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  • Court wrestles with TV profanity case

    Court wrestles with TV profanity case

    Lawyer Blogs 11/04/2008

    The Supreme Court spent an hour on Tuesday talking about dirty words on television without once using any or making plain how it would decide whether the government could ban them.The dispute between the broadcast networks and the Federal Communicati...

  • Amputee awaits high court, wants musical glow back

    Amputee awaits high court, wants musical glow back

    Lawyer Blogs 10/31/2008

    [##_1L|1287159052.jpg|width="120" height="88" alt=""|_##]When Diana Levine turned 63 recently, her daughter made her a birthday card, drawing on Greek mythology with an illustration of Diana the Huntress, her bow string drawn taut, an arrow ready to ...

  • Fla. ruling will help widow's anthrax lawsuit

    Fla. ruling will help widow's anthrax lawsuit

    Lawyer Blogs 10/30/2008

    A Florida Supreme Court ruling issued Thursday will help the widow of an anthrax victim make her case that the government was ultimately responsible for her husband's death.Maureen Stevens' husband, Robert, was a photo editor who was exposed to anthr...

  • Feds: Suspect in hoax anthrax scare did it before

    Feds: Suspect in hoax anthrax scare did it before

    Lawyer Blogs 10/30/2008

    A California man suspected of mailing more than 120 hoax anthrax letters to media outlets was interviewed previously by the FBI after one similar mailing in 2007, but he was not charged.Marc M. Keyser, 66, was interviewed by the FBI in January 2007 f...

  • Feds arrest Mass. senator on corruption charges

    Feds arrest Mass. senator on corruption charges

    Lawyer Blogs 10/28/2008

    A state senator who lost the Democratic primary last month was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday and charged with accepting $23,500 in bribes from undercover agents she believed were local businessmen.Sen. Dianne Wilkerson was charged with attempted ext...

  • Condemned Ky. inmate wants to end all appeals

    Condemned Ky. inmate wants to end all appeals

    Lawyer Blogs 10/28/2008

    A Kentucky inmate who has pushed to swiftly be put to death for killing two children said Tuesday he's mentally prepared to die but fears a legal fight could delay his execution."I believe it's finally going to be over. I'm getting myself prepared to...

  • Report: FDA officials opposed drug suit policy

    Report: FDA officials opposed drug suit policy

    Lawyer Blogs 10/28/2008

    Top scientists and career employees at the Food and Drug Administration opposed agency regulations that weaken consumers' ability to sue drug makers, congressional investigators said Wednesday.At issue is language in a drug labeling rule from 2006 th...

  • NY man named with Leno in lawsuit commits suicide

    NY man named with Leno in lawsuit commits suicide

    Lawyer Blogs 10/23/2008

    A parking garage executive sued along with "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno over their purchases of valuable vintage cars apparently has killed himself in upstate New York.Police in Warwick said Dennis Ricca died Oct. 17 of a single gunshot wound to the ...

  • Court considers case on judicial ethics

    Court considers case on judicial ethics

    Lawyer Blogs 10/10/2008

     Supreme Court justices regularly confront cases involving companies they own shares in or that employ a family member. The decision is easy — the justices have a conflict of interest that forces them to play no role in the case.But what happens...

  • Conn. high court rules same-sex couples can marry

    Conn. high court rules same-sex couples can marry

    Lawyer Blogs 10/10/2008

    Connecticut's Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making that state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions.The court agreed with the plaintiffs, who said the state's marriage law discr...

  • Ore. court rules frozen embryos can be destroyed

    Ore. court rules frozen embryos can be destroyed

    Lawyer Blogs 10/09/2008

    The Oregon Court of Appeals has ordered six frozen embryos destroyed after ruling they can be treated as personal property in a divorce.The court ruled unanimously on Wednesday that an agreement leaving the final decision up to the ex-wife must be fo...

  • High court could block 'light' cigarettes lawsuit

    High court could block 'light' cigarettes lawsuit

    Lawyer Blogs 10/07/2008

    The Supreme Court picked up Monday where it left off last term, signaling support for efforts to block lawsuits against tobacco companies over deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes.The first day of the court's new term, which is set in law as the...

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