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Sizing Up Sentences: When it comes to white-collar crime, crooks may or may not land in the slammer. Federal data indicate their penalties might depend on where cases are heard
Sizing Up Sentences: When it comes to white-collar crime, crooks may or may not land in the slammer. Federal data indicate their penalties might depend on where cases are heard
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Plan of ACTION: The federal government is ready to try a new way to pass the Supreme Court's tough test for giving preferences to minority bidders
Plan of ACTION: The federal government is ready to try a new way to pass the Supreme Court's tough test for giving preferences to minority bidders
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Fine Line: The probe into what President Clinton may have told some of his aides could end up settling only one thing for lawyers: The difference between preparing a witness and suborning
Fine Line: The probe into what President Clinton may have told some of his aides could end up settling only one thing for lawyers: The difference between preparing a witness and suborning
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Docking Doctors? AMA eyes discipline for physicians giving 'false' testimony
Docking Doctors? AMA eyes discipline for physicians giving 'false' testimony
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Hard to Swallow: While federal law shut the door on regulation of dietary supplements, marketing hype may be leading the popular aids up courthouse steps
Hard to Swallow: While federal law shut the door on regulation of dietary supplements, marketing hype may be leading the popular aids up courthouse steps
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Taping police interrogations may end the lies with...: Irrefutable Evidence
Taping police interrogations may end the lies with...: Irrefutable Evidence
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Putting Back the Bite: With the march of time, personal bankruptcy has become a relatively painless way to shirk debt. Tough measures before Congress may make it harder to avoid the
Putting Back the Bite: With the march of time, personal bankruptcy has become a relatively painless way to shirk debt. Tough measures before Congress may make it harder to avoid the
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BORDER WAR: In a fight to dismantle the federal immigration service, the agency's best allies could be lawyers who fear what might replace it
BORDER WAR: In a fight to dismantle the federal immigration service, the agency's best allies could be lawyers who fear what might replace it
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Taking Their BEST SHOT: Fed up with gun violence, some cities may copy an Illinois father's tobacco-style suit against gun makers
Taking Their BEST SHOT: Fed up with gun violence, some cities may copy an Illinois father's tobacco-style suit against gun makers
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One Foot Out the Door: Project addresses needs of immigrants facing deportation
One Foot Out the Door: Project addresses needs of immigrants facing deportation
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No Sudden Impact: Courts rejecting mental disability claims despite EEOC guidelines intended to protect mentally ill
No Sudden Impact: Courts rejecting mental disability claims despite EEOC guidelines intended to protect mentally ill
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Second Opinions on HMOs: ERISA has long been a staple in managed care organizations' defense strategies. But now plaintiffs lawyers are opening up new theories of liability and expanding
Second Opinions on HMOs: ERISA has long been a staple in managed care organizations' defense strategies. But now plaintiffs lawyers are opening up new theories of liability and expanding
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In the Spirit of Mediation: Joint committees sort through current laws in quest of uniform standards
In the Spirit of Mediation: Joint committees sort through current laws in quest of uniform standards
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Pondering 'Pay-to-Play': ABA scrutinizes link between campaign contributions and legal work
Pondering 'Pay-to-Play': ABA scrutinizes link between campaign contributions and legal work
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Assessing Special Needs: In fair-housing suits, tenants claim disabilities entitle them to anything from parking to pets
Assessing Special Needs: In fair-housing suits, tenants claim disabilities entitle them to anything from parking to pets
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Striking a Blow for the 'Punching Bags': Speakers urge others to speak out for besieged judges compelled to silence
Striking a Blow for the 'Punching Bags': Speakers urge others to speak out for besieged judges compelled to silence
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Mass Tort Makeover? After years of litigation and billions of dollars in payments, the lessons from class action lawsuits over silicone breast implants may be just what critics need
Mass Tort Makeover? After years of litigation and billions of dollars in payments, the lessons from class action lawsuits over silicone breast implants may be just what critics need
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Few Are Chosen
Few Are Chosen
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Passing the Torch: Thousands of family-owned businesses, worth millions of dollars, are about to start changing hands. For lawyers the job is to help one generation give something
Passing the Torch: Thousands of family-owned businesses, worth millions of dollars, are about to start changing hands. For lawyers the job is to help one generation give something
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Disappearing Data: That CD-ROM may self-destruct if you don't check the expiration date
Disappearing Data: That CD-ROM may self-destruct if you don't check the expiration date
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