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  1. IG: ex-US Attorney retaliated in Fast and Furious
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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's inspector general says the U.S. Attorney in Arizona violated department policy by providing Fox News with information apparently aimed at undercutting the credibility of a federal agent who helped... Full Article at FindLaw: AP Professional News

  2. Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports
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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation's 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators added Monday to a sweeping immigration bill. Lawmakers called it a step... Full Article at FindLaw: AP Professional News

  3. Morgan Stanley sued in 'pay-to-play' retirement plan case
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    (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has been sued by an Alabama medical laboratory that claims it steered retirement plan business to ING U.S. Inc and others in exchange for extra fees in an illegal "pay-to-play" scheme. Skin Pathology Associates... Full Article at Thomson Reuters News & Insight

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  1. Policy, discretion guide media sources probes
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    WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller... Full Article at FindLaw: AP Professional News

  2. Charismatic Las Vegas mob lawyer mayor pens memoir
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    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oscar Goodman ran Las Vegas for 12 years with a showgirl on his arm and a martini in his fist. A former mob... Full Article at FindLaw: AP Professional News

  3. O'Malley using agenda, fundraising to explore 2016
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    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — His latest legislative achievements put him in the vanguard of his party's liberal base. He's been a... Full Article at FindLaw: AP Professional News

  4. Arias speaks on own behalf as jury considers death
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    PHOENIX (AP) — When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial one more time, the big question will be whether she pleads... Full Article at FindLaw: AP Professional News

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    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Little-known outside his home state, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is methodically checking the boxes... Full Article at FindLaw: AP Professional News

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  1. It looked like we sneaked down there and did it ... We didn't do anything illegal. ... I have to prove to the people watching in Virginia that it was legal.
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  2. The Philippines underscores that the apprehension and illegal detention of peacekeepers are gross violations of international law
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  3. The decision is outrageous. It's wrong. It's illegal. It's a nullity. The magistrate has totally misconceived the law
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  4. The law in itself is a legal violation because parliament passed it while it was under a state of terrorism and intimidation
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  5. When a legal economy is bad, (law firm mergers) really slow down ... I think law firms are concerned about their revenue picture at this point of the year, and that might put a damper on finalizing merger talks right now.
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  6. The attorney general was the one who pushed the law in 2009, which got set aside. I'm not completely surprised
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  7. You're talking about far too much American blood left on the streets of the Boston Marathon to reasonably expect the attorney general of the United States to not seek the fullest maximum penalty possible under the law
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  8. This case not only impacts Mr. Coats, but also some 127,816 medical marijuana patient-employees in Colorado who could be summarily terminated even if they are in legal compliance with Colorado state law
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  9. This case not only impacts Mr. Coats, but also some 127,816 medical marijuana patient-employees in Colorado who could be summarily terminated even if they are in legal compliance with Colorado state law
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  10. Sadly, Reis is not the first attorney to be prosecuted for this type of illegal conduct, and he will not be the last.
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  11. It never happens this quickly ... If they know they won, they're going to contact their attorney or an accountant first so they can get their affairs in order.
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  12. This is a pending legal matter ... There will be no further comment until the legal process has run its course.
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  13. We asked through the Red Cross and the attorney general in Damascus, but received no answer about his place of detention and his health
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  14. We are lawful and legal citizens of New York state and we always obey the law ... It's as simple as that.
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  15. I feel he's a capable attorney ... Now that I know how things turned out, this wasn't his best case.
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  16. This may be a strategic decision by the attorney general's office to not give the court the opportunity to review the extent of the attorney general's powers
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  17. The attorney general must explain the Justice Department's actions to the public so that we can make sure this kind of press intimidation does not happen again
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  18. The distinction between illegal fundraising and private lending still remains unclear
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  19. If District Attorney Hynes spent less time worrying about getting on TV and more about doing his job, Brooklyn's reputation wouldn't be tarnished by prosecutorial misconduct or the lowest felony conviction rate in the city.
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  20. imparted not only his legal acumen but also his life experiences, constantly pushing and prodding us to respond not only to the persuasiveness of legal argument but also to the power of moral truth.
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  21. I can speak of everything. There is nothing that cannot be discussed ... If the law does not talk about civil rights, there's no law, because the law is about protecting one's rights.
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  22. Although GINA has been law since 2009, many employers still do not understand that requesting family medical history, even through a contract medical examiner, violates this law
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  23. Once shareholders have made their peace, they can't take a second bite at the apple through the attorney general
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  24. Illegal kickbacks in any form pervert our health care system, which is designed to insure that health care providers make decisions based solely on what is best for the patient
    SOURCE: Thomson Reuters News & Insight 4 days ago
  25. If you implanted these embryos, which would be illegal, I think you would get the same results as in mice: Most of them die at birth, and the others encounter big troubles as they age.
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