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April 07, 2008 |

Justice's former voting rights chief now in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. AP - The former chief of the Justice Department's Voting Rights Section, who stepped aside in December after apologizing for remarks about minority voters, is now working on election-related issues for the Alabama Law Institute.John Tanner, who is being paid by the Justice Department under a federal program, also will teach at two Alabama law schools.
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September 03, 2009 |

Deportation Without Representation

To deal competently and fairly with the millions of foreign nationals living here who may be subject to removal, a competent corps of lawyers is needed, and Congress should consider how to finance it.
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September 20, 2005 |

Long Island: Briefly Noted

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December 23, 2008 |

Mother, boyfriend charged in 2-year-old's death

ATLANTA AP - The mother and boyfriend of a 2-year-old Atlanta boy have been charged in the toddler's death.Atlanta Police arrested 23-year-old Gloria Singleton and 20-year-old Mario Cunningham Monday night. Each were charged with cruelty to children, felony murder and giving a false name.Authorities said the boy was found dead Friday in a motel bathtub.
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November 17, 2011 |

Is a teen's IMs with adult males admissible in court?

A state supreme court is considering whether a man convicted of sexually assaulting his girlfriend's daughter should have been allowed to introduce sexually explicit instant messages that the girl sent to other men.
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November 07, 2005 |

Lawyers Committee Announcement Upstaged by Themselves

Just after 11 a.m. last Wednesday the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs announced a "historic settlement" with only two reporters there to hear the details. The Lawyers Committee had been upstaged by a simultaneous press conference being held just a few hundred yards away on the other side of Dupont Circle by . . . the Lawyers Committee.
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November 06, 2007 |

Employers Being Held Responsible for Workplace Fetal Injuries

Fetal injury in the workplace is a growing concern as courts are increasingly holding employers liable for children born with birth defects that result from their mother's workplace exposure to toxic chemicals or her injury in a workplace accident. Attorneys Michael Starr and Christine M. Wilson discuss several cases in this area, noting that courts have uniformly rejected employer arguments that state tort liability for such injuries should be pre-empted by Title VII's anti-discrimination law.
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August 01, 2007 |

Cybersettle Helps NYC Resolve More Claims

Cybersettle, an Internet-based service that allows for the negotiation of settlements over the Internet, has signed a new contract with New York City, adding medical malpractice and subrogation claims to the types of cases that can be settled on the Web.
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May 25, 2007 |

Fla. Court: Insurers Can't Ignore Doctors' Best Interests in Settlements

Reversing a lower court decision, a Florida appeals court has ruled that companies that insure physicians against medical malpractice lawsuits must settle cases in the best interest of the doctors -- not their own. The panel ordered reinstatement of Dr. Anthony G. Rogers' complaint against Chicago Insurance Co. for settling a case against his will and affecting his insurability. Chicago Insurance later canceled Rogers' policy, forcing him to pay substantially higher premiums to obtain new coverage.
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