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Warren Richey

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Good for business? Why corporate lawyers give bad marks to Chicago, L.A.

By Warren Richey | 09/11/12

The US Chamber of Commerce surveyed 1,125 top lawyers at major corporations, who said Chicago and Los Angeles have the least fair litigation environments for businesses in the US.

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Guantánamo: Judge rejects US bid to limit lawyers’ access to detainees

By Warren Richey | 09/07/12

In a strongly worded 32-page decision, a federal judge in Washington rejected the US effort regarding security detainees at Guantánamo, calling it an 'illegitimate exercise of executive power.'

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Vacation danger: Is cruise ship liable for perils on shore excursions?

By Warren Richey | 09/06/12

A federal appeals court restored a lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Lines in the case of a 15-year-old passenger killed in the crossfire of a gang shooting on the island of St. Thomas.

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Illegal immigration: agents sue to block Obama's 'DREAM Act'

By Warren Richey | 08/24/12

Ten immigration agents say President Obama's bid to block deportation of some young illegal immigrants in a 'DREAM Act lite' is unconstitutional, and they are challenging it in court. 

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9/11 hearings set to begin. Should Khalid Sheikh Mohammed be censored?

By Warren Richey | 08/22/12

Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others await trial at Guantánamo. Starting Thursday, a military judge is to hear pretrial motions, including a censoring issue.

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Why judge refused to block Pennsylvania voter ID law

By Warren Richey | 08/16/12

The ruling means that the Republican-backed voter ID law remains in effect for now. Opponents fear the law will suppress turnout among key Democratic constituencies, and have vowed to appeal.

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Constitutional amendment required to undo Citizens United, Senate panel told

By Warren Richey | 07/25/12

No Republicans on the Senate Judiciary subcommittee attended the hearing, which heard testimony from lawmakers opposed to the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling and constitutional scholars.

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Families sue US for killing three citizens in Yemen drone strikes

By Warren Richey | 07/19/12

One of the three was Anwar al-Awlaki. The complaint, filed in federal court in Washington, deals with the practice of maintaining ‘kill lists’ that target suspected terrorists, including US citizens.

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Guantánamo judge refuses to step aside

By Warren Richey | 07/18/12

The chief US judge overseeing the Guantanamo Bay military commissions rejects arguments that his military status and contract terms make an impartial trial impossible. At stake is the credibility of the long-delayed and much criticized trials of 'high-value detainees.'  

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Supreme Court bars mandatory life sentences for juveniles

By Warren Richey | 06/26/12

Supreme Court ruling aims to give judges and juries an opportunity to consider 'mitigating circumstances' before sentencing a juvenile offender to life in prison, without possibility of parole.