Carmen Ortiz confirmed as US attorney for Massachusetts
By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff Carmen M. Ortiz, who grew up in a humble background in New York City's tough Spanish Harlem neighborhood, has been confirmed as the new US attorney for Massachusetts, the first woman and Hispanic to hold... (Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:51:07 GMT)

Case against Bear Stearns men flawed: lawyer
The government's allegations of fraud against two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers were built on "hindsight bias," including emails selected out of context, a defense lawyer told a jury in closing arguments on Friday at their trial in New York. (Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:10:20 GMT)

First Hispanic confirmed as US Attorney for Mass.
Carmen Ortiz has been confirmed as the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, becoming the first Hispanic and the first woman to hold the top federal prosecutor's job in the state. (Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:42:27 GMT)

Lawyer: Man says he killed lawyer, journalist
A suspect in the killing of a human rights lawyer and a journalist has confessed to the crime, his lawyer said Friday. (Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:25:26 GMT)

N.O. attorney jailed for contempt by in Jefferson Parish Judge Steve Windhorst after failing to show
Jason Williams, the criminal defense attorney who last year placed third in the race for New Orleans' district attorney, was sent to jail Wednesday in Gretna because he was not in court on time. Judge Steve Windhorst of the 24th... (Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:03:59 GMT)

Two Held in Killings of Russian Lawyer, Reporter
A Moscow court on Thursday reviewed charges against two suspects in the January assassination of the human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the reporter Anastasia Baburova. (Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:04:21 GMT)

First Hispanic confirmed as US Attorney for Mass.
Carmen Ortiz has been confirmed as the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, becoming the first Hispanic and the first woman to hold the top federal prosecutor's job in the... (Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:25:43 GMT)

Two held in killing of lawyer and reporter
MOSCOW, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Two alleged neo-Nazis have been arrested for the slaying in Moscow last January of a journalist and a human rights lawyer, Russian authorities say. (Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:43:59 GMT)