ACLU and other rights groups back Britney Spears’ request to choose her own lawyer in conservatorship case

Britney Spears has filed for a second time to remove her father Jamie Spears from her 13-year conservatorship.The documents were filed privately but later revealed on Monday when her new lawyer, Mathew S.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentAfter 13 years of being silenced, Britney Spears’ voice has been heard around the world.

Britney Spears‘ new lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, vowed to fight for the pop star’s freedom and remove her father, Jamie Spears, from her conservatorship.

During an emotional hearing in Los Angeles, a judge has ruled that singer Britney Spears will now be able to appoint her own lawyer for her conservatorship case.

During the latest hearing for Britney Spears' ongoing conservatorship case on Wednesday, the 39-year-old singer addressed the court again. Speaking over the phone, Britney got emotional, crying as she told Los Angeles judge Brenda Penny that she wants her father, Jamie Spears, charged with conservatorship abuse.Judge Penny also granted Britney approval to hire her own legal counsel for the conservatorship case, a request the singer made during her testimony at a hearing on June 23.

Framing Britney Spears, the New York Times documentary that brought renewed attention to the pop singer’s conservatorship, earned an Emmy nomination today for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special.

Britney Spears has filed a court petition in which she argued that her daughter should be allowed to choose her own layer.Lynne Spears submitted the petition in a Los Angeles court this week, reports the BBC, days after the singer’s longtime manager announced he is stepping down from his role.In the documents it says that Britney “must be allowed to consult with counsel of her choosing”.The news follows an ongoing fallout over Britney’s conservatorship, which she has been legally bound by since

Britney Spears detailing her conservatorship, her father will remain her conservator, for now. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge signed an order Wednesday denying her request to have her father, Jamie Spears, removed from her conservatorship.

Britney Spears and her team's most recent efforts to remove her father from her conservatorship were unsuccessful.

A Los Angeles judge has denied Britney Spears' request to have her father Jamie removed from his role of overseeing her conservatorship.The 39 year old virtually appeared in court last week, sensationally claiming her 68 year old father "should go to jail" for his treatment of her during the conservatorship, which was introduced in 2008. Britney stated that she wanted private wealth management firm The Bessemer Trust as the sole conservators, ousting Jamie from his role.

Britney Spears’ father Jamie will remain the pop singer’s conservator of her estate after a judge denied a request from her attorney to have him removed.According to Variety, documents filed by the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday (June 30) show a judge has denied a ‘months-old’ request to remove Jamie as conservator, as submitted by Britney’s lawyer Samuel D.

Britney Spears‘ dad, Jamie Spears, will remain on her conservatorship, after a judge denied the singer’s request to have him removed.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentA judge has shot down Britney Spears’ request to have her father removed from her conservatorship.New court documents that were filed by the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday show that the judge has denied the request by Spears’ attorney, Samuel Ingham III, to remove her father, Jamie Spears, as her sole conservator.“The conservator’s request to suspend James P.

Britney Spears‘ temporary conservator of her person, Jodi Montgomery, is speaking out following the latest hearing for the singer’s ongoing conservatorship battle.

Britney Spears' temporary conservator of her person, Jodi Montgomery, is speaking out following the latest hearing for the singer's ongoing conservatorship battle.A rep for Montgomery released a statement from the conservator's attorney to ET on Wednesday, one week after Spears addressed the Los Angeles court directly and requested to terminate the legal conservatorship she's been under for 13 years. Montgomery serves as temporary conservator of her person, while Spears' father, Jamie Spears, is

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentFollowing his daughter’s explosive testimony, Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, has filed legal paperwork and is shifting blame.This week, an attorney for Jamie Spears filed new documents, obtained by Variety, with the Los Angeles Superior Court regarding the conservatorship of his daughter, stating that he is “concerned” about her treatment.But, the elder Spears is saying that he is not responsible, and he is placing the blame on others,