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When Judith Sheindlin -- aka TV's 'Judge Judy' -- bought some used china from her producer, she probably didn't think it would end in a ridiculous lawsuit. After all, who would try to sue a woman who's been a judge for more than three decades and is known for her take-no-prisoners approach to life?

But that's exactly what happened -- Judy is the defendant in a $514,000 lawsuit over what must be the plates from which Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette ate on their wedding day.

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Quick — name a sitting Supreme Court justice. If you can do that, congratulations. You’re in the vast minority of Americans.

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James Holmes, the 24-year-old former graduate student suspected of opening fire at a Colorado movie theater’s midnight showing of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ early Friday, is due in court Monday for an initial advisement.

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Remember the old story your parents used to tell you about how they had to walk 10 miles in the snow uphill and downhill just to get to school.  Well we all know that was probably not true it was more like 2 miles, but hey who is counting.  Apparently, a mother in Jonesboro, AR, punished her child by making him walk 4.5 miles to school.  The mother was given a citation and now faces one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

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Amanda Knox, the American woman convicted of murder by an Italian court in 2009, has been freed after an appeals court overturned the decision on Monday. Her co-defendant and former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, was cleared as well.

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According to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, social networking sites are now used as a primary source of evidence in four of out five divorcee proceedings.

Facebook, the most popular social networking destination, is cited in two-thirds of divorce cases, followed by MyS

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Back in September, Bruno mars was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance after a Las Vegas Bathroom attendant turned him in (I wonder if Bruno forgot to tip the attendant).  He will be in court on Friday.

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