Rebecca Vardy to pay $1.7M in costs after losing court fight

[ad_1] Rebekah Vardy, the wife of English soccer player Jamie Vardy, has to pay about 1.5 million pounds ($1.7 million) in legal costs to fellow soccer spouse Coleen Rooney after losing the high-profile libel lawsuit she brought against Rooney LONDON — Rebekah Vardy, the wife of English soccer player Jamie Vardy, has to pay about … Read more

The Onion and the Supreme Court. Not a parody

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Onion has some serious things to say in defense of parody. The satirical site that manages to persuade people to believe the absurd has filed a Supreme Court brief in support of a man who was arrested and prosecuted for making fun of police on social media. “As the globe’s premier … Read more

Tennessee high court reverses Judd death investigation order

[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s high court on Thursday vacated a ruling that required police to publicly release their investigation of country singer Naomi Judd’s death. The state Supreme Court did not rule on whether the records can be released, but sent the case back to the lower court for another hearing. Judd’s family filed … Read more