• July 28, 2008 | Legal Times

    Sizing Up the 2007-08 Supreme Court Term

    The Supreme Court term that ended in late June was difficult to categorize. For much of the term, the justices seemed to be more harmonious and unanimous, with fewer closely di

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  • February 27, 2006 | Legal Times

    Carnival Sings in the Canaries

    Today is Rose Monday, the day most carnivals hit fever pitch as we near the Lenten fast leading to Easter. "Carne- vale" is Latin for "flesh farewell." The tradition harks back to the an

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  • Butler v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-11-19
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    Date Filed: 2009-11-12
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 6
    Judge: Bailey C. Moseley Justice
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    Case Number: 06-08-00194-CR

    Date Submitted: September 30, 2009Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.OPINIONGerald DeWayne Butler, having been convicted by a jury of two counts of aggravated robbery, was assessed

  • November 24, 2008 | The Associated Press

    Immigrant's killing shows tensions on Long Island

    PATCHOGUE, N.Y. AP - The flowers have wilted and the candles are burned out at a makeshift memorial where an immigrant from Ecuador was stabbed to death in what police say was a hate crime ca

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  • July 19, 2010 | Daily Report Online

    Lawyers, judges remember Harold Hill

    Harold N. Hill Jr., the former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, is being remembered as a reserved but kind jurist who loved being on the water and cared deeply about the fair ad

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  • Neal v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-06-19
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    Date Filed: 2008-06-18
    Court: Tex. Crim. App.
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    Case Number: AP-75,406

    Keller, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Womack, Keasler, Hervey and Holcomb, JJ., joined. Meyers, J., filed a concurring opinion. Price, and Johnson, JJ., concurred. Cochran, J., con

  • August 31, 2012 | The Associated Press

    Pentagon weighing options against ex-SEAL author

    WASHINGTON (AP)  The Pentagon is considering legal action against a former Navy SEAL whose book describes insider details of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, but it has not made a f

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  • December 19, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Texts From Cop Posing as Accomplice Don't Violate Wiretap Act

    It is not a violation of the Wiretap Act for a police officer to pose as an accomplice and communicate with a suspect via text messages, the state Supreme Court ruled.The court's rulin

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  • August 15, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Criticizing Guidelines, Judge Gives Sentences 25 Years Less Than Recommended Minimum

    Two brothers facing 30 years to life under federal sentencing guidelines for their roles in a securities-fraud scheme received five-year sentences yesterday. In departing do

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  • March 2, 2001 | The Recorder

    From Temp Pool to Silver Screen

    "Bob, I'm a bad secretary," Josh confesses to his boss in the movie "Haiku Tunnel."But Bob Shelby, a heavyweight tax lawyer, refuses to let his staffer quit -- even after Josh tells hi

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