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Second in a three-part series College sexual assault cases often are clouded by conflicting stories, alcohol consumption and a lack of witnesses. For college administrators, they are among the most difficult disciplinary matters to investigate, hear and...

Board-certified real estate lawyer Gary M. Singer writes about the housing market at SunSentinel.com/housekeys each Friday. To ask him a question, click here. Q: My husband and I cosigned a loan for our son and his now ex-wife. Our son stayed in the...

WASHINGTON — In spring 2010, agents in the Cincinnati office of the Internal Revenue Service, which handles applications for tax-exempt status, faced a surge of filings by new advocacy groups, with little guidance on how to treat them. Their...

Kiera Wilmot is a petite 16-year-old who plays cello, wants to study robotics in college and, since last month, worries her school views her as a "terrorist." She is also the subject of an online, "justice for Kiera" campaign championed by strangers...

Board-certified real estate lawyer Gary M. Singer writes about the housing market at SunSentinel.com/housekeys each Friday. To ask him a question, click here. Q: I have five years left until I pay off my 30-year mortgage. I received an offer to...

In the face of a threatened lawsuit by the National Rifle Association, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has formally advised Gov. Martin O’Malley that he can sign the bill next week without fear of any part of it being overturned in the courts....

By Sarah N. Lynch April 30 (Reuters) - Gerson Lehrman Group, the country's largest expert network firm, has hired a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement attorney to serve as its chief compliance counsel, the company confirmed on Tuesday....

The City Council Finance Committee on Monday recommended paying out $525,000 to settle two cases of alleged police misconduct, one involving a cop stripped of his police powers who still works for the department. If approved by the full council on...

By William Yeomans May 7 (Reuters) - The inspector general for the Justice Department, Michael Horowitz, recently issued a report recommending that the Civil Rights Division should no longer favor applicants who have demonstrated an interest in civil...

The City Council Finance Committee on Monday recommended paying out $525,000 to settle two cases of alleged police misconduct, one involving an officer stripped of his police powers who still works for the department. If approved by the full council...

Palm Beach County government won't punish a department head who directed a no-bid, six-figure deal to a friend, but administrators have called for more oversight of future spending. County Inspector General Sheryl Steckler in April found that county...

Board-certified real estate lawyer Gary M. Singer writes about the housing market at SunSentinel.com/housekeys each Friday. To ask him a question, click here. Q: My ex-fianceé bought a home, and over time I took over payments and was given half...