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July 02, 1999 | Law.com

God's Law, Man's Zoning

A war between a tiny Fla. town and two Orthodox Jewish congregations that are squatting in zoning districts that forbid houses of worship has spawned three pending federal lawsuits. The suits pit the town's interest in preserving its zoning code against the two synagogues. The town's litigation is one of the first controversies under a new state law that allows governments to "substantially burden" the free exercise of religion if necessary to serve a "compelling government interest."
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July 27, 2010 | Legaltech News

How Facebook Can Make or Break Your Case

The first thing attorney Eric B. Mayer does after receiving a copy of an employee-filed complaint -- before he reads it -- is check the plaintiff out on Facebook and other social networks. "Just imagine missing the Facebook post: 'I'll do whatever it takes to get back at my employer,'" remarks Mayer.
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May 11, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Hey Neighbor, Can I Borrow a Basketball?

When Howard Tygrett pulled up his stakes in Dallas and moved to Kaufman County in 1997, he left behind more than just the place he'd lived most of his life. He also moved away from a famous neighbor in his former Preston Hollow neighborhood. "In Dallas, I lived next door to Mark Cuban. I wonder whatever happened to him?" Tygrett says in jest. Tygrett's move to Terrell turned out well. He bought a 1895 Queen Anne Victorian House there, practiced a little bit of law as a solo, and ran and won the 86th District Court bench in Kaufman in 2002.
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June 16, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Contracts Trial Judge: Jurors Can Determine What Is a 'Trial'

The word trial is such an ambiguous term that its definition may be presented to a jury for interpretation, a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has ruled.
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October 22, 2007 | National Law Journal

Class action acquires a Dutch accent

Wilmington, Del.'s Grant & Eisenhofer invoked a new and fairly untried Dutch statute to bring a class action against oil giant Shell on behalf of 50 European investors. The result was a settlement totalling upward of $500 million � as well as a new model for resolving future class actions in Europe.
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Law Journal Press | Digital Book Pennsylvania Causes of Action, 12th Edition Authors: GAETAN J. ALFANO, RONALD J. SHAFFER, JOSHUA C. COHAN View this Book

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August 11, 2003 | National Law Journal

On the Move

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February 12, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Ga. Senate backs seat belts for pickups

ATLANTA AP - The Georgia Senate has voted to require adults in pickup trucks to buckle up.Georgia is the only state in the nation to specifically exempt adults in pickups from wearing seat belts. It's cost the state millions of dollars in federal highway funds.The measure passed 49-4 on Thursday.The bill's sponsor, state Sen.
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June 14, 2004 | Law.com

United States v. Crittenden

A simulated controlled substance offense is not fundamentally different from a counterfeit controlled substance offense for consideration for enhanced sentences for those with multiple drug-related convictions.
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July 03, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Suit claims Miami school ignored sexual assault, bullying

The Downtown Miami Charter School is being sued for allegedly ignoring complaints by a 7-year-old boy about sexual assault and bullying by another student.
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June 08, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Klansman's conviction upheld in 1964 kidnappings

JACKSON, Miss. AP - A reputed Ku Klux Klansman will remain in prison after a federal appeals court's split ruling wiped out his acquittal in the kidnappings of two black teenagers who were slain in 1964.James Ford Seale, 73, was found guilty in June 2007 of abducting the teens who authorities said were beaten, weighted down and thrown, possibly still alive, into a Mississippi River backwater in May 1964.
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