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Body cam footage of viral cyclist altercation released

October 23, 2024

A Park City police officer tells Peacock, "He doesn't have to get out of his car for you, he doesn't have to identify himself to you, you are not law enforcement."

Two new books raise big concerns about innocent men in US prisons

October 22, 2024

It’s painful to read those stories of men wrongly condemned and forgotten, slowly abandoned by everyone, casualties of an overzealous criminal justice system.

Unpacking Michigan's hate crime law

October 21, 2024

Earlier last week, the Arab American Civil Rights League made a push for a hate crime charge in the Gary Lansky case. The question now is, what is the hate crime law in Michigan, and what evidence does a prosecutor need to charge someone with it?

See story at CBS News

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Judge slashes $185 mln award for law firm Quinn Emanuel in US healthcare case

October 16, 2024

A U.S. judge in Washington, D.C., on Thursday cut in half a $185 million legal fee payout for Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, awarding the law firm $92.4 million for its work on a multibillion-dollar federal healthcare insurance case.

The request translated to more than $18,000 an hour for Quinn Emanuel. Top partners at the Los Angeles-founded firm often bill between $1,500 and $2,000 an hour, court records show.