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  • September 2008

    • Hotshot Lawyer to Rep Palin in Ethics Tussle

      Anchorage Daily News  |  Sep 2, 08 11:15 AM CDT

      Hotshot Lawyer to Rep Palin in Ethics Tussle

      (Newser) - A private-sector lawyer is making the unusual move of defending Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her office in a state investigation into the firing of her public safety commissioner, the Anchorage Daily News reports. But the lawyer's request for witness statements and other materials was immediately shot down —"It would be highly unusual for an investigator to share information with one of the targets of the investigation," said the former prosecutor heading the probe. More »

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      scandals  • Sarah Palin  • Alaska  • lawyer  • state troopers

  • August 2008

    • Clooney Mulls Movie on Qaeda Driver

      Independent (UK)  |  Aug 14, 08 2:39 AM CDT

      Clooney Mulls Movie on Qaeda Driver

      (Newser) - Activist actor George Clooney is considering making the most politically charged film of his career, the Independent reports. The Syriana star has bought the movie rights to The Challenge , a book documenting the life and trial of Osama bin Laden's chauffeur Salim Hamdan, who was sentenced last week to nearly six years in prison for supporting terror. Clooney would likely play Hamdan's lawyer, More »

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      film  • Guantanamo Bay  • lawyer  • George Clooney  • Salim Ahmed Hamdan  • Guantanamo tribunals

    • No Charges for Biased Justice Officials: Mukasey

      New York Times  |  Aug 12, 08 2:33 PM CDT

      No Charges for Biased Justice Officials: Mukasey

      (Newser) - Michael Mukasey said today the ex-Justice Department employees who discriminated against candidates in hiring for political reasons will not face criminal charges, the New York Times reports. Prosecution would be inappropriate, the AG said, because the biased hiring practices violated federal civil service law, not criminal law. More »

    • Settling Out of Court Pays Off, Study Finds

      New York Times  |  Aug 8, 08 6:18 AM CDT

      Settling Out of Court Pays Off, Study Finds

      (Newser) - Taking a civil lawsuit to court tends to be a costly mistake, the New York Times reports. Researchers have found that plaintiffs who reject out-of-court settlements end up with less money 61% of the time, losing an average $43,000. Defendants turned out to be right more than plainfiffs about going ahead with a trial—but the average cost of a bad call was a whopping $1.1 million. More »

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      lawsuit  • lawyer  • civil lawsuits  • court cases  • litigation  • defendants

  • July 2008

    • Where to Get Your JD, ASAP

      Time  |  Jul 24, 08 8:02 PM CDT

      Where to Get Your JD, ASAP

      (Newser) - Northwestern University’s law school will offer its JD program, normally a 3-year commitment, in 2 years, a move designed to increase the school's competitive edge and respond to critics who say students with jobs lined up coast through their final year. Northwestern isn't pioneering the approach, but as the first top-tier school to offer a shortened program, other elite universities may follow, Time reports. More »

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      education  • university  • lawyer  • Northwestern University  • law school  • graduation

    • Corporate America Tries to Chip Away at Lawyer Bills

      Portfolio  |  Jul 15, 08 8:18 PM CDT

      Corporate America Tries to Chip Away at Lawyer Bills

      (Newser) - With corporate legal fees skyrocketing to unprecedented heights—the median amount big companies forked over per outside lawyer in 2007 was more than $600,000—firms are moving to exert some measure of control, Portfolio reports. Some of America’s biggest businesses are taking dramatic steps, like trading long-term agreements for lower fees or creating entirely new billing systems. More »

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      business  • lawyer  • legal fees  • business intelligence

    • Can't Buy Me Love, but Divorce Could Cost $100K

      Divorce360.com  |  Jul 6, 08 3:30 PM CDT

      Can't Buy Me Love, but Divorce Could Cost $100K

      (Newser) - In the current financial climate, getting unhitched has become all the more ruinous, Divorce360.com reports. Selling your home, hiring attorneys, shelling out for therapy, and finding temporary housing add up to a burly bottom line, with one attorney estimating that divorce "can run anywhere from $1,820 (uncontested) to hundreds of thousands of dollars." More »

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      marriage  • divorce  • real estate  • family  • lawyer  • divorce settlement  • divorce rate  • divorce attorney  • financial planning

  • June 2008

    • No Crying in the Courtroom!

      Time  |  Jun 25, 08 11:32 AM CDT

      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

    • Fierce Military Lawyers Take On Gitmo Fight

      New York Times  |  Jun 19, 08 2:43 AM CDT

      Fierce Military Lawyers Take On Gitmo Fight

      (Newser) - Military lawyers appointed to represent Guantanamo prisoners have been fighting in their clients' corner with unexpected fierceness, the New York Times reports. The lawyers have infuriated prosecutors by challenging the administration's war crimes system and demanding rights for their clients. One of them describes the task as a "historic opportunity to defend the rule of law." More »

    • 9/11 Mastermind Goads Others Into Dropping Lawyers

      Washington Post  |  Jun 6, 08 10:45 AM CDT

      9/11 Mastermind Goads Others Into Dropping Lawyers

      (Newser) - Self-described superterrorist Khalid Sheik Mohammed proved himself still the mastermind in court yesterday, urging his four co-defendants in the 9/11 plot to drop their lawyers and defend themselves, which all four had done by the end of the day. The Washington Post paints the scene, in which the men are talking, laughing, and joking—until one questions the wisdom of self-defense, and KSM spits back, “What are you, in the American Army now?” More »

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      lawyer  • same-sex marriage  • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed  • 9/11 attacks

  • May 2008

    • When Marriage Goes to Dogs, Where Do Dogs Go?

      USA Today  |  May 28, 08 6:16 PM CDT

      When Marriage Goes to Dogs, Where Do Dogs Go?

      (Newser) - Joint custody, visitation rights, continued care, and financial support—custody negotiations are no longer restricted to the kids, USA Today reports, as more ex-partners wrangle over the pooch. In a recent survey, 25% of divorce lawyers reported an increase in pet-custody issues, with 90% of those cases involving dogs. It’s a “very hotly contested issue,” said one attorney. More »

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      divorce  • dog  • pets  • lawyer  • custody  • joint custody  • visitation

    • Gitmo Defense Lawyers See Case as a 'Privilege'

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  May 27, 08 9:32 PM CDT

      Gitmo Defense Lawyers See Case as a 'Privilege'

      (Newser) - Defending a Guantanamo Bay detainee isn't a normal pro bono case for Seattle corporate lawyers used to making $575 an hour, the Post-Intelligencer reports: But Harry Schneider and Joe McMillan say the "effort to rein in" what they see as President Bush's legal abuse is motivation enough. "Even a king can't do that," Schneider says of indignities forced upon Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's alleged driver. More »

    • British Judges Not Happy to Ditch Their Wigs

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 15, 08 6:23 PM CDT

      British Judges Not Happy to Ditch Their Wigs

      (Newser) - The sun may never set on the British Empire, the saying goes—so bald judges might want to watch out, as some are being forced to give up their customary wigs in October, the Los Angeles Times reports. They're also getting new robes by a designer associated with “funky British clothes for aspiring funky British girls," the Australian notes. Needless to say, UK papers have had a field day. More »

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      Great Britain  • lawyer  • judge  • traditions  • costume  • wigs  • High Court

    • Executions Are Back—So Are Fairness Issues

      New York Times  |  May 7, 08 9:05 AM CDT

      Executions Are Back—So Are Fairness Issues

      (Newser) - The problem with the death penalty isn’t the method of execution, it’s “poor people getting lousy lawyers,”  the director of the ACLU Capital Punishment Project tells the New York Times . Now that the Supreme Court has green-lighted lethal injection and Georgia has resumed executions, opponents are pointing at shoddy public defense systems they say aren’t equipped to mount an adequate capital defense. More »

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      death penalty  • North Carolina  • capital punishment  • lawyer

    • Fritzl's Lawyer Sees 'Good But Also Bad' in His Eyes

      Der Spiegel  |  May 3, 08 8:00 PM CDT

      Fritzl's Lawyer Sees 'Good But Also Bad' in His Eyes

      (Newser) - Josef Fritzl's attorney is bonding with his client and painting a new picture of him for the press, Der Spiegel reports. “Josef Fritzl is being portrayed as a horrific monster and sexual tyrant," said Rudolf Mayer, a renowned Viennese lawyer. "My job is to show him as a human being." Mayer said he looked into Fritzl's eyes and gleaned much of his psyche in their first meeting. More »

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      Josef Fritzl  • Austria  • incest  • lawyer  • Amstetten, Austria  • legal defense  • Rudolf Mayer

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Aretha Sings Foreclosure Blues

      TMZ  |  Mar 13, 08 2:05 PM CDT

      Aretha Sings Foreclosure Blues

      (Newser) - Aretha Franklin’s mansion is in foreclosure after the Queen of Soul flubbed her taxes, TMZ.com reports. Franklin owes $19,192 in back taxes, but she says she’ll pay before the March 31 deadline. The singer faults her lawyer for a 2005 mistake over $445 in taxes and late fees that pushed the Detroit home, valued at $712,000 into foreclosure. More »

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      celebrity  • music  • foreclosure  • Detroit  • taxes  • lawyer  • mansion  • Aretha Franklin  • Queen of Soul

    • Spitzer Hires Hotshot Lawyer

      Portfolio  |  Mar 11, 08 2:20 PM CDT

      Spitzer Hires Hotshot Lawyer

      (Newser) - Eliot Spitzer needs a lawyer, and luckily, the ex-AG knows a few. Client 9 has put his fate in the hands of Michele Hirshman, his top deputy from his days as New York State's top lawyer. Now a partner at a top-tier New York firm, Hirshman also spent 11 years as a federal prosecutor, heading up the Public Corruption Unit, which just happens to be the outfit Spitzer’s in trouble with. More »

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      Eliot Spitzer  • lawyer  • impeachment  • white collar crime

  • February 2008

    • Firefighting Is US' Sexiest Job

      Boston Globe  |  Feb 14, 08 3:22 PM CST

      Firefighting Is US' Sexiest Job

      (Newser) - Americans may ogle the celebrities gracing the covers of gossip mags, but firefighter remains the sexiest job title on the books, the Boston Globe reports. Personal trainer comes in a close second, according to Salary.com's Valentine's Day survey. It's the site's first such survey in three years, and though the top spot didn't change, there was movement down the list. More »

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      doctor  • sex  • firefighters  • lawyer  • job  • reporter  • teacher  • CEOs  • nurses  • veterinarian  • flight attendants  • event planners

    • Lawyers' Ads Make for Legal Circus Indeed

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 7, 08 1:46 PM CST

      Lawyers' Ads Make for Legal Circus Indeed

      (Newser) - A law firm running ads is often frowned upon by its legal peers, and such advertising is subject to strict standards in many states. But with New York cracking down on TV spots depicting lawyers as giants or offering counsel to aliens, firms are fighting back, the Wall Street Journal reports, asserting the ads are within their free-speech rights. More »

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      advertising  • lawyer  • commercials

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