Hollywood Investigator to Be His Own Lawyer
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A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Anthony Pellicano, the Hollywood private investigator facing trial on wiretapping and conspiracy charges, can represent himself at trial next month. Judge Dale S. Fischer of United States District Court said she was bound by Supreme Court case law to let Mr. Pellicano do so, but urged him to reconsider. The ruling raises the prospect that Mr. Pellicano, who often grabbed the limelight in his career as an investigator to the stars, would again take center stage at his trial, set to begin Feb. 27. By acting as his own lawyer he will cross-examine prosecution witnesses like Anita Busch, the former journalist who the authorities say was wiretapped by Mr. Pellicano and was threatened in a scheme he orchestrated, as well as other cooperating witnesses who prosecutors say hired Mr. Pellicano to wiretap their adversaries.
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One of Hollywoodâs biggest independent film companies is expected to announce an agreement with striking writers.
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Lawyers in Los Angeles are expected to hit them with a battery of questions on everything from their jobs to their television viewing habits.
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A lawyer for Phil Spector said on Wednesday he has been asked to bring the rock producer to court next week and fears his client has been indicted by a secret grand jury for the 2003 murder of a B-movie actress.
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Serial killer Michael Ross has tried for 10 years to speed his own death. On Saturday, little more than an hour before his scheduled execution, Ross' own attorney caused another delay, saying he needed time to examine his own potential conflict of interest.
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Glenn Closeâs latest role as an ice-eyed lawyer on television has forced her to confront the exigencies of her career.
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Michael Jackson's lawyers want to be starting something behind   closed doors.
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OCALA, Fla. Â Even Hollywood couldn't have written a more ideal script for the Internal Revenue Service than actor Wesley Snipes' tax-fraud trial.
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A lawyer for a group of terrorism suspects held by the United States told a court on Friday that trusting the Justice Department with an inquiry into the CIA's destruction of interrogation tapes would amount to putting the fox in charge of the hen house.
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POWAY, Calif. -- The man whose firm built the engine expected to power SpaceShipOne into suborbital space today plans to build his own craft and compete with his more celebrated partners, Paul Allen and Burt Rutan, for the extraterrestrial turf.
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Jude Law is one multi-talented man for sure, for he is as good a salesman as he is an actor.
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In an unusual move during opening statements, Robert Blake&#39;s attorney has managed to let jurors hear from the actor himself. The defense showed a video of a Barbara Walters interview with Blake.
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LOS ANGELES  - The star of an upcoming  HBO reality series about fugitive-chasing bounty hunters has a  rap sheet of his own.
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Using their own lives as inspiration for their show, three actors find themselves down the road to Hollywood success.
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LOS ANGELES  - On the surface, the behind-the-scenes intrigues of a corporate law firm hardly seem cinematic enough to justify a screenplay. But when "Michael Clayton" writer-director Tony Gilroy started digging around while researching 1997's "The Devil's Advocate," he was hooked.
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A lawyer for Phil Spector said on  Wednesday he has been asked to bring the rock producer to court  next week and fears his client has been indicted by a secret  grand jury for the 2003 murder of a B-movie actress.
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Former Bush administration Supreme Court lawyer Theodore Olson has lined up with Hollywood in a big stakes fight over Internet file sharing.