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  • Woman charged in slayings of Connecticut couple due in court

    Woman charged in slayings of Connecticut couple due in court

    Trial Coverage 11/02/2015

    A Connecticut woman accused of conspiring with her boyfriend to kill his parents when they were considering cutting him out of their will is scheduled to make her first court appearance. Jennifer Valiante of Westport is expected to be arraigned Monda...

  • High court won't hear appeal on mortgage ratings

    High court won't hear appeal on mortgage ratings

    Trial Coverage 11/02/2015

    The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from shareholders who claim the Standard & Poor's ratings firm made false statements about its ratings of risky mortgage investments that helped trigger the financial crisis. The justices on Monday let stand...

  • Ferguson panel recommends police, court reform, transparency

    Ferguson panel recommends police, court reform, transparency

    Trial Coverage 09/14/2015

    A reform panel formed after the Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown is recommending the consolidation of the metro area's police departments and municipal courts, a newspaper reported Monday. Gov. Jay Nixon and others have scheduled an afternoo...

  • Court: Lawsuit over Arkansas killing by cop may proceed

    Court: Lawsuit over Arkansas killing by cop may proceed

    Trial Coverage 08/06/2015

    A federal appeals court said Thursday the family of a 67-year-old man shot to death after two off-duty police officers entered his Little Rock apartment without a warrant or an invitation can move forward with a lawsuit. Eugene Ellison died Dec. 9, 2...

  • Marijuana opponents using racketeering law to fight industry

    Marijuana opponents using racketeering law to fight industry

    Trial Coverage 07/15/2015

    A federal law crafted to fight the mob is giving marijuana opponents a new strategy in their battle to stop the expanding industry: racketeering lawsuits. A Colorado pot shop recently closed after a Washington-based group opposed to legal marijuana s...

  • Oklahoma court to look at blocking Tulsa grand jury probe

    Oklahoma court to look at blocking Tulsa grand jury probe

    Trial Coverage 07/03/2015

    The Oklahoma Supreme Court said Thursday it will consider whether to stop a grand jury investigation into an embattled sheriff whose longtime friend and volunteer deputy fatally shot an unarmed man. Attorneys for Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz wa...

  • Sen. Kennedy awarded honorary degree from Harvard

    Sen. Kennedy awarded honorary degree from Harvard

    Trial Coverage 12/02/2008

    Saying he has "lived a blessed time," Sen. Edward Kennedy smiled broadly and flashed a thumbs up as he accepted an honorary degree Monday from his alma mater during a rare special convocation at Harvard University.The 76-year-old senator walked onsta...

  • Prospective Lawyers May Face Higher Bar Exam Fees

    Prospective Lawyers May Face Higher Bar Exam Fees

    Trial Coverage 03/06/2008

    New lawyers in Maryland could be paying a lot more to take the bar exam. The Maryland Senate is debating whether bar exam fees should increase from $150 to $325 or as high as $400. The proposal has sparked a fiery debate among lawmakers, many of whom...

  • S.C. giving 1st bar exam since test ruled flawed

    S.C. giving 1st bar exam since test ruled flawed

    Trial Coverage 03/05/2008

    Warren Westbrook "Brook" Wills was in Paris on an international law internship in October when he saw the disappointing news on the S.C. Judicial Department's Web site. He hadn't passed the July bar exam, which meant he couldn't practice law in South...

  • DC Young Lawyers in for Bar Exam Sticker Shock

    DC Young Lawyers in for Bar Exam Sticker Shock

    Trial Coverage 03/05/2008

    An attempt to save young lawyers from higher bar exam fees has failed in the Maryland Senate, meaning prospective attorneys could pay hundreds more to pass the bar. A bill headed for approval in the Senate would increase bar exam fees from $150 up to...

  • 2008 Arizona Bar Exam Deadlines and Fees

    2008 Arizona Bar Exam Deadlines and Fees

    Trial Coverage 02/29/2008

    February 2008 No applications accepted prior                      $125 application and $235 examination to August 15, 2007 September 1, 2007                ...

  • February 2008 CA Bar Exam Deadlines

    February 2008 CA Bar Exam Deadlines

    Trial Coverage 02/28/2008

    FEBRUARY 2008 CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINATION INFORMATION DATE, TIME, LOCATIONS, FEES AND IMPORTANT DEADLINES DATE: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, February 26, 27 and 28, 2008 TIME: Morning and Afternoon on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Important Da...

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