A formidable team of lawyers, including lead lawyer Ed Chernoff, has lined up to defend Dr. Conrad Murray, who was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson.
A federal judge in Chicago late last week gave final approval to the allocation of $6.2 million among 235 former Sears employees in the largest settlement ever reached by the EEOC in an Americans with Disabilities Act class action.
Congress is working toward a program involving a DOE-administered trust fund that would indemnify participants.

The unique nature of fact-finding 'panels' calls for different advocacy than in civilian court.

The case developed into a battleground of public policy, with members of Congress weighing in.

A year into office, Obama's lived up to his promise at some agencies and not made much progress at others.
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