Supreme Court ruling might have spared DeLay his legal trials and loss of power. - Houston Chronicle (LEGAL NEWS)

Supreme Court ruling might have spared DeLay his legal trials and loss of power. - Houston Chronicle
Perhaps the most striking irony of the long-running prosecution and conviction of former House Speaker Tom DeLay for manipulation of corporate campaign cash is this: Just a few years later — after the Supreme Court's ruling in the Citizens United case
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DEA to enact emergency ban of 'legal weed' nationwide - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
In about a month, "legal weed" will be illegal. The DEA announced plans Wednesday for a nationwide emergency ban of five chemicals found in the so-called "fake pot," which is sold as incense at convenience stores and specialty shops across the country. The
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County's legal costs fall after setting record - San Jose Mercury News
After hitting a record $114million in 2008-09, Los Angeles County's legal costs dropped to $105 million last fiscal year amid a renewed effort to reduce expenses, according to a new report. In the report, to be presented Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors
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Makin' it legal: Calif. cities bring pot growing into the light - Philadelphia Daily News
BERKELEY, Calif. - As numerous cities get set to levy voter-approved taxes on medical-marijuana retailers, some municipalities in Northern California are already moving aggressively toward creating government-sanctioned marijuana farms to help supply them
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Emanuel faces legal challenge to stay on Chicago mayoral ballot - Seattle Times
CHICAGO — An attorney Friday filed paperwork to try to knock Rahm Emanuel off the ballot, setting up a long expected legal challenge that could dominate the Chicago mayor's race. Burt Odelson says Emanuel isn't eligible to run for mayor because he doesn
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'Housewives' Legal Wars -- East vs. West - TMZ.com
It's a full-on gang war. TV's " Housewives " brawling for the titles, "Most Divorces," "Most Bankruptcies" and "Most Lawsuits." East vs. West! We've been combing through court records, with certain limitations.  We looked at lawsuits and bankruptcies
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Legal weapons are not the big problem - Washington Post
I was distressed - but not surprised - by The Post's usual effort at journalistic research and analysis [ "Officer down; the hidden life of guns," front page, Nov. 21]. It suggested that "legally obtained weapons" are the "biggest source of weapons" used
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Sunnis jailed in Iraq face trying times in legal system - Dallas Morning News
BAGHDAD – The soldiers yanked Arkan Subhi Ahmed al-Habshi out of bed shortly before dawn, screaming and striking him with their guns, a scene that has become routine in Sunni districts of Baghdad. His family's futile attempts to navigate the criminal
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