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 Lawyers for Indigent Up for Pay Increase Virginias system of providing lawyers for poor criminal defendants, long ranked as the lowest-paying in the nation, is finally seeing a transformation and an infusion of cash from the General Assembly, a step many believe will produce a fairer state justice system. Foresters say timber theft difficult to prevent, prove Its hard to imagine your woods being stolen — but as Mary Ellen Muench and Jeanne Estep have discovered, it can happen. Targeting the 2-week loan The fight against payday loans has come home to South Carolina, headquarters to the nation’s largest lender of the two-week loans. The cases your judges are hiding from you King County judges have improperly sealed hundreds of court files, locking up information that could be vital to you. Were going to court to open up those cases. Federal court candidates named WILMINGTON -- Another shake-up in the states legal community is looming with the announcement Friday that Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., has submitted a list of four potential nominees for the vacancy on the federal bench in Delaware. Tomorrows leaders reach for the sky WILMINGTON -- When 19-year-old Shandy Perez walks down the street in his West Side neighborhood, 9-year-olds call out to him. Arts, Briefly Paul McCartney mum after divorce hearing, executive director to leave Dance Theater Workshop, Bobby Brown out of jail and more culture news. Westmoreland County fires lawyer A lawyer who worked for Westmoreland County was fired Monday, days after he was accused by the federal government of bilking funeral expenses from customers who paid in advance for caskets and burial vaults. event calls Christians to action By RICHARD KOE TUALATIN — Mo-mentum was built here Feb. 23-24 toward calling Christians to wake up and help restore this nation under God, say organizers of Restore America. Diplomatic Abuse of Servants Hard to Prosecute The U.S. government aggressively prosecutes cases of domestic slavery -- except when the employer is a diplomat. Diplomatic immunity limits the ability to prosecute, even when servants are recognized as victims of human trafficking. | ||