Recent Updates
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Court rules Ohio man in murder case missed deadline
Headline News 06/14/2007The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal of a convicted murderer from Ohio Thursday because he filed it two days late, even though he met a separate deadline set by a judge.The judge mistakenly told the prisoner, Keith Bowles, 34, that he could file cou...
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July bond hearing set for teen sex case
Headline News 06/13/2007[##_1L|1125119162.jpg|width="120" height="88" alt=""|_##]Genarlow Wilson's joy was short-lived. One minute, a judge ordered him released from prison, saying the young man's 10-year sentence for consensual sex between teens was a "grave miscarriage of...
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DC law firm may reap millions in fees from state
Headline News 06/11/2007[##_1L|1125125317.jpg|width="120" height="88" alt=""|_##]A Washington law firm hired by Governor Carcieri's administration to help in a Tiverton pollution case has already billed the state about $448,000. And that could be just the tip of the iceberg...
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Democrats seek Gonzales no confidence vote
Headline News 06/11/2007[##_1L|1009387738.jpg|width="140" height="112" alt=""|_##]While Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is in Florida Monday addressing a terrorism law enforcement conference in Miami, Senate Democrats in Washington, D.C., are forcing a vote by their Repub...
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SC high court upholds Zoloft conviction
Headline News 06/11/2007[##_1L|1257620569.jpg|width="130" height="130" alt=""|_##]The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction Monday of a teenager who claimed antidepressants led him to kill his grandparents and set their house on fire when he was just 12 ...
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Law firm claims rival represented contractor
Headline News 06/09/2007A law firm believes a conflict of interest may cost the school district money.Two law firms represent the school district in trying to recover millions of dollars lost through fraud and abuse over several years. One, Saul Ewing LLP, a Princeton law f...
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Court hears arguments in Katrina levee lawsuits
Headline News 06/07/2007[##_1L|1310831318.jpg|width="130" height="130" alt=""|_##]In November, a judge gave hope to homeowners trying to collect insurance money for flood damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Now, that decision is under scrutiny by a federal appeals court whe...
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High Court Ruling Could Be Boon for Retailers
Headline News 06/05/2007[##_1L|1277310375.jpg|width="131" height="91" alt=""|_##]A Supreme Court ruling handed down Monday could be good news for more than 100 major retailers targeted by class-action lawsuits alleging that the companies failed to comply with a law designed...
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Florida Doesn't Have to Pay Nudist's Fee
Headline News 06/04/2007[##_1L|1127139852.jpg|width="130" height="130" alt=""|_##]The Supreme Court made it harder Monday to recover legal fees from the government, ruling against a woman who sued for the right to form a peace sign in the nude in a Florida park. The justice...
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Supreme Court to Reconsider Dog Mauling Verdict
Headline News 06/01/2007[##_1L|1297177692.jpg|width="180" height="122" alt=""|_##]A dog owner who knows the animal is a potential killer and exposes other people to the danger may be guilty of murder for a fatal attack, the state Supreme Court said Thursday in a ruling that...
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Lawyer accuses GE of discrimination
Headline News 05/31/2007[##_1L|1041828634.jpg|width="130" height="92" alt=""|_##]A high-ranking lawyer fighting her demotion sued General Electric Co. on Thursday, accusing the industrial conglomerate of gender discrimination in a lawsuit that also seeks to represent about ...
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Giuliani's law firm also donates to Democrats
Headline News 05/30/2007[##_1L|1298420316.jpg|width="128" height="81" alt=""|_##]Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani is partner in a law firm with a generous political action committee -- one that gave nearly 40 percent of its contributions to Democrats in the 2...