Law Firm Pepper Hamilton Hires Chief Executive Officer, Becoming One of Few Law Firms Nationwide to Appoint Non-Lawyer ...

Pepper Hamilton LLP announced today that it has hired Scott Green as Chief Executive Officer of the law firm. This is the first time that the firm has appointed a non-lawyer as CEO

UK Attorney General: understand government anger over radical preacher being granted bail

LONDON - Britain's attorney general said Tuesday he understands why the government is angry about a court's decision to release an extremist cleric described as one of Europe's leading al-Qaida operatives on bail but that authorities must follow the rule of law with everyone.

UK Attorney General: rule of law applies to cleric

Britain's attorney general said Tuesday he understands why the government is angry about a court's decision to release an extremist cleric described as one of Europe's leading al-Qaida operatives on bail but that authorities must follow the rule of law with everyone.

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Attorney General defends decision not to prosecute Joey Barton over John Terry tweets

The Attorney General Dominic Grieve has defended his decision not to prosecute ex-Newcastle United player Joey Barton for a series of online comments about John Terry ahead of his trial, insisting they would not jeopardise the case.

Integreon Launches On-Site Legal Resourcing Service

Integreon, the largest global provider of integrated legal, research and business solutions, today announced the launch of a new on-site legal resource staffing service for law firms and corporate legal departments.

Lawyer: US nonprofits caught in Egypt aid dispute

A lawyer representing Americans facing trial over activities of their pro-democracy groups says they have been caught in a dispute between the U.S. and Egypt over aid.

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Attorney General explains Barton decision

Soccer: Attorney General Dominic Grieve has defended his decision not to prosecute footballer Joey Barton for a series of online comments about John Terry ahead of his trial, insisting they would not jeopardise the case.

Audio recording law under scrutiny in Illinois

Tiawanda Moore didn't think she was doing anything wrong when she took out her smartphone and started recording a conversation with two Chicago police officers she says were trying to stop her from filing a sexual harassment complaint against one of their colleagues two years ago.

Hawaii Marine sergeant court-martialed for hazing (AP)

AP - A Hawaii-based Marine sergeant is being court-martialed on accusations that he hazed a member of his squad by ordering him to dig a foxhole as punishment for falling asleep on watch duty in Afghanistan.

Judge Upholds Sonogram Before an Abortion Law

Federal judge says he cannot block a Texas law requiring women to have a sonogram before an abortion Catholic Leaders Pressure Obama Over Birth Control in Health Care

Attorney wants statement from accused killer of Francine Conversa-Redburn thrown out

A judge will decide whether to throw out a statement given to police by the Saginaw man charged with killing the 48-year-old Conversa-Redburn in April.

Lawyer named as Polk judge

Norman R. Hill, a lawyer from West Salem who has been in private practice his entire career, is the newest Polk County Circuit Court judge.

Judge allocates time for start of oil spill trial (AP)

AP - A federal judge has set aside nearly seven hours for opening statements in a trial over the deadly rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted in the nation's worst offshore oil spill.

Attorney general 'very concerned' over cleric release

The attorney general said Tuesday he was "very concerned" about the release on bail of radical cleric Abu Qatada, amid a hail of press criticism, but said the government was bound by the rule of law.

Lawyer: Pardoned killer to skip hearing

An attorney for a convicted murderer pardoned by Mississippi's outgoing governor says his client will not attend a hearing on the constitutionality of his and 200 other pardons.

Amanda Knox lawyer appeals slander conviction

Amanda Knox's Italian lawyer has filed an appeal of her slander conviction in Italy, a Knox family spokesman in Seattle said Monday.

Amanda Knox lawyer appeals slander conviction (AP)

AP - Amanda Knox's Italian lawyer has filed an appeal of her slander conviction in Italy, a Knox family spokesman in Seattle said Monday.

Shocking pictures open LA detective's murder trial (AP)

AP - Shocking death pictures of a murdered woman were shown to jurors in the trial of former police detective Stephanie Lazarus — huge close-up portraits of the battered face of Sherri Rasmussen, who died 26 years ago.

Legal aid plan put on hold

KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General's Chambers and the legal profession are locked in a disagreement over the launch of the governmentsponsored free legal assistance service for low income earners involved in criminal cases

Stanford's attorneys portraying ex-CFO as liar (AP)

AP - Attorneys for jailed Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford are trying to portray the prosecution's star witness at the financier's fraud trial as a liar and a crook who can't be trusted.

Haditha Marine's lawyers call Anonymous "cowards" after hack (Reuters)

Reuters - Lawyers for a U.S. Marine court-martialed for his role in killing Iraqi civilians in Haditha slammed the international hacking collective Anonymous as "cowards" on Monday after they knocked out the firm's website and published internal e-mails on the web.

Attorney: Family 'Shocked' By Charges In Fatal Crash

An attorney speaks out against charges issued in a crash involving a state truck.

U.S. judge allows enforcement of Texas abortion law (Reuters)

Reuters - A U.S. federal judge on Monday allowed the state of Texas to begin enforcing a law requiring abortion providers to show or describe to a woman an ultrasound image of her fetus, but criticized an appeals court that earlier overturned his decision to block parts of the statute.

U.S. judge allows enforcement of Texas abortion law

(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Monday allowed the state of Texas to begin enforcing a law requiring abortion providers to show or describe to a woman an ultrasound image of her fetus, but criticized an appeals court that earlier overturned his decision to block parts of the statute. U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks said he was forced to follow the federal appellate court's ruling last month ...

Lawyer jailed for $2.6 million fraud

A MELBOURNE lawyer who fraudulently obtained more than $2 million from clients and financial institutions has been jailed.

Ohio man pleads guilty to supporting al-Shabaab (Reuters)

Reuters - A 27-year-old Ohio man pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges of helping raise money for al-Shabaab rebels in Somalia, prosecutors said.

Ohio man pleads guilty in U.S. to supporting al Shabaab (Reuters)

Reuters - An Ohio man pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court in Minnesota to U.S. charges of helping raise money for al Shabaab rebels in Somalia, prosecutors said.

Judge grants delay in Mississippi execution (Reuters)

Reuters - A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted the scheduled execution of a convicted murderer in Mississippi in order to allow attorneys to argue whether the state has improperly kept him from getting a psychiatric evaluation.

Man pleads guilty in Minn. Somali terror case (AP)

AP - A Somali-American man admitted Monday that he helped raise money so others could travel from Minnesota to join the terror group al-Shabab in Somalia, and that he sent money to Somalia so one of those travelers could buy a firearm.

Calif. seafood company fined $1M for fishy labels (AP)

AP - Federal prosecutors say a Torrance, Calif.-based seafood corporation has been ordered to pay $1 million in fines and community service donations for falsely labeling frozen catfish fillets as grouper.

Legal services programs for poor facing cuts

Sour economy hits major statewide funder A major funder of legal services for the poor will shave its grants by at least 5 percent across Maryland — even after dipping into its reserves.

Homeless killings suspect faces new murder charges (AP)

AP - A former Marine already accused of killing four homeless men was charged Monday with two new counts of murder in the stabbing deaths of his high school friend's mother and older brother.

Trial resumes in Lakewood cop-killing case (AP)

AP - Jahmell Crockam took a look around the courthouse, couldn't find his lawyer, then went home.

Chicago cabbie pleads guilty in terror case (AP)

AP - A Pakistani-born Chicago taxi driver who prosecutors say could be heard on FBI wiretaps discussing a plan to bomb a stadium pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to send money to a Pakistani-based terrorist with alleged ties to al-Qaida.

US judge says he can't block Texas sonogram law

A federal judge on Monday upheld the Texas law requiring women to have a sonogram before having an abortion, saying an appeals court had forced him to declare the law constitutional.

US judge says he can't block Texas sonogram law (AP)

AP - A federal judge on Monday upheld the Texas law requiring women to have a sonogram before having an abortion, saying an appeals court had forced him to declare the law constitutional.

U.S. judge grants more time for accused Tucson shooter (Reuters)

Reuters - A federal judge has agreed that the man charged with a deadly shooting spree last year that gravely wounded then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has made "measureable progress" in regaining his mental fitness to stand trial.

Attorney general OKs deal on Texas election map

Attorney general OKs deal on Texas election map Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:48 p.m., Monday, February 6, 2012 SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A congressman's lawyer says the Texas attorney general has agreed to a temporary voting map that could keep the April 3 date for primary ...