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Attorney accidentally sues himself in Class Action
LawReader: Will the defendant file a wrongful use of civil process suit also? 3/11/2005 By Steve Korris - Madison St. Clair Record Alton attorney Emert Wyss thought he could make money in a Madison County…
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Revised Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct that become effective 7-15-2009
Revised Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct that become effective 7-15-2009Current Supreme Court Rules with revisions marked (underline indicates an addition, brackets indicate text to be deleted)SCRulesPrior2009changesmarked.pdfFRANKFORT, Ky. – For the first time in nearly 20 years the…
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Revised Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct that become effective 7-15-2009
Revised Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct that become effective 7-15-2009 Current Supreme Court Rules with revisions marked (underline indicates an addition, brackets indicate text to be deleted) SCRulesPrior2009changesmarked.pdf FRANKFORT, Ky. – For the first time in nearly…
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Gov. Beshear finds money for Dept. of Public Defenders
FRANKFORT, Ky. – April 16, 2009 -Gov. Steve Beshear today announced that through a series of cost-cutting measures and reallocation of existing funds, the Department of Public Advocacy (DPA) has enough money to continue operating…
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Russell County Justice Blog raises new claims against Judge Cletus Miracle
Russell County Justice Blog raises new claims against Judge Cletus Miracle Maricle was in rush to assert control of Russell County Cases. RUSSELL SPRINGS KENTUCKY:Drug Cases noticed in Maricle’s RICO Indictment As previously reported…
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Bankruptcies are booming
Bankruptcies are booming Nearly 1.2 million debtors filed for bankruptcy in the past 12 months, according to federal court records. Last month, 130,831 sought bankruptcy protection - an increase of 46 percent over March 2008…
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Details emerge about prosecutorial misconduct in Sen. Stevens case -witness coercion-subordination of perjury-withholding exculpatory evidence
Details emerge about prosecutorial misconduct in Sen. Stevens case Withholding Exculpatory Evidence The exculpatory evidence which was withheld by Federal Prosecutors in the Sen. Stevens prosecution included notes made from a government interview with key…
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Federal Judges sue over pay raise freeze - Congress has excluded judges from receiving promised inflation adjustment pay raises in six of the past 16 years.
April 10, 2009 Eight federal judges are suing the US government for back pay in a potential landmark case that raises fundamental questions about how the Founding Fathers sought to protect an independent judiciary. …
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Justice Lukowsky dissent in 1977 suggests how the court should react to prosecutorial misconduct.
I’m sorry I never got to met Justice Lukowsky. We frequently find comments he made that that are wise and timeless. His suggested remedy could well be applied to the current practice of prosecutors continuing…
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State of Washington Supreme Court puts limits on number of charged offenses by use of multiple photos of child-porn
Defendants accused of possessing multiple images of child pornography can only be prosecuted for one offense, without regard to the number of images or how many children are depicted, the state Supreme Court ruled…