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August 29, 2010 |

Legal Secretaries' Salaries

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May 26, 2011 |

Courts Struggle to Define 'Accident'

Interpretation of a recent Supreme Court decision could mean the difference between coverage and no coverage, explain Covington & Burling attorneys.
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November 20, 2012 |

The Rodent: A/R Eve, Comp Day would make happier holidays for attorneys

There should be lawyer holidays to regularize, rationalize and, best of all, replace the holiday madness we now must endure, writes The Rodent.
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July 29, 2009 |

Lopsided Award Against Ford, $8M Plus $42,050 in Punitives, Is Upheld

An appeals court upholds a product liability verdict against Ford Motor Co. for $8 million in compensatory damages and $42,050 in punitives, rejecting the plaintiff's contention that the award was lopsided because Ford's lawyer was allowed to tell jurors about the car maker's financial straits and layoffs.
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February 12, 2010 |

Woman asks Obama to cut 27-year term for crack

WASHINGTON AP - A woman serving a 27-year prison term for a crack cocaine conspiracy is asking President Barack Obama to use his power of forgiveness for the first time since taking office to commute her sentence.Two federal judges have called the prison term for Hamedah Hasan, formerly known as Stephanie Lomax, excessive and would have imposed a 12-year sentence.
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May 23, 2005 |

Supreme Court Bars Shackling of Murder Defendants

Despite warnings of courtroom violence, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that it's unconstitutional to force capital murder defendants to appear before juries in chains and shackles. "It also almost inevitably affects adversely the jury's perception of the character of the defendant," wrote Justice Stephen Breyer. Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas said in their dissent that the ruling risks the lives of courtroom personnel. The decision leaves room to handcuff or chain defendants who are a security risk.
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August 24, 2010 |

State Begins Talks on Overhauling More Youth Prisons

Weeks after promising the federal government that it would improve conditions at four of its most notorious youth prisons, New York state is discussing a settlement of a separate civil rights lawsuit challenging the treatment of juvenile delinquents that includes seven more facilities.
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August 21, 2007 |

Residency Challenge Rejected In Brooklyn Surrogate Race

Queens Justice Peter J. O'Donoghue has rebuffed Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Diana Johnson's bid to disqualify Brooklyn Civil Court Judge ShawnDya L. Simpson upon the ground that she lives in New Jersey.
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May 01, 2009 |

Former Morehouse president to chair BoA

Bank of America Corp., the biggest U.S. bank by assets, picked a 16-year board veteran and academic as chairman after shareholders chased Kenneth D. Lewis from the post. It's still Lewis, the president and chief executive officer, who must calm angry investors. Walter E. Massey, 71, president-emeritus of Morehouse College in Atlanta, was named to lead the board.
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June 21, 2013 |

Fair Housing Lawyer Indulges a Passion for Reading

Foster Corbin, who retired two years ago as executive director of Atlanta's Metro Fair Housing, a group that fights against discrimination in housing and lending practices, has had a lifelong passion for reading. Today the lawyer is one of the country's top book reviewers for Amazon.com, an endeavor that satisfies his passion and has made him new friends.
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