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Casey Anthony Trial Beings Amid OJ-Like Frenzy

May 9th, 2011
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Jury selection in the Casey Anthony murder trial started today amongst intense media frenzy. While jury selection is taking place in Tampa Bay, the trial, which presiding Chief Judge Belvin Perry hopes to get started on May 17, is expected…

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Have You Seen FindLaw’s Shiny New Scrib’d Page?

May 9th, 2011
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What happens when you connect the world’s most popular free legal website with the web’s most popular social reading site?You get front row access to tons of select legal documents on Scrib’d. Not familiar with Scrib’d? You should be.

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Texas Executes First Inmate with Animal Drug

May 4th, 2011
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Unable to secure a stay of execution before Tuesday, Texas death row inmate Cary Kerr became the state’s first inmate to be executed using a new sedative, pentobarbital. The shocking part of this story isn’t that Cary Kerr was executed–after… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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Utah Immigration Law Illegal, ACLU Says

May 4th, 2011
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In March, Utah followed in the footsteps of Arizona, enacting a strict new immigration law that requires criminal suspects to prove U.S. citizenship or legal residency when arrested. In response to the law, the ACLU, along with the National Immigration..

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Teens Sentenced in Phoebe Prince Bullying Case

May 4th, 2011
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Teenager Phoebe Prince hung herself after months of bullying on January 14 last year in Massachusetts. She was 15 at the time.

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Top 3 Strategies to Fight a Traffic Ticket

May 4th, 2011
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Traffic tickets are the bane of every driver’s existence, adding potentially hundreds of dollars to already expensive gas prices and maintenance. Which is why, if you’ve decided to fight a traffic ticket, you need to go into court prepared with…

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Joseph Massino is First Boss to Rat Out Mafia

April 14th, 2011
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In a New York courtroom, Joseph Massino made mafia history by being the first mob boss to ever testify in court against an underling. Massino’s testimony, which he hopes will reduce his time in jail, provided the jury with evidence… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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Boy, 6, Mauled by Dog While Shielding Brother

April 14th, 2011
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Call it instinct or brotherly love, but whatever drove 6-year-old Timo Perez of Homstead, Florida to protect his little brother from a vicious dog attack is saving the dog’s owner a lot of trouble. And may have just saved the…

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Florida to Ban Saggy Pants in School?

April 14th, 2011
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Fed up with exposed underwear, schools across the nation have banned students from wearing saggy pants–a fashion trend that is thought to have started in jail. Following in Arkansas’ footsteps, the Florida House of Representatives is now considering a mandatory… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Trial of Michael Jackson’s Doctor: Impartial Jury Elusive

April 14th, 2011
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The trial of Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s doctor, is underway in a Los Angeles courtroom, with attorneys slowly working their way through jury selection.

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