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Five decades after he started campaigning for a “New Boston,” the lawyer-developer turned philanthropist Jerome L. Rappaport ’47 continued his effort Wednesday with a $12.35 million donation from his charitable foundation to Harvard’s Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston...
Moments after the Supreme Court decision striking down the Bush administration's military tribunals in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, even a lawyer close to the defense team was shocked that the court had ruled so strongly in his client's favor. The decision, he said over the phone from the courthouse steps, "will change war on terror as a whole...
...Without him, the volunteers are not as inspired and, as one Republican lawyer joked in court, the money from California liberals dries up. In fact, Democrat Nick Lampson, who is seeking the seat, did receive some early support from Hollywood heavyweights Rob Reiner and Barbra Streisand?when DeLay was still in the race. DeLay, who had testified earlier Monday about his move to Virginia, was not in the courtroom for the Democratic salute to his potency, but his presence loomed large. "If Mr. DeLay stays on the ballot, it is a lot easier to run against somebody who's been...
...your husband become so wealthy? Ferdinand was a gold trader. He was a lawyer for mining companies. When he entered politics in l949, he had tons and tons of gold. When Bill Gates was a college dropout, Ferdinand already possessed billions of dollars and tons of gold. It wasn't stolen...
...year for publicizing an illegal campaign of forced sterilizations and abortions, was removed from house arrest and taken away by police. Chen's whereabouts were unknown until June 11, when officials confirmed he was in jail. The odd charges against him include "gathering a crowd to disrupt traffic." His lawyer, Li Jingsong, who saw Chen last week, says his client is unbowed: "Spiritually, he's very strong...