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Egypt court sentences 528 Morsi supporters to death
Headline Legal News 03/24/2014A court in southern Egyptian has convicted 529 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, sentencing them to death on charges of murdering a policeman and attacking police. The court in Minya issued its ruling on Monday after only two se...
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AB & Co IP Services - Sierra Leone Intellectual Property Lawyers
Notable Attorneys 03/24/2014The Gambia Intellectual Property Lawyers Trademark, Patent & Intellectual Property Rights AB & Co is a boutique trademark agency specialising exclusively in the protection of intellectual property rights for our clients in Sierra Leone and Th...
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DiRusso & DiRusso, Attorneys At Law.
Notable Attorneys 03/21/2014Surry County Criminal Defense Lawyers At DiRusso and DiRusso, we are familiar with the local economy, the local employers, and the local court officials. Another advantage to hiring local counsel is availability. In larger cities, and in larger firms...
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Lawsuit says California mortgage money mishandled
National News 03/17/2014Three community assistance organizations sued Gov. Jerry Brown and other state officials on Friday, alleging the state improperly diverted nearly $370 million that was intended to help homeowners struggling with foreclosures. The lawsuit filed ...
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Court ruling could delay California water project
Trial Coverage 03/17/2014A state appellate court has ruled that California water officials cannot go onto private property for soil testing and other studies related to construction of two massive tunnels that would siphon water from the Sacramento River. Nancy Vogel of the ...
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Toal seeking millions to safeguard SC court info
Recent Cases 03/14/2014The head of South Carolina's judicial system says she needs more money to safeguard digital information for courts around the state. Chief Justice Jean Toal told a Senate panel Wednesday that it would take about $5.5 million to set up a site at Clems...
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French court blocks secret recordings of Sarkozy
Recent Cases 03/14/2014A French court has ordered an ex-aide of Nicolas Sarkozy to pay 10,000 euros ($14,000) in damages and costs to the former French president over secret recordings that were published in an online journal, and instructed the publication to pull down th...
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Man pleads guilty to sea cucumber smuggling charge
National News 03/10/2014Federal prosecutors in San Diego say a man has pleaded guilty to charges he smuggled 100 pounds of dried sea cucumber into the United States from Mexico. Sea cucumbers are leathery-skinned marine animals used in some folk medicine practices. United S...
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Driver pleads guilty in deadly bus stop crash
Headline Legal News 03/10/2014A driver who plowed into a Riverside bus stop, killing a woman and a 7-year-old girl, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. The Press-Enterprise reports 46-year-old Joe Williams was ordered Thursday to serve six months in custody of the She...
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Two men found guilty for selling U.S. company’s technology
Recent Cases 03/07/2014A federal jury found two men guilty Wednesday of economic espionage involving the theft and sale of a U.S. company’s technology to a competitor controlled by the Chinese government. The jury returned the verdicts against Robert Maegerle and Walter Li...
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Fla. high court: Immigrant can't get law license
National News 03/07/2014The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that immigrants in the country illegally can't be given a license to practice law. The question was raised when a man who moved here from Mexico when he was 9 years old sought a license in Florida. The court said T...
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Court: Broad protection for whistleblowers
Legal Events 03/05/2014The Supreme Court says whistleblower protections in a federal law passed in response to the Enron financial scandal apply broadly to employees of publicly traded companies and contractors hired by the companies. The justices ruled 6-3 Tuesday in favo...