Ex-con sues AmEx, says it aided search for him

A disbarred Manhattan lawyer who pleaded guilty to statutory rape has sued the American Express Co. for giving police credit card information he says led to his capture.

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Chavez: Venezuelan prisons need overhaul

President Hugo Chavez called for an overhaul of Venezuela's prisons on Saturday, saying inmates often wait too long for their cases to be heard.

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excerpt: ""One of the more amusing quirks of the "birther" movement is the quality of the legal minds in whom Obama birth certificate obsessives are placing their trust — and their occasional donations.

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TALLAHASSEE --- The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday disbarred James Harvey Tipler for multiple bar infractions, law violations and unethical conduct, including trading sex for attorney fees.

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Two Fen-Phen case lawyers who, along with two other attornies, bilked clients out of tens of millions of dollars in settlement money, have finally been disbarred in Kentucky.

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I'm pretty okay with Jack Thompson, unreasonable crusader against video games, not being allowed to practice law anymore. That guy was always juuuuust a little off when it came to his chosen enemy. Relax, Jack, they're just games.

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Oklahoma Supreme Court disbarred judge who was accused of using a "penis pump" in court and convicted on four counts of indecent exposure.

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Controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson faces the start of an ethics trial this morning which could see him disbarred. The Florida Bar is pursuing several complaints concerning Thompson's professional conduct in court cases against the video game industry...

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Mike Nifong disbarred over jury conviction of unethical conduct.

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