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| DOJ Seeks to Slash Ex-Lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s Prison Sentences | Citing his cooperation with prosecutors in cases that are still being developed, the U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly seeking to reduce by approximately one-half the federal prison time to which convicted former lobbyist Jack Abramoff is likely to be sentenced. Abramoff, who has been convicted of fraud and conspiracy, could be sentenced to as much as 11 years in a Washington, D.C., case over his corruption of lawmakers, in addition to the not-quite-six-year prison term which he is already serving in a federal case in Florida over a casino deal, recounts the Associated Press. But lawyers urged leniency in… |
| Joe Biden & Relatives Have Ties to Asbestos Law Firm | An Illinois law firm that specializes in plaintiffs asbestos litigation reportedly has close ties with Sen. Joe Biden, the expected running mate of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, and several of Biden's relatives. A brother and son of Biden obtained a $1 million investment from SimmonsCooper in 2006, which has since been repaid, to purchase a hedge fund company, writes the Los Angeles Times. The son, Hunter, is a Yale Law School graduate who works as a lawyer and lobbyist in Washington, D.C. The brother is a Pennsylvania businessman. And when it came time to send asbestos work to… |
Law.com News
| | Settlement Over Target's Web Site Marks a Win for ADA Plaintiffs | Resolving a lawsuit that caught the attention of online retailers across the United States, Target Corp. will pay out $6 million in damages and make its Web site fully accessible to blind customers as part of a class action settlement filed on Wednesday. Attorneys involved in the litigation called it a "bellwether case" that will "send a message to the entire Internet industry." |
| Split Panel Supports Trial Judge in His Use of 'Ultimate' Sanction | A divided appeals panel has backed the decision of an exasperated trial judge who threw an attorney and her former employer out of court after both parties "willfully" disobeyed discovery orders despite repeated warnings and sanctions. Three justices held that then-New York Supreme Court Justice Rolando T. Acosta had acted within his discretion when he dismissed the complaint nearly a year after warning both sides that he had reached the limit of his patience for the first time in "eight years as a judge." |
Jurist
| | China releases political activist after 16 years | [JURIST] Chinese authorities have released activist Hu Shigen [profile] after 16 years of imprisonment, the group Human Rights in China (HRIC) [advocacy website] announced Tuesday. Hu had been sentenced to 20 years in prison for carrying out counterrevolutionary propaganda and incitement and |
| Israel imprisons Palestinian ex-mayor for aiding Hamas |
[JURIST] The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) [official website] announced Tuesday that a military court had sentenced a former West Bank mayor to six years in prison after finding him guilty of belonging to and assisting the militant group Hamas [JURIST news archive; CFR backgrounder]. Former Mayor |
Google law
| | Court backs Mexico City's free abortion law - guardian.co.uk | |
| Stetson University College of Law increases offerings in Tampa - Bizjournals.com | |
Yahoo law
| | Mexico City abortion law in supreme court battle (AFP via Yahoo! News) | Mexico's top court on Monday began debate on a bid to reverse a law which allows abortions in the country's capital. |
| US state law allows babies, kids and teens to be abandoned (AFP via Yahoo! News) | A month-old law in the US state of Nebraska which allows babies and children up to the age of 19 to be abandoned without their parents' knowledge was slammed Monday by a lawmaker and children's rights group. |
Google legal news
| | Lawyer: Detroit mayor hasn't paid $80K in legal bills - USA Today | |
| SEDC will pay legal expenses for Smith - San Diego Union Tribune | |
Yahoo legal news
| | U.S. to Ease Pressure Tactic Over Legal Help for Employees (New York Times) | The Justice Department will roll back a set of rules that penalized companies if they insisted on paying employees? legal fees or protecting their confidential communications with corporate lawyers. |
| A MAYOR IN CRISIS: Kilpatrick sued over $80,000 in legal fees (Detroit Free Press) | Attorney William Moffitt, of Alexandria, Va., filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick of failing to pay roughly $80,000 in legal fees stemming from the text-message scandal. |
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