Legalities
Discussions on life and the law by an ABC News legal correspondent.
Author: Jan Crawford Greenburg is a legal correspondent for the ABC News Washington D.C., bureau. She is a member of the New York bar.
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Recent Posts from Legalities
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Girltalk
After I got out of law school and was back in my old newspaper job, the Supreme Court beat opened up. It was a dream job, and I made a pitch for it to one…
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A Voice for America?
John McCain’s campaign manager, Rick Davis, told the Washington Post this week that a “very masculine” draft of the VP nominee’s speech had been written before McCain announced his bombshell of a pick in Sarah…
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Timing...Is Everything
Following up here on what I posted last night, Dan Balz has a fascinating piece in today’s Washington Post with more details about how Sarah Palin skyrocketed to the top of McCain’s short list over…
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Surprise, Surprise
I think it's a good idea, as we call it, to float names--in other words, put the name out publicly, leak it some way maybe, so it is known around the country that 'Joe Blow'…
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Waiting Word
Having decided on his running mate, John McCain will soon begin making calls to the people who were on his short list for vice president to inform them of his choice. McCain will introduce his…
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A Brawl in St. Paul
With John McCain weighing a running mate who supports abortion rights, a revolt is brewing among his conservative base that includes a walkout at the Republican National Convention next week and a huge battle on…
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The Quadrennial Quest
With less than two weeks to go before the conventions, there’s still no obvious runaway frontrunner for VP on either side---although that’s about to change. We expect Barack Obama to make his announcement next week,…
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McCain: I prayed "to keep going"
The Chicago Tribune's Jill Zuckman has a fascinating and revealing article today looking at John McCain's faith and how he relied on it to survive in Vietnam--and suffered for it greatly at the hands of…
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McCain: Not Ruling Out Pro-choice VP
As John McCain weighs his choices for vice president, he gave a fascinating interview today in which he said he would not rule out the possibility of choosing an openly pro-choice running mate—something no Republican…
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McCain: "Put my country first"
With his campaign plane parked on the tarmac at Erie's "Tom Ridge International Airport," Sen. John McCain just finished up an appearance at a GE transportation plant here with the with the former at his…