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  • April 2, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Localities Told to Study Effects Of Nude Dancing Before Bans

    Municipalities that want to exclude strip clubs must first consider evidence of potential negative impacts such as rising crime or falling property values, a federal appeals court has ruled.

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  • April 30, 2009 | The Associated Press

    White supremacist executed in Ga. for 1994 murder

    JACKSON, Ga. AP - A Georgia man convicted of murdering one of the followers of his white supremacist group insisted that he was not to blame for the killing shortly before he was put to death

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  • January 9, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

    A Fortunate Life: Judge Pete Benavides Reflects on His Time at the 5th Circuit

    Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Pete Benavides remembers that teachers at his elementary school couldn't pronounce his first name easily, so they nicknamed him "Pete" based on h

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  • March 15, 2004 | National Law Journal

    Decision summaries from the NLJ

    BANKRUPTCY can't pick which creditors to pay first A bankruptcy court order allowing the discount retailer

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  • McDonald v. City of Chicago, Illinois

    Publication Date: 2010-06-28
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    Date Filed: 2010-06-28
    Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
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    Case Number: No. 08-1521

    OTIS McDONALD, et al., PETITIONERS v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, et al. No. 08-1521p class="jur

  • Williams v. United States

    Publication Date: 2009-03-04
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    Date Filed: 2009-02-26
    Court: D.C. Ct. App.
    Judge: Farrell, Senior Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for appellant Williams: Richard Stolker, Rockville, Md.
    for defendant: Attorney for appellant Bryant: Christopher Kemmitt, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C. Attorney for appellee: J.P. Cooney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: Nos. 06-CF-1586 & 06-CF-1587

    Argued December 12, 2008Before WASHINGTON, Chief Judge, KRAMER, Associate Judge, and FARRELL, Senior Judge.*fn1A jury found both appellants guilty of distributi

  • McDonald v. City of Chicago, Illinois

    Publication Date: 2010-06-28
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    Date Filed: 2010-06-28
    Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
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    Case Number: No. 08-1521

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 8030 OTIS McDONALD, et al., PETITIONERS v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, et al. p

  • People v. Baker

    Publication Date: 2012-04-11
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    Date Filed: 2012-04-11
    Court: C.A. 4th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorney General, Peter Quon, Jr., and Susan Miller, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Rudy Kraft, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. E053641

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 3937 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LENNETT BAKER, Defendant and Appell

  • December 26, 2002 | Daily Report Online

    Long Aldridge Merges; Blackstock Leaves PoGo

    Julia D. Gray [email protected] Highlights for the city's law firms in 2002 included a big merger and name change for Long Aldridge & Norman. And while the usual arra

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  • City of Haltom City v. Aurell

    Publication Date: 2012-09-04
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    Date Filed: 2012-08-23
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 2
    Judge: Terrie Livingston Chief Justice
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    Case Number: NO. 02-11-00197-CV

    OPINION In this interlocutory appeal,*fn1 appellant City of Haltom City (the City) appeals the trial court's order denying its motion for summary judg