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—• Thursday, May 17, 2012 •—
Courts get ready for summit
Every morning this week presented an unfamiliar reality in the Daley Center lobby. Short lines greeted visitors at 8 a.m. on the building's east and west sides. Getting to a courtroom shortly before 10 a.m. was no problem as the elevators lacked the typical scene of lawyers and litigants stuffed inside.
Legal aid campaign raises $1.5 million
The Chicago Bar Foundation's Investing in Justice Campaign broke another record this year by raising $1.5 million for area providers of legal services to the poor, organizers said.
Steve Jobs' statements put Apple's defense in trouble
NEW YORK — A federal judge cited the confident voice of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs on Tuesday as she refused to toss out lawsuits alleging the company and various publishers conspired to drive up the price of electronic books.
Firm helps technology company earn $124 million jury verdict
The $124 million in damages that a jury awarded to Raymond P. Niro's client on Thursday represents the largest victory of his career.
Public defender office veteran Robert Lee dies unexpectedly
The chief of the felony trial division of the Cook County public defender's office, Robert Emmett Lee, died in his sleep Sunday in his home on the far South Side, his wife said.
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Virginia lawmakers reject openly gay judge nominee
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On June 7, Scott Enke — a juror who skipped the sixth day of a criminal trial in Chicago so he could attend neurovascular surgery in Iowa as a sales representative of a medical-device supplier — faces up to three days in jail when sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge James F. Holderman for a quasi-criminal offense under a law that deserves some publicity.
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