Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei — who commissioned life-sized statues of himself and his fiancée having sex — lost his otherwise boring, multi-million dollar court battle against two former lawyers in New York yesterday. At least he's got the statues.

The constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage begins tomorrow, in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, and cameras will be allowed in the courtroom for the first time. The proceedings are scheduled to last an hour. [NBC]

Cunning young criminal Colton Harris-Moore, the "Barefoot Bandit" who stole airplanes, boats and credit cards, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Seattle yesterday for "piloting an aircraft without a valid airman's certificate" and many other less fun-sounding crimes.

Howard K. Stern, Anna Nicole Smith's former lawyer, and one of her doctors were found guilty of conspiracy for feeding the prescription drug addiction that eventually killed her. Now Ms. Smith only has one posthumous court case to be decided.

Hauled into Divorce Court by her lying, cheating husband, Madea Family Reunion actress D'Atra Hicks began to moan. Then she wailed. Then closed her eyes and unleashed a bluesy, brokenhearted tune that would put Amy Winehouse to shame.

New York's creepiest-looking couple, Sandy and Brenda Frank, filed assault charges against each other last month after a fight over money and alleged infidelity. All charges were dismissed because there were no witnesses and the two refused to assist police.

Jersey Shore's Snooki pled guilty to disturbing the public enjoyment of the beach and will do two days of community service and pay $533. The judge concluded by calling her "rude," "self-indulgent" and a "Lindsay Lohan wannabe." No respect!

Steven Slater—the JetBlue flight attendant who stormed off the job via inflatable slide—reported to court today as he negotiates with prosecutors to avoid jail time. While awaiting their moment before the judge, Slater's lawyer shared some new details.

Did you know that in nine western states it's legal for cops to secretly put a GPS tracker on your car, without a warrant? No big deal, right? Because we know that all cops can be trusted, all the time.

Sure, stoning is a harsh punishment. But how about having your spinal cord severed on court orders? That's what one man in Saudi Arabia is facing, after paralyzing another man in a fight over two years ago. A little brutal?

Naomi Campbell's ex-agent joined Mia Farrow in disputing her former client's testimony in the blood diamonds trial in The Hague.

What better time to get married than when you're standing in front of a judge, handcuffed and in a jumpsuit, for a motions hearing on crack charges? That's what Franklin Barndt did on Friday when he married girlfriend Takesha Piazza.

Here's a scenario: You're wanted on two active assault warrants, and you've got 19 bags of weed in your pocket that you're looking to sell. Want some advice? Don't show up to a courthouse with either of these.

After some snoozy confirmation hearings in which she didn't say anything, Elena Kagan has earned herself a seat on the nation's highest court, the Supreme Court! The final Senate vote was 63-37. Congratulations to Elena Kagan!

Rod Blagojevich probably never imagined that when he hired R. Kelly's former lawyer to close out his corruption trial that it would turn into a circus. Never! But Sam Adam Jr. made a scene, and said he'd go to jail.

Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas and family are "outraged" after his nephew was allegedly punched, pulled and tased at a New Orleans hospital, after a possible suicide attempt. The taser put him into a "massive epileptic seizure." Video below.

[The former actress at her probation hearing in California. Image via Bauer-Griffin]

Did you feel sorry for Rod Blagojevich, who just wanted to sell one measly U.S. Senate seat to pay his kids' college tuition and meet mortgage payments? Don't. He also blew $400,000 on clothes as Illinois governor.

Nneka Eneorj, an alternate juror in the NYPD/Iraq War vet brutality case, was dismissed on Thursday for wearing a shirt that said "Who the F*ck Is Kanye West?" (A: He is a rapper. This is his picture.) [NYP]

Actor Val Kilmer told a New Mexico county commission he was sorry for saying that 80 per cent "of the people in my county are drunk." His plans to open a bed and breakfast were given the go-ahead. [AP]