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2008 valedictorian a different kind of "Morehouse Man"
ATLANTA AP - From his first day at Morehouse College - the country's only institution of higher learning dedicated to the education of black men - Joshua Packwood has been a standout.His popularity got him elected dorm president as a freshman. His looks and physique made him a fashion-show favorite.Home renters expecting boon from Olympics
Londoners are already seeking tenants to stay in their homes during the 2012 Olympic Games, asking as much as 70 percent more than typical apartment rents to capitalize on an expected shortage of hotel rooms.About 320,000 foreigners will travel to London in the six weeks from the start of the Olympics to the end of the Paralympics, competing for about 120,000 hotel rooms available by then, the U.In court race, Wilson plays a familiar role
Whether Matt Wilson will unseat Justice David E. Nahmias from the Supreme Court of Georgia will be decided on Election Day, but Wilson has so far succeeded in getting the attention of the incumbent.Wilson gleefully reported to supporters last week that Nahmias contacted him "to express his concerns with statements I made" during an Oct.Courtside: For Justice Thomas, silence may not be golden
Four years ago, South Carolina Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald Zelenka was about to wrap up his oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court when he heard an unfamiliar voice.Justice Clarence Thomas, who almost never asks questions, was asking him one, about the standard the trial court judge in Holmes v. South Carolina used for allowing certain evidence into the case.Duane Morris fights legal malpractice suit
Duane Morris has filed preliminary objections in a legal malpractice case against the firm and two attorneys in which a prominent local couple claim they suffered "substantial losses" after the lawyers allegedly ignored their pleas for conservative investment strategies and their money ended up in the hands of Ponzi-schemer Bernard L.US racketeering law is tested in Moscow
MOSCOW AP - Russian authorities are hoping to make legal history by applying an American racketeering law in a Moscow court as they seek to recover billions of dollars in damages from the Bank of New York Mellon.Hearings resume Monday in the Russian Federal Customs Service's $22.5 billion lawsuit against the bank, which was at the center of a major money-laundering scandal in the late 1990s.American Airlines attempts to head off big pay raises
AMERICAN AIRLINES, profitable again after racking up $8 billion in losses since 2001, faces a three-front battle to limit labor costs that are among the highest in the industry.The three unions representing American's employees want to make up for double-digit wage and benefit cuts back in 2003, when the company was on the brink of bankruptcy.Legal experts disagree over likely outcome of IMF sex case
D.C. Circuit facing issues from condom sales to DEA leaks
As the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit returns to work after its summer recess ended Monday, a range of complex issues awaits the judges, including cases that examine securities fraud enforcement, U.S. Department of Justice leaks and the subpoena power of federal trade regulators.Several agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Trade Commission and DOJ, will be defending district court wins in the D.Trending Stories
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