A lawyer charged with helping his wife plunder money from the campaign chest of a Virginia state senator and two other organizations cannot shield his two homes from possible forfeiture, a federal appeals court ruled last month. The 4th U.S. ...
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Divorce lawyers, beware. Tech-savvy clients may be arriving at your office bringing a host of ethical—and even criminal—problems wrapped up with their domestic cases. They may be using cell phone software to illegally gather information, or they themselves may be ...
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A South Carolina case that was once cited as evidence of Mexican drug cartels fueling U.S. drug trafficking is now provoking conflicting views among appellate judges about racial factors involved in police traffic stops. Three federal appeals court judges ...
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Read More »Clicking a “Like” button on the Facebook page of his boss’s political rival was protected speech that should not be the basis of a deputy’s firing, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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A near tragedy at a Virginia law office has prompted lawyers to consider how to protect themselves and their staff against harm. Authorities on office security say the staff and lawyers at the offices of Barnes & Diehl in Chester, Va., did the right things and took the right steps when a gunman showed up June 20, demanding to see a lawyer.
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South Carolina Lawyers Weekly
