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  • Mo. high court hears arguments on incentive fund

    Mo. high court hears arguments on incentive fund

    Recent Cases 09/22/2012

    Missouri Supreme Court judges are weighing two potentially contradictory sections of legislation while deciding whether a new law creating an incentive fund for high-tech businesses can take effect. Arguments Wednesday before the high court focused o...

  • MacDonald goes to court in 'Fatal Vision' case

    MacDonald goes to court in 'Fatal Vision' case

    Legal Events 09/20/2012

    Jeffrey MacDonald, a clean-cut Green Beret and doctor convicted of killing of his pregnant wife and their two daughters, is getting another chance to try proving his innocence — more than four decades after the nation was gripped by his tales of Char...

  • Outgoing NC Sen. Stevens resigns, joins law firm

    Outgoing NC Sen. Stevens resigns, joins law firm

    Law Firm Marketing 09/14/2012

    A state senator has resigned from the North Carolina General Assembly and is joining a Raleigh law firm to help clients on economic development, regulatory and other government policy issues. Five-term Republican Sen. Richard Stevens of Cary resigned...

  • KC law firm owner faces murder, forgery charges

    KC law firm owner faces murder, forgery charges

    Headline Legal News 09/12/2012

    The owner of a Kansas City law firm was indicted Friday on first-degree murder and forgery charges, but authorities would not confirm whether it's related to the 2010 shooting death of the attorney's father. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office said i...

  • Ga. county must $4 million to billboard firm

    Ga. county must $4 million to billboard firm

    Headline Legal News 09/07/2012

    A Georgia county has been ordered to pay more than more than $4 million in damages and attorney fees to a billboard company as part of its ongoing fight to keep billboards out of Atlanta's northern suburbs. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports th...

  • W.Va. court hears 'rescue' funding arguments

    W.Va. court hears 'rescue' funding arguments

    Legal Events 09/05/2012

    Whether West Virginia Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry receives additional public funds for his campaign hinges on whether the U.S. Supreme Court sees a difference between elections for the judiciary and races for other political posts, the stat...

  • California deputy pleads guilty to weapons charge

    California deputy pleads guilty to weapons charge

    Recent Cases 08/31/2012

    A former Sacramento County sheriff's deputy has pleaded guilty to a federal charge stemming from the illegal sale of dozens of weapons, some of which were used by criminals. Prosecutors in Sacramento say Thomas Lu and fellow former deputy Ryan McGowa...

  • Ohio man pleads not guilty to Pitt threat charges

    Ohio man pleads not guilty to Pitt threat charges

    Legal Events 08/29/2012

    An Ohio man charged with conspiracy for allegedly claiming to be part of the computer hacking group "Anonymous" and posting a YouTube threat to release confidential computer information belonging to the University of Pittsburgh pleaded not guilty on ...

  • Appeals court removes key civil service protection

    Appeals court removes key civil service protection

    National News 08/24/2012

    A federal appeals court ruling that has taken key civil service protection away from government employees involved in national security work will have far-reaching implications, advocates for federal workers say. Tom Devine, legal director of the Gov...

  • Appeals court affirms oil company polar bear rules

    Appeals court affirms oil company polar bear rules

    Legal Events 08/22/2012

    Oil companies operating in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast will have a negligible effect on polar bears and walrus, according to a federal Appeals Court ruling Tuesday that backed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules on harassment of the...

  • 3M Co. sues former law firm for switching sides

    3M Co. sues former law firm for switching sides

    Headline Legal News 08/17/2012

    The 3M Co. has filed a lawsuit against one of its former law firms, claiming its attorneys were motivated by "greed" when they switched sides in an environmental case against the conglomerate. 3M is suing Covington & Burling which is helping the ...

  • 3M Co. sues former law firm for switching sides

    3M Co. sues former law firm for switching sides

    Headline Legal News 08/17/2012

    The 3M Co. has filed a lawsuit against one of its former law firms, claiming its attorneys were motivated by "greed" when they switched sides in an environmental case against the conglomerate. 3M is suing Covington & Burling which is helping the ...

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