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  • June 2008
    • No Crying in the Courtroom!

      No Crying in the Courtroom!

      (Newser) - State prosecutors in Ohio want to ban teary-eyed appeals to the jury in an upcoming capital murder case, Time reports. A motion seeking to prohibit blubbering defense attorneys accuses them of crying on cue and violating a 1999 Ohio Supreme Court ruling that it’s “improper to inflame a jury’s emotions by crying.” A defense attorney for the trial calls the motion “a little ridiculous.” More »

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      capital punishment   lawyer   prosecutors   trial lawyers   crying

  • March 2008
  • January 2008
    • Newt Argues a Conservative Green Plan

      Newt Argues a Conservative Green Plan

      (Newser) - Newt Gingrich has triggered a debate in the New Republic over how to inspire eco-friendly fuel innovation. He argues that tax breaks and a billion-dollar prize can spark green entrepreneurs to usurp the "oligarchies and dictatorships" that control US oil dependence. But a pair of eco-authors wants more, and argues that Washington must invest tax dollars into new technologies to reverse climate change. More »

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      climate change   Newt Gingrich   trial lawyers

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