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NEW & NOTEWORTHY: SUPREME COURT TURNS DOWN SNIPES' APPEAL
(AP) - The Supreme Court has turned away the latest attempt by actor Wesley Snipes to get his conviction and prison sentence on tax charges overturned. The high court refused Monday to hear an appeal from Snipes, convicted in 2008 on three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file income tax returns.
| ARMSTRONG'S LAWYERS WANT APOLOGY FROM '60 MINUTES'
(AP) - Attorneys for Lance Armstrong have demanded an on-air apology from "60 Minutes" after the head of Switzerland's anti-doping laboratory denied allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs at the 2001 Tour de Suisse.
| KIM KARDASHIAN'S PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT WITH KRIS HUMPHRIES
(FindLaw's Celebrity Justice) - Kris Humphries + Kim Kardashian = prenup. And then a marriage. The pragmatic Kim Kardashian's prenuptial agreement with her new fiancé Kris Humphries may seem unromantic, but given the state of Kardashian's finances, it's probably a wise move.
| LAWSUIT: 'ANDY DICK PUT HIS PENIS ON MY FACE' AT COMEDY CLUB
(FindLaw's Celebrity Justice) - "Andy Dick put his penis on my face" - at least so alleges Robert Tucker, an audience member and unfortunate recipient of some of Dick's unwanted advances during a comedy show in Texas in December 2010. This newest Andy Dick lawsuit, filed in Dallas, is the result of the gratuitous standup show.
| PORN STAR JENNA JAMESON SUED: DID JENNA FAKE IT?
(FindLaw's Celebrity Justice) - Jenna Jameson - sued for breach of contract. Not exactly the spiciest of lawsuits for the adult film star. The Jenna Jameson lawsuit is arising out of a contract that Jameson apparently reneged on in late March. At least we have Zombie Strippers to balance things out.
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DIGITAL COPYRIGHT NEWS: TENNESSEE NETFLIX LAW: PASSWORD SHARING A CRIME
(FindLaw's Blotter) - A Netflix law just hit the books. As of July 1 in Tennessee, Netflix password sharing can net you a misdemeanor conviction punishable by a $2,500 fine and/or a year behind bars. And for repeat offenders? Well, they can look forward to felony charges and harsher punishments.
| BRANTLEY V. NBC UNIVERSAL, INC., 09-56785
(United States Ninth Circuit) - In a class-action for damages and an injunction to compel programmers and distributors of television programming to sell cable channels separately, judgment of the district court dismissing action is affirmed where plaintiffs failed to allege any cognizable injury to competition.
| ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS: 'ICE ROAD TRUCKERS' STAR GREGORY BOADWINE ARRESTED FOR BEATING WIFE
(FindLaw's Celebrity Justice) - It seems as though History Channel reality television stars are a little less likely to find themselves in trouble with the law. Well, unless you're Gregory Boadwine. Arrested early Friday for allegedly beating his wife, the Ice Road Truckers star is now facing domestic battery charges.
| SNOOKI LOSES LICENSE TO IN ITALY: ANOTHER SNOOKI LAWSUIT COMING?
(FindLaw's Celebrity Justice) - Snooki crashes car into police in Italy, Snooki loses license. Seems about right, right? But now the Italian police that she injured in a crash may have grounds to pursue their very own Snooki lawsuit against the pint-sized reality TV star.
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