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  • March 19, 2009 | The Associated Press

    Charity scraps idea for sex offender home in Ky.

    LEXINGTON, Ky. AP - A Catholic charity in Kentucky faced an uproar over its efforts to buy a home for four registered sex offenders, continuing what supporters say is a never-ending cycle for

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  • January 1, 2009 |

    Fighting the Dark Side

    In 1995 Paul Kocher started Cryptography Research Inc., focusing on how to improve the security of semiconductors. "We were creating solutions to a problem no one knew existed," Kocher sa

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  • October 18, 2004 | Lawfirminc.

    The Arrogance of the Outrageous Bill

    Want proof that human beings can transmute into fire-breathing dragons? Just ask general counsel about the most outrageous bills they've received from firms. John McGuckin, execu

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  • March 1, 2004 | Legal Times

    States Can Ban Scholarships for Theology

    The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 last week that states are free to deny college scholarship money to students majoring in theology. The surprisingly lopsided decision in Locke v.

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  • Andrews v. Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.

    Publication Date: 2008-10-20
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    Date Filed: 2008-10-10
    Court: 6th Cir.
    Judge: McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 07-3632

    RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit Rule 206Submitted: September 16, 2008Before: GUY, BATCHELDER, and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.OPINIONThis diversity case involv

  • July 30, 2007 | Bloomberg

    Subprime mess fueled by crack cocaine accounting

    BACK IN 1998, as the subprime-lending industry imploded, critics blasted the loose rules that allowed profits to be booked under "gain-on-sale" accounting-the financial world's equivalent of

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  • Wallace v. Methodist Hospital System

    Publication Date: 2001-11-09
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    Date Filed: 2001-11-07
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Emilio M. Garza, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 00-20255

    As amended November 13, 2001Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of TexasVeronica A. Wallace ("Wallace") appeals the district court's grant of judgment as a mat

  • June 7, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

    Former GC Mayopoulos Transitioning to CEO Role at Fannie Mae

    Timothy Mayopoulos is taking a huge pay cut and accepting an uncertain future as he leaves the general counsel post at Fannie Mae to become the government-backed mortgage company’s new C

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  • United States v. Jeffrey Stein et al., 05 Crim. 0888

    Publication Date: 2008-11-12
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    Date Filed: 2008-11-03
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
    Judge: Lewis Kaplan
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    Case Number: 05 Crim. 0888

    District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances: John M. Hillebrecht Kevin M. Downing M

  • December 27, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Editorials

    Beyond Bears DEP Commissioner Bradley Campbell thought there are 1,600 bears in New Jersey. His subordinates in the Division of Fish and Wildlife thought there were twice as man

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