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Legally Speaking
You loved L.A. Law. You thought Twelve Angry Men was the best movie you ever saw. When the O.J. trial was over, you wept. Now's your chance to listen to WGN's award-winning legal talk show "Legally Speaking" with Chicago attorney Karen Conti. Even if you...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Entertainment, Prosecution, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Criminals
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Chicago Law: What next for outgoing U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald?
The first question Patrick Fitzgerald faced at his news conference Thursday had to do with his future plans. He didn't make any big announcements.
"I have to figure out what I'm doing next," said Fitzgerald, who steps down next month as U.S. attorney...Tags: Elections, Prosecution, Lawyers, Executive Branch, Ameet Sachdev
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Florida law thwarts jobless benefits, advocates tell feds
Advocates for the unemployed called Thursday for a federal investigation of a Florida law they say systematically tries to prevent laid-off workers from receiving jobless benefits.
State regulations approved last year have made Florida the toughest state...Tags: Labor Legislation, Lawyers, Unemployment Benefits, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Markets
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Presidential election-year politics could come in play in Fitzgerald replacement process
Picking a successor to Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago's top federal prosecutor is fraught with difficulties, from finding a lawyer with zeal and talent to take on public corruption to trying to keep any choice from becoming embroiled in presidential...
Tags: Illinois Elections, Prosecution, White House, Politics, Peter Fitzgerald
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Philly law firm opens here, hires from Katten Muchin
Tribune reporterAnother law firm with Philadelphia roots is setting up shop in Chicago. Dechert said Wednesday that it will open an office here with three lawyers recruited from Katten Muchin Rosenman, including the head of Katten's Chicago office. Moving to Dechert...Tags: Trials, Litigation, Business Enterprises, Crime, Law and Justice
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Judge calls conservatorships a 'celebration of family'
For 18 years, Dora Sanchez Hernandez has fiercely protected her son.
From the time Erik Esequizel was born prematurely at just 24 weeks, she has been there for him. Through 50 surgeries and two near-death episodes. Through the daily demands of feeding,...Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District, Politics, Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, Autism
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Wednesday Morning Coffee: Pennsylvania governor, lawmakers report gifts, travel
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Gov. Tom Corbett accepted tickets to NFL playoff games and the National Hockey League’s Winter Classic and top leaders in the General Assembly earned outside incomes at law firms in 2011, documents show.... -
Foreclosure-prevention efforts face obstacles in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO — Efforts to ease California's foreclosure woes, among the worst in the nation, are running into roadblocks at the state Capitol.
A rare legislative conference committee called to rescue a pair of stalled foreclosure-prevention bills...Tags: Elections, Services and Shopping, Government Debt, Marketing, Executive Branch
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TD Bank altered Rothstein record, victims' attorneys allege
A TD Bank document detailing the background of the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm had "HIGH RISK" in its heading. Yet when that bank record was presented to a Miami federal jury considering whether TD Bank aided Scott Rothstein's Ponzi scheme, those...Tags: Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, Judges, Justice System, Lawyers, Scott Rothstein
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Connie Mack IV: matter of Mack’s residency “long-settled;” raises questions about George LeMieux’s lawfirm assistance
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe campaign of U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV has fired back at GOP U.S. Senate rival candidate George LeMieux, stating that LeMieux's questioning of Mack's Florida residency is long settled and LeMieux has his own issues with campaign questions. Here's a... -
Unclaimed lawsuit money will fund legal aid for poor
Unclaimed money from class action lawsuits will soon help close a funding gap in Pennsylvania's system for providing legal aid to the poor. Under a new rule announced Friday by the state Supreme Court, at least half of any money left over in class action...Tags: Trials, Litigation, Judges, Justice System, Lawyers
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Pennsylvania governor, lawmakers report gifts, travel
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett accepted tickets to NFL playoff games and the National Hockey League's Winter Classic and top leaders in the General Assembly earned outside incomes at law firms in 2011, documents show. Corbett accepted NFL playoff...Tags: National Football League, Values, Dominic Pileggi, Ethics, Travel
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