This search slip shows the destroyed file—"HQ 9-57023"—and several others that Cronkite's name shows up in, according to the FBI's filing system. One of them—"NY 145-3591"—appears to have been an obscenity investigation.

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Below, find the eight-page letter sent by attorneys representing Michael Dovey in his divorce from former Yahoo president Sue Decker. The letter, part of an effort to establish a mutually agreeable discovery process for the case, references allegations Decker used illegal drugs, bugged a private home and engaged in "extramarital affair(s)."

The CBS newsman accused of blackmailing Letterman has pleaded not guilty to attempted grand larceny by way of extortion. Here's the barebones indictment, which includes no new information. Bail has been set at $200,000.

The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has tossed Dan Rather's breach-of-contract and fraud complaint against CBS. Here is the text of the complete decision.

Below, find the full U.S. Patent granted to Apple for its "iGlasses" head-mounted laser display.

A federal magistrate's order, in which he objects to the apparent special treatment by U.S. prosecutors of high-profile political blogger Andrew Sullivan and his case for possessing pot on a national seashore.

The deluge of media e-mails to Rod Blagojevich's press secretary in the wake of his arrest, obtained from the state of Illinois through the Freedom of Information Act.

The federal complaint against magician David Copperfield alleging that he repeatedly raped and threatened to kill a fan that he lured to his private island in his Caribbean.

A judge's order unsealing Art Capital Group's suit against Getty over Annie Leibovitz and allowing parts of it to go forward.

An FBI agent wrote a 2005 memo about animal-rights terrorism threats in Georgia, and identified the Green Party as a potential threat.

Paste editor Josh Jackson has confirmed reports of the publication's troubled finances in a letter to contributors apologizing for late payments and an announcement of a fundraising campaign to save the music magazine.

I write to you in regard to an article by Brian Stelter that appeared in the New York Times on April 28, 2009, which contains a quote I provided to Mr. Stelter in an interview last week. The article is here.

John Coale, currently advising Sarah Palin on running for president in 2012, is a Scientologist. And according to a memo obtained by Gawker, Coale once plotted to use friendly politicians to advance the power-hungry cult's agenda.

Some people's entire lives were created just to help the tabloids stoke class warfare. There's no other explanation for Swedish countess Marie Douglas-David, who needs $53K per week just to survive. She can prove it!

An AIG corporate security memo, leaked to Gawker, advises employees on how not to fall victim to the populist horde calling for their heads. Click to see it in full.

It was reported several weeks ago that Peter Madoff—brother of the newly imprisoned Bernie and his long-time business partner—had transferred ownership of his $4.6 million Palm Beach home to his wife right around the same time the Madoffs learned that their firm was under investigation. We have the documents below to prove it, if you're interested in seeing what may very well be entered into evidence at some point in the future.

Barack Obama's incoming chief of staff, the famous political enforcer Rahm Emaneul, has a very special role in the criminal complaint filed against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich! Emaneul plays a "President-elect Advisor" whom Rod wants to call to shake down for $15 million to start a nonprofit. And, you know, it is unsaid that if Rahm talks to Obama about raising this money, their friend Valerie Jarrett has a good shot at getting that Senate seat. Fun with corruption! But will Rod try to sink Rahm? Is Rahm in trouble? There was a bit of a veiled threat from Rod, just the other day.