A 27-year-old Marine from California who used Craigslist to organize the violent rape of a former girlfriend has been charged with five felonies. [Sac Bee]
The California prison system continues to make news:
SCOTUS rejected Gov. Schwarzenegger's attempts to block a state judicial panel from ordering the release of some 40,000 prison inmates. [SFGate]
And the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled that California could be held liable if prison employees are negligent in the care of inmates' babies. [LAT]
A Sacramento Superior Court judge has ruled that a lawsuit blocking the construction of a new Wal-Mart in suburban Sacramento may proceed. The suit was brought by a local residents' group. [Sac Bee]
A Boston-area software developer wants in on the $65 million Facebook/ConnectU settlement. [Legal Blog Watch]
California Micro Device Corp. has signed a memorandum of understanding, indicating it has reached a settlement in the class action lawsuit filed against it in connection with its acquisition by ON Semiconductor Corp. [RTT News]
— Cynthia Foster
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