A former high-paid Brisbane mining executive has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his six-year-old daughter in her bedroom in September 2015. Stephen Playford, 55, smothered his daughter Sidney with a cushion in a murder-suicide plan, because of personal and financial despair. The father-of-two then drove to the Gold Coast hinterland and tried to take his own … [Read more...]

In his 35 years on the federal appeals bench, Judge Alex Kozinski had become known for his brilliant legal mind and stylish, provocative writing. A Kozinski clerkship at the Pasadena 9th Circuit courthouse was often seen as a ticket to a similar position at the U.S. Supreme Court. But it was his alleged treatment of clerks and other women in the legal profession that … [Read more...]

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Travis County Sheriff’s office is investigating the deaths of a man and a girl in an area southwest of Austin. Officials called the situation an “incident” in a tweet and said it happened at a home in the 8000 block of El Dorado Drive, in a neighborhood southwest of where Farm to Market Road 1826 and US Highway 290 meet. Authorities were called for a check welfare at … [Read more...]

New York City's Family Court system chronically fails to resolve child support cases within the required 60 days, leaving mostly low-income mothers with no legal recourse, a class-action lawsuit charges. The suit, filed by nine women who have tried and failed for months to get the fathers of their kids to pay child support, seeks significant reform of the Family Court system. The suit says … [Read more...]

More is being done to protect adults from domestic abuse. But how can we protect children in abusive homes?  A mother whose sons were murdered by their father is trying to get the authorities to always put children first. Warning: This article contains details that some people will find very distressing. Jack was the older of the two. He was 12 and he was a … [Read more...]