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Former Dallas Cowboys star Deion Sanders’ divorce was announced in a very public way: on his Facebook page. Sanders wrote to his fans and followers that he’s ending his marriage to his wife Pilar Sanders. He also wrote that neither he nor his wife would further discuss the divorce. But there is the matter of his wife being entitled to a $10 million home. Deion Sanders and his wife haven’t provided details as to why they decided to call it quits....

Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers University student convicted in a webcam spying incident that preceded his gay roommate Tyler Clementi’s suicide, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. Prosecutors and lawyers for Ravi, 20, plan to appeal the sentence, The Star-Ledger reports. Until then, Ravi remains free. A jury in March convicted Ravi of 15 criminal counts including invasion of privacy, bias intimidation, and witness and evidence tampering. Ravi remained silent in court Monday, which drew a sharp rebuke from the judge:...

From flood damage and pranks gone wrong, to simple theft or misappropriation, some bad things can happen to a college student’s dorm room. Does that mean they need to insure those rooms, and their belongings? Dorm Risks College crime is a fact of life, though some dorms may be more at risk than others. According to Consumer Reports, the University of California, San Francisco, reported 421 burglaries and larceny thefts in 2015, for a student body of just 3,170, 14 schools said they had no burglaries or thefts at all....

What makes a person claim responsibility for something they did not do and could it happen to you? It seems crazy to admit to a crime you didn’t commit, yet people do it all the time. They are not crazy necessarily, although they may feel that way after extensive interrogation. Defendants are coerced into confessing by authorities who are too eager to close cases at any cost. Let’s take a look at confessions, and some frequently asked questions about this coercion by authorities....

It’s been almost a year since Robert Champion was beaten to death in a hazing incident but Dante Martin has become the 12th person charged. Champion was killed during an alleged hazing incident where band members beat him on Florida A&M University’s band bus C in 2011. His death made headlines and raised questions about hazing at FAMU. Martin was allegedly the unofficial president of Bus C in 2011, reports USA Today....

In case you missed it, the Florida Supreme Court recently struck down the state’s damages cap on wrongful death awards resulting caused by medical malpractice. The state law placed a $1 million limit on the amount of money people could be awarded for pain and suffering when someone dies from medical malpractice. Why was the cap on damages for these types of cases struck down? In 2003, Sunshine State lawmakers passed a law capping payment for non-economic damages – such as pain and suffering, loss of consortium, and emotional distress – in wrongful death cases caused by medical negligence....

A Florida man who allegedly threw hot grits on his victim has been charged with attempted second-degree murder. Edward Holley, 60, of Orlando, was arrested after taking a hot pan of grease and grits and tossing it on a man who was standing on his front porch. The victim, Darryl Blacknell, received second- and third-degree burns from the scorching Southern comfort food, reports The Associated Press. How did this strange food assault turn into an attempted murder charge?...

Last year, Amber Heard and Johnny Depp were married in a discreet, secret ceremony, and last week their pending divorce was made very public. Heard served Depp with divorce papers just after his mother’s death and as he was promoting a new film, prompting comments that she was unkind. In response, she notified the world that he is violent, and sought a restraining order. The restraining order was granted and Heard says that throughout their four year relationship, Johnny Depp had been physically and verbally abusive....

Laptops, loved for their portable nature, are also a popular item to steal for that very reason. One study reports that a laptop is stolen every 12 seconds. Knowing this, there are steps that should be taken before and after the theft has occurred in order to protect your identity. Once it is determined that your laptop is stolen you should begin taking proactive steps to protect your identity and the potentially confidential information that was contained on your device....

A new music documentary about rap super star Lil’ Wayne is now available on iTunes and as a DVD. The Carter, premiered to wide acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. It is packed with Lil Wayne’s music, all of it carefully contextualized according to fair-use laws. Still, the documentary seems to have ruffled the rapper’s feathers and maybe his lawyer’s too. The rapper sued to block distribution of The Carter, but a California state judge rejected the rapper’s request, clearing the way for the film to be released recently on DVD at TheCarterDoc....

The Food and Drug Administration has ordered Abbott Laboratories to take its diet drug Meridia off the market in the U.S. The company has said it will comply, even though it maintains the drug is safe and effective in some patients. Meridia has been a source of controversy since studies linked the diet drug to increased chance of stroke or heart attack in some patients. Meridia was approved in 1997, reports Bloomberg, even though there was some evidence at the time the drug could raise blood pressure and heart rate....

To the surprise of absolutely nobody (including the judge) Randy Quaid’s wife Evi has missed yet another court date in Santa Barbara, California. The fugitive couple has missed numerous court appearances and are currently seeking refugee status in Canada. In addition to a new $100,000 arrest warrant, the 47-year-old Evi Quaid will need to also find herself new legal counsel. At the hearing attended only by her attorney, he successfully withdrew from the case....

After nearly a decade since the complaint was originally lodged, the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of the late rapper Notorious B.I.G. was dismissed. The wrongful death lawsuit filed in federal court by Voletta Wallace blamed the city of Los Angeles and the LAPD officers for her son’s death (whose real name was Christopher Wallace) was gunned down in March of 1997, after attending an after party during the Soul Train Awards in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Chronicle reports....

The judge in the Sarah Palin email hacker case has proved to have the wisdom of Solomon. U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Phillips’ sentence navigated a middle course between the prosecution’s and defense’s request. The judge sentenced 22-year-old David Kernell to a year and a day in custody and three years probation. Judge Phillips also recommended a halfway house instead of prison. Both the prosecution and the defendant’s father support the sentence....

We live in a 21st century digital world. That means that parents need to watch out for what their kids are doing, digitally. The apps of today have taken technology a step further towards the danger zone. Below is a list of five types of apps that could actually be really dangerous to kids, and even adults. However, for parents, there is an added layer of difficulty, and this comes from “Vault” apps....

Did Rick Ross murder someone? It doesn’t seem so, but 39-year-old Gregory Paul Nesbitt was found shot dead outside the rapper’s Miami home early Wednesday morning. His body was located just inside the gate on the front lawn, and his car was nearby. Ross lives elsewhere, using the home as a combo guest house and recording studio. Investigators say he wasn’t present at the time of the shooting. Still, they want to speak to him, according to the Miami New Times....

Until fairly recently, there were few laws regulating the private sale of guns. Known as the “gun show loophole,” secondary sales and gun sales between private parties, such as at gun shows, were not subject to federal and state laws requiring background checks and record-keeping. But both states and the federal government are cracking down on private gun sales, and in some cases requiring any gun sale to through licensed dealers....

A judge in Charleston, South Carolina officially called it splitsville for South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford and her adulterous spouse, Gov. Mark Sanford – at least in another month when the judge signs the official paperwork after a legal waiting period. Family Court Judge Jocelyn Cate ruled that Gov. Sanford’s candid admission about his affair with Argentinian journalist Maria Belén Chapur was grounds for the First Lady to divorce her unfaithful husband....

A vermiculite mine in northwestern Montana was one of the principal industries for residents in the town of Libby. Unfortunately, a byproduct of mining vermiculite is asbestos, which, for decades, has been known to be a dangerous, toxic substance from which exposure can result in severe illness causing death. Mine Owners Avoid Liability While the mine’s owners escaped civil liability by declaring bankruptcy, the state of Montana was found to be liable for failing to intervene despite knowing that the asbestos dust from the mine was causing serious injuries and deaths....

Disgraced ex-journalist Stephen Glass, who fabricated articles for major magazines in the 1990s, is not fit to practice law and has been denied a law license, the California Supreme Court has ruled. In a unanimous opinion (attached below), California’s highest court concluded Glass has not overcome the stain of his tarnished and infamous past as a journalist who fabricated stories for prominent publications in the late 1990s. Glass was a magazine journalism wunderkind with articles appearing in Rolling Stone, Harper’s and The New Republic....