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High court examines lying about military exploits - Oregonian
20 Feb 2012
He was, however, one of the first people prosecuted under a 2006 federal law ... lawyers acknowledged their client sometimes has trouble telling the truth. "Xavier Alvarez lied," they declare in the first sentence of their Supreme Court brief ...
Lawyers say charges against Bali bomber obscure - Oregonian
20 Feb 2012
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Lawyers for the Indonesian militant who ... They also told the West Jakarta District Court that the country's tough anti-terrorism law can't be applied retroactively, and because Umar Patek didn't take part in ...
U.S. Department of State & The I CARE Foundation Urge Lawyers To Join The 'Hague … - YAHOO!
18 Feb 2012
The I CARE Foundation is urging lawyers interested ... field of law and there appears to be a shortage of qualified attorneys practicing in this area." Alana Collins Bullis, an highly skilled attorney licensed in Washington and Oregon who recently led ...
Ore. jury awards $25M punitive damages in smoker's death; case a reconsideration of 2002 award - Republic
17 Feb 2012
In 2010, the Oregon Supreme Court vacated the $100 million award and sent the case back to the trial court for reconsideration of the punitive damages. A Schwarz family lawyer ... Under Oregon law, 60 percent of the $25 million award is supposed ...
Maryland Legislators Seek to Require Child Support for Adult College Students - Examiner
13 Feb 2012
But the Oregon Court of Appeals upheld such a requirement ... and have no child support obligations). As an intake lawyer for a non-profit law firm for several years, I saw cases of aging divorced parents forced to pay the college bills of disrespectful ...
Oregon sex abuse case lawyer faces ethics hearing - Katu.com
7 Feb 2012
In this Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2011, photo, lawyer Dan Gatti ... Institution near Ontario in Eastern Oregon on burglary, kidnapping and sodomy convictions. The bar's complaint, filed with the Oregon Supreme Court, supports New, saying Gatti ...
Lawyers argue over allowing confession of man suspected in Reno murder - Reno Gazette
7 Feb 2012
Lawyers for an Oregon spiritual healer accused of the murder of his brother-in-law are set to argue later this month ... But prosecutor Derek Dreiling said in court papers that jurors need to know about Timothy Wayne Morgan’s “fantastic ...
Prop. 8: New weddings unlikely right away if measure struck down - Los Angeles Times
7 Feb 2012
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and Hawaii – be bound by Tuesday’s decision? The court's decision would have no immediate effect on other states within the 9th Circuit, lawyers said Monday. Even if Proposition 8 is struck down and ...
Lawyer in priest sex-abuse case faces ethics complaint - Bend Bulletin
7 Feb 2012
SALEM — A Salem lawyer for 15 men who sued ... Institution near Ontario in Eastern Oregon on burglary, kidnapping and sodomy convictions. The bar’s complaint, filed with the Oregon Supreme Court, supports New, saying Gatti violated rules ...
Georgia Court Rejects Law Aimed at Assisted Suicide - New York Times
6 Feb 2012
ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday ruled that ... for vulnerable populations.” Lawyers for those who support the practice said the ruling highlighted the extreme lengths to which law enforcement would go to stop a practice that ...