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Walnut Place, a group of undisclosed investors who oppose Bank of America Corp's $8.5 billion mortgage bond settlement, is the Baupost Group, a distressed debt fund, according to an attorney for the bank.

A Pakistani court on Thursday rejected a petition from a lawyer asking that authorities be directed to file charges of obscenity and sedition against actress Veena Malik.

Joe Amendola, Jerry Sandusky's lawyer in the Penn State child sex abuse case, told reporters last week that his client may consider a guilty plea if more victims come forward. As new allegations surface, however, Amendola insists a plea deal was never on the table, instead outlining a defense strategy to undermine victim testimony and credibility.

Amanda Knox, who was cleared of murder charges and freed in October after being imprisoned in Italy for four years, has hired a lawyer to help her shop book deals.

Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain released a statement about his arrest Thursday via his attorney, Billy C. Burney II, according to SB Nation. Burney told The Associated Press that McClain was innocent and believed he would be cleared of all charges.

Christian Tavares-Finson, a lawyer for Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel, has said he is unsure where or how rumors of his client's alleged escape from prison started.

Jerry Sandusky, former Penn State defensive coordinator who has been charged with 40 counts of sexual abuse, now faces two new abuse allegations, but his lawyer said they are ridiculous and unfounded.

Should an aspiring attorney with a well-documented history of lying be banned from practicing law?

As the investigators are still looking for crucial clues in the disappearance of one-year-old Kansas City girl, Lisa Irwin, new developments have taken place.

Bob Costas asked direct questions, and Sandusky appeared to stumble on his answers.

Calling former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky a coward for denying the 40 charges of child sex abuse against him, a lawyer for one of the alleged victims says comments by Sandusky and his attorney have spurred others to come forward, and condemned both the Second Mile founder and Penn State for victim-blaming and cover-up.

Less than four months before the Penn State sex abuse scandal erupted, Joe Paterno transferred full ownership of his Pennsylvania home to his wife, Suzanne, for $1 plus love and affection, according to county records.

New York City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez has cuts on his face and hand, but he is out of jail, and is spreading the harrowing tale of his violent arrest early Tuesday morning during the police raid of the Occupy Wall Street encampment at Manhattan's Zuccotti Park.

Bieber is expected to take a private paternity test

Maury Povich had invited Bieber to announce the result of the DNA test on his show. That will no longer be necessary.

A heated custody battle has broken out between Texas Judge William Adams and his former wife, Hallie Adams. Adams' attorney, William Dudley, filed a motion Monday to block a temporary restraining order that was granted Thursday.

A friend of Mike McQueary at Penn State released an email Tuesday that describes McQueary's reaction and actions taken after he witnesses the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old boy by former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky in the university's locker room showers. The email sent by McQueary to his friend in 2002 makes it clear that the graduate assistant stopped the assault and also contacted police. He says, however, he was hammered for the way he handled the situation.

Jerry Sandusky's lawyer Joe Amendola has claimed that one of his client's victims has denied that he was sexually assaulted. Sandusky, 67, has been accused of sexually abusing eight young boys. He has been charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse, which a grand jury has said occurred over a period of nearly 15 years.

Still of the opinion that Kim Kardashian's blink-and-you'll-miss-it marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries was all a big publicity stunt/money grab?

A lawyer who appeared on television to defend Michael Jackson's doctor during his manslaughter trial failed to show up on Tuesday for a possible contempt of court hearing.

Judge's order follows a NYPD raid of the Occupy Wall Street encampment early Tuesday morning at 1 a.m. EST.