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  • Northland Casualty Co. v. Meeks

    Publication Date: 2008-09-05
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-28
    Court: 8th Cir.
    Judge: Gruender, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 07-3057

    Submitted: April 18, 2008Before GRUENDER, BRIGHT and BENTON, Circuit Judges.The estate and heirs of Floyd Meeks (collectively "Meeks") and Rocky Harrell appeal the district court'sa HREF="#D*fn

  • March 17, 2008 | The Associated Press

    Father of slain teen has pressed case for nearly 8 years

    MAYFIELD, Ky. AP When his eldest daughter's burned body was found behind a school, Joe Currin wanted to believe the killer or killers would swiftly be brought to justice. A firefighte

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  • September 21, 2011 | Daily Report Online

    Hours before scheduled execution, ex-DA who prosecuted Davis reflects

    With the scheduled execution of Troy Anthony Davis just hours away, the man who prosecuted him two decades ago defended the state's efforts in the case and railed against the media that he sa

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  • August 15, 2004 |

    TEST - Courtroom Exemplars

    Laying the Foundation for Forensic Expert Witness Testimony: In the United States, Federal Rule of Evidence 702 provides that in order for a witness to be qualified as an expert

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  • May 29, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Editorials

    An Ill Wind A cynical old law professor we know once said that the police should be required, at least once a year, to knock down the door of a white, middle-class family at 3 a

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  • American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota v. Tarek Ibn Ziyad Academy; Islamic Relief Usa; Alice Seagren

    Publication Date: 2011-07-06
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    Date Filed: 2011-07-07
    Court: 8th Cir.
    Judge: Shepherd, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 10-2326

    Submitted: February 17, 2011Before LOKEN, MELLOY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (ACLU) sued public charter school Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TIZA) an

  • January 2, 2012 | The Associated Press

    Critics assail crime laws aimed at people with HIV

    NEW YORK AP - A man in Texas is serving a 35-year prison sentence for spitting at a police officer - because he has the virus that causes AIDS and his saliva was deemed a deadly weapon. In Mi

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  • People v Wright

    Publication Date: 2005-10-20
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    Court: Appellate Division, 3rd Dept
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    Case Number: 14605

    Decided and Entered: October 20, 2005 14605 ________________________________ THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v OMAR J. WRIGHT, Also Known as K.O., App

  • July 16, 2010 | The Associated Press

    Goldman paying $550M to settle civil fraud charges

    WASHINGTON AP - Resolving a high-profile government case linked to the mortgage meltdown, Goldman Sachs & Co. has agreed to pay a record $550 million to settle civil fraud charges that it

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  • July 7, 2000 | Texas Lawyer

    The Outer Limits

    Amid widespread confusion over when the clock starts ticking on the deadline for filing a legal malpractice claim, the Texas Supreme Court has agreed to review two cases dealing with the thorn

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