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Judge orders hearing on destroyed CIA videotapes
Lawyer Blogs 12/19/2007A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered the Bush administration to explain whether the CIA violated a court order by destroying videotapes of the harsh interrogations of two terrorism suspects.U.S. District Court Judge Henry Kennedy, who in 2005 had ordered ...
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S. Korean Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI
Lawyer Blogs 12/18/2007A South Korean man suspected of spying on North Korea for his government has pleaded guilty to charges that he repeatedly lied about his activities to the FBI.Park Il Woo pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to lying about his role as a South Ko...
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Court throws out publisher/freelancer settlement
Lawyer Blogs 12/17/2007[##_1L|1011923471.jpg|width="130" height="130" alt=""|_##]An appeals court has thrown out a settlement between freelance writers and publishers such as the New York Times and Dow Jones & Co. The writers had sued these publishers, and others inclu...
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2 plead guilty of plotting to engage in terrorism
Lawyer Blogs 12/16/2007Two men accused of plotting behind prison walls to launch jihad-style attacks on military sites, synagogues and other targets in 2005 pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to levy war against the United States. Kevin James, 31, and Levar Haley Washingt...
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Guilty Pleas in Fake N.Y. College Grades
Lawyer Blogs 12/14/2007[##_1L|1355904092.jpg|width="130" height="90" alt=""|_##]Two former college students avoided jail when they pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge related to paying school officials to falsify their grades and transcripts. Uzi Azizov, 22, and Boris Yaku...
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US secret court rejects call to release wiretap documents
Lawyer Blogs 12/14/2007The top secret US court overseeing electronic surveillance programs rejected Tuesday a petition to release documents on the legal status of the government's "war-on-terror" wiretap operations.In only the third time the Foreign Intelligence Surveillan...
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Law Firm Whistle Blower Files Termination Lawsuit
Lawyer Blogs 12/14/2007The woman who blew the whistle on a prominent Portland lawyer accused of stealing money from his clients and firm said she was fired from the firm as a result of her actions.Ellie Rommel was employed as John Duncan’s secretary when he was a partner a...
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N.J. General Assembly Votes to Repeal Death Penalty
Lawyer Blogs 12/13/2007New Jersey is set to become the first state to legislatively abolish the death penalty since the Supreme Court restored it in the mid-1970s. Opponents of capital punishment hope the state's action may prompt a rethinking of the moral and practical im...
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Barry Bonds Ready for Legal Battle
Lawyer Blogs 12/12/2007For former San Francisco Giants superstar Barry Bonds, a man accustomed to controlling his own agenda and fortunes, life is now in the hands of his flotilla of lawyers. A seemingly calm Bonds appeared in a San Francisco federal courtroom Friday...
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Supreme Court turns down PG&E appeal
Lawyer Blogs 12/11/2007[##_1L|1069728596.jpg|width="130" height="93" alt=""|_##]The Supreme Court on Monday, without comment, turned down an appeal by PG&E Corp.'s Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in a case that centers on whether federal energy regulators have authority o...
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Appeals Court Upholds Patriot Act Ruling
Lawyer Blogs 12/11/2007A federal appeals court ruled that some portions of the U.S. Patriot Act dealing with foreign terrorist organizations are unconstitutional because the language is too vague to be understood by a person of average intelligence.The ruling released Mond...
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Wineries Fight State Shipping Laws
Lawyer Blogs 12/10/2007Unionville Vineyards plans to expand by planting more pinot noir and adding Rhone varietals next year, but winemaker Cameron Stark knows he's fighting an uphill battle. He recognizes New Jersey's reputation as a wine producer isn't exactly that of Ca...