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  • U.S. judge criticizes president on wiretaps

    U.S. judge criticizes president on wiretaps

    Headline News 06/26/2007

    [##_1L|1191100322.jpg|width="100" height="110" alt=""|_##]A federal judge who used to authorize wiretaps in terrorist and espionage cases criticized President Bush's decision to order warrantless surveillance after the Sept. 11 attacks. Royce Lambert...

  • Ethics panel, state bar probe Delgadillo

    Ethics panel, state bar probe Delgadillo

    Headline News 06/22/2007

    Investigators from the Los Angeles Ethics Commission and the State Bar of California have launched separate inquiries related to City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo's use of city resources for personal reasons, authorities and sources said Thursday.The inqui...

  • Suit filed to close new attorney-rating site Avvo

    Suit filed to close new attorney-rating site Avvo

    Headline News 06/16/2007

    The suit claims that Avvo, which tries to affix a score of 1 to 10 on thousands of attorneys in 10 states, violates the state's Consumer Protection Act. The suit does not ask for a specific monetary amount, though Berman is asking the court to shut d...

  • High court OKs limits on use of union dues

    High court OKs limits on use of union dues

    Headline News 06/15/2007

    [##_1L|1232899910.jpg|width="131" height="91" alt=""|_##]In a setback for organized labor, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that states may bar public employee unions from using compulsory dues for political purposes unless individuals give their ex...

  • Court rules Ohio man in murder case missed deadline

    Court rules Ohio man in murder case missed deadline

    Headline News 06/14/2007

    The 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...

  • July bond hearing set for teen sex case

    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...

  • DC law firm may reap millions in fees from state

    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...

  • Democrats seek Gonzales no confidence vote

    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...

  • SC high court upholds Zoloft conviction

    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 ...

  • Law firm claims rival represented contractor

    Law firm claims rival represented contractor

    Headline News 06/09/2007

    A 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...

  • Court hears arguments in Katrina levee lawsuits

    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...

  • High Court Ruling Could Be Boon for Retailers

    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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