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It was 15 years ago that Orange County was rocked with a scandal that only Hollywood could have created. Dr. Richard Asch was one of two physicians responsible for the switching of frozen embryos for over a dozen unsuspecting woman; Dr. Asch is now being held in a Mexico City by authorities, while US prosecutors…

The U.S. Justice Department will be filing a lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of the controversial Arizona bill that targets illegal immigrants. This lawsuit will set the stage for a federal government vs. state government conflict. The federal government will most likely seek an injunction delaying implementation of the Arizona law since it sees the state…

The union representing around 1,800 deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department filed a lawsuit on February 16, 2010 to stop the early release of inmates from Orange County jails. This lawsuit, modeled after the one filed in Sacramento County, is the second one of its kind. In the Sacramento case, the judge issued a…

Nicholas George, a Pomona College student, was detained at Philadelphia airport for carrying Arabic-English flashcards in his pocket. George was carrying these cards with him as his major is Middle Eastern Studies. George has now filed a federal lawsuit against employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the FBI and the Philadelphia Police Department for…

Mitrice Richardson was a graduate of Cal State Fullerton in Orange County and vanished last September near Malibu. Her family has now brought a suit against Los Angeles County for their lack of efforts. The Richardson family’s attorney is alleging negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and wrongful death at the hands of the Los…