Robinson backs 'attorney general'
DUP leader Peter Robinson backs the man earmarked to be NI's attorney general when justice powers are devolved. (Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:51:38 GMT)

Medici lawyer says Kohn didn't get Madoff payments
Austrian fund manager Sonja Kohn did not receive any kickbacks from Bernard Madoff to steer Bank Medici customer funds to the swindler's investment business, a Medici lawyer said on Friday. (Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:17:20 GMT)

Calif. attorney general joins Jackson probe
California Attorney General Jerry Brown says his office is helping Los Angeles police investigate the possible involvement of prescription drugs in Michael Jackson's death. (Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:46:30 GMT)

Lawyer: Leaf's Washington state case dismissed
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) -- A lawyer for Ryan Leaf says a fugitive action filed against the former NFL quarterback in Washington state has been dismissed. (Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:38:50 GMT)

Gay marriage case will go to Supreme Court: attorney
The attorney representing two same-sex couples who were denied a right to wed in California said on Thursday he expected the case to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court, which has yet to hear a case on the gay marriage issue. (Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:54:35 GMT)

Lawyer: Fugitive case against Leaf dismissed
A lawyer for Ryan Leaf says a fugitive action filed against the former NFL quarterback in Washington state has been dismissed. The Whatcom County prosecutor had filed an interstate fugitive case against Leaf after he was arrested by federal Customs agents as he crossed the border from Canada in mid-June on his way to face drug and burglary charges in Texas. Leaf posted bond in Bellingham, Wash. (Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:06:43 GMT)

Specter defends stimulus, raps U.S. attorney
Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., defended the federal stimulus program, criticized Pittsburgh's U.S. Attorney and talked about his re-election campaign during a stop in Oakdale this morning (Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:54:55 GMT)

Lawyer: Rowe deciding whether to seek custody
Deborah Rowe, the ex-wife of Michael Jackson and the mother of two of his children, has not reached a final decision on whether to seek custody of the children, a lawyer said Thursday. (Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:11:28 GMT)