During the first court appearance of Pedro Hernandez, who is accused of killing Etan Patz, his lawyer said his client had a psychiatric history that included hallucinations.

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A carpenter whose former Manhattan basement is the scene of an exhaustive search for clues about Etan Patz said Friday through his lawyer that he had no involvement in the 6-year-old boy's disappearance more than three decades ago.

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Anders Behring Breivik, who admits killing 77 people in Norway last summer, has been asked to stop raising his fist in salute each morning at his trial, his lawyer said Wednesday.

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A Florida neighbourhood watch volunteer accused over the death of an unarmed black teenager could appear in court later to seek bail, his lawyer says.

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When Jessica Port showed up in court Friday to pursue a divorce, she first stopped to consult with her lawyer. Then she crossed the room to hug her ex, chatting happily until it was time to be seated. Read full article > >

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The parents of Trayvon Martin walked into the 9th floor board room at the Washington Post with grief etched in their faces. Then, again, it’s difficult to mourn and heal when your son’s killer is free and you’re doing everything you can to see that he at least gets arrested. Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, along with their lawyer Benjamin Crump and Daryl Parks, spent nearly 90 minutes answering questions from reporters and editors of The Post. They answered every question forthrightly and without evasion. The disbelief was as plainly apparent in their answers as it was on their faces. Read full article > >

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As we wait for what could be a life-changing email, I start to imagine what this lawyer might look like. Could there be a possible mix of Will Smith and Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan? I wonder if he has any acting skills. I just pray that he has a personality.

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Color-Coded Confessions: Background Shades of the Marriage Process

The brother of a gunman killed in a siege in southwestern France is outraged to have been charged in connection with an alleged shooting spree by Mohammed Merah, his lawyer said Monday.

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John Henry Browne, the lawyer defending the soldier charged with killing Afghan civilians, has long been the voluble and sometimes victorious defender of the virtually indefensible.

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LIMA, Peru — Peru’s government abused its authority by barring paroled U.S. activist Lori Berenson and her 31-month-old son from leaving the country to spend the holidays in New York City with her family, her lawyer charged Saturday. “Administratively, you can’t block a court order,” Anibal Apari said after Berenson told The Associated Press that she and her son Salvador were prevented from boarding a flight Friday night despite being granted permission in court. Read full article > >

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A woman who filed a sexual harassment complaint against Herman Cain in the 1990s will not tell her side of the story in public, her lawyer tells reporters.

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It’s lunchtime in McPherson Square in downtown Washington, and a young couple who met at the ongoing Occupy D.C. protests are cuddling on an air mattress and talking about corporate greed. Kathy Elliso, 22, and Steve Hartwell, 23, have started dating, so to speak, in the 10 days since the Occupy D.C. demonstrators set up their tents and their “Tax the rich” placards in this park along the lawyer-and-lobbyist-dense K Street corridor. They are joining protests that have spread to cities around the country since the Occupy Wall Street movement began last month in New York . Read full article > >

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MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota businessman Kenneth Dahlberg, a World War II ace and an inadvertent figure in the Watergate scandal that brought down Richard Nixon’s presidency, has died at age 94, his lawyer said Wednesday. Dahlberg died Tuesday at his Deephaven home of natural causes, Dahlberg attorney and family friend Warren Mack told The Associated Press. Dahlberg had broken his hip about a year ago and had pneumonia, but his hip had healed and his health had been “great,” Mack said. Read full article > >

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TEHRAN, Iran – The release of two American hikers jailed in Iran was delayed Sunday because one of the judges whose signature is required on the paperwork is on vacation, the lawyer representing the two men said. The lawyer, Masoud Shafiei, said when he attempted to get the two signatures required for the $1 million bail deal for Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, he was told one of the judges needed to sign off on the agreement was on vacation, and to return at a later date. Read full article > >

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Jack Kevorkian, the man known as “Doctor Death” for helping the terminally ill end their lives, has died in the US aged of 83, his lawyer says.

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