Recent Updates
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Ill. high court suspends Blagojevich's law license
Headline News 10/27/2011The Illinois Supreme Court has suspended convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's license to practice law. The court acted Wednesday in response to a request from the state Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. Blagojevich is awaiting sen...
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State budget cuts clog criminal justice system
Headline News 10/26/2011Prosecutors are forced to ignore misdemeanor violations to pursue more serious crimes. Judges are delaying trials to cope with layoffs and strained staffing levels. And in some cases, those charged with violent crimes, even murder, are set free becau...
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Artists sue auction houses over royalties law
Headline News 10/21/2011Famed New York painter Chuck Close and other artists are suing Sotheby's, Christie's and eBay, contending the auctioneers willfully violated a California law requiring royalty payments on sales of their works. The three federal suits filed Tuesday se...
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Court mulls trial in absentia for Hariri case
Headline News 10/17/2011A panel of judges at a U.N.-backed court investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri will consider whether to stage a trial in absentia for four Hezbollah members accused in the slaying. The suspects were indic...
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Report: OSU pays players' lawyer $142,000
Headline News 10/14/2011The Ohio State Lantern is reporting that the university has paid a Columbus law firm nearly $142,000 to represent players during recent NCAA investigations into the eligibility of several Buckeyes athletes.The student newspaper reports that the firm ...
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Ex-Justice Stevens optimistic about court's future
Headline News 10/11/2011Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens spent much of his 35 years on the court disagreeing with the majority, but he's bullish about the institution. At a talk Monday at Princeton University, his biggest applause line was for his shorte...
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Alberto Gonzales joins Nashville law firm
Headline News 10/06/2011Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the first Hispanic attorney general in U.S. history, has joined one of Nashville’s largest law firms and will play a role in mentoring younger lawyers. Gonzales, 56, will focus on government relations, g...
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Fannie Mae ignored misconduct
Headline News 10/04/2011Mortgage giant Fannie Mae knew about allegations of improper foreclosure practices by law firms in 2003 but did not act to stop them, a government watchdog says. Similar allegations are the subject of a probe by state attorneys general into how lende...
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SC attorney general, treasurer clash on lawyers
Headline News 09/15/2011South Carolina's treasurer and attorney general are clashing over a plan to use law firms to review state pension fund investments for fraud and underscoring a soured relationship for top Republicans. Attorney General Alan Wilson said Wednesday that ...
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Former Kansas AG Six joins Missouri law firm
Headline News 09/15/2011Former Kansas Attorney General Steve Six has joined a law firm in Kansas City, Mo., as a partner. The firm of Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP announced Wednesday that Six will work in its commercial litigation, public client and personal injury practices. S...
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Calif. gay marriage ban faces next legal hurdle
Headline News 09/06/2011California's same-sex marriage ban faces its next legal test Tuesday when the state's highest court attempts to shed light on whether the voter-approved measure's backers have legal authority to appeal the federal ruling that overturned Proposition 8...
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A Court Cannot Exclude Evidence Because It Is Self-Serving
Headline News 08/31/2011In Reed v. City of Evansville, _ N.E.2d _ (Ind. Ct. App. 2011), Cause No. 82A05-1012-PL-768, Evansville sought to have some of the evidence the Reeds submitted in opposition to the City's motion for summary judgment because it was "self-serving." Tod...