January 2005
Flying Under the Radar
We live in a news-drenched world. Even with events unfolding at breakneck speed, it seems that nothing—or at least nothing of import—slips under the radar of an ever-vigilant news media that now includes the Internet in its arsenal. It’s tempting to think that if an event or some development or trend didn’t grab headlines over the past year, it’s because it just wasn’t important.
Such a thought couldn’t be more wrong.
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Feature Section
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Celebrity Justice
Deputy District Attorney Gerald McM. Franklin needed just two sentences to wrap up his view of the public’s right to know the details of the child molestation case against Michael Jackson. He used them to ask the California Supreme Court to maintain the fog of secrecy that has enveloped the pretrial proceedings.
ABA Connection
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Litigation Over Arbitration
Is this the best of times or the worst of times for arbitrating disputes in the United States? The answer to that question depends on whom you ask.
The National Pulse
- Who Pays Hefty Hospital Tabs?
- More than Just Peanuts
- Konichiwa, Bengoshi!
- It’s Location, Location ...
