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Police in New Jersey arrested a 14-year-old girl in connection with posting a Facebook threat about plotting an attack at her high school. The girl allegedly posted a message on her Facebook wall that asked for help in attacking Ramapo High School in Bergen County, N.J., New York’s WNBC-TV reports. Someone saw the girl’s post and told a teacher, who then contacted authorities. Police arrested the girl, whose identity was not disclosed, at her home in nearby Wyckoff....

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed that makers of all antidepressant medications update the existing “black box” warning on their products’ labeling to include warnings about increased risks of suicidal thinking and behavior (known as “suicidality”) in young adults ages 18 to 24 during the first one to two months of treatment. The FDA announcement applies to all antidepressants, including Celexa, Effexor, Fluvoxamine, Lexapro, Paxil, Prozac, Seroquel, Symbyax, and Zoloft,....

The push and pull of gun control laws and the Second Amendment continued regarding firearm restrictions passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. New York and Connecticut passed stricter gun laws in 2013, and a federal court upheld some of those restrictions while invalidating others. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that bans of semiautomatic assault rifles and large-capacity magazines can stand, while striking down provisions against the non-semiautomatic Remington 7615 and limits on gun owners loading more than seven bullets in a clip....

Justin Bieber’s chase on a Los Angeles freeway last week could set the stage for the first-ever prosecution under California’s anti-paparazzi law. Bieber, 18, got a ticket for reckless driving over 80 mph in his shiny Fisker Karma. Paparazzi were in hot pursuit of the pop icon, the witness who called 911 told the Los Angeles Times. That witness just so happens to be a Los Angeles city councilman. “Any time you do 90, the paparazzi are going to go 90,” the councilman told the paper....

Kim Kardashian and Old Navy aren’t exactly BFF these days. Not after Old Navy launched an advertisement which allegedly uses a model that looks strikingly similar to Kim. Kardashian has now sued the clothing company, alleging $20 million in damages. Old Navy’s ad campaign actually uses a model named Melissa Molinaro. And, it seems that not only do Molinaro and Kardashian have a similar “look,” but they also share a similar dating history: Molinaro has reportedly dated Kardashian’s ex, Reggie Bush....

The legal teams for Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian will be headed to court today to make a decision about their divorce. Humphries will basically be faced with the decision to either settle with Kardashian or prepare for trial. So far Humphries has refused to reach an agreement with Kardashian, despite the fact that he signed an “iron-clad” prenuptial agreement, reports the New York Post. But if he doesn’t settle, the splitting couple will be headed to a trial where it’s unclear what the New Jersey Nets power forward hopes to gain....

Ah. The Kardashian prenup. It seems to be a hot topic of contention these days. Were you aware that Kim must buy her 20.5 carat diamond from Kris Humphries in the case of divorce? And that the document prevents both parties from revealing those intimate details you so want to know? That confidentiality clause is reportedly why Kris wants the prenup dismissed. In addition to requesting an annulment, Radar Online is reporting that he is seeking to have the Kardashian prenup declared null and void....

Shoppers at the Westfield Roseville Galleria in California were in for quite a surprise Thursday after a man set fire to a mall store. The suspect locked himself inside a GameStop Thursday morning as the mall burned. Emergency responders arrived and called for evacuation of the mall eight minutes after the fire began. It is unclear how the fire was started. It appears that, fortunately, there were no injuries or casualties from the event....

A settlement has been reached in The National Enquirer lawsuit over an article alleging Philip Seymour Hoffman and a friend were gay lovers. As a result of the settlement, David Bar Katz, Hoffman’s friend who found Hoffman dead, withdrew his suit against the tabloid, The New York Times reports. According to Katz, the suit was never about the accusations of being gay, “the issue was lying about the drugs, that I would betray my friend by telling confidences....

That’s hot….the Paris Hilton shoe line is being accused of the infringement of patent rights over a heart shaped pad on the insole of its shoes. The Business Journal reports that Paris Hilton, along with her shoe company Antebi Footwear Group, are getting slapped with a lawsuit that claims the infringement of patent rights held by the company Brooke Hollow Inc.; which does business as Gwyneth Shoes. The lawsuit, which was filed in U....

With the number of states that have passed recreational marijuana laws, the need to detect stoned drivers has increased. Technology companies have come to the rescue, creating devices to detect whether an individual has recently smoked or ingested marijuana. While the devices are still undergoing testing, one researcher, who happens to be a volunteer officer, has begun field testing. Like the alcohol breathalyzers that are commonplace, the marijuana breathalyzer detects the active ingredient, THC, in an individual’s breath....

Back in 1925, Congress passed the Federal Arbitration Act, which states that agreements to arbitrate disputes “shall be valid, irrevocable, and enforceable.” Ten years later, Congress passed the National Labor Relations Act, a federal law that protects the rights of certain employees to unionize, collectively bargain, and to work together for “mutual aid and protection.” And in 2018, it was time for the Supreme Court to decide if these two laws were in conflict, and if employment contracts including a clause requiring employees to waive their right to resolve disputes through joint legal proceedings, and instead arbitrate their claims individually, were enforceable....

There are currently fourteen wildfires burning in California, covering a total of almost 250,000 acres. In the fourth year of a historic drought, keeping these fires contained has been a challenge for fire crews statewide. So who’s doing the firefighting? As it so happens, quite a few of California’s prison inmates are helping battle the blazes. Not Forced Firefighting The first thing to understand about California’s felon firefighters is that this is not forced labor....

Online gaming is no stranger to players hurling violent and often offensive threats at each other. But when does humdrum video-game trash talk turn into a criminal threat? And when should gamers call the cops over a video game threat? In honor of Video Games Day (July 8), here are some key legal features that distinguish vexing virtual banter from something illegal: Smack Talk or Actual Threat? Even prior to the release of competitive mainstays like “Call of Duty,” “Halo,” or “World of Warcraft,” gamers were probably talking trash....

Tennessee took another step towards treating indigent people more humanely. There, a federal district judge ruled that the state can no longer revoke people’s driver licenses because they cannot afford to pay traffic tickets. Potentially 291,000 people could be affected by this ruling, which comes as a sort of “exclamation point” to the ruling this same judge made earlier this summer, stating the state cannot revoke people’s driver licenses for failure to pay court fines....

Did you think the Blurred Lines copyright infringement case was over? Guess again. Back in March, a jury ruled that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were guilty of copyright infringement of Marvin Gaye’s song Got to Give it Up. The jury awarded Gaye’s family a $7.3 million verdict. However, the jury also found that rapper T.I., who appeared in the song, Universal Music, Interscope Records, and Star Trak Entertainment (Universal and friends) not guilty....

Computer viruses are old news at this point, but mobile malware is a new and growing problem for smartphone owners. It’s not surprising really. Most viruses target virtual files and digital information. A smartphone is essentially a small computer, so it can easily be targeted by the same malware that can bring down a desktop or laptop. The problem now is that people carry so much information on their smartphones. And some of the more sensitive data is being targeted....

Three producers of “Midnight Rider,” a Gregg Allman biopic, have been charged in Georgia after the death of a camera assistant during a February shoot in rural Georgia. Jody Savin, Randall Miller, and Jay Sedrish were indicted by a Georgia grand jury on July 2 on charges of involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespass in relation to the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones. The Los Angeles Times reports that in addition to Jones’ death, six others were injured when a freight train “collided into the crew” during the movie’s first day of production....

Jenelle Evans is further proof that to star on MTV’s “Teen Mom,” you apparently have to be able to hand out some beat downs. Yep, a second “Teen Mom” has been busted for attacking someone on film. Jenelle Evans, one of four mothers on MTV’s “Teen Mom 2”, was arrested Sunday in Oak Island, North Carolina for assault after celebrity gossip site TMZ posted her rabid attack on another girl last week....

Ray Boucher believes 60 California communities are unknowingly harboring Catholic priests suspected of sexually abusing children. These suspected abusers – about 200 of them – live near schools and playgrounds without oversight from authorities. This is because the priests are not sex offenders. Though they have never been convicted, some have admitted to sexually abusing children. And Boucher claims the Church is hiding them anyway. Boucher is an attorney who represents hundreds of plaintiffs suing the L....