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Let's hope Dist. 227 learns from ridiculous and costly legal battleChicago Sun-TimesNearly two years, more than $100000 in legal fees and apparently 14 brand new toilets later, the Rich Township High School District 227 school board appears to have finally come to its senses. The south suburban school board had waged a legal battle to [...]

Which new law students will perform the best academically during their first semester and be the most satisfied with their lives? Those who are realistically hopeful, according to new research into the way hope and optimism affect law student performance. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Lawmakers hope to clarify medical marijuana lawHometownlife.comWhile the medical marijuana legal questions are examined in court, state lawmakers will study proposed legislation in 2012 aimed at clarifying the law. House lawmakers are expected to study a package of bills introduced in 2011 that proponents hope …State medical marijuana law is under seigePort Huron Times Heraldall [...]

Advocates of scaling back California's tough Three-Strikes law hope for place …San Jose Mercury NewsBy Tracey Kaplan Buoyed by a favorable financial analysis, advocates of an initiative to scale back the nation's toughest "three-strikes" law will soon launch a signature-gathering drive to put the measure on California's November ballot. …and more » View full post on [...]

KGMI Ohio Democrats hope 2012 ballot measure will help ObamaReutersThe law's implementation is on hold unless the voters decide to keep it, so it will not be in effect during the 2012 presidential election. The law passed by the Republican-led Ohio Legislature includes new restrictions on early and absentee voting …Voters to weigh election lawsToledo [...]

A Savannah, Ga., attorney who was until last month one of 13 board members of the state commission that administers Georgia’s HOPE scholarship pleaded guilty last week to a federal charge of embezzling more than $50,000 from his clients. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

NEWS.com.au Legal hope for 14yo boy arrested in BaliABC OnlineThe head of Bali's drug squad has confirmed the 14-year-old Australian boy arrested for marijuana possession will be treated as a minor who needs drug rehabilitation. ALI MOORE, PRESENTER: There's some positive news today for the 14-year-old Australian …Cool heads needed for Bali boyThe Australian (blog)Australian [...]

Island Lake officials hope legal fees will tail off with lawsuit settledChicago Daily HeraldThat total is about 41 percent greater than the $235846 the board paid for legal services in all of 2010. It's also much more than the annual legal bills of many other Lake County towns. Island Lake officials say cost-cutting measures … [...]

ABC News Casey Anthony's Attorneys Hope To Limit Her Legal BillsWPBF West Palm BeachCasey Anthony's legal team is trying to save her some money by asking a judge to limit her legal costs. Four state agencies want the judge to force Anthony to pay back more than $500000 related to the investigation into her daughter's [...]

Daily Mail More accused hope to use 'Stand Your Ground' law to gain freedomSun-SentinelMonahan's case marks the first time a Palm Beach County judge has dismissed a murder charge under a controversial state law that gives extra protection to people who use force in self-defense. Across Florida, several other accused murderers have …Murder Charges Dismissed [...]