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Convicted Civil Rights Lawyer Faces NY Sentencing
The government seeks to have civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart sent to prison for what amounts to the rest of her life for a terrorism conviction. Stewart wants a judge to be lenient and see her as a well-intentioned lawyer who made a serious mistake. (Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:09:06 GMT)

Interim U.S. Attorney settles in to the job
Just before he left office, Jim Vines, who recently stepped down as Nashville’s U.S. Attorney, said one of his greatest accomplishments was building up the Nashville office to a point where it could handle another Tennessee Waltz-type investigation. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:51:25 GMT)

Prosecutors demand 2 yrs in prison for lawyer-lawmaker Nishimura
_ Prosecutors demanded Monday that the Osaka District Court sentence a House of Representatives member to two years in prison and fine him 1 million yen for allegedly lending his name as a lawyer for money in violation of the Lawyers Law. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:56:10 GMT)

Candidate's spouse addresses accusations
The husband of Republican state attorney general candidate Jeanine Pirro denies he had an affair last year, but he says he did seek the company of other women because he doesn't get enough attention from his wife, New York magazine reports. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:00:58 GMT)

China Charges a Lawyer With Inciting Subversion
The arrest is part of a crackdown on people who have sought to use China?s nascent legal system to limit the power of the state. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:17:43 GMT)

US civil rights lawyer to be sentenced for aiding Egyptian sheik convicted in terror plot
NEW YORK - A judge is to decide on Monday whether to send a civil rights lawyer to prison for what could be the rest of her life for allegedly allowing an Egyptian sheik convicted in a terror plot to communicate with his followers. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:18:31 GMT)

China Arrests Human Rights Lawyer Who Criticized State
The arrest is part of a continuing crackdown on people who have sought to use China?s nascent legal system to limit the power of the state. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:20:27 GMT)

New City attorney sworn in on Tuesday
The Eureka City Council will meet in a special session on Tuesday at 4 p.m. to administer the oath of office for City Attorney Sheryl Schaffner. A welcoming reception and refreshments will follow. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:49:20 GMT)

Firm places 'attorney coordinators' in Chile
Although attorney Joseph I. Zumpano has his firm's representatives in Spain and Latin America on speed dial, he's quick to point out that Zumpano, Patricios & Winker, P.A. (ZP&W) does not practice law abroad. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:56:49 GMT)

Attorney Quits as Anna Nicole Smith's Counsel
ATLANTA (AP) -- Anna Nicole Smith's lead attorney in the Bahamas says he's no longer working for the former centerfold. And Michael Scott says it's partly due to the fact that Smith decided to exchange vows with her boyfriend even before she'd made funeral arrangements for her son, Daniel. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:04:04 GMT)

Judge removes attorney
Judge Charles Sandoval, of the 380th District Court, removed 25-year-old Kosoul Chanthakoummane's court-appointed attorney because of lack of qualification guidelines on capital murder cases, court officials said. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:26:51 GMT)

Commissioner criticizes attorney over petitions
The political fight over Miami-Dade County's strong-mayor proposal turned into a personal fight over loyalty Tuesday when county Commissioner Natacha Seijas publicly blistered county attorney Murray Greenberg. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:13:20 GMT)

U.S. attorney job in D.C. goes to ex-S.D. prosecutor
Oct. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE): A former San Diego federal prosecutor has been named U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, taking over one of the busiest prosecutorial offices in the country. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:04:43 GMT)

Terror sheik's lawyer to learn fate today
Radical lawyer Lynne Stewart faces up to 30 years in prison when she is sentenced today for plotting to help a jailed blind Egyptian sheik send messages to his followers. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:26:19 GMT)

China Charges Lawyer Gao Zhisheng With Inciting Subversion
Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- China charged lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who accused the government of persecuting unauthorized religious groups, with inciting subversion, his defense attorney said. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:54:20 GMT)

Attorney general hopefuls trade barbs in debate
Jeanine Pirro and Andrew Cuomo trade jabs in the first debate in the state attorney general's race. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:04:22 GMT)

Ask an attorney: Comp time or overtime pay? It depends
Ask an attorney: Comp time or overtime pay? It depends (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:12:47 GMT)

Convicted lawyer faces prison sentence
Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart admits she zealously tried to save a blind Egyptian sheik from prison. Now a judge will determine whether she should join her former client behind bars. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:13:52 GMT)

Convicted Lawyer Faces Prison Sentence
Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart admits she zealously tried to save a blind Egyptian sheik from prison. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:13:52 GMT)

Convicted civil rights lawyer Stewart faces New York sentencing
In a letter to the judge scheduled to sentence her Monday, civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart proclaimed "I am not a traitor." (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:32:18 GMT)

NY Civil Rights Lawyer Scheduled for Sentencing
Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart is scheduled to be sentenced Monday.The 67-year-old has been convicted on terrorism charges for enabling a jailed Egyptian sheik to communicate with followers despite demands that he be isolated from the world. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:56:50 GMT)

Missing FW lawyer found alive
A Fort Worth lawyer spent two nights in an embankment after his car plunged off a road before a good Samaritan found him alive Sunday morning in Palo Pinto County. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:12:43 GMT)

Rooting out scandal key to attorney general race
SPRINGFIELD - Rooting out public corruption has become the central issue in the upcoming Illinois attorney general's race. As allegations of corruption have become a major issue in this year's gubernatorial race, how to handle it is bleeding into the attorney general contest. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:17:12 GMT)

Lawyer Faces Sentencing For Terrorist Support
Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart is scheduled to be sentenced Monday. The 67-year-old has already been convicted on terrorism charges for enabling a jailed Egyptian sheik to communicate with followers despite demands that he be isolated from the world. Prosecutors say she should get the maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:24:14 GMT)

Blind sheik's lawyer faces sentencing
In a letter to the judge, civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart proclaimed "I am not a traitor." (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:26:18 GMT)

Dade commissioner criticizes attorney over petitions
The political fight over Miami-Dade County's strong-mayor proposal turned into a personal fight over loyalty Tuesday when County Commissioner Natacha Seijas publicly blistered County Attorney Murray Greenberg. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:57:01 GMT)

State attorney general may go after Foxwoods over slots promotion
MASHANTUCKET — A battle between the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal could intensify today after the monthly slot machine report from Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino is posted on the state Department of Special Revenue Web site. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:04:30 GMT)

Lawyer Faces Sentencing for Aiding Terrorists
Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart will be sentenced in New York for aiding terrorists. Stewart was convicted last year of allowing her imprisoned client, the blind Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, to communicate with his followers by giving a press release to Reuters. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:25:03 GMT)

Attorney General To Study Cities' Rising Crime
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales offered no new crime-fighting initiatives Monday, promising only to study local crime rates in selected cities to see why homicides and other violent criminal activity is on the rise nationally. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:58:05 GMT)

Blind sheik's lawyer faces sentencing
In a letter to the judge, civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart proclaimed "I am not a traitor." (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:02:01 GMT)

U.S. Attorney General wants study of cities' rising crime
BOSTON Attorney General Alberto Gonzales offered no new crime-fighting initiatives today, promising only to study local crime rates in selected cities to see why homicides and other violent criminal activity is on the rise nationally. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:09:22 GMT)

Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Honored by ABA for Juvenile Crime Program
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has been honored with the American Bar Association’s 2006 Hodson Award for Public Service, the agency said. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:31:59 GMT)

Attorney General Wants Study of U.S. Cities' Rising Crime Ra
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Monday promised to study crime rates in selected cities to see why homicides and other violent criminal activity is on the rise around the country. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:21:51 GMT)

Attorney: deputy shot armed gunman for fear of others getting hurt
The attorney for a Pima County Sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a home invasion suspect Saturday said the deputy fired several rounds at Manny Diaz, 19, because he was armed and headed for a densely packed residential neighborhood. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:59:54 GMT)

Radical US lawyer faces terrorism sentencing
A radical US rights lawyer convicted of conspiring with terrorists by acting as a go-between for a jailed Egyptian cleric and his militant followers was due to be sentenced in New York. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:00:43 GMT)

Attorney General sues Johnston over open records law
Attorney General Patrick Lynch sues Johnston authorities for allegedly violating the state's public records law. His office has filed a complaint in Providence Superior Court accusing Johnston officials of ignoring an information request filed by town resident Carmine Perrotti. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:02:58 GMT)

Regan Named Stateʼs Attorney for New London
Michael L. Regan, a lifelong resident of New London, was named state’s attorney for the New London Judicial District by the Criminal Justice Commission today. ... (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:22:57 GMT)

Radical US lawyer gets jail term for terrorism conviction
A radical US rights lawyer convicted of conspiring with terrorists by acting as a go-between for a jailed Egyptian cleric and his militant followers was sentenced to 28 months in jail. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:23:37 GMT)

Blind sheik's lawyer gets 28 months
Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart was sentenced Monday to 28 months in prison on a terrorism charge for helping a client who plotted to blow up New York City landmarks communicate with his followers, a sentence far less than 30 years prosecutors wanted. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:26:19 GMT)

NYC civil rights lawyer gets prison for helping terrorists
Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart was sentenced Monday to 28 months in prison on a terrorism charge for helping a client who plotted to blow up New York City landmarks communicate with his followers. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:46:37 GMT)

Sheik's lawyer gets nearly 2 1/2 years
A firebrand civil rights lawyer who has defended Black Panthers and anti-war radicals was sentenced Monday to nearly 2 1/2 years in prison — far less than the 30 years prosecutors wanted — for helping an imprisoned terrorist sheik communicate with his followers on the outside. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:48:34 GMT)

Lawyer Gets 28 Months For Aiding Terrorist
Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart was sentenced to 28 months in prison on a terrorism charge for helping a client who plotted to blow up New York City landmarks communicate with his followers. Stewart, 67, had faced up to 30 years in prison. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:55:52 GMT)

Civil rights lawyer sentenced to prison
A firebrand civil rights lawyer who has defended Black Panthers and anti-war radicals was sentenced Monday to nearly 2 1/2 years in prison — far less than the 30 years prosecutors wanted — for helping an imprisoned terrorist sheik communicate with his followers on the outside. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:01:56 GMT)

US lawyer jailed on terror charge
US lawyer Lynne Stewart is jailed for 28 months on terror-related charges over passing on messages from a client. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:02:50 GMT)

Rahman Attorney Stewart Gets 28 Months in Prison
Civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart is sentenced to 28 months in prison, despite facing a penalty of up to 30 years. Stewart was convicted in 2005 of aiding terrorists by allowing her imprisoned client, the blind Sheik Omar Abdul Rahman, to communicate with the outside world. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:19:53 GMT)

Rahman Attorney Stewart Gets 28 Months in Prison
All Things Considered , October 16, 2006 · Civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart is sentenced to 28 months in prison, despite facing a penalty of up to 30 years. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:40:13 GMT)

Lawyer gets prison term for aiding jailed terrorist
Lynne Stewart, the lawyer who was charged as a terrorist for helping her client to communicate from prison with his followers, was sentenced Monday to 28 months in federal prison. (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:50:22 GMT)

U.S. attorney subpoenas legislative records on Bryant
TRENTON, N.J. - The U.S. Attorney's Office has subpoenaed legislative records related to Sen. Wayne Bryant in what appears to be a widening investigation into the influential lawmaker. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:08:13 GMT)

Valley Notary Public Sued by Texas Attorney General
The Texas attorney general sues a Starr County woman accused of providing illegal immigration services to customers. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:42:48 GMT)

Bellevue Attorney Charged With Indecent Exposure And Stalking
Jeb Elvin Burgess, a 41-year-old Bellevue attorney, pleaded not guilty to three counts of indecent exposure and one count of stalking in court Monday morning. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:17:10 GMT)

Race for Attorney General Gets Personal
Let the mudslinging begin. The race for Attorney General heated up today when the Phill Kline Campaign tried to link a scandal to opponent Paul Morrison. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:18:20 GMT)

Lawyer Sentenced for Aiding Terrorist Client
NEW YORK, Oct. 16 -- Lawyer Lynne Stewart was sentenced Monday to 28 months in prison for helping a terrorist client communicate with his followers, a far less severe sentence than the 30 years sought by federal prosecutors. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:21:44 GMT)

Transit Attorney Sues Over Age Discrimination
A Harvard-educated attorney for the transit authority filed suit against his employer for promoting a younger and less experienced attorney instead of him. The lawyer, Patrick Leach, has the title executive agency counsel and holds one of the top jobs in the legal office at the New York City Transit Authority. In 2004, Mr. Leach wanted to become chief of the transit authority's Bronx litigation (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:56:59 GMT)

Defense Attorney Stewart Gets 26-Month Sentence
Veteran defense attorney Lynne Stewart cried tears of relief Monday as a federal judge ordered her to serve a dramatically lower sentence than prosecutors had requested for her conviction on providing material support to a terrorist conspiracy. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 04:07:41 GMT)

Attorney general says county can’t collect bus fee
RICHLAND COUNTY Richland County doesn’t have the authority to collect a fee for public transit, according to an attorney general’s opinion issued Monday. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 04:30:22 GMT)

Lawyer gets light sentence for aiding terrorist leader
A firebrand civil-rights lawyer who has defended Black Panthers and anti-war activists was sentenced Monday to nearly 2 1/2 years in prison - far less than the 30 years prosecutors wanted - for helping an imprisoned terrorist sheik communicate with his followers. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:16:39 GMT)

Defense Attorney Stewart Gets 26-Month Sentence
Defense attorney Lynne Stewart cried tears of relief Monday as a federal judge ordered her to serve 28 months behind bars, a dramatically lower sentence than the 30 years that prosecutors had requested for her conviction on providing material support to a terrorist conspiracy. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 06:54:47 GMT)

Attorney to continue anti-abuse campaign
A St. Paul attorney detained in Mexico last month and recently barred from the country says he will not be silenced in his attempt to help Hispanic victims of clergy sex abuse. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:05:55 GMT)

Mall shooter's latest attorney begs off case
Tacoma Mall gunman Dominick S. Maldonado has another new attorney, but he's not saying why. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:45:00 GMT)

Germany probes abuse of ex-Guantanamo inmate: lawyer
Germany is investigating claims by a Turkish man with German residency who says he was abused by German soldiers in Afghanistan before being sent to the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison camp, his lawyer said on Tuesday. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:20:46 GMT)

Judge lenient with civil rights lawyer
Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart arrived at her sentencing packed for prison. With medication, books and a pair of sweat pants, she was prepared to begin a stay that could have stretched for 30 years. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:36:33 GMT)

Lawyer gets prison for aiding sheik
28-month term for Stewart as judge spurns prosecutors, lauds her years of public service Lynne Stewart, the 67-year-old rights lawyer who spent a lifetime helping unpopular defendants and political causes, was sentenced Monday to 28 months in prison for helping an imprisoned Egyptian sheik unlawfully communicate with followers. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:47:32 GMT)

Saddam co-defendant lawyer not in court
A defendant in Saddam Hussein's Kurdish genocide trial told the court Tuesday that his lawyer wanted to end his boycott of the trial, but when the judge summoned the attorney, he failed to appear. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:53:46 GMT)

Council hires another attorney
Bristol Township Council members Anna Rogers, Tina Davis and John Monahan have hired another attorney to advise them in their dispute with the mayor and the township manager. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:16:38 GMT)

Saddam Co-Defendant Lawyer Not in Court
Lawyer for Saddam Co-Defendant Fails to Show in Court As Genocide Trial Resumes (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:17:53 GMT)

Lawyer gets 28 months in prison in terrorism case
NEW YORK: Lynne Stewart, a lawyer who was charged as a terrorist for helping a client communicate from prison, has been sentenced to 28 months in federal prison, far less than the 30 years the government had sought. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:44:51 GMT)

Attorney general candidates go toe-to-toe here
Attorney General candidates Jeanine Pirro and Andrew Cuomo went toe-to-toe this morning in an hour-long debate at WXXI-TV's studio in Rochester (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:17:44 GMT)

Attorney General offers tips for handling identity fraud, theft
Attorney General Greg Stumbo has issued a consumer alert to veterans and their families following receipt of information from the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs of a phone scam targeting veterans returning from duty. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:20:23 GMT)

U.S. attorney in Los Angeles to leave post for private law firm
LOS ANGELES - Debra Wong Yang, U.S. attorney for California's central district, is resigning to take a job with a high-profile private law firm. Yang is expected to leave Nov. 10 for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where she will serve as co-chair of the firm's crisis management practice group. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:30:23 GMT)

Attorney questions corpsman’s testimony
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A defense attorney for a Marine charged in an Iraqi’s shooting death questioned a platoon corpsman’s story that the Marine murdered the man. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:08:20 GMT)

U.S. Attorney in L.A. to Leave for Private Firm
Debra Wong Yang, U.S. attorney for California's central district, is resigning to take a job with a high-profile private law firm. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:19:41 GMT)

Assistant US Attorney Arrested
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FL -- Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Gallagher has been arrested on vehicular homicide charges. The 50-year-old has bonded out of the St. Johns County Jail. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:33:53 GMT)

Area's U.S. attorney to leave post
First Asian-American woman to be U.S. attorney to join Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher firm. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:36:50 GMT)

PA Attorney General Corbett Announces Video Contest With Microsoft for Pa. High Schools on Internet Safety
Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced the new Operation Safe Surf video contest on Internet safety for Pennsylvania high school students during a program at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. The announcement came as part of Microsoft's Get Net Safe tour, a 'grassroots' campaign targeting consumers across the Unites States to raise awareness of computing security and Internet (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:47:23 GMT)

Attorney General Moonbeam?
It's a blast from the past, says the Weekly Standard : Jerry Brown, is running for California attorney general. It's the eighth time Brown, who succeeded Ronald Reagan as governor almost 32 years ago, has sought statewide or national office. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:56:04 GMT)

Lawyer says AFP betrayed Vuong
The lawyer of an Australian serving 13 years in a Cambodian prison says Australian Federal Police (AFP) betrayed his client. - (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:40:27 GMT)

Attorney: Foley will tell Archdiocese of Miami name of the clergyman he accuses of abuse
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Disgraced former Congressman Mark Foley will reveal to the Archdiocese of Miami the name of the Roman Catholic clergyman he says abused him as a teenager, Foley’s civil attorney said Tuesday. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:07:26 GMT)

Attorney general in Mexico lying about Ianiero investigation: Greenspan
TORONTO (CP) - The attorney general for the Mexican state of Quintana Roo is a "bald-faced liar" for his continued insistence that Domenic and Nancy Ianiero were slain by Canadian hands, a lawyer for the family said Tuesday. (Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:20:00 GMT)

U.S. attorney in Los Angeles to leave post for private law firm
LOS ANGELES Debra Wong Yang, U-S attorney for California's central district, is resigning to take a job with a high-profile private law firm. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:18:07 GMT)

Lawyer says Aniston and Vaughn a happy couple
Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston are still a couple despite tabloid press reports to the contrary and recent photographs showing the comic actor kissing a mystery blonde, a London lawyer said on Tuesday. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:21:32 GMT)

Keyport council won't adopt ordinance on renting to illegal immigrants, borough attorney says
The Borough Council will not adopt a proposed ordinance that would fine landlords for renting to illegal immigrants because it likely would not withstand a legal challenge, the borough's attorney said tonight. Council tonight instructed its business administrator, Peter Velesi, to meet with other borough officials in the coming days so Keyport can work on enforcing existing regulations that (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:51:03 GMT)

Two veteran prosecutors vie for county state’s attorney
The State’s Attorney’s race pits a longtime county prosecutor against a veteran state and federal prosecutor. Principal Deputy State’s Attorney John McCarthy campaigned hard against a little-known opponent in the Democratic primary and has continued to run hard against Republican James F. Shalleck. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:41:33 GMT)

Hamdania defense attorney raises concerns about military justice
SAN DIEGO -- An attorney representing one of eight men accused of kidnapping and murdering an unarmed civilian in the Iraqi village of Hamdania last spring raised a series of concerns Monday night about the fairness of the military justice system, during a forum hosted by the University of San Diego School of Law. Special Report (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:10:21 GMT)

State attorney general probes letter on voting sent to some state Hispanics
SANTA ANA. Calif. -- The state attorney general's office is investigating a letter received by some Orange County Hispanic residents that says it is a crime for immigrants to vote and warns them that they could be jailed or deported if they go to the polls next month. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:16:19 GMT)

NT Govt should compensate Stolen Generation: lawyer
The lawyer in a test case on the Stolen Generation says the Northern Territory Government should take steps to compensate victims in the Top End. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:18:00 GMT)

Newport man's attorney pushes for lighter sentence
The attorney for a Newport man convicted in the ongoing "Rose Thorn" corruption probe in Cocke County is asking that his client receive an 8- to 14-month sentence, far less than the up to 27-year prison term requested by federal prosecutors. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:15:45 GMT)

St. Paul lawyer banned from Mexico vows to keep fighting abuse
ST. PAUL — A lawyer who’s been banned from entering Mexico for five years has vowed to keep up his efforts to fight for victims there of sexual abuse by the Roman Catholic clergy. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:05:59 GMT)

Donohue, Lawyer Who Never Traded, Pushes Pits Toward Extinction
Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Craig Donohue rose through the ranks of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as a lawyer, becoming chief executive officer without trading contracts on the floor. Now he's made it less likely a successor will ever work in the pits. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:27:25 GMT)

Patel-row attorney-general quits
QUEENSLAND'S Attorney-General Linda Lavarch, who has been under fire over a secret deal with rogue surgeon Jayant Patel, has resigned due to depression. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:28:27 GMT)

L.A.'s U.S. attorney resigning for job at private law firm
Debra Wong Yang, U.S. attorney for California's central district, is resigning to take a job with a high-profile private law firm. Yang is expected to leave Nov. 10 for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where she will serve as co-chair of the firm's crisis management practice group. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:05:07 GMT)

Braunstein lawyer pushes insanity ploy
A lawyer for alleged pervert Peter Braunstein told a Manhattan judge yesterday that he is weighing a new kind of insanity defense for his client. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:29:48 GMT)

Lawyer accused of taking money from clients reaches settlement
A lawyer accused of stealing more than $1 million from several clients has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by a woman's estate. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:48:44 GMT)

U.S. attorney in L.A. stepping down
Debra Wong Yang, U.S. attorney for California's central district, is resigning to take a job with a high-profile private law firm. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:15:21 GMT)

Attorney general to review Water Valley ballfield agreement
WATER VALLEY, Miss. The attorney general's office has agreed to look into whether the city of Water Valley or the local school board should maintain school... (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:30:16 GMT)

JLo lawyer to ask judge to put suit on hold
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jennifer Lopez's lawyer is expected to ask a judge today to let her take a breather from her lawsuit against her ex-husband over his proposed tell-all book about their relationship. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:49:12 GMT)

Attorney: Foley will name alleged abuser
Mark Foley plans to reveal the name of a clergyman he says abused him as a teenager, a move his attorney said would deflate claims the former congressman fabricated the allegations as an excuse for sending sexually explicit e-mails to teenage pages. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:01:09 GMT)

Attorney: Foley will name church abuser
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Disgraced former Congressman Mark Foley, who claimed he was sexually abused by a Roman Catholic clergyman when he was a teen, will reveal the man's identity to the Archdiocese of Miami, his attorney said Tuesday. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:07:51 GMT)

Attorney: Foley will name alleged abuser
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Mark Foley plans to reveal the name of a clergyman he says abused him as a teenager, a move his attorney said would deflate claims the former congressman fabricated the allegations as an excuse for sending sexually explicit e-mails to teenage pages. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:27:56 GMT)

Lawyer seeks new trial for convicted Border Patrol agents
EL PASO, Texas A lawyer has filed an appeal in the case of two Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting a suspected drug smuggler and then trying to cover it up. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:36:25 GMT)

Davlin accuses attorney of leaking report summary
Mayor Tim Davlin on Tuesday accused attorney Don Craven of mailing to aldermen a summary of an Illinois State Police investigation into alleged misconduct by some city police officers. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:16:30 GMT)

Hells Angels lawyer argues organized crime law too broad
VANCOUVER - A new federal law targeting organized crime is so ''vague and over-broad'' it could include most any group, including Tamils, Sikhs and ''people interested in Middle East politics,'' says a Hells Angels lawyer. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:42:09 GMT)

Lawyer: Ex-aide has built new life
Behind the cold accusations in the heat of a political campaign is a rehabilitated man anguished about being made "a political football" in Monday night’s final gubernatorial debate, his Cincinnati lawyer says. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:45:46 GMT)

Attorney general in Mexico lying about Ianiero investigation: lawyer
TORONTO (CP) -- The attorney general for the Mexican state of Quintana Roo is a "bald-faced liar" for his continued insistence that Domenic and Nancy Ianiero were slain by Canadian hands, a lawyer for the family said Tuesday. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:48:58 GMT)

Lawyer accused of taking money from clients reaches settlement
NASHUA, N.H. A lawyer accused of stealing more than one (M) million dollars from clients has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by a woman's estate. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:50:28 GMT)

Attorney: Post-Election City Tax Increase Likely
CHICAGO -- Chicagoans could be in for a post-election tax increase because Mayor Daley's 2007 budget includes nowhere near enough money to resolve claims of African-Americans victimized by the handling of a 1995 firefighters' entrance exam, a plaintiffs' attorney warned Tuesday. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:54:39 GMT)

Foley to reveal abuser's name, attorney says
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Disgraced former Rep. Mark A. Foley, who has said he was sexually abused by a Catholic clergyman when he was a teenager, will reveal the man's identity to the Archdiocese of Miami, his attorney said Tuesday. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:00:16 GMT)

Cricket-Pakistan appoint ex-captain, lawyer on drug inquiry
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has nominated a former test captain Intikhab Alam and a senior lawyer Shahid Hamid for the drugs tribunal involving Shoaib Akhter and Mohammad Asif who have both tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:22:48 GMT)

Pakistan names former captain, lawyer for drug inquiry
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has nominated a former test captain Intikhab Alam and a senior lawyer Shahid Hamid for a drugs tribunal which will hear bowlers Shoaib Akhter and Mohammad Asif for taking anabolic steroids. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:36:02 GMT)

Donohue, Lawyer Who Never Traded, Shifts From Pits (Update1)
Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Craig Donohue rose through the ranks of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as a lawyer, becoming chief executive officer without trading contracts on the floor. Now he's made it less likely a successor will ever work in the pits. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:12:27 GMT)

Pakistan appoints former captain, lawyer for doping tribunal
Pakistan appointed former Test captain and coach Intikhab Alam and a renowned lawyer to sit on a tribunal that will hear doping charges against bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:07:59 GMT)

Bachynski attorney challenges police interview
MOUNT CLEMENS -- Samantha Bachynski's defense attorney sparred with a detective this morning over the statements she made to police after her arrest. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:16:18 GMT)

US Attorney Leaves for Private Law Firm
Debra Wong Yang, U.S. attorney for California's central district, is resigning to take a job with a high-profile private law firm. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:01:52 GMT)

Big loan means lawyer financed nearly half of Bell's campaign
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Bell has received a $1.5 million loan from Houston trial lawyer John O'Quinn. He's the lawyer who boosted Bell's campaign two weeks ago with a $1 million contribution. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:18:41 GMT)

Former Kansas Attorney General explains why he quit working for Kline
Former Kansas Attorney General Bob Stephan goes public about why he quit working for the current office-holder, Phill Kline (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:52:42 GMT)

Armm guv appoints lawyer to head social fund project
COTABATO CITY -- Armm Governor Datu Zaldy Uy Ampatuan has appointed another lawyer as new Project Manager of the Social Fund Project for Peace and Development, replacing the erstwhile project manager, the slain lawyer Arnel Datukon. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:57:41 GMT)

Immigrant Rights Group Sues Arizona Attorney General
PHOENIX -- The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights announced Wednesday that it plans to sue Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard on behalf of residents of 26 states whose wire transfers were seized by Goddard's office. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:50:21 GMT)

Angola: Kwanza-Norte - State Deputy Attorney General Visits Penitentiary
Agostinho Domingos, Angola's Deputy Attorney General, visited on Tuesday the Prison of northern Kwanza-Norte province, in Ndalatando city, where he got acquainted with the worries of the confined prisoners. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:51:19 GMT)

Threatening phone call made to Thai tiler's lawyer
The lawyer acting for Sunan Siriwan, the Thai tiler at the centre of the Taito Phillip Field saga, left Samoa last night after receiving a threatening phone call. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:00:32 GMT)

Martinez defense attorney presses for disclosure
The defense attorney for accused murderer Jason Martinez filed a pair of motions on Tuesday in Graham County Superior Court in an effort to compel disclosure of police officers' notes and the inmate records for a key witness. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:12:18 GMT)

Assistant U.S. Attorney Placed on Restricted Duty
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- An assistant U.S. attorney arrested on vehicular homicide charges is being placed on restricted duty. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Michael Gallagher will not be allowed to be in a courtroom as his criminal case moves forward. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:03:28 GMT)

State's Attorney keeping watch on absentees
HARRISBURG - Without getting into specifics, State's Attorney David Nelson on Tuesday said he is investigating reports of irregularities in the voting of absentee ballots in the county. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:39:29 GMT)

Lawyer seeks new trial for convicted Border Patrol agents
A lawyer for one of two Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting a suspected drug smuggler and then trying to cover it up has filed an appeal based on jurors' claims that they were misled into finding the agents guilty. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:54:05 GMT)

Hicks lawyer rebukes Ruddock claim
The lawyer for terrorist suspect David Hicks has angrily rejected claims by Attorney-General Philip Ruddock that his client will plead guilty as part of a plea bargain. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:10:09 GMT)

Deputy Kern County District Attorney Chad Louie, Ward 3 City Council Candidate
Deputy Kern County District Attorney Chad Louie, Ward 3 City Council Candidate discusses plans for the ward if elected. (Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:31:12 GMT)

Lawyer says Aniston and Vaughn a happy couple
LOS ANGELES - Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston are still a couple despite tabloid press reports to the contrary and recent photographs showing the comic actor kissing a mystery blonde, a London lawyer said on Tuesday. (Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:06:14 GMT)

Edwards receives award from state attorney general
Deputy State Fire Marshal James C. Edwards of Clanton was honored Tuesday by the State Attorney General Troy King as one of state's law enforcement officer of the year for the middle region. (Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:30:13 GMT)

Bridgewater man Trial Lawyer of the Year
Alan Dunst, a partner at the New Brunswick-based law firm of Hoagland Longo Moran Dunst & Doukas LLP, recently received the 2006 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from the Trial Lawyers Association of Middlesex County. (Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:03:21 GMT)

Lawyer, Feared Dead, Is Alive and Practicing
Mike Getz couldn't believe it when he learned on Oct. 9 that Houston solo William Britton "Britt" Hall was alive, had an active law license and was working as a lawyer in Conroe, Texas. (Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:07:22 GMT)

First town manager, then attorney--now water plant boss quits in troubled Hillsboro
HILLSBORO BEACH · After losing their town manager and town attorney, commissioners now need to find someone to manage their water plant. (Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:45:20 GMT)

Attorney: Royse City immune from liability
GREENVILLE — An attorney representing the City of Royse City has denied all allegations included in a lawsuit filed last month which claims a Hispanic man was assaulted by a Royse City police officer two years ago. (Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:12:53 GMT)

Lawyer pleads guilty to perverting justice
Suva lawyer Abhay Singh has pleaded guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice. He appeared before Justice Anthony Gates in the High Court in Suva this morning. (Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:26:32 GMT)

Mistrial is declared after defendant slugs his attorney
An Essex County robbery case ended in a mistrial yesterday when the defendant punched his attorney in the face and knocked him out of his chair shortly before the jury was to begin deliberating. (Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:35:07 GMT)

City attorney says anti-Bush posts by Rocky broke no law
Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson did nothing wrong by tapping city resources to promote his anti-President Bush speech in August, according to City Attorney Ed Rutan. The legal opinion, written late last month, was released Wednesday to The Salt Lake Tribune . Based on a request by the City Council - at the prodding of a Republican Party leader - Rutan, who was appointed by (Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:38:45 GMT)

Ravi Pujari gang threatens defence lawyer
Shahid Azmi, the defence lawyer representing accused in July 11 serial blasts and others held in terrorist cases under Special Acts, has received a death threat from the Ravi Pujari gang, asking him to give up defending his clients. (Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:40:28 GMT)

Hicks lawyer dismisses plea bargain idea
David Hicks' lawyer and father have rejected federal government suggestions the Australian terror suspect will make a plea bargain to gain a more rapid release from Guantanamo Bay. (Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:55:47 GMT)

7/11 defence lawyer gets death threat
The lawyer said soon after the call ended, he checked up his residence and found that someone had indeed visited his home asking for him. (Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:07:13 GMT)

Attorney in Fla. crash on restricted duty
An assistant U.S. attorney arrested on vehicular homicide charges in north Florida is being placed on restricted duty. (Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:03:49 GMT)

Attorney general says GOP campaign linked to intimidating letter
SANTA ANA -- State investigators have linked a Republican campaign to letters sent to thousands of Southern California Hispanics warning them they could go to jail or be deported if they vote next month, a spokesman for the attorney general said Wednesday. (Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:16:25 GMT)