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Failure to Swear in Witness Results in Dismissal of Case
The violation of an "elemental" rule - that a grand jury witness must swear to tell the truth before testifying - has persuaded an appellate court to adopt the "exceptional" remedy of dismissing charges filed in 1996 after a man allegedly shot an elderly woman three times in the chest and partially strangled her 4-year-old granddaughter.Lawyers Form Watchdog Group to Eye Ga. Judicial Races
Now that federal courts have kicked government out of the business of monitoring judicial campaign conduct, a private citizens' group has jumped in to fill the gap in Georgia. Hoping to prevent the rough-and-tumble tactics seen in executive and legislative campaigns, the group of about 40 lawyers and businesspeople plans to ask every statewide judicial candidate to pledge to abide by rules that the 11th Circuit has largely struck down.California privacy ruling may affect retailer nationwide
Linda Kornfeld, a partner in the Los Angeles office of Jenner & Block, discusses the California Supreme Court's ruling last month in Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores Inc.Superior Court Denies Haverford Twp. Commissioner's Appeal
A split state Superior Court panel has denied former Haverford Township, Pa., Commissioner Fred C. Moran's appeal from the judgment of sentence following his 2008 bribery conviction.Search Engines, the Next Train Wreck?
Some of the recent advances in search technology applications have outpaced the law. Although the courts have started to hand down important decisions about the liability of search engine providers, much is still unclear.Inadmissible: New U.S. Attorney for D.C.; Bush's Mystery Man; and More
D.C. has a new U.S. attorney, but it's not clear how long he'll have the job. Plus: the "mystery man" giving legal advice to President Bush isn't so mysterious after all; the DOJ's plans for Padilla are unclear; and more.Cyber cops stymied by hacking groups
Hardly a month has gone by this year without a multinational company such as Google Inc., EMC Corp. or Sony Corp. disclosing it's been hacked by cyber intruders who infiltrated networks or stole customer information. Yet no hacker has been publicly identified, charged or arrested. If past enforcement efforts are an indication, most of the perpetrators will never be prosecuted or punished.Trending Stories
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