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"Jerry Duty"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 04.17.2012

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Jerry Zezima

It was an offer I couldn't refuse: Report to jury duty for a mob trial or wake up next to a horse's head. My wife, Sue, who wakes up every morning next to the other end of a horse, said it would be safer to do my civic duty than to end up on trial myself.

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A Father (And Rabbi) Loses His Son To A Drunk Driver

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Emotions, Court, Drunk Driver, Sorrow, Alcohol, Addiction, Addict, Resentment, Sadness, Family, Death, Death & Dying, Religion News
Carole Bennett, MA

Redemption and forgiveness are not freely given or passively obtained -- they are earned and require actions beyond jail times, beyond any financial settlement.

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Court Artists To Be A Thing Of The Past?

Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Courtroom Art, Court, Court Sketches, Courtroom-Sketches, Court Artists, Rod Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich Corruption Case, Arts News

By Michael Tarm, The Associated Press CHICAGO -- One marker in hand and one in his mouth, Lou Chukman glances up and down from a sketchpad to a re...

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NJ High Court Weighs Mexican Telephone Testimony

AP | WAYNE PARRY | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Deporation, Supreme Court, Mexico, Court, Phoning in Testimony, New Jersey, Mexicans, New Jersey Supreme Court, Testimony, Latino Voices News

TRENTON, N.J. — A man deported from the New Jersey shore for fathering two children with a 15-year-old girl can probably try to overturn his con...

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Accused White House Shooter To Appear In Court

AP | ERIC TUCKER | Posted 02.15.2012

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WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday denied a government request for a more thorough psychiatric evaluation of a man charged with firing shots...

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Lanny Davis' Anti-SLAPP Defense Moving Forward In Court

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Michael Schaffer, Court, Law, Video, First Amendment, Dan Snyder, District of Columbia, 3m, Anti-Slapp, Defamation, D.C., Washington City Paper, Lawsuit, Lanny Davis, DC News

WASHINGTON -- According to a Tuesday court order, Lanny Davis' anti-SLAPP action against Post-It Note manufacturer 3M, which is accusing the famous D....

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Dan Choi Testifies On White House Protest, Says He Is Being Targeted

AP | ERIC TUCKER | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Obama Dont Ask Dont Tell, Lgbt, Politics News, Court, White House, Gay Rights, Military, Dadt Repeal, Dan Choi Trial, Dadt, LGBT Rights, Dan Choi, Obama Gay Rights, Lt. Dan Choi, Dont Ask Dont Tell, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A gay former Army officer arrested outside the White House for protesting the government's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the...

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Is There Such A Thing As A 'Good Divorce'?

Henry Gornbein | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Counseling, Court, Therapy, Marriage Counseling, Is It Over, Divorce, Plan, Goals, Divorce Process, Divorce News
Henry Gornbein

Are "good" and "divorce" in the same sentence an impossibility? I believe it is possible to have a good divorce. Following are some tips on how to h...

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Lindsay to Judge: I Can't Afford Private Counceling

People.com | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Court, Lindsay Lohan Court, Lindsay Lohan, Crime, Lindsay Lohan Sentence, Lindsay Lohan New Lawsuit, Lindsay Lohan Broke, Lindsay Lohan Jail, Video, Celebrity News

Lindsay Lohan made a court appearance on Thursday to check in on her progress following her release from house arrest, but now it looks like she's fac...

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Ryan O'Neal Sues Over Fawcett Portrait

AP | By ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Posted 09.14.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- Ryan O'Neal sued a former associate of longtime partner Farrah Fawcett on Thursday, claiming the man is responsible for a Texas univers...

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Bret Michaels Tony Lawsuit Moved To NY

AP | Posted 09.06.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- Bret Michaels' lawsuit over an accident at the 2009 Tony Awards that the singer claims nearly killed him should be heard in New York wh...

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14 Men Charged In Sex Attacks On Texas Girl

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Texas, Court, Liberty, Rape, Sex Assault, Charges, Cleveland, Crime News

LIBERTY, Texas — DNA testing delays prompted a judge Wednesday to push back until October the cases of 14 men accused of taking part in a series...

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Boston Museum To Pay Restitution To Holocaust Victim Heir

AP | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Boston, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Court, Art Restitution, Holocaust, Art Loans, Nazis, Mfa, Money, Netherlands, Eglon Van Der Neer, Auschwitz, Legal, Boston Globe, Arts News

BOSTON — The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has determined that a 17th century Dutch painting in its collection was once owned by a Jewish art de...

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Amanda Knox Trial: Convicted Ivorian To Testify At Appeal

AP | ALESSANDRA RIZZO | Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: Amanda Knox, Trial, Court, Crime, Amanda Knox Trial, Meredith Kercher Murder, Italy, Meredith Kercher, Rudy Hermann Guede, World News, World News

ROME — The appeal hearing of American student Amanda Knox against her murder conviction in Italy resumes Monday with all eyes on an Ivorian man ...

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Man Allegedly Had Drunken Sex At 85 MPH, Got Busted

The Washington Post | Tom Jackman | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Drunk Driving, Trial, Court, Dc, Drunk, Sex, Beltway, Drunk Sex, Lawsuit, Home News

A Fairfax County police checkpoint, 2006. (Rich Lipski/The Washington Post) Lawsuits after car crashes are beyond common. But in the Fairfax County co...

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Court Strikes Down Public High School Graduation Prayers

Reuters | Jim Forsyth | Posted 07.31.2011

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(Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that a high school graduation in a San Antonio suburb may not include an opening and closing prayer o...

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What Do Divorce Court Judges Want?

Henry Gornbein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Henry Gornbein

Going through a divorce is one of the most traumatic events in anyone's life. The legal system is confusing, to say the least. In a divorce everyone...

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Conservative Christian Lawyers Willing To Take Up Fight For DOMA

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conservative Lawyers, Court, Proposition 8, Gay Marriage, American Center for Law and Justice, Department of Justice, Congress, Obama, Obama Administration, Doma, Constitution, Defense of Marriage Act, Eric Holder, Religion News

By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON -- If President Obama and the U.S. Department of Justice no longer want to defend the Defense of ...

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In Chevron RICO Suit Against Amazonians, Who's the Real Gangster?

Rebecca Tarbotton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trial, Court, Toxic, Rainforest, Contamination, Ecuador, Oil, Waste, Chevron, Pollution, Justice, Lawsuit, Green News
Rebecca Tarbotton

Last week, Chevron filed a RICO suit against a remote Ecuadorian community. That's right: the oil giant is using a law intended to rein in the Mafia against 47 inhabitants of the Amazon rainforest.

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Court Program Helps Homeless Get Clean Slate

Detroit Free Press | L. L. Brasier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Timothy Payne was facing several hundred dollars in traffic fines, and unable to get his driver's license back because of them. Already teetering on ...

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Joe Miller's Personnel Records Must Be Released, Orders Alaska Judge

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A judge has ruled that an Alaska borough must release personnel records from Senate Republican candidate Joe Miller's time a...

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Foreclosure Mess Could Be Easy To Cure And Pose Big Problems For Banks Involved

The New York Times | GRETCHEN MORGENSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is the banks' sloppy paperwork a matter of simple technicalities that are relatively easy to cure, as the banks contend? Or are there more far-reachin...

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"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal's Last, Best Legislative Chance

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

If the Senate does not pass the bill by the end of the 111th Congress, then kiss any chance of DADT's legislative repeal goodbye for the next two years.

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Kraft, Starbucks Distribution Dispute Escalates In Court

Coffee City | Melissa Allison | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the continuing saga of Starbucks trying to end a 12-year relationship in which Kraft Foods has distributed its coffee to grocery stores, Kraft is s...

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Divorce Investment Firms Fund Cases For A Cut

The New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Divorce Lawyers, Court, Investing, Lawyers, Divorce, Lending, Los Angeles, Balance Point Divorce Funding, Law Firms, Beverly Hills, Divorce News

While this business is in its infancy, Balance Point is part of a bigger trend -- the growing industry that invests in other people's lawsuits, arming...

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