Providing news and information while helping aspiring writers and journalists, http://thesop.org/categories/law-1.php http://thesop.org/categories/law-1.php 118 67 http://thesop.org/images/thesop_118x67.jpg Sun, 1 Jan 2012 21:16:00 GMT Technological advancements have turned the world into a global village where geographical barriers are easily beaten by a mouses click. http://thesop.org/story/20120101/21st-century-digital-theft-and-copyright-violations.html http://thesop.org/story/20120101/21st-century-digital-theft-and-copyright-violations.html marshall.dannie89@gmail.com (Sophie Akinyi) Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:55:00 GMT The capital case Martell v. Clair was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Clair had been convicted of a murder in 1987 and sentenced to death. http://thesop.org/story/20111214/martell-v-clair-newly-discovered-evidence-by-c-j-ford-private-investigations.html http://thesop.org/story/20111214/martell-v-clair-newly-discovered-evidence-by-c-j-ford-private-investigations.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Wed, 2 Nov 2011 17:27:00 GMT Who owned a blood-stained windbreaker found near the body of Twila Busby? Did it belong to Twilas deceased uncle Robert Donnell? http://thesop.org/story/20111102/will-additional-dna-testing-be-conducted-before-nov-9th-for-a-condemned-hank-skinner.html http://thesop.org/story/20111102/will-additional-dna-testing-be-conducted-before-nov-9th-for-a-condemned-hank-skinner.html jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:57:00 GMT A Texan resident is close to taking AOL to court for wrongly billing him for 6 years. http://thesop.org/story/20111019/customer-may-sue-aol-over-billing-issue.html http://thesop.org/story/20111019/customer-may-sue-aol-over-billing-issue.html dempsey87@yahoo.com (Ernest Dempsey) Sat, 8 Oct 2011 21:16:00 GMT In 1965 I was a member of the New York City Police Department, assigned to a specialized anti-crime unit. http://thesop.org/story/20111008/preventing-crime-terrorism-and-war-combating-stress-in-police-work.html http://thesop.org/story/20111008/preventing-crime-terrorism-and-war-combating-stress-in-police-work.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Fri, 7 Oct 2011 07:04:00 GMT Vero Beach, FL: A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted Taylor last week on seven felony charges related to art theft and a long-running fraud that targeted a Los Angeles art collector. http://thesop.org/story/20111006/vero-beach-florida-resident-matthew-taylor-arrested-by-fbi-for-art-theft.html http://thesop.org/story/20111006/vero-beach-florida-resident-matthew-taylor-arrested-by-fbi-for-art-theft.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Wed, 5 Oct 2011 04:31:00 GMT 50% of all marriages end in divorce. This is the all-too familiar line that has been written in books and spoken in movies by our favorite stars (who, of course, have been divorced at least three times). http://thesop.org/story/20111004/divorce-solutions-san-diego-its-not-business-its-personal.html http://thesop.org/story/20111004/divorce-solutions-san-diego-its-not-business-its-personal.html judythpiazza@gmail.com (Tom Ski) Tue, 6 Sep 2011 17:30:00 GMT At issue is the crucial DNA evidence used to prosecute Amanda Knox and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. The crux of an argument for setting these two free is that evidence collected during the original investigation wasnt up to par, measured against international standards. http://thesop.org/story/20110906/independent-experts-argue-persuasively-against-dna-evidence-in-amanda-knox-appeal.html http://thesop.org/story/20110906/independent-experts-argue-persuasively-against-dna-evidence-in-amanda-knox-appeal.html jkays@austin.rr.com (John G. Kays) Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:56:00 GMT Is he alive or not? Is he a man or woman? Is he the greatest criminal of all time? Or is this just a lot of hype for a 40-year-old case? http://thesop.org/story/20110801/observations-about-the-neverending-db-cooper-case.html http://thesop.org/story/20110801/observations-about-the-neverending-db-cooper-case.html dtcav@aol.com (Donna Cavanagh ) Mon, 4 Jul 2011 21:38:00 GMT The origins of the Secret Intelligence Service are to be found in the Foreign Section of the Secret Service Bureau, established by the Committee http://thesop.org/story/law/2008/02/26/sis-or-mi6-whats-in-a-name.php http://thesop.org/story/law/2008/02/26/sis-or-mi6-whats-in-a-name.php contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Tue, 31 May 2011 20:43:00 GMT Judyth Piazza chats with, Robert G. Rubin, Attorney at Law on The American Perspective Radio Program. http://thesop.org/story/20110531/judyth-piazza-chats-with-robert-g-rubin-attorney-at-law.html http://thesop.org/story/20110531/judyth-piazza-chats-with-robert-g-rubin-attorney-at-law.html judy@thesop.org (Judyth Piazza CEO (Editor)) Thu, 12 May 2011 18:00:00 GMT Legal experts say the song lyrics of Bob Dylan are cited more than those of any other musician in court briefs and opinions, including the U.S. Supreme Court. http://thesop.org/story/20110512/bob-dylan-frequently-cited-in-legal-briefs-and-opinions.html http://thesop.org/story/20110512/bob-dylan-frequently-cited-in-legal-briefs-and-opinions.html rreyes4966@aol.com (Robert Paul Reyes) Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:50:00 GMT When the police arrested a woman in Scranton, they realized that the drugs in her jacket pocket were just the tip of the iceberg. http://thesop.org/story/20110322/amazing-woman-of-the-year-drugs-money-and-storage-problems.html http://thesop.org/story/20110322/amazing-woman-of-the-year-drugs-money-and-storage-problems.html dtcav@aol.com (Donna Cavanagh ) Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:41:00 GMT Theres a long-standing and ongoing wrestling match between Congress and the Courts regarding whose job it is to define what the words mean that are enacted into law by Congress. http://thesop.org/story/20110317/words-becoming-laws.html http://thesop.org/story/20110317/words-becoming-laws.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2) Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:32:00 GMT Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited Detroit today http://thesop.org/story/20110315/crack-down-on-health-care-fraud-in-detroit.html http://thesop.org/story/20110315/crack-down-on-health-care-fraud-in-detroit.html contribute@thesop.org (SOP newswire2)