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OPINION

 Women 
 Celebrate 
 Michelle O. 

The 'tough' but 'normal' First Lady has a lot going for her, and is making the best of it all

May 3, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama: Whether you see her as a role model for working moms, an angry black woman, a sensible style icon, or an irrepressible hugger, everyone seems to have an opinion about the new first lady. The Guardian got 12 prominent women to muse on the different sides of Michelle;... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • lawyer • Harvard • Princeton • first lady • moms • role model

(Newser) - A bed designed for avatar sex? That's intellectual property. An agreement between virtual real estate developers? It's an oral contract. Or so say some lawyers, who are opening offices to handle disputes in the virtual, online world of Second Life, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "It's an emerging area... More »

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intellectual property • lawyer • Second Life • online gaming

(Newser) - The Obama administration is pushing for a Supreme Court decision that would curtail the right of criminal suspects to counsel, the AP reports. At issue is a 1986 ruling that prevents police from questioning suspects unless a lawyer is present. The Justice Department says the restriction “serves no real... More »

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Department of Justice • interrogation • lawyer • civil rights • suspect • attorney • US Supreme Court • Obama administration • President Obama • right to counsel • questioning

Mother Gains Notoriety After Kicking Kids
to the Curb

Park Ave. lawyer pulls 'bad mommy' move

Apr 23, 09 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - The quiet suburban life of Madlyn Primoff—a mother of two who litigated international financial disputes for a Park Avenue law firm—has come undone in a wash of publicity, the Journal News reports, after her kids’ bickering proved too annoying in downtown White Plains last weekend. In a bit... More »

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road rage • lawyer • child neglect • daughter • moms • mother

 'Most Teens... 
 Are Sexually 
 Active': Levi 

Baby daddy willing to sue for visitation, if it comes to that

Apr 23, 09 8:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Levi Johnston may sue the Palins for the right to see his son, Politico reports. Johnston told Larry King last night that he hired an attorney when Alaska's first family cut off communication, but added, “We’re not in a big fight with the Palins. I still like the... More »

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baby • lawyer • child custody • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston

 NY Attorney 
 Beat, Suffocated 
 Family Over Hours 

Gig was about to be up on Parente investor scam, investigators believe

Apr 23, 09 3:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New York attorney beat and suffocated his wife and two daughters in a horrific attack that took hours, police told the New York Daily News. He then fatally slashed himself in a Baltimore hotel room where the four bodies were found. Investigators believe William Parente, 59, was ripping... More »

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parenting • New York • Manhattan • murder • scam • lawyer • father • attorney • filicide • William Parente

 Suicidal 
 NY Lawyer 
 Kills Family 
 in Hotel 

Family was in Baltimore visiting college daughter

Apr 22, 09 1:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A troubled Long Island attorney killed his wife, two children and himself in a Baltimore hotel, police said yesterday. "The why and the motive in this is just a big blank right now," said a police official of attorney William Parente, 59, who had an estate and tax... More »

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suicide • crime • murder • murder-suicide • Baltimore • lawyer • Long Island • attorney • filicide • law practice • William Parente

Nobelist Lawyer Defends US Prisoner in Iran

Ebadi urges bail release for journalist Roxana Saberi

Apr 21, 09 5:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shirin Ebadi, the dissident Iranian human rights lawyer who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize, will defend the Iranian-American journalist sentenced this weekend to 8 years in prison, reports the Washington Post. Ebadi is seeking to secure a bail release for Roxana Saberi, who was convicted of spying for the... More »

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Iran • Tehran • espionage • lawyer • journalist • Roxana Saberi • Shirin Ebadi

Mumbai Gunman Retracts 'Coerced' Confession

Kasab gets new lawyer; trail begins after delays

Apr 17, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The sole surviving gunman and top suspect in the Mumbai massacre has retracted his confession, which his new lawyer says was coerced, the BBC reports. Now, the judge must decide whether the confession will count in the case, in which Pakistani Mohammed Ajmal Kasab is accused of killing 166 people... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • lawyer • Mumbai • murder trial • attorney • Ajmal Amir Kasab • Mumbai attacks • Mohammed Ajmal Kasab

(Newser) - The trial of the one surviving Pakistani accused in November’s devastating attack in Mumbai started and stopped today when the judge dismissed the defendant's lawyer, the Times of London reports. Azam Amir Kasab’s court-appointed attorney was not permitted to defend him because she had previously discussed representing... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • judge • lawyer • murder trial • attorney • gunman • Ajmal Amir Kasab • Mumbai attacks • Mohammed Ajmal Kasab • dismissal

NYC Firm Pays Lawyers for Not Going to Work

Cost-cutting measure gives employees $80K for taking a year off

Apr 13, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amid nationwide layoffs and salary freezes, how could a New York law firm justify paying some of its employees $80,000 to stay away from the office? It makes more sense when you know that the lawyers usually make three times that: The partners have found a way to cut... More »

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layoffs • salary • lawyer • weakening economy • corporate jobs • law firm • furlough • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Lawyer Blows Off Alleged Ashley Biden Coke Video

Says not involved after shopping tape to press

Mar 30, 09 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The DC lawyer hawking a video that purportedly showed Joe Biden’s daughter snorting coke has suddenly dropped the client—a supposed friend of Ashley Biden—who provided the tape, the New York Daily News reports. Thomas Dunlap refused to identify the provider of the film, which was being shopped... More »

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Joe Biden • cocaine • video • lawyer • tape • Ashley Biden

(Newser) - The sluggish economy has more law firms deferring offers of positions to graduating law students, Time reports. The idle young lawyers join more than 3,000 attorneys who have lost jobs since January 2008; the industry is expected to earn up to 10% less this year than last. One upside:... More »

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education • recession • law school • lawyer • graduation • law firm • defer

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Jade's Funeral Date Set 

Plus, Rihanna house hunts, and more

Mar 24, 09 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The funeral for Jade Goody, the British reality star who died of cervical cancer, will be held April 4, the BBC reports. A funeral procession will go from her house to a nearby church. Elsewhere:
  • Rihanna was spotted house-hunting yesterday in the Hollywood Hills, the Sun reports.
  • Struggling-for-cash
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television • Britney Spears • reality TV • Angelina Jolie • California • Hollywood • taxes • cervical cancer • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • death • lawyer • funeral • Britain • Kiefer Sutherland • legal fees • Rihanna • estate • TV series • law firm • Maserati • Marcheline Bertrand • Jade Goody • back taxes

New Solicitor General in Line for High Court

Center-left lawyer
will work closely
with Supremes

Mar 21, 09 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Elena Kagan became America's first female solicitor general yesterday, putting her one step closer to a possible Supreme Court nomination, the AP reports. As the so-called "10th Supreme Court justice," Kagan will effectively audition for the high court if she argues a Voting Rights Act case next... More »

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Department of Justice • lawyer • Harvard Law School • confirmation hearings • solicitor general • US Supreme Court • Obama administration • President Obama • political appointment • Elena Kagan

 LiLo Blames 
 Warrant on 
 Paparazzi 


Lawyer going alone to clear up warrant 'misunderstanding'

Mar 16, 09 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sorry, LiLo stalkers: Lindsay Lohan’s lawyer is meeting with a judge today, but “Lindsay won’t be in court with me,” he tells the New York Daily News, adding that her arrest warrant stemmed from a “misunderstanding which I am confident I can clear up.”... More »

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alcohol • celebrity trials • Lindsay Lohan • alcohol abuse • drunk driving • celebrity • lawyer • warrant • arrest warrant

(Newser) - A defendant found liable for $12.6 million in an Arkansas civil matter asked for a new trial because one juror Tweeted about the case from the courtroom, the Springdale Morning News reports. “Juror Jonathan’s” Twitter entries included “Oh and nobody buy Stoam,” the foam/steel hybrid... More »

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Arkansas • lawyer • mistrial • juror • Twitter • retrial • civil trial

(AP) - Disgraced money manager Bernard Madoff emerged from seclusion today to confront a potential conflict of interest in his massive fraud case: a $900,000 investment by his lawyer's sons. Prosecutors asked the judge to rule on the conflict to clear the way for another highly anticipated proceeding Thursday, when Madoff... More »

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Federal Court • lawyer • Ponzi scheme • scandal • securities fraud • conflict of interest • Bernard Madoff • Ira Sorkin

Madoff Lawyer Hit by Death Threats

Accused swindler may have hid money under attorney's name

Mar 4, 09 2:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Bernard Madoff's criminal defense lawyer has received several death threats amid more than a dozen emails of a "cursing and screaming" nature, sources tell ABC. "I deeply regret that the Sorkin family did not perish in the Nazi death camps," said one angry email sent to Ira... More »

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death threats • lawyer • Ponzi scheme • attorney • securities fraud • Bernard Madoff • Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities

'Coaches' Help New Inmates Move from Suits to Stripes

Rise of white-collar crime has benefited prison consultants

Feb 27, 09 3:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The recession is providing new career opportunities for criminals turned consultants, reports the Los Angeles Times. Using the web, “jailhouse litigators” coach future inmates who’ve been convicted of white-collar crimes that presumably haven't prepared them for life on the inside. “We deal with anybody who has fears,... More »

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prison • jail • lawyer • inmates • consultant

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