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| County Atty Turns in Keys After License is Suspended Over ‘06 Relationship With Client | An elected county attorney in Iowa has reportedly turned in his office keys after the state's top court today suspended his law license over a sexual relationship he had with a private client in 2006 while representing her in a child-custody case. Floyd County Attorney Jesse Marzen declined to comment about the Iowa Supreme Court's 5-2 ruling, which said that he took advantage of his client when she was "most vulnerable," after being appointed to represent her in a Mitchell County mental-health committal hearing, reports the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. "This case goes beyond the vulnerability that is inherent in… |
| Drug Court ‘Ladies Day’ Features Oprah-Like Judge | One day a week, the drug court in Pinellas County, Florida, focuses exclusively on women. Funded by a $900,000 federal grant, the "Ladies Day" program encourages women, who officials say are more open to talking about themselves and accepting guidance when men aren't around, to make needed changes in their lives that establish a basis for beating the addiction that has brought them down. And if encouragement doesn't work, Judge Dee Anna Farnell, 56, will jail them to get their attention, reports the St. Petersburg Times. Among the success stories in the year-old woman-focused program, which reportedly may be the… |
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| | Even before House vote on healthcare bill, legal challenges loom - Christian Science Monitor | |
| Why is mephedrone still legal? Our children need protection from it. And ... - Mirror.co.uk | |
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| | Iran jails reformist leader for propaganda against the revolution | [JURIST] Iranian authorites jailed a reform movement leader after an appeals court upheld [Kaleme report, in Persian] a one-year-sentence for spreading propaganda against the Islamic republic, according to an opposition website Friday. Hossein Marashi was a leading supporter of Mir Hossein Mousavi |
| Philippines lawyers protest ruling allowing president to appoint chief justice | [JURIST] Philippine lawyers and activists protested Friday in front of the Supreme Court [official website] in Manila following Wednesday's ruling [judgment text; JURIST report], which held that the constitution does not prevent President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo [official website; BBC profile] |
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| | Jude Law in 'Repo Men' - should someone 'repo' this movie? - Christian Science Monitor | |
| Employers, Citing Mass. Law, Leery of Health Rules - ABC News | |
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