ABA Journal 1992 Mark Hansen - Abstracts

ABA Journal 1992 Mark Hansen
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9th Circuit studies gender bias; survey finds 60 percent of female lawyers sexually harassed in last five years.LawMark Hansen
Abortion rights before ABA House, opponents promise a fight to retain neutrality position adopted in 1990.LawMark Hansen
A prosecutor's duty; assistant A.G. resigns rather than defend conviction she feels is wrong. (Mary Brigid Kenney) (Illinois)LawMark Hansen
Battered child's defense; youths who killed relatives offer evidence of abuse with mixed results.LawMark Hansen
Billing beyond fees; some law firms profit from faxes, photocopies, but abuses are few, surveyor says.LawMark Hansen
Boy wants "divorce" from parents; suit seeks to sever parental ties, pave the way for adoption by foster caretakers. (Florida)LawMark Hansen
Boy wins "divorce" from mom; critics claim ruling will encourage frivolous suits by dissatisfied kids. (Gregory Kingsley)LawMark Hansen
Cigarette maker wins suit; plaintiff claimed cancer caused by Kent's former asbestos filter. (Peter Ierardi)LawMark Hansen
Courts side with moms in drug cases; Florida woman's conviction overturned for delivering cocaine via umbilical cord.LawMark Hansen
Criminal crash course; Knoxville's lawyers pressed into service for misdemeanor defense.LawMark Hansen
D'Alemberte raps crime policy; outgoing ABA president says attorney general's report based on stale themes.LawMark Hansen, Steven Keeva, Stephanie B. Goldberg
Different jury different verdict? A rehearing on change of venue. (Rodney King case) (After the Verdict)LawMark Hansen
Disciplinary failure; lawyer suspended in Tennessee continued misdeeds in Illinois.LawMark Hansen
Dissent permitted; Texas appellate judge wins lawsuit against colleagues. (Justice Michol O'Connor of Houston appellate court)LawMark Hansen
Experts expected Smith verdict. (William Kennedy Smith rape trial)LawMark Hansen
Extradition reopened; Justice denies it withheld evidence about Ivan the Terrible. (John Demjanjuk)LawMark Hansen
Final justice; limiting death row appeals.LawMark Hansen
Finding sympathetic jurors; William Kennedy Smith defense lawyer reveals his tactics. (Roy Black)LawMark Hansen
Florida Bar dispute in court; section wants to lobby on gay-rights issue despite governing board's ban.LawMark Hansen
Gay rights victory; Minnesota woman named guardian of her disabled lesbian lover. (Sharon Kowalski, Karen Thompson)LawMark Hansen
Girl wants own lawyer; public guardian opposes 13-year-old's efforts to replace him. (Public Guardian Patrick Murphy, lawyer Barbara Shulman) (Illinois)LawMark Hansen
Hazelwood's conviction overturned; Alaska appeals court says federal law promised immunity for reporting oil spills.LawMark Hansen
Husband-wife conflicts; Texas court bars firm from criminal case because partner's spouse is D.A.LawMark Hansen
Indigent defense fee abuses found; experts say failings of Miami's assigned-counsel system are not unique.LawMark Hansen
Jury deadlocks in Oswald mock trial; verdict based on "testimony" of actor-witnesses elicited by real-life lawyers.LawMark Hansen
Lawyers spar over implant litigation; claim concern for clients, not fees, at issue in fight over class action status.LawMark Hansen
Michigan drug law struck down; life without parole for cocaine possession violates state constitution, court rules.LawMark Hansen
No vindication for convicted ex-cop; judge finds bungling, but no evidence of a frame-up in murder investigation. (Lawrencia Bembenek case) (Wisconsin)LawMark Hansen
N.Y. divorce lawyers slammed; critics call report on mistreated female clients an anecdotal one-sided "crock."LawMark Hansen
Partner in name only; lawyer's suit claims age, sex discrimination led to loss of choice assignments. (Ingrid Beall) (includes article on sex discrimination case involving lawyers in Houston, Texas) (Illinois)LawMark Hansen
Pastoral privilege debated; archdiocese and prosecutor battle over priest sexual abuse files.LawMark Hansen
P.D. funding struck down; New Orleans judge cites mind-boggling work load, orders hiring increase.LawMark Hansen
Porn forfeiture stymied; judge bars confiscation of $10 million in assets based on two obscene tapes.LawMark Hansen
Second-hand smoke suit; flight attendants blame tobacco companies for cancer, risk of illness. (Florida)LawMark Hansen
Texas judge sues colleagues; claims her dissent should be filed even though she did not hear case. (Michol O'Connor)LawMark Hansen
Thanks, but no thanks; some associates are saying no to partnership.LawMark Hansen
The trial that failed; only a civil suit can hold a confessed murderer accountable. (murderer Russell Swart confesses and wrongfully accused murderer Keith Bullock goes free in slaying of Julie Everson) (Minnesota)LawMark Hansen
Toxic torthouse? Ailing employees sue builders of new courthouse in suburban Chicago.LawMark Hansen
Trial offers peek at Shriner rites; but shocks, whipped cream and red dye do not a winning lawsuit make.LawMark Hansen
Trials suspended in Tyler, Texas; judge cites racial tensions as reason for two-month hiatus.LawMark Hansen
Unfettered filming; court bars defense lawyers from set of day-in-the-life video. (Illinois Supreme Court)LawMark Hansen
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