Funding cuts spark court crisis

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Cook County, Illinois will be laying off 15 of 66 lawyers that defend indigent convicted persons. The budget crisis that has led to this is a result of the conflict of the state's war on crime mentality and the economic pressures being felt in many states. Ten capital appeals involving indigents are in jeopardy because of funding and personnel cuts. One alternative proposed by an Illinois state task force would be for the Illinois Supreme Court to order the legislature to fund the defense of indigents.

Laws, regulations and rules, Human resource management, Finance, Public defenders, Cook County, Illinois, Court administration

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Dethroned 'king of porn' makes last stand in court

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A federal district court is considering an extortion case against pornography mogul Reuben Sturman. Sturman's pornography monopoly was once estimated to be worth $100 million. Prosecutors unsuccessfully pursued him on various obscenity charges since the 1960s before crippling his business with an income tax evasion conviction some 20 years later. He escaped from a federal prison in late 1992 but was captured two months later.

Pornography, Extortion, Sturman, Reuben

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Court: some education claims OK

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Kevin Ross, a former college basketball player who claims Creighton University failed to educate him, may sue for breach of contract, but not for negligence. The 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated two breach of contract counts which had previously been dismissed. The court noted that only Montana allows educational malpractice suits, which have been rejected by several other states.

Universities and colleges, Contracts, Tort liability, Breach of contract, College athletes, Tort liability of universities and colleges

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