Recent Updates
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NY court: Chimps don't have same rights as humans
Recent Cases 12/05/2014A chimpanzee is not entitled to the rights of a human and does not have to be freed by its owner, a New York appeals court ruled Thursday. The three-judge Appellate Division panel was unanimous in denying "legal personhood" to Tommy, who lives alone ...
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Former Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor
Notable Attorneys 12/05/2014No matter the situation, an attorney from the Plymouth Canton Law Office of Rita O. White is available to assist. For everything from questions only a lawyer could answer, to a specific legal issue you may have, we are here to lend a helping hand. Yo...
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Egyptian court sentences 188 people to death
National News 12/04/2014An Egyptian court sentenced 188 people to death Tuesday pending the opinion of the country's top religious authority, the latest mass death sentence handed down by the country's judicial system despite widespread international criticism. The 188 were...
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Michigan Defense Lawyer
Notable Attorneys 12/04/2014The attorneys at the Davis Law Group, PLLC are former prosecutors who have dealt with a wide variety of cases, from minor traffic stops to homicide. As a criminal defense firm, we work in the Metro Detroit area, including Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb C...
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Supreme Court rejects blood transfusion case
National News 12/01/2014The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from the estate of a Michigan woman who died following a kidney transplant after turning down a blood transfusion because of her religious beliefs. The justices on Monday let stand a state appeals court ruling t...
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North Carolina Worker's Compensation & Social Security Disability
Notable Attorneys 12/01/2014We at DiRusso & DiRusso have been helping those in our area with legal need for the past 23 years. Located near Mount Airy, North Carolina, we are grateful for the citizens of Surry County for consistently choosing us for legal representation. Our st...
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Philippine court convicts 9 Chinese of poaching
National News 11/25/2014A Philippine court convicted nine Chinese fishermen Monday of poaching and taking hundreds of endangered giant sea turtles from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, fining each of them nearly $103,000 but imposing no jail term. The fishermen were...
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Divorce Litigation and Child Custody & Visitation in Northern Virginia
Notable Attorneys 11/25/2014The Law Offices of Tenecia P. Reid is dedicated to providing outstanding and creative legal solutions to clients throughout Northern Virginia. The Law Offices of Tenecia P. Reid is here to help you determine how to achieve your goals and maintain you...
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Appeals court rules against imprisoned American
National News 11/17/2014A federal appeals court has ruled against a government subcontractor imprisoned in Cuba who is seeking to sue the U.S. government for the destruction of his business. Alan Gross was detained in December 2009 while setting up Internet access as a subc...
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Italian court deliberating appeal in quake trial
National News 11/11/2014An appeals court is deliberating the fate of seven experts who were found guilty of failing to adequately warn residents of the risk before an earthquake struck central Italy in 2009, killing more than 300 people. The guilty verdict and six-year jail...
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Massachusetts Real Estate Attorney
Notable Attorneys 11/11/2014For more than 30 years, Attorney Alan H. Segal has been lending legal expertise to the Greater Boston Massachusetts area from his Needham, Massachusetts Law Office. With great attentiveness, Alan and his associates have given legal consultation in bu...