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Thu, 17 May 2012 20:17:16 GMT
Judge pushes back Ohio terror trial to avoid 9/11 anniversary MyFox Washington DC 11 after defense attorneys on Thursday complained the proximity to the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks could influence jurors. US District Judge David Dowd Jr., instead set the trial date for Sept. 17, The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. |
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:17:15 GMT
Nearly 10 percent of US prisoners report sexual abuse MyFox Washington DC Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday signed a final rule to "prevent, detect and respond to sexual abuse in confinement facilities, in accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA)." The rule includes a number of provisions, ... |
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:13:42 GMT
Closing arguments begin in ex-Senator Edwards' case Chicago Tribune The donations came from lawyer Fred Baron, who served as his campaign finance chairman, and heiress Rachel "Bunny" Mellon. Defense attorney Abbe Lowell, in closing arguments, described the one-term US senator and two-time Democratic presidential ... |
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:13:17 GMT
DeKalb public works employee pleads guilty WGCL Atlanta The US attorney's office in Atlanta says 40-year-old Neacacha Joyner pleaded guilty on Thursday to extorting $9.500 from a private contractor. Joyner had been previously indicted along with 59-year-old Fidelis Ogbu in March on federal charges of ... |
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:12:57 GMT
Illegal Possession of Bald Eagle Leads to Federal Indictment for MoCity Man FortBendNow Sam Mathew, 53, of Missouri City, has been indicted by a federal grand jury of illegally possessing a bald eagle, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The indictment returned just moments ago in Victoria alleges Mathew possessed a ... |
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:12:48 GMT
Heckert county's first female DA Ashland Daily Tidings Heckert took an early and commanding lead in the three-way race against challengers Rob Patridge, district director for US Rep. Greg Walden, and one of her colleagues, Deputy District Attorney David Hoppe. After the votes were tallied, Heckert's lead ... |
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:12:34 GMT
US, UK faith-based agencies aim to halt trafficking at London Olympics U.S. Catholic magazine By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) -- More than three dozen US and British faith-based investment firms have banded together to get the Summer Olympics' major sponsors and tourist hotels to sign a pledge saying they will work to ... |
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:12:10 GMT
Former Pardee employee sentenced for stealing computer equipment BlueRidgeNow.com A former Pardee Hospital employee has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for stealing and selling computer network equipment, Anne M. Tompkins, US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, announced Thursday afternoon in a news ... |
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:12:06 GMT
White House implements new rules to prevent prison rape Metro.us US prisons and other facilities where residents are forcibly confined must put in place standards to prevent thousands of incidents of sexual abuse every year, the White House and US Department of Justice said on Thursday. Advocates of a 2003 law to ... |
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:11:55 GMT
DeKalb public works employee pleads guilty WTVC The US attorney's office in Atlanta says 40-year-old Neacacha Joyner pleaded guilty on Thursday to extorting $9.500 from a private contractor. Joyner had been previously indicted along with 59-year-old Fidelis Ogbu in March on federal charges of ... |
Senators Go After Eduardo Saverin, Facebook Co-Founder, For Dumping US ...
May 17,2012 02:08 PM
There is already a law on the books, dating back to 1996, that prohibits the issuance of visas to former citizens who renounced their citizenship to avoid US taxation. But it requires a finding by the attorney general, and has rarely, if ever, ...
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Kialegee attorneys try to put Pruitt on the stand
May 17,2012 02:08 PM
US Chief District Judge Gregory Frizzell eventually ruled that Pruitt's testimony wasn't relevant after hearing a roller coaster ride of debate. Attorney Joe Farris said that he wanted to questions Pruitt about why the Kialegee Tribal Town was selected ...
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At Roger Clemens trial, Hardin hammers at Brian McNamee
May 17,2012 02:08 PM
By Seth Livingstone, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Roger Clemen's defense attorney Rusty Hardin hammered away at government witness Brian McNamee, seeking to ravage his credibility during a third day of cross-examination Thursday in US District Court.
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Cooley Achieves Top California Rankings in Corporate Board Member/FTI ...
May 17,2012 02:08 PM
SAN DIEGO, CA, May 17, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Cooley LLP announced today that it was named the #1 top-ranked corporate law firm in San Diego, according to the 12th annual "America's Best Corporate Law Firms" study conducted by Corporate Board ...
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US Attorney's office releases identities of those arrested in Fairmont ...
May 17,2012 01:36 PM
FAIRMONT — The following are the names of individuals arrested in a joint law enforcement operation between the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and ...
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US Bishops' attorneys call mandate 'accommodation' inadequate
May 17,2012 01:36 PM
Washington D.C., May 16, 2012 / 03:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Arguing that a promised “accommodation” to the Obama administration's contraception ...
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United States Lawyer Ranks Vinson & Elkins Partner Larry Nettles ...
May 17,2012 01:36 PM
For the fifth consecutive year, United States Lawyer Rankings recognized Vinson & Elkins environmental law partner Larry Nettles as the top environmental ...
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USDOJ: US Attorney's Office - District of Columbia
May 17,2012 01:36 PM
The guilty plea, which took place in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, was announced by U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., James W.
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Wal-Mart Not Alone in Late Disclosure of Bribe Probe
May 17,2012 09:10 AM
Lawyers who have prosecuted or defended such companies estimate that only about a third of the 150 pending criminal cases resulted from voluntary disclosure. They said that hundreds of businesses don't reveal foreign bribery. The US Foreign Corrupt ...
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Dewey, Arnold & Porter, Latham, Goodwin, DLA: Business of Law
May 17,2012 09:10 AM
At least 11 partners in the US have recently left, including two big moves yesterday: insurance lobbyist Landgraf and the former white-collar practice head Christopher J. Clark, to Latham & Watkins LLP. Large groups of lawyers in Italy and Poland left ...
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Arguments due in ex-US Senator Edwards' campaign finance case
May 17,2012 09:10 AM
By Colleen Jenkins | GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Attorneys are scheduled to give their closing arguments on Thursday in former US Senator John Edwards' federal campaign finance trial on charges he accepted excessive political funds to ...
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Dewey, Arnold & Porter, Latham, Goodwin, DLA: Business of Law
May 17,2012 04:48 AM
The failing New York-based law firm was roiled by issues over partner compensation that led to the departure of more than a third of its partners over the last couple of months and the firing of 553 employees, according to a notice on the US Labor ...
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Lawyers in Mich. serial stabbings trial poised to offer a difficult defense ...
May 17,2012 04:48 AM
Attorneys in the first murder trial stemming from a 2010 stabbing spree in Flint are poised to offer a defense on Thursday May 17, 2010. (AP Photo/The Flint Journal, Ryan Garza) FLINT, Mich. — Elias Abuelazam dutifully tended the cash register at a ...
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Report questioning execution doesn't sway lawyers
May 16,2012 10:11 PM
More >> Former US Sen. Jim Abdnor gained fame nationally as the South Dakota Republican who ousted George McGovern from the Senate, but he was known in his home state as the farmer-turned-astute-politician who loved talking with...More >> An attorney ...
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Attorneys say reinstating fired Portland cop would violate Constitution, city ...
May 16,2012 10:11 PM
| Heeding an arbitrator's ruling to reinstate fired Portland officer Ronald Frashour, who shot and killed Aaron Campbell in 2010, would violate the US Constitution, Oregon's Constitution and Portland's City Charter, attorneys for the city say. See all stories on this topic » |  OregonLive.com |
Rocket lawyer gets cross with McNamee
May 16,2012 10:11 PM
| Prosecutor Steven Durham responded with his own attack on the defense and what he called “half the story” they were telling US District Court Judge Reggie Walton. Walton then admonished the attorneys on both sides for attacking each other's integrity ... See all stories on this topic » |  New York Daily News |
US Bishops' attorneys call mandate 'accommodation' inadequate
May 16,2012 06:07 PM
| Arguing that a promised “accommodation” to the Obama administration's contraception mandate fails to address religious freedom concerns, attorneys for the US bishops suggest a possible lawsuit if the mandate is not rescinded. See all stories on this topic » |  Catholic News Agency |
Lawyers for John Edwards rest their case
May 16,2012 06:07 PM
| By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY Attorneys for former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards wrapped up their case today, ending a little more than two days presenting their arguments. The Associated Press reports US District Judge Catherine Eagles ... See all stories on this topic » |  USA TODAY |
Corporate Board Member Magazine Names Snell & Wilmer Top Corporate Law Firm in ...
May 16,2012 06:07 PM
PHOENIX, May 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that it has been named the top corporate law firm in the Phoenix metropolitan area in the 12th annual America's Best Corporate Law Firms study conducted by Corporate Board ...
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Lawyers spar as McNamee testimony continues
May 16,2012 04:48 PM
| After Assistant US Attorney Steven Durham pleaded that the references were not intentional and that Attanasio was calling the government's motives into question, Walton lamented that attorneys were now calling their opponents unethical in open court. See all stories on this topic » |  MLB.com |