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Founded in 1970, the organization has more than 3 million members and boasts the expertise of 700 scientists, lawyers and environmental specialists.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025 -
This moment, Raheem, is bigger than you, for your tenure as Chief Justice will not only strengthen our judiciary but will also inspire generations to come—young lawyers, aspiring judges, and every child who looks up and sees in you a reflection of what is possible.—
Justice Lubbie Harper,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2025
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During questioning by Read's defense attorney, Faller said that the type of alcohol test done in a medical setting for the purpose of diagnosing health issues is different than the type of test used in forensics and relied upon in a court of law.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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After President Donald Trump suggested it on Truth Social, the Trump Organization fired its ethics attorney, whom Harvard University hired to help with its lawsuit against the federal government.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Honolulu’s prosecuting attorney’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In spite of a dearth of evidence, the judge in the case sent it back to the Pulaski County prosecuting attorney's office.—
Tony Holt,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the case of Jay-Z, the billionaire has come out swinging against attorney Tony Buzbee, branding him an ambulance chaser and calling him a 1-800 lawyer.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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My heart and support goes out to true victims in the world, who have to watch how their life story is dressed in costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in a cheap suit.—
Shannon Power,
Newsweek,
13 Dec. 2024
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The district attorney’s office confirmed the backlog was a factor in delaying charges against Garcia-Aquino this week.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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The charges filed in Santa Clara County reflect a cooperative effort including district attorney’s offices in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Sacramento, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and Yolo counties, prosecutors said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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Agency attorneys kicked off their arguments by invoking a long US tradition of seeking to ensure a competitive marketplace, one that the FTC’s lead trial lawyer, Daniel Matheson, accused Meta of violating.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The argument between the two marked the latest phase in a quarter-century-old battle between Texans for Lawsuit Reform and the state’s trial lawyers, one that contributed to Texas’s emergence as a Republican stronghold.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Another 50 students are expected to join the program this fall when the school launches its second career track in human and social services — focused on jobs such as being a social worker or counselor.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Cardinals are special bishops and other Vatican officials who serve as the pope’s counselors and visually distinguish themselves with a red cloak.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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To demonstrate that point in a video, a researcher told a robot arm to put a bunch of plastic grapes into a clear Tupperware container, then proceeded to shift three containers around on the table in an approximation of a shyster’s shell game.—
Eliza Strickland,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Mar. 2025
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Holmes is another shyster whose story has been dissected in several documentaries and in dramatizations like Hulu’s The Dropout, but Gibney brings specific insights and a fresh perspective to this truly unbelievable story.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
31 July 2024
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“Philadelphia lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Philadelphia%20lawyer. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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