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Lawyer says convicted lobbyist won't go to jail
Reno :: NV :: USA | 15 days ago
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Nev. (AP) Harvey Whittemore 's lawyer says despite his client's illegal campaign fundraising conviction, the man prosecutors called "King of the Hill" in Nevada politics is a long way from prison. Whittemore, former head of a billion dollar
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SCOTUS turns down voting law challenge
Upi :: Philippines | 3 months ago
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Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a voting rights case in Texas on whether undocumented immigrants can be considered in creating voting districts...One practical implication of the policy is that some council members in Irving, Texas, represent
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Marriage Cases May Hinge on Procedure
Singapore :: Singapore | 3 months ago
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In 1793, George Washington's administration asked the Supreme Court for help interpreting treaties. The court politely declined, telling the first president that it was in business to resolve actual disputes, not to give advice. Based on this week's
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Precedent 'threatens vulnerable hospital specialist workforce' (Fuseworks)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 3 months ago
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Journey Invite friends to discover what they are reading by connecting to Facebook. Connect with friends on Facebook and start sharing new and exciting content. Precedent 'threatens vulnerable hospital specialist workforce' Association of Salaried
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Lawyer touts ‘breakthrough' in HudBay lawsuit
El Estor :: Guatemala | 4 months ago
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Power Struggle Mining Mining And he claims the decision will help others seeking to sue Canadian mining companies for alleged abuses overseas a claim dismissed by HudBay, which says it intends to fight the allegations. Mr. Klippenstein is pursuing a $
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Open Bar: Aim at a moving target
Vail :: CO :: USA | 4 months ago
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Attorneys operate in an uncertain world populated by nuance and conjecture and are guided by a canon that is ever-changing. Using intuition borne of training and experience, the skillful lawyer navigates the litigation landscape with care and the
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Former Nazi guard appeals to immigration board
Falls Church :: VA :: USA | 6 months ago
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Va. A former Nazi concentration camp guard who has lived quietly in western Pennsylvania for more than 50 years took his fight against deportation to the nation's highest immigration court Thursday, arguing that he shouldn't be punished because he
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Ruling: 'Price tag' acts akin to terror
Tel Aviv :: Israel | 6 months ago
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Mannal Jabari Supreme Court renders precedent-setting ruling allowing authorities to apply some of the legal practices used in terror cases to 'price tag' cases Aviel Magnezi The State is bolstering its actions against Jewish terror: The Supreme
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Williams: Don't worry about Roe v. Wade
Frisco :: CO :: USA | 7 months ago
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I, however, was never fearful of that, for I know that a bill cannot overturn a Supreme Court decision. Roe v Wade, by the way, has not been federal law for 50 years. It is a Supreme Court decision that established legal precedent for our current
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Third Circuit Says "STOP!"
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 8 months ago
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Sikkelee . In an order handed down yesterday (that we haven't found on the court's website) involving an attempted interlocutory appeal, the Third Circuit said: "As stated in Covel , a federal court applying Pennsylvania substantive law must predict
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