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Alito May Be Conservative, But Can We Predict Future Rulings
by Ann WoolnerAs night follows day, so reams of legal analysis trail a nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Stacks of reports claim to explain Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s view of the law, which is alarming or comforting, extremist or mainstream, driven by ideology or by law, depending on the report.Still, they make a couple of things clear.Defense uses 'Reptile' strategy against Keenan
For $95, plaintiffs' lawyers can buy a book that teaches them how to appeal to jurors' basic survival instincts, those that emanate from humans' "Reptilian" brains."When the Reptile sees a survival danger, she protects her genes by impelling the juror to protect himself and the community," write co-authors Don C.Andersen Defense Starts Shaking Like House of Cards
Brenda Sapino [email protected] lawyer Russell "Rusty" Hardin holds a markedly different hand for the start of Arthur Andersen's trial than the one he held just seven weeks ago, when he sought a speedy trial for his client.Andersen goes to trial on May 6 on a criminal charge of obstruction of justice for destroying documents of former client Enron Corp.Obama says he'll order review of executive orders
WASHINGTON AP - Barack Obama told House Democrats on Tuesday that as president he would order his attorney general to scour White House executive orders and expunge any that "trample on liberty," several lawmakers said.Presidents, as head of the executive branch of government, issue such orders to direct operations of executive branch agencies, like the Justice Department and the CIA.View more book results for the query "*"
NFL's 'Pacman' Jones pleads no contest in Las Vegas club melee
Backdating cases head to settlement
A significant portion of the stock-options backdating cases have reached preliminary settlements in recent months, with plaintiffs' firms Labaton Sucharow and Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman Robbins serving as lead counsel in some of the most noteworthy agreements. Of those made public, few settlements have reached proportions that lawyers anticipated at the start of the backdating scandal.Illinois AG threatens to act soon against governor
CHICAGO AP - Illinois' attorney general on Thursday threatened to go to the state Supreme Court to have embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared unfit to hold office if he doesn't resign soon or get impeached by the Legislature."I am prepared to take action," state Attorney General Lisa Madigan said on CNN.Municipal Judges Support Merger With Traffic Court
Trisha [email protected] Municipal Court judges are unanimously in favor of a proposed merger with the City Court of Atlanta, according to a statement from Municipal Court Chief Judge Barbara A. Harris.Harris, in a press release, had nothing but praise for Mayor Shirley C. Franklin and the independent review panel Franklin convened last fall.Trending Stories
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