Lawyers

• Delaware's capital murder cases on hold; Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of state's death penalty law

  A Superior Court judge has halted all trials and penalty hearings in capital murder cases. Meanwhile, Delaware's Supreme Court mulls the constitutionality of the state's death penalty law.

• Delaware Man Charged With 6th DUI After Traffic Stop

  A Delaware Man was recently arrested for overspeeding of 78mph in a 55mph zone and for driving under the influence. He initially refused to do some test which led to the police issuance of warrant to further investigate his state.

• Viacom and CBS face shareholder lawsuit over Sumner Redstone’s condition

  Viacom and CBS shareholder sued the companies for prioritizing the interests of their 92-year-old executive chairman Sumner Redstone. The suit alleges Redstone is physically and mentally incapacitated and should not have been paid tens of millions in compensation.

• Michigan Supreme Court Re-evaluating its Laws about the Punishments Sex Offenders Get; Other States Follow Suit

  Michigan Supreme Court is assessing whther to change their laws about sex crimes. Other states are doing it too.

• U.S. business interests square off against lawyers in Delaware

  An influential group of lawyers in Delaware, home to more corporations than any other state, is gearing up to do battle with some of the largest U.S. companies over the increasingly busy industry of shareholder lawsuits.

• One wounded in shooting outside Delaware college residence hall

  One person was wounded on Monday in a shooting outside an off-campus residence hall at Delaware State University in Dover on Monday and the shooter was at large after fleeing the scene, a city spokeswoman said.

• Biden's son discharged from U.S. Navy reserve after drug test: sources

  The son of Vice President Joe Biden was discharged from the U.S. Navy reserve earlier this year after testing positive for cocaine, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

• Delaware mother charged after daughter brings heroin to daycare

  A Delaware mother was arrested on Monday after her four-year-old daughter unknowingly brought roughly 250 packets of heroin to her daycare, and passed them out to classmates thinking they were candy, police said.

• Massachusetts, Rhode Island Democrats nominate women for governor

  Democrats in Massachusetts and Rhode Island picked female candidates to represent their party in November gubernatorial elections, setting the stage for either state to possibly elect its first woman governor.