Attorney Discipline Standard Rejected
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By Linda Thomson Deseret Morning News  When a lawyer misbehaves, there are penalties. However, the Utah Supreme Court recently refused to enact specific guidelines regarding district courts' discipline of attorneys.
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ALBANY -- A State Supreme Court justice yesterday ruled that key pieces of New York&#39;s lobbying law are unconstitutional, declawing a statute that regulates the $100-million-a-year influence industry.
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Prosecution lawyers are criticised for failing to inform victims of crime when charges are dropped or changed.
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MOSCOW, June 8 -- A panel at the Moscow Bar Association voted 9 to 2 Friday to reject a disbarment effort launched by federal prosecutors against leading Russian human rights lawyer Karina Moskalenko.
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home in the United States for breaking sanctions, rejecting his demand for protection as a political refugee. His lawyers responded on Tuesday by appealing against the decision, which they described as &quot;very regrettable&quot;.
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By ELAINE D. BRISEO Journal Staff Writer  The Rio Rancho school board may have deviated from state standards after recently rejecting an advisory group's recommendation to offer an alternative to the district's abstinence- only curriculum.
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The US Patent and Trademark Office has preliminarily rejected a Microsoft patent on a system for recognizing computer files, a victory for &quot;open source&quot; advocates
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The former prosecutor in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case did not intentionally break ethics rules, his attorneys argued Wednesday as they sought to keep him from being disbarred.
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A judge on Thursday rejected a defense effort to remove the Santa Barbara County district attorney prosecuting Michael Jackson on child molestation charges.
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Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: This ban is a classic instance of centralised meddling which ignores the potential of local self-discipline.
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A federal advisory group rejected a measure yesterday that would have discouraged states from using electronic voting systems that lack an independent means of verifying their results, according to a spokeswoman for the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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A judge in California has rejected an attempt by lawyers acting for Michael Jackson to get child molestation charges against him thrown out or to have his trial delayed by several months.
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A US judge has rejected a bid by Michael Jackson&#39;s lawyers to have the man leading the singer&#39;s child abuse prosecution thrown off the case.
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By Edward Fitzpatrick; Journal Staff Writer  The court rejects the appeal of a woman who was injured in a fall in a park, but wants the General Assembly to change wording in the Recreational Use Statute.
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The project has prompted criticism from those who worry that lawyers could skew new rules in favor of their clients.
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The US Supreme Court refused for a second time yesterday to get pulled into the politically charged fight over gay marriage in Massachusetts, rejecting an appeal from some state
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Prosecutors suffered another setback Monday in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case, losing a last-ditch attempt to keep the NBA star's lawyers from telling jurors about the alleged victim's sex life.