Few Hawaii drivers get tickets after first day of cell phone ban - Honolulu Advertiser
Honolulu police issued only 50 citations in the first four days of a new law banning hand-held cell phones and other electronic devices in vehicles. Kailua and Hawai’i Kai motorists were ticketed the most with 10 citations each from July 1 to 4, said

Renewable enthusiasm Vermont’s green energy law draws interest - Times-Argus
MONTPELIER – If you help them build it, they will come. Dozens of environmental and renewable energy contractors flocked to a day-long session at the Statehouse Friday with the Vermont Public Service Board to hear about a new state law aimed at

Path to Court: Speak Capably but Say Little - New York Times
Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Capitol Hill last month. Final preparations are under way in the Senate room where Judge Sotomayor’s nomination hearing will begin on Monday. Senators are expected to start questioning her on Tuesday. “The approach was to

Conn. towns worry about probate cuts - Hartford Courant
WASHINGTON, Conn. - Probate Judge Victoria M. Cherniske finds herself in an unusual bind for an elected official who’s never lost a race. She’s pretty sure she’ll be out of a job a year from November. She doesn’t take it personally, but she doesn’t

Law enforcement targetting Upper Cleveland County - Shelby Star
Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office officials are saying you might want to think again. Deputies are focusing a lot of energy on the upper end of the county, especially after traffic fatalities in recent months, officials said. “We’re just trying

Congress Rebukes Obama on Dictatorial Claim - New American
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 9 voted almost unanimously to rebuke President Barack Obama over his June 26 signing statement openly declaring that he could ignore provisions of the law he was signing. The bipartisan 429-2 vote was a

Murfreesboro opts out of guns in parks law - WAFF
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - The Murfreesboro City Council has voted to opt out of a law that allows handgun permit holders to carry weapons in state and local parks in Tennessee. Vice Mayor Chris Bratcher said the 6-1 vote Thursday night was not

Feds OK Morristown cops as agents - Morris County Daily Record
Morristown’s police department is one of 11 law enforcement agencies whose applications were approved Friday for the controversial 287(g) program, which deputizes local police officers to enforce federal immigration laws, Homeland Security Secretary

Former Refco Lawyer Convicted in $2.4 Billion Fraud (Update2) - Bloomberg
Collins was convicted on five of 14 counts with which he was charged, including two counts of wire fraud, two counts of security fraud and conspiracy. A U.S. jury in New York returned its verdict today, almost two months after the trial began. Jurors

Madoff won’t appeal 150-year fraud sentence, says lawyer - Independent
Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff will not appeal against his 150-year jail sentence for fraud. The fraud emerged last December when former Nasdaq chief Madoff confessed to his sons that nearly $65bn (€47bn) he promised investors was safe was

NYC rapper’s lawyer admits tax evasion - WTen.com
NEW YORK (AP) - The Manhattan lawyer who defended rapper Remy Ma at trial for shooting an acquaintance has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor tax evasion. Prosecutors say Ivan Fisher admitted Friday that he failed to collect $51,916 in city and state

Human bomb explosion in court kills lawyer - Times of India
ARA: In probably a first incident of its kind in Bihar, a lawyer was killed and at least five others were injured in a human bomb explosion on the local civil court premises on Friday noon. The deceased lawyer, Vinay Tiwary, had earlier been rushed

Bankruptcy Lawyer Expects No Surprises From GM Case - 27 First News
With all the talk about the “new General Motors,” the old version of that corporation is still in bankruptcy. This morning, CEO Fritz Henderson referred to that entity as “Liquidation Motors.” It’s comprised of the various now-closed factories and