. Sixteen-year-old Michael Martinez Jr. of Abilene was tried as an adult in the 2007 death of 48-year-old Eric McMahon. Martinez received the maximum sentence Wednesday and will ... http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/07/02/teen-gets-life-in-prison-for-killing-homeless-man/ By:  LINDSEY O'NEILL, ESQ. Oh the fervor over Michael Jackson's Last Will and Testament...    But actually, it is a pretty big legal issue.  With a will, you can specify how you want your assets to be distributed upon your death, name who you would like to act as guardian for your ... http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/07/02/is-michael-jacksons-will-valid/ By:  LINDSEY O'NEILL, ESQ. Media reports are swirling over the issue of who will get custody of Michael Jackson's kids.  It could be a bit of a battle depending on a variety of things including what Michael Jackson's will provides regarding guardianship of the kids, whether Michael Jackson's mother (temporary guardian ... http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/07/01/surrogacy-third-party-reproduction-assisted-conception-and-adoption-an-introduction/ The Associated Press Some of the significant cases the Supreme Court decided in its 2008-09 term: REVERSE DISCRIMINATION The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race. It was a decision that could alter employment practices nationwide and make it harder to ... http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/07/01/supreme-court-decisions-made-in-the-2008-09-term/ ANTHONY MCCARTNEY,AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's 7-year-old will was filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles court, giving his entire estate to a family trust and cutting out his former wife Debbie Rowe. The will, dated July 7, 2002, estimated his estate at that time at more than $500 ... http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/07/01/jacksons-will-cuts-out-ex-wife-debbie-rowe/ NEDRA PICKLER,Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is not fighting a nearly $500,000 judgment for a Library of Congress hiree who lost the job while undergoing a gender change from a man to a woman. The Justice Department let the deadline to appeal the decision pass Tuesday, a day ... http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/07/01/obama-white-house-not-appealing-transgender-ruling/ By:  LINDSEY O'NEILL, ESQ. With a high speed chase, you might only hear those police sirens for a few seconds before the cars come whizzing by you on the street.  Sometimes, maybe not even long even to property move over to the curb - or at least get partially out of ... http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/06/30/legality-of-high-speed-police-chases/