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What's next for Merck and its lawyers?

Merck's defeat in the small town of Angleton, Texas, last week is bad news for the pharmaceutical giant. But just how bad, really?
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Should the law punish adultery?

Last week, four-star Army General Kevin Byrnes, a 36-year veteran on the brink of retirement, was relieved of his command of Fort Monroe. According to press accounts, Byrnes lost his command as punishment for committing adultery. Yet Byrnes contends that the adultery occurred after he was formally separated from his wife, was committed with a civilian, and did not affect his official duties.
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Mariner advises against trusting torturers

"Trust but verify," Ronald Reagan once said, describing his approach to Soviet arms reduction efforts. The unspoken corollary to his admonition was that promises alone are worthless.
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The legal line between porn and prostitution

Jenny Paulino stands accused of running a prostitution ring on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
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	August 4

• Toad case reveals Roberts as activist


	August 3

• Precedent works against White House


	July 29

• Can consensual workplace sex create a hostile environment?
• Should Plame sue Rove?


	July 22

• Could Plame sue Rove?


	July 21

• Democratic block of Roberts unlikely


	July 15

• It doesn't look good for Karl Rove


	July 13

• Scope of abortion rights up for grabs


	July 4

• Bush should use recess appointment power carefully


	June 30

• Should home-schooled have access to public school programs?


	June 24

• Bringing justice to Darfur
• Web sites change prices based on customers' habits


	June 16

• Is parent obligated to work to help support kids?
• Give laws strength to take down child molesters


	June 3

• John Dean: Deep Throat revelation creates another mystery


	June 1

• FindLaw's Anita Ramasastry: Patriot Act should be reined in


	May 18

• Learn your rights regarding police searches


	May 12

• Why the runaway bride should neither be fined nor prosecuted


	May 5

• Can an adulterer receive alimony?


	April 28

• Why Zacarias Moussaoui's guilty plea likely won't spare his life


	April 27

• Bloggers deserve the 'journalist's privilege'


	April 20

• Reform the Patriot Act to ensure civil liberties


	April 14

• Dim prospects for justice in Iraq


	April 8

• A proposed bill to ban male circumcision


	March 31

• Why Congress didn't help Terri Schiavo's parents
• Countdown on Darfur
• The Michael Jackson case


	March 24

• The Terri Schiavo case


	March 17

• Congress' decision to subpoena former baseball players to testify


	March 10

• The Texas State Capitol's Ten Commandments at the Supreme Court


	March 3

• The Supreme Court and the juvenile death penalty
• Power and law: A new ruling in the Padilla case


	February 23

• Judge rules frozen embryos are people


	February 16

• File sharing goes before Supreme Court


	February 9

• A federal court puts the 'public' In 'public restrooms'


	February 7

• Did Zoloft make him do it?


	February 2

• Preparing prospective witnesses in the Michael Jackson case


	January 25

• Virginia strikes down state fornication law


	January 19

• Cashing in from high-profile trials


	January 14

• Pop-up ads and 'spam'


	January 3

• Why the case of the pregnant woman's slaying is especially appalling
• Jim Haynes as a stalking horse in 'torturegate'


	December 28

• 2004's most important legal developments


	December 17

• The Ku Klux Klan v. the NYPD
• Public servants and the First Amendment


	December 10

• Life tenure for federal judges: Should it be abolished?


	November 24

• Did Scott Peterson's defense violate ethics rules?


	November 19

• Hair lacks constitutional protection
• Alberto Gonzales, a gentler Ashcroft


	November 11

• How TV shows depict lawyers and legal process
• Court strikes a good balance in file swapping case


	November 4

• The Supreme Court without Rehnquist


	October 28

• Why winning may be O'Reilly's costliest option


	October 27

• The war crime of rape in Darfur


	October 22

• Candidates clash on abortion law
• Preparing for post-election chaos


	October 15

• Opportunistic use of 'enemy combatant' label
• Why the court was right about the Patriot Act


	October 7

• D.A.'s clever tactic in child sex abuse wars


	October 6

• High court reconsidering execution of minors


	September 28

• Paper trail should be required for electronic votes


	September 24

• Custody dispute after fertility clinic mistake


	September 23

• Lunacy of Pledge Protection Act


	September 13

• Is genocide just a word in Darfur dilemma?


	September 7

• Why did Bryant's accuser become uncooperative?


	September 2

• Testing sentencing guidelines' constitutionality


	August 31

• How swift boat book defames Kerry


	August 25

• FBI tactics chilling political speech
• Government redefining torture


	August 18

• Why prosecutors should dismiss Bryant case


	August 16

• Ramasastry: Hooking phishermen


	August 12

• Carter: The 'I followed orders' defense


	August 11

• Wal-Mart wants to declassify lawsuit


	August 4

• The constitutionality of police-imposed 'free-speech zones'


	August 3

• How can the alcohol industry avoid the fate Big Tobacco suffered?


	July 29

• Utah cases challenge whether anti-polygamy laws are constitutional


	July 27

• Should doctors vote against John Edwards?


	July 26

• Why the DA's search of Michael Jackson's PI's office was unlawful


	July 22

• Terrorism and the 2004 presidential elections


	July 21

• The Scott Peterson trial: Can prosecutors win the case?


	July 13

• Two recent decisions on Israel's security barrier


	July 12

• Is the Alien Tort Claims Act a powerful human rights tool?


	July 8

• A Swiss court allows Gypsies' Holocaust lawsuit to proceed


	July 7

• The likely impact of the presidential election on the Supreme Court


	July 5

• More litigation will follow on the Cheney energy task force
• Why a dismissed Scott Peterson juror should have been kept


	June 24

• Assessing the Supreme Court's ruling on giving ID to police


	June 18

• Federalism issues from the Pledge of Allegiance case


	June 17

• Private contractors who torture


	June 8

• Did a government lawyer 'aid and abet' possible war crimes?


	June 7

• Remembering Tiananmen Square


	June 3

• Can Utah's new anti-spyware law work?


	May 31

• Chinese height discrimination case


	May 25

• Why you can't sue Google


	May 19

• Assessing possible tort claims by Iraqi prisoners

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