Maureen Martin

Maureen Martin

Maureen Martin passed away on February 5, 2013. The Heartland Institute's page in tribute to her... (read full bio)

  • Dental Case

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    October 24, 2012
    Prisoners at the Westchester County Jail in New York state are suing the county for $500 million because th

  • Code Breaker

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    October 22, 2012
    A Chicago zoning inspector took two bribes and was convicted by a jury on federal bribery charges.

  • When Tykes Attack

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    October 18, 2012
    A 220-pound Queens gym teacher and former football player plans to sue the city of New York over injuries h

  • Not Clowning Around

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    October 15, 2012
    The Insane Clown Posse has sued the Federal Bureau of Investigation for classifying fans of the hip-hop gro

  • City Slickers

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    October 11, 2012
    The city of Bell, California will go down in infamy as eight city officials face criminal corruption charge

  • Snack Attack

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    October 09, 2012
    A Colorado man has recovered a $7 million verdict from a microwave popcorn manufacturer after the man was d

  • First, Pay All the Lawyers ...

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    October 06, 2012
    Groupon customers are worse off under the proposed class action settlement in a case over expired coupons, according to Ted Frank of the Center for Class Action Fairness.

  • Join the FBI and See the World

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    September 28, 2012
    A 16-year-old high school student put together a video for his government class, available

  • Blind Justice

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    September 26, 2012
    The Sacramento Public Library partnered with Barnes and Noble in a pilot program to put at least one Nook e

  • Dime Crime

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    September 24, 2012
    Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Des Moines fired an employee this July for a crime he committed 49 years ago,

  • Unexcused Absence

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    September 21, 2012
    A Milwaukee woman had to pay a little bit extra for her Cancún vacation.

  • The Pursuit of (Bovine) Happiness

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    September 19, 2012
    A lawsuit claiming California cows are unhappy was tossed out of court by a judge there.

  • Abuse Excuse

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    September 17, 2012
    At a sentencing hearing for an off-duty cop convicted of sexual abuse, a female Arizona judge told the vict

  • Sympathy for the Terrorist

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    September 07, 2012
    The terrorist who masterminded the 1993 bombing at the World Trade Center is suing prison officials for kee

  • Too Close for Comfort

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    September 05, 2012
    After a six-month battle, New York City’s Bloomberg administration backed down from its threat to tear down

  • Burnt-Out Cases

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    September 03, 2012
    The maker of those ubiquitous red plastic gasoline cans has been driven out of business by personal injury

  • Busy Doing Nothing

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    August 31, 2012
    A Juneau man who was drinking all day as he floated his way down the Chena River in Alaska on an inflatable

  • Business Connections

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    August 29, 2012
    An Australian court has ruled that a motel discriminated against a prostitute when the owner refused to ren

  • Runaway Justice System

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    August 27, 2012
    A suspected burglar who led New Jersey police on a high-speed car chase through six cities and was ultimate

  • Paper Tiger

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    August 24, 2012
    A District of Columbia woman has been fined a total of $2,000 for shredding newspaper and junk mail and usi
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