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The Mississippi Court of Appeals has granted a retrial for Covington & Burling LLP client Cory Maye, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2001 shooting of a police officer that occurred during a narcotics task force search of Mr.
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Projections of savings from health IT are baseless, Harvard researchers say
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Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc., a network of independent law firms, said Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission may sue the company over allegedly misleading representations made by its identity theft prevention program.
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Deal Economy 2010: Harvey Miller on Lehman, GM
Instead of allowing Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. to collapse, the government could have stood by the beleaguered bank and helped it unwind slowly, bankruptcy lawyer Harvey Miller, who represented Lehman for Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, told Matt Miller, senior writer at The Deal.
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Obama Administration Defends Its Data Quality
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Wiggins Ready To Grab YLD Baton
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Homebuilding in U.S. Unexpectedly Drops on Tax-Credit, Employment Concerns
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JHU business school moving to Legg tower in Harbor East
The Carey Business School will occupy four floors of the Legg Mason Tower. By Hanah Cho November 18, 2009 The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School is relocating to the Legg Mason Tower, becoming the latest tenant to move from Baltimore's downtown to Harbor East 's waterfront.
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Legal language renders all Texas marriages moot, Democrat says
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