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388 ABA Journal Oregon articles.

Patriot Act Surveillance Provisions Struck

An Oregon lawyer mistakenly identified as a suspect in a terrorist bombing has won a ruling that parts of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow surveillance and searches of Americans without probable cause. U.S. District Judge Anne Aiken of Portland ruled that the government avoided probable cause…

Sep 27, 2007 11:12 AM CDT

Tax Lawyer Sued for $17 M Over Claimed Dual Role

An unsuccessful horse-breeding investment by wealthy clients has put a Portland, Ore., tax attorney in the hot seat. He and his law firm reportedly are being sued for at least $17 million by two former clients over his alleged dual role in receiving a commission for promoting the venture while…

Sep 20, 2007 12:31 AM CDT

States, Feds Ponder ‘Gender ID’ Bills

Gender identity isn’t a phrase that traditionally comes up in everyday conversation. But it’s a hot topic among lawmakers and lobbyists these days, as both Congress and a growing number of states consider legislation to make discrimination based on gender identity illegal. At this point, it isn’t completely clear what…

Aug 7, 2007 3:56 PM CDT

Where’s Molly? New Law Aids Searchers

An Oregon man’s successful search to find the younger sister who was institutionalized decades ago, when she was not quite three years old, is making it easier for others to follow in his footsteps. It has led both to a documentary film about his quest (“Where’s Molly?”) that premiered this…

Aug 1, 2007 7:14 PM CDT

‘Best Interest’ in Chimp Custody Case?

Are Emma, 5, and Jackson, 6, just somebody’s property? Or are the two chimpanzees, with their individual interests and tastes–she likes watermelon, for instance, while he prefers grapefruit–entitled to have their best interest taken into account when a court decides who owns them? That is the question that is now…

Jul 3, 2007 12:37 AM CDT

Arson for Animals Not Terrorism, Lawyer Says

A federal judge delayed sentencing an animal-rights radical on Tuesday after the defendant’s lawyer objected to her sentence calculations. U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken of Eugene, Ore., indicated she planned to sentence Jonathan Mark Christopher Paul to four years and three months in prison for setting fire to a horse…

Jun 6, 2007 6:38 PM CDT

Handing Down Help

In Ohio, ‘Curative Damages’ Are Embraced by Tort Plaintiffs and the Supreme Court

Oct 29, 2005 9:29 AM CDT

Networking for Referrals

Sending Cases to Other Lawyers Isn’t as Risky if You Know Their Qualifications

May 1, 2004 5:00 PM CDT

‘Ruff’ Justice?

Pet Sitter’s “Dog Gone” Mistake Could Bite Her, Even After Owner Gets New Leash on Life

Feb 1, 2004 6:24 AM CST

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