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Deadline.com Fall TV: NBC's `Rock Center' news magazine survives low ratingsLos Angeles Times (blog)That's less than half of what NBC's legal drama "Harry's Law" averaged and it was canceled. Among the coveted 18-49 demographic, "Rock Center" had only 1.2 million viewers compared with 1.75 million for "Harry's Law." The difference: NBC owns "Rock …Seeking another [...]

TV Series Finale Fall TV: NBC says buh-bye to 'very old' 'Harry's Law' viewersLos Angeles Times (blog)NBC has a message for "Harry's Law" fans: Well, we tried, but you folks are just too dang old for advertisers. The network made it official Sunday and axed "Harry's Law," the drama starring Kathy Bates as a criminal [...]

Daily Mail New stand-your-ground case? Not for Florida woman given 20 yearsLos Angeles TimesBy Steve Padilla The Trayvon Martin case and Florida's “stand your ground” law were brought into sharp relief yet again — this time in a Jacksonville courtroom where woman who said she fired a warning shot to ward off an abusive husband [...]

Los Angeles Times Mortgage deal cash is divviedLos Angeles TimesBy Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times About half of the $410 million flowing into California's coffers from the national mortgage settlement with major banks will be pumped into the state's housing counselors and legal services agencies that help …and more » View full post on legal – [...]

Activision calls in legal heavy artillery for Call of Duty trialLos Angeles TimesActivision Blizzard Inc. has called in the legal equivalent of a Special Ops agent — Beth Wilkinson, a former assistant US attorney who delivered the closing arguments that led to the death sentence for Timothy McVeigh. View full post on legal – Google [...]

LegalZoom.com files to raise up to $120 million in IPOLos Angeles TimesGlendale-based LegalZoom, an online provider of legal services for consumers and small businesses, has been credited with helping shake up the legal industry by making it simple for people to bypass lawyers. By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times …LegalZoom Files For IPO Of Up [...]

UPI.com Powell saga: Trial begins for missing Utah woman's father-in-lawLos Angeles TimesThey were found as police were searching the house he shared with his son for evidence in the disappearance of his daughter-in-law, Susan Cox Powell, who went missing in Utah in late 2009. The photos of the neighbor girls, then ages 8 and 10, [...]

BBC News Rule of law? Not in ChinaLos Angeles TimesChen's hope is to study law and live in peace with his children and wife, Yuan Weijing, an English teacher and activist who helps her husband, who is blind, with reading and writing. They have no choice but to accompany him, given that China commonly …Chinese [...]

E! Online NBC renews 'Law & Order: SVU,' picks up 'Chicago Fire'Los Angeles TimesNBC has renewed its long-running drama "Law & Order: SVU" and is getting even cozier with Dick Wolf, picking up his pilot "Chicago Fire" for the 2012-13 season. Despite some setbacks — a dip in viewership, the exit of costar Christopher Meloni [...]

USA TODAY Feds to Alabama: Immigration law could have harsh, lasting effectLos Angeles TimesBy Michael Muskal Even as the Supreme Court is deciding what to do about Arizona's tough law on illegal immigration, the Justice Department has warned Alabama that its law could have “continuing and lasting” consequences for Latino children.Justice Department: Ala. law hurting [...]