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17 hrs ago | Legal Times

Indicted Lawyer Says Feds Recruited Clients, Fellow Lawyers in Probe

Claiming federal authorities are retaliating against him "for his vigorous representation of criminal defendants," a Columbus, Ga., attorney is fighting back in court pleadings that accuse federal prosecutors of "outrageous governmental misconduct." In one of a series of motions seeking to dismiss a federal indictment charging him with laundering ...

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Related Topix: Columbus, GA, Drugs, Atlanta, GA, US News

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Facing South

Federal court ruling in KBR case shields contractors from some wartime lawsuits

A federal appeals court ruling in a lawsuit involving a severely brain-damaged U.S. soldier will make it more difficult to sue military contractors for actions on the battlefield.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Tallahassee Democrat

Former Senate President Childers to take bribery case to federal appeals court

Former Senate President W.D. Childers, finished with his prison sentence but still fighting to overturn a bribery conviction, will get a hearing from a federal appeals court late this year.

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Related Topix: US News, Escambia County, FL, Pensacola, FL

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

Noriega asks US Supreme Court to block extradition

Panama's former dictator Manuel Noriega asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to block his extradition to France to face money-laundering charges, contending that as a prisoner of war he must be allowed to return home.

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Related Topix: US Supreme Court, US News, Prison

Earth Times

Federal Appellate Court Issues Significant Ruling in Contractor on the Battlefield Case

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in its ruling on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 in Carmichael vs.

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Related Topix: US News

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Aircraft Maintenance Technology

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Mesa Air Group -...

Mesa Air Group, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has affirmed the preliminary injunction against Delta Air Lines , which enjoined Delta from terminating Freedom Airlines' Delta Connection Agreement covering certain ERJ-145 aircraft .

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Mesa Air Group, US News

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Privacy Digest

A Remedy for Every Wrong? Why We Need a Consistent Privacy Act

The Privacy Act of 1974 - the law designed to protect your rights as the government collects, uses, and shares your data - fails to consistently protect of citizens' privacy because circuit courts disagree on how to interpret its language.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US News

Fri Jul 03, 2009

WTXL

Court says Chinese immigrant can stay in US

The federal appeals court in Atlanta says a Chinese immigrant can continue to appeal a deportation order because of the likelihood she will be sterilized if returned to China.

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Related Topix: US News

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Charlotte.com

Injunction against Delta in Mesa case upheld

ATLANTA A federal appeals court has upheld a preliminary injunction barring Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest airline operator, from terminating a regional flying contract with Mesa Air Group Inc.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Delta Air Lines, Airlines, Mesa Air Group, US News

Wed Jul 01, 2009

95.7 The Beat

Federal Appellate Court Upholds Fla. Polling Petition Law

A federal appellate court has upheld a Florida law banning petition gathering within 100 feet of polling places.

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Related Topix: US News

Chicago Tribune

Former HealthSouth finance chief Tadd McVay ordered to 3 months in federal prison by judge

A former HealthSouth Corp. finance chief has been ordered to spend three months in federal prison for his role in the $2.6 billion financial fraud that nearly wrecked the company.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison, US News, Business News

Palm Beach Post

Conviction of Broward County deputy killer upheld by appeals court

A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of Kenneth Wilk, who is serving life in prison for the murder of Broward Sheriff's Deputy Todd Fatta during a bungled raid in Fort Lauderdale.

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Related Topix: Broward County, FL, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Life, Self Defense, US News

The Volokh Conspiracy

Pipe Bombs Unprotected by the Second Amendment:

So holds the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in United States v. Tagg : "Unlike the handguns in Heller , pipe bombs are not typically possessed by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes." The general analysis strikes me as right, for reasons I discussed in my article .

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Related Topix: Prison, US News, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Life, Self Defense

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Supreme Court delays Troy Davis decision

Death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis got another legal break Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court recessed for summer without acting on his latest appeal, likely delaying any developments in his case until fall.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Supreme Court, US News, Death Penalty, Chatham County, GA

WKRG-TV Mobile

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Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman has asked for a new trial on bribery and other government corruption charges.

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WKRG-TV Mobile

Madoff Sentenced To 150 Yearsa

Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for his multibillion-dollar fraud scheme.

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Related Topix: US News

Mon Jun 29, 2009

SavannahNow.com

Troy Davis death verdict splits original jurors

Inside the jury room, seven men and five women huddled around a table to discuss a parade of witnesses in the case of an off-duty police officer shot and killed outside a fast-food restaurant.

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Related Topix: US Supreme Court, US News

Sun Jun 28, 2009

White Collar Crime Prof Blog

Wesley Snipes Gets Oral Argument in the 11th Circuit

Actor Wesley Snipes has been granted oral argument in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Related Topix: US News, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Jurist

Injured seaman entitled to damages for failure to pay benefits: Supreme Court

Atlantic Sounding, the petitioner in the case, contended that the applicable statute, the Jones Act [42 USC &sect 688 text], does not provide for such expenses.

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Related Topix: US News, US Supreme Court

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Birmingham News Online

Continue reading "Richard Scrushy asks judge for new trial in bribery case"

Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy asked a judge to grant him a new trial Friday, saying he was a victim of selective prosecution when he was convicted of bribery in 2006.

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Related Topix: Alabama, Prison, US News

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