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June 22, 1999 |

The Telecom Tango

The telecommunications industry has produced half of the ten largest mergers in history, and more major combinations seem inevitable. One result has been increased attention to the process by which the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice review the mergers. There is increasing sentiment among lawyers, business people, and even government officials themselves that the system is broken.
11 minute read
February 21, 2005 |

State v. Irelan

The warrantless search of the passenger compartment of defendant's auto in connection with a stop and arrest for DWI, while he was handcuffed in the police car, during which police seized a loaded handgun, was valid under the automobile exception to the warrant requirement because the police had probable cause to believe the auto contained evidence of the offense for which defendant was arrested (open containers of alcohol) and there were exigent circumstances; the suppression of the gun is reversed.
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October 13, 2009 |

Superior Court Hopefuls Address Questions Posed by The Legal

In this edition of The Legal, we present the answers of the four Republican and four Democratic candidates for openings on the Superior Court.
84 minute read
September 23, 2005 |

Hoblock, plaintiffs-appellees-cross-appellants v. Albany County Board of Elections, defendant-appellant-cross-appellee

Voters Distinct From Candidates to Escape �Rooker-Feldman� Bar in Results Challenge
47 minute read
June 07, 2005 |

National Council of La Raza v. Department of Justice

Justice Department Required to Turn Over Memo On State, Local Enforcement of Immigration Laws
25 minute read
April 20, 2004 |

The City of Rome, New York v. Verizon Communications Inc.

Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction Lacking Over State Court Telecommunications Act Case
62 minute read
October 12, 2009 |

Superior Court Hopefuls Address Questions Posed by the The Legal

Editor's note: Libertarian candidate Marakay Rogers was added to the ballot Sept. 16, after questionnaires were sent to the other candidates. A questionnaire was sent to Rogers, but she did not respond in time for publication.
81 minute read
February 02, 2010 |

Attorney Says Prosecutors Engaged in Vendetta to Ruin Him

Attorney J. Mark Shelnutt -- acquitted of money-laundering and drug conspiracy charges based on his acceptance of legal fees prosecutors claimed were derived from the illegal drug sales of his clients -- tells the Fulton County Daily Report he is still baffled by the tactics federal prosecutors used in an effort to send him to prison. Foremost among those tactics: their willingness to offer key players in the drug-trafficking ring sweetheart deals or set them free if they would testify against Shelnutt.
28 minute read
January 22, 2002 |

Jockeying for Position

The spectacular failure of the Enron Corp. and the controversy over the role of auditor Arthur Andersen have set off furious activity in Washington`s legal firmament.
21 minute read
January 30, 2003 |

The Inaugural Issue: January 1878

The publisher wasn't convinced of the new journal's viability or profitability � even in the short term. Here are the editor's opening remarks, followed by a sampling of the first issue's contents. Note the editor's closing entreaty: "Now, legal brethren, it is yours to say if this honest attempt to do you a service shall be rewarded with success."
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