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2nd Circuit Upholds Conviction in Rare Bird Import Case
Attorney Blogs 08/28/2007[##_1L|1005602662.jpg|width="120" height="88" alt=""|_##]Deciding a "rare bird" of a case, a federal appeals court last week upheld the unusual conviction of an "enigmatic and colorful" exotic bird collector for illegally importing black sparrowhawks...
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PETA's call in wake of Vick plea plan has merit
Attorney Blogs 08/23/2007No matter how you feel about Michael Vick or the folks at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), only a drooling, spiral-eyed sadist would insist that drowning, hanging or electrocuting innocent dogs should be an unpunishable offense, le...
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A grudging defense of Gonzales' inartful dodging
Attorney Blogs 08/02/2007I find myself in an unaccustomed and unexpected position: defending Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.Gonzales fans, if there are Gonzales fans left, except for the only fan who counts: Don't take any comfort from my assessment.In his Senate testimon...
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Taking Aim at D.C.’s Gun Law
Attorney Blogs 07/31/2007[##_1L|1236876031.jpg|width="130" height="98" alt=""|_##]The District of Columbia has the most restrictive gun laws in the country. But that’s a distinction the nation’s capital will soon lose—if Robert Levy prevails. Levy was born in Washington, but...
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Rudy gives idea of ideal Supreme Court Justice
Attorney Blogs 07/19/2007[##_1L|1159121881.jpg|width="127" height="85" alt=""|_##]Rudy Giuliani pledged Wednesday to appoint Supreme Court justices in the model of conservatives Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, hoping to win over anti-abortion Republicans in this key firs...
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Bush orders review of import safety
Attorney Blogs 07/18/2007[##_1L|1032482943.gif|width="135" height="114" alt=""|_##]United States President George W Bush has ordered a review of rules to ensure the safety of imports, after several scandals over fake or dangerous goods from China. The US has recently banned ...
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Roberts court overrules respect for precedent
Attorney Blogs 07/07/2007[##_1L|1101344844.gif|width="135" height="114" alt=""|_##]President Bush has let down his core supporters in so many ways. There's the big federal deficit. The "war on terror" has degenerated into a civil war in Iraq. His failed let-them-stay immigra...
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How law firms are failing New Orleans.
Attorney Blogs 07/06/2007[##_1L|1377148377.jpg|width="130" height="130" alt=""|_##]Law firms are the cavalry of the legal world. Disaster strikes, and the firms, with their thousands of lawyers and millions of dollars, ride into town to clean up the mess. But what happens wh...
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Our health care system is 'Sicko'
Attorney Blogs 06/30/2007Michael Moore is convincing: Our health care system is 'Sicko' "I always thought the health insurance companies were there to help us," claims Michael Moore early in "Sicko," his portrait of America's failing health care industry and the politics tha...
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Homegrown Law Firm Goes Big Time Thanks to Merger
Attorney Blogs 06/29/2007[##_1L|1029931487.jpg|width="120" height="91" alt=""|_##]One of the largest labor and employment law firms in the country now has a presence in Memphis thanks to a homegrown firm with ties to the Bluff City that goes back 20 years. Effective Sunday, ...
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Court Rules for Expectation of Privacy in E-mail
Attorney Blogs 06/21/2007[##_1L|1066659014.jpg|width="130" height="98" alt=""|_##]The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the government must have a search warrant before it can secretly seize and search stored e-mails. People that use e-mail as a form of com...
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The Supreme Court vs. Health Care Workers
Attorney Blogs 06/15/2007[##_1L|1175929016.jpg|width="101" height="102" alt=""|_##]The Supreme Court just ruled 9-0 this week that home health care workers aren't entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, a significant blow to low wage workers gene...