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Burris should be seated: Dellinger
The Swampby Frank James Democrat Roland Burris should be seated by the Democratic-controlled Senate, says the highly regarded lawyer Walter Dellinger, who headed the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel in the Clinton Administration. He makes the same...Tags: Corporate Crime, Justice System, Roland Burris, Executive Branch, Upper House
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Ill. gov.'s attys: Throw top prosecutor off case
AP Legal Affairs WriterGov. Rod Blagojevich's defense attorneys urged a federal judge Thursday to throw Chicago's top federal prosecutor and all of his assistants out of the fraud and bribery case against the governor. Federal prosecutors immediately retorted that the...Tags: Corporate Crime, Ed Genson, Justice System, Court Preliminary, Rod Blagojevich
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Roland Burris asked ex-Rod Blagojevich aide about Senate seat
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD — Even as he sought to allay concerns about how Gov. Rod Blagojevich picked him for the U.S. Senate, Roland Burris disclosed Thursday he relayed his interest in the job to one of the governor's lobbyist fundraising friends whose...Tags: Justice System, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris, Western Springs, Upper House
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In '99, Holder pushed clemency for terrorists
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Eric Holder, the nominee for attorney general, repeatedly pushed some of his subordinates at the Clinton Justice Department to drop their opposition to a controversial 1999 grant of conditional clemency to 16 members of two violent...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Eric Holder, Al Gore, Justice System, Evanston
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Minnesota news in brief at 8:58 p.m. CST
Carl Pohlad rose to the pinnacle of the business world, earning billions and gaining a measure of fame as owner of the Minnesota Twins, but his son recalled at Pohlad's funeral Thursday that his father cared little about the trappings of wealth. "He had...Tags: Justice System, Family, Jim Ramstad, Litigation, Employees
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Lawsuit in John Burge case brings attention to other Chicago officers who lost their jobs
Attorney Chris Cooper's legal assault on the Fraternal Order of Police may not change the union's decision to pay for the legal defense of indicted former Police Cmdr. Jon Burge. But it is bringing some attention to the exploits of his clients, who also...Tags: Justice System, Police, Chris Cooper, Abusive Behavior, Unions
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Lawyers for Gov. Rod Blagojevich want U.S. attorney off case
Tribune reporterIn announcing Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest on corruption charges last month, U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald was more outspoken than usual when it came to the stunning allegations that the governor had tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat. "Gov. Blagojevich...Tags: Louisiana, Corporate Crime, Justice System, Rod Blagojevich, Corrupt Practices
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Civic group is coming to aid of petitioners
757-247-4760— A Gloucester County civic group has emerged as a key ally of the 40 citizens facing an $80,000 court-imposed fine. The Gloucester Coalition, a group of 150 or so residents, has been attorney-shopping for the citizens, who unsuccessfully...Tags: Gloucester County, Justice System, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Court Administration, Virginia
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Former eBay CEO, considering run for Calif. governor, fights to reclaim name in cyberspace
Associated Press WriterSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — She's regarded as an Internet pioneer, credited with helping turn a Web site used for trading Beanie Babies into a multibillion-dollar company with 15,000 employees. But Meg Whitman, the former chief executive of eBay, has...Tags: Justice System, Santa Monica, Litigation, Security, Executive Branch
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New Madoff quandary: Some 'victims' do math and realize they profited from alleged scam
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The many Bernard Madoff investors who withdrew money from their accounts over the years are now wrestling with an ethical and legal quandary. What they thought were profits was likely money stolen from other clients in what...Tags: Corporate Crime, Bernard Madoff, Justice System, Investments, Stock Broking
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Obama nominee's role in '99 clemency case revealed
Tribune Washington BureauAttorney General nominee Eric H. Holder Jr. repeatedly pushed some of his subordinates at the Clinton Justice Department to drop their opposition to a controversial 1999 grant of clemency to 16 members of two violent Puerto Rican nationalist...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Eric Holder, Al Gore, Justice System, Police
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Skakel Lawyers Say They've Uncovered Secret Evidence
Convicted celebrity murderer Michael C. Skakel says he has uncovered secret evidence suggesting his innocence and is using it to support an unusual effort in federal court to obtain release from prison while his appeals proceed through a variety of...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Justice System, Police, Clubs and Associations, Behavioral Conditions
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