Are you a card-carrying member of The Advocates for Human Rights?

Are you now or have you ever been a member of the ... Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights (a/k/a The Advocates for Human Rights? The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota? The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy?

Well then, to paraphrase Jeff Foxworthy, you might just be a liberal -- at least under the into-the-rabbit-hole logic apparently in play at the Department of Justice during the tenure of Alberto Gonzales. The Minnesota Independent (formerly known as the Minnesota Monitor) reports today that those three prominent local legal organization were on a list of "liberal groups" membership in which could get a qualified candidate deselected for the Attorney Generals Honors Program and the Summer Law Intern Program.

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Lawyer found dead was in bitter divorce (The Tennessean)

The body of a Nashville lawyer was found in a closet in his West End area home in what police are characterizing as a suspicious death. Search to see what crimes were reported in your neighborhood.

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Some judges getting fed up with legislative budget cuts

Minnesota Lawyer has an interesting piece this week on the Judicial Council debate last week on whether or not to impose a moratorium on all civil jury trials. The discussion occurred at a Judicial Council meeting held during the Minnesota State Bar Association's annual convention in Duluth. The council ultimately rejected the idea, but not before some frustration was vented about lawmakers' treatment of the courts in the budget process. (Click here to see the article.)

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Lawyer: NBA trying to vilify disgraced referee (Sports Illustrated)

NEW YORK (AP) -- The NBA wants to financially "destroy" disgraced referee Tim Donaghy for embarrassing the league during the playoffs with allegations that referees were encouraged to manipulate results through foul calls, his lawyer charged Monday.

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Court says right to lawyer begins soon after arrest (AP via Yahoo! News)

The Supreme Court says an indigent defendant's right to a lawyer begins when he is brought before a judge, informed why he has been arrested and jailed.

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Lawyer Says N.B.A. Is Trying to Intimidate Donaghy (New York Times)

The N.B.A.?s attempt to recoup nearly $1.4 million in restitution from the disgraced referee Tim Donaghy is ?a transparent attempt at witness intimidation,? his lawyer said Monday.

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Lawyer denies swaying witness (Perth Now)

Perth lawyer Josephine Pepe warned a client against testifying in a trial involving her de facto partner, a court heard.

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