A federal judge has ruled that people pursuing their Gulf of Mexico oil spill claims against BP outside of federal court do not have to pay fees to hundreds of lawyers working on behalf of about 120,000 claimants fighting the oil giant in court.
Joran Van Der Sloot faces federal fraud and extortion charges here in Alabama. According to federal court records, Van Der Sloot is accused of trying to solicit $250,000 from Natalee Holloway’s mother in exchange for telling her the location of Natalee’s remains.
TUSCALOOSA | A civil lawsuit filed Saturday in federal court accuses Hillcrest High School Assistant Principal William “Butch” Young of sexual misconduct with a former female student.
On June 6, an Amber alert was issued for three small children who authorities said were abducted from their Dale County home by a woman and two men. By June 7, all three children (then ages 2, 1 ? and 2 ? months) were recovered unharmed and suspects Melissa Lynn McGee, Westly Rogers and Joshua…
A federal court in Mobile has permanently barred Delois Warren of Greensboro from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Court backs school in gay counseling controversy The Decatur Daily By Dorie Turner AP ATLANTA — A federal court has upheld a ruling that Augusta State University was within its rights to require a graduate school counseling student to keep her …
Christopher L. Rowan of Fort Mitchell, Ala. faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday in federal court to one count of sexual abuse of a minor.
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