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...felony charges against Ora have been reinstated, and her case will go to trial soon, said Ora’s lawyer Daniel Beck. In order for the state’s case to hold up, the Out of Town News employees who called the police would have to come to court and testify as to being shocked and alarmed by Ora’s nudity, and Beck said he is doubtful that they would do so three years after the incident...
Silda Wall Spitzer was a very successful corporate lawyer before giving it up in 2006 to support her husband’s political ambitions. After relinquishing her personal achievements and hitching her fate to her husband’s in office, Mrs. Spitzer suffered a particular injustice when the former governor’s indiscretion was revealed. But because of this very investment in her marriage, divorce would accomplish nothing; indeed, it would only further hurt her and their family...
...quandary: What is Texas going to do for the well-being and the future of these boys and girls? It is an enormous legal and welfare challenge. Most have never attended school nor worn contemporary clothes; and each one is likely to require his or her own lawyer. (Fortunately more than 350 lawyers have already offered their pro bono services to represent the chidren...
...Azar. Each child will be given legal representation, said Scott McCown, a former district judge who now heads the Center for Public Policy Priorities, an Austin think tank that has been critical of state funding for social welfare agencies. Any parent who is indigent or can't afford a lawyer also will get legal representation. But the sheer size of the case and the number of children is going to be a "challenge for an underfunded system," McCown said...
...Environmental experts welcomed the new rules. "It is useful and helpful, but alone it is not sufficient," says Zhang Hongjun, an environmental lawyer and former official with China's State Environmental Protection Administration. He says that Beijing will have to ensure that the new restrictions are coupled with "meaningful enforcement," and that cleanup efforts include surrounding cities and provinces...