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Real Estate - April, 2017

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• Charles Schwab Slips $25M Real Estate Suit Against Son
• Contractor's Insurance Claims Were Precluded, NJ Panel Says
• Pipeline Co. Fights Okla. Tribal Landowners' Sanctions Bid
• Idaho Man To Pay Feds $8M For EB-5 Investment Fraud
• BoA Gets Reverse FCA Suit Slashed On 2nd Look
• 5 Firms Set To Launch May With 6 IPOs Surpassing $1.7B
• BP Keeps Gas Well Lease, Texas Supreme Court Rules
• Lexington Dodges $3M Sandy Coverage Due To Late Claim
• Ex-CFO 'Has No Remorse' For $300M Ponzi Scheme, Feds Say
• Moinian Scores $120M Bank Of China Loan For LA Property
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Samar Hospitality, Snap
• NY Antique Dealers Still Clear Of $3.7M Tax Bill
• 2 UAE Men Seek To Halt Cerner's Collection Of $62M Award
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Allen
• Health Hires: 8 Firms Add Health, Life Sciences Experts
• Hunton & Williams Steers $375M NY Financing Deal
• Neb. High Court Partially Nixes Tax Commish Property Tweaks
• Calif. Tribe Looks To Nix DOI Quick Win Bid In Casino Row
• Ex-UN Official Cops To New Charges In UN Bribery Case
• Dems Blast House GOP Dodd-Frank Rollback Efforts
• Unizo Drops $259M On Pair Of Washington DC Buildings
• The Mediator's Proposal As A Tool For Litigants
• Akerman Real Estate Head Says Firms Bullish On Resi Units
• Nomura Trader Seeks Split From Conspirators In RMBS Case
• Fannie Investors Can't Revive Suit Against Deloitte
• NYC Blasts Advertisers' Challenge To Billboard Ban
• Ocwen Hit With Another Investor Suit After CFPB Action
• Imprisoned Real Estate Schemer Agrees To SEC Industry Bar
• 7th Circ. Backs 6-Year Sentence For Stock Fraudster
• Atty's $10K Sanctions For Stalling Wells Fargo Suit Halved
• Claims Court Says No Bias In $26M Army Support Deal
• Expectations After The Trump Administration's First 100 Days
• PGIM Real Estate Snags More Than £1B For Private Debt Fund
• Half Of $3.3M Superstorm Sandy Coverage Fight Put On Ice
• High Court Asked To Review Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rule
• CFPB Fires Back At Calif. Atty In High Court Appeal
• Mich. Tax Tribunal Can't Ax Reassessment Deal for Timeliness
• Cleveland Mixed-Use Property Snags $142M For Construction
• Real Estate Rumors: El Tablon, Yeshiva, Goldman Properties
• As Miami Condo Market Slows, Fla. Firm Gets Big Deals Done
• A Do-Over: Takeaways From Florida Court's Ober Revisit
• Renzi Falls Short Again On Conviction Appeal At 9th Circ.
• Watchdog Wants Senate Probe Of Trump DC Hotel Ethics
• Ex-RMBS Trader Jesse Litvak Again Sentenced To 2 Years
• Top 10 Contract Tips To Avoid Construction Defect Claims In Colo.
• Mayer Brown Adds LA Real Estate Finance Pros From Sidley
• Billionaire Can't Dodge Indictment In UN Bribery Case
• Ill. Judge Removed From Bench Over Mortgage Fraud Charges
• UBS Can't Dodge Ex-Mortgage Analyst's Whistleblower Suit
• Ocwen Tees Up CFPB Constitutional Challenge To Avert Suit
• Related Group Sells South Fla. Multifamily Complex For $87M
• KKR-Backed REIT Sets Terms For $210M IPO
• Why Early 2017's Struggles For PE Real Estate Won't Last
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Boston Properties, Pinnacle
• The 9-Year Winning Streak Of Virginia 'Rocket Docket'
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Hall Lamb's Matthew Leto
• Mortgage Co. Hid Fees, Ex-Customers Testify In CFPB Suit
• Trump Ordering Review Of Nat'l Monument Designations
• Hard Rock Developers, Unit Buyers Push $51M Settlement
• US Bank To Pay $15M Penalty For Bankruptcy Filing Misdeeds
• Enviro Group Backs Push To Rehear NC-Alcoa River Dispute
• PE-Backed TPG Real Estate Finance Files $100M IPO
• Real Estate Rumors: Cape Advisors, Suntex, Gracia Fashion
• Accural Started When Construction Ended, NJ Justices Told
• Ex-Pa. Judicial Ethics Panelist Gets 6½ Years In $3M Fraud
• 9th Circ. Nixes Ariz. Road Easement Ruling, Tosses Case
• SEC Says Del. Man Ran $1.7M Mortgage Investment Scheme
• Ex-Cay Clubs CFO Seeks Leniency In $300M Ponzi Sentence
• Forest City Scores $200M Loan For New York Times Building
• 9th Circ. Affirms Nix Of Calif. Tribe's Land Claims
• Feds Must Name Co-Conspirators In Nomura RMBS Case
• FTC Slams Atty's Bid To End Foreclosure Scam Injunction
• Tritec-UBS JV Finalizes $81M Recap Of NY Medical Campus
• Ability-To-Repay Enforcement Comes To Auto Finance
• Let's Talk About Half-Hearted Innovation
• Mortgage Servicer Tricked Customers, CFPB Says At Trial
• HK Judge Awards Costs Over Tossed Arbitral Award
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Upend Drill Rights In Family Drama
• Master Rejects UBS Bid To Ax Some US Bank Loan Claims
• Protecting Communications From PR Privilege Issues
• Another Way To Challenge Standing In Data Breach Cases
• Montreal Synagogue Eviction Dispute Sent To NY Arbiters
• Real Estate Rumors: Equity Office, Duke, Pistilli
• Convicted Ex-NBA Player Can't Revive Property Lien Row
• 5 Cos. Launch IPOs Surpassing $1.8B As Deals Accelerate
• NorthWest Bids For Generation REIT With 10% Premium
• NYC-Area Spiro Harrison Opens 2nd NJ Office
• Jersey City Wins 2nd Try In Clash Over Historic Theater
• Paul Hastings Steers JPMorgan's $90M Manhattan Loan
• RLJ Nabs FelCor To Form $4.2B Lodging REIT
• Investcorp Drops $160M On Chicago, Boston Properties
• Dentons Real Estate Chair Sees Care, Creativity From Lenders
• Counsel To Counsel: Insights From Law Firm GCs
• $50M Howard Hughes CEO Share Warrant Sparks Lawsuit
• Insurer Can't Dodge Metal Pollution Coverage, NJ Panel Says
• Korean Co. Loses Bid For Arbitration In Resort Sale Dispute
• Avesta Snags $95M In Loans For Miami Multifamily Buy
• Grassley Probes FBI's EB-5 Fraud Allegations
• Sinkhole Policy May Cover Damage At Fla. Center, Judge Says
• 10th Circ. Spurns Osages' Bid For More Oil & Gas Accounting
• IRS Issues Biz Property Depreciation Deductions Guidance
• Ocwen Investors Sue Over 54% Stock Dive After CFPB Case
• Miami Condo Project Snags $236M In Loans For 2019 Open
• Costa Rica Says Default Against It Should Be Vacated
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, RFR, Robbins Electra
• Gray Matters: The Attorney-Client Team
• Tribunal Acknowledges Error In Costa Rica Real Estate Award
• Investors Rip Wells Fargo Doc Request In $1.2B MBS Suit
• In EB-5 Rule Feedback, Higher Investments Spark Outcry
• Mich. Appeals Court Tosses Set-Aside Of Tax Foreclosure
• Filed-Rate Doctrine Bars Lender Kickback Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• Airbnb Wins Restraining Order Blocking Miami Rentals Ban
• Insurer Says It Needn't Defend Suit Over Gucci Building Sale
• Judge Won't Delay Prevezon Trial Over Russia-Bashing Press
• CFPB, Florida Sue Ocwen For Mortgage Servicing Issues
• Counsel To Counsel: Mama Said There'll Be Days Like This
• Litigation Finance, Big Data And The Limits Of AI
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, LeEco, Demi Moore
• Whitestone REIT Reaches $205M Deal For 2 Texas Properties
• Blackstone Drops $430M On TA Realty Multifamily Portfolio
• NY Man Accused Of Being A Fake Architect, Yada, Yada, Yada
• Gov't Beats Suit Challenging Old Okla. Drilling Permits
• Commerzbank Says BNY Mellon Rightly Can't Nix RMBS Row
• Fla. Appeals Court Won't Clear Law Firm Over Suspect Liens
• Insurers Look To Dodge Superstorm Sandy Coverage
• NJ Tax Court Tosses $1M Dispute Over Vacant Restaurant
• 7th Circ. Skeptical Of 'Little Madoff' Try For Resentencing
• 5th Circ. Upholds Hess Win In Oil Contamination Suit
• Brookfield Nabs Canadian Gas Station Network In $401M Deal
• Insurers Hit American Realty With Stock-Drop Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Sailthru, Abacus Capital, Helaba
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Robbins Geller's Tor Gronborg
• Counsel To Counsel: A Law Firm GC's Data Protection Duties
• Would-Be Lawyer Admits To Doctoring Verdict Slip
• Sierra Club Takes U2's The Edge To Court Over Malibu Plan
• Home Inspection Didn't Cause Damage, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Water District Immunity Ruling
• Trump Accused Of Chinese TM Emoluments Clause Violation
• Litvak Can't Get Conviction Thrown Out, Will Be Sentenced
• NC Wants 4th Circ. En Banc Review Of Alcoa River Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: Uber, Kenneth Tropin, Savanna
• DC Circ. Nixes Challenge To DOI Tribal Lease Ruling
• Allied Properties REIT Readies CA$200M Notes Offering
• 9th Circ. Denies Sanctioned Atty's Bid To Rethink Fee Orders
• Ex-NJ Mayor Gets Over 2 Years In Housing Bribery Scheme
• Nixon Peabody Steers $78M Bronx Apartment Deal
• Limitation Of Liability Provisions In EPC Contracts
• Winston & Strawn Steers Natixis' $230M NY Loan To JEMB
• Calif. Real Estate Investor Guilty Of Foreclosure Bid-Rigging
• 8th Circ. Ends Appeal In Oil, Gas Royalty Overpayment Suit
• Counsel To Counsel: Evaluating Positional Conflicts
• Cay Clubs Ex-CFO Slams Sentencing Suggestions
• Chau, SEC Spar On Penalties While DC Circ. Weighs ALJs
• Jay Peak Receiver Eyes Changes To EB-5's Fraud Provisions
• Windstream Investor Class Takes Hold In REIT Damages Case
• Cozen, Blank Rome, Cushman Try To Shed Philly Project Suit
• NJ Tax Court Upholds $5M In Rite Aid Property Assessments
• Wash. Tribe To Open Casino After Justices Pass On Challenge
• NJ Residents Fight Smelting Contamination Suit Dismissal
• Counsel To Counsel: 5 Challenges For A Law Firm GC
• Feds Say Litvak's Brag Of 'Victory' Shows 2 Years Not Enough
• AEP Must Install Scrubbers At Coal Plant, 6th Circ. Rules
• Malaysian Developer Enters Negotiations For $850M Land Buy
• Atty Pays FTC $1.9M To End Foreclosure Scam Suit
• Enerplus Seeks Win After Ruling On $2.96M In Overpayments
• Real Estate Rumors: Sky, Michael Aryeh, Red Apple
• Gorsuch Won't Duck Out Of Friend's High Court Appeal
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Kluger Kaplan's Steve Silverman
• Airbnb, Local Hosts Sue Miami To Block Ban Enforcement
• Fla. High Court Won't Hear Appeal In Keys Takings Case
• Cushman Workers Seek Cert. In COBRA Challenge
• Breitburn's Ch. 11 Stay Lifted For Royalty Interest Ruling
• Ex-Worker Gets $1.28M In Cushman Age Discrimination Suit
• NJ Beachfront Homeowners Drop Suit Over Storm Project
• Groups Push Senate On Broad Financial Regulatory Changes
• Okla. Tribe Inks Settlement Over Casino Revenue Misuse
• Rakoff Turns Aside Ex-Herrick Tax Partner's Dismissal Bid
• Martha's Vineyard Tribal Casino Win Could Cost Locals
• Feds Net $2M From Conspirator In $36M Housing Scheme
• Seyfarth Adds Real Estate Lawyer From Fennemore Craig
• Real Estate Rumors: KMR, Mike Sarimsakci, Evelyn Greer
• Construction Tech Startup Katerra Raises $130M
• McDermott, Dechert Steer $614M RFR NYC Buys, Financing
• AIG Unit Needn't Cover Zillow In Copyright Suit, Judge Says
• Barnes & Thornburg Nabs Real Estate Pro In Dallas
• Starwood Capital To Buy Forestar Group In $605M Cash Deal
• Bouwfonds Buys 17 European Garages For $266M
• Dentons Steers Apollo's $127M Brooklyn Property Loan
• Ruling On CFPB Could Upend Controversial Net Worth Sweep
• Lawyers In Flow: Get Out Of Your Head And Into Your Case
• Craigslist Wins $60.5M Judgment In RadPad Copyright Suit
• Feds Say Real Estate Co.'s $9M Fraud Took In Police Fund
• Ex-Nomura MBS Traders Split On Bringing Up Internal Review
• Delhi High Court OKs $298M Arbitral Award In Real Estate Row
• Bears Ears Docs Show Extensive Consultation, Dems Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Carlyle, Prezant Family, BofA
• Manhattan Borough Chief Gives Nod To Midtown East Rezone
• Norton Rose Steers $140M Queens Office Property Deal
• MetLife Loans $325M To TF Cornerstone For NYC Office Tower
• Judge Says Remains Of Coal Ash Suit Belong In State Court
• CFPB Issues Technical Fixes To Mortgage Data Rule
• Calif. Court Gives Investor 2nd Crack At Fees In Tax Row
• Investors Want Vote On $1.4B REIT Sale Blocked
• Orbis Spends $81M For Budapest Hotel
• Justice Deferred: What High Court Won't Review In Lakeridge
• Lehman Bankruptcy Estate, Home Loan Bank Settle For $70M
• 7th Circ. Hears Arguments On Damaged Condo Coverage
• Fla. City Ordered To Provide Water Service To Private Prison
• Underground Atlanta Sale Presented A 'Wonderland Of Issues'
• HCA Subsidized Doctors' Leases, 11th Circ. Told
• Atty Sanctioned $10K For Trying To Stall RE Suit
• Minn. High Court Says CEO Personally Liable For Sales Tax
• McDonald's Pittsburgh Store Buy Wasn't Legal, Judge Says
• Ill. County Judge Indicted In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Greenbaum Rowe Principal, Real Estate 'Dean,' Dies At 91
• Real Estate Rumors: Simon Baron, Akara, Armen Manoogian
• Construction Co. Faces $5M Suit In Alleged Restaurant Plot
• Dem. Lawmakers Push Trump To Keep Bears Ears Designation
• Texas Panel Grants County Win In FEMA Flood Map Row
• PHH Rejects Trump Bid For Power To Fire CFPB Director
• Teamsters Lean On Peru To Make Good On Land Bonds
• NC, Fla. Office Towers Trade Hands For $115M
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $542M Triaxx CDO Default Sale
• California's '3rd Rail': Property Tax And The Split Roll
• Insurer Sues US Bank For Not Suing Other RMBS Cos.
• Thompson & Knight Adds Securities Regulatory Pro In Texas
• Contractor Cops To Defrauding Banks In DOJ Antitrust Probe
• DLA Piper Lures Greenberg Traurig RE Partner In Austin
• Insurer Prevails In Suit Over Hurricane Sandy Damage Award
• 3rd Circ. Says Insurers Off The Hook In Shoddy Work Suit
• Feds Say 'Jersey Shore' Star's Sibling Can Afford Atty
• A Law Firm Ranking Model By 'Fake News & Distorted Reports'
• Health Care REIT Hid Medicare Fraud Suits, Investor Says
• Ex-Jay Peak Attys Still Can't Intervene In $350M EB-5 Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: JEMB, Realty Income, Chris Carlos
• Realtor Duped Homeowner Over Property Deal, NJ Court Says
• Manulife Real Estate Drops $526M On Singapore Tower
• Credit Suisse Again Ducks Suit Over $1B Lost To Bunk RMBS
• Atty In $28M Ponzi Case Accused Of Destroying Evidence
• NM Judge Nixes Navajo Challenge To State Court Jurisdiction
• Lehman, Home Loan Bank Wrangle Over Docs Midtrial
• REIT Care Capital Properties To Pay $400M For 6 Hospitals
• Fake Law Firm Owner Gets 9 Years For $9M Scheme
• Judge Strikes Candymaker From $55M Warehouse Fire Suit
• King & Spalding Adds Ex-Atkinson Andelson IP Partner
• Glaser Weil Sued For Malpractice Over Malibu Home Sale
• NYC Lipstick Building Scores $272M Loan From Column
• Fla. Real Estate Developers Can't Undo $1.9M Tax Bill
• Tribe Wins 1st Circ. Reversal Over Martha's Vineyard Casino
• Trump Co. Reaches Deal With 2nd Chef Who Quit Hotel
• Citi Moves To Shut Down Remaining RMBS Trustee Claims
• Optima Wins Approval For $1.75M Private Sale Of Building
• Fugitive Ex-Mexican Gov. Facing US Fraud Charges Arrested
• AXA Buys London Property From Legal & General For $70M
• Ex-Wentworth Execs Resolve Race Bias Atty Fee Request
• 5 Cos. Expand IPO Pipeline With New Filings Exceeding $400M
• Maryland State Sen. Hit With Federal Bribery Charges
• Real Estate Rumors: Frank McCourt, Roman Master, Ullico
• DOI Got Casino Land Ruling Right, Calif. Tribe Tells DC Circ.
• How Blockchain Can Be Applied To Real Estate Law
• Exco Selling $300M In Oil And Gas Properties To Venado Unit
• Mayer Brown Steers KTB's $101M NYC Loan To Chetrit
• Morgan Stanley Venture Selling China Mall For $588M
• Ex-Hunton Partner On Run For 20 Years Arrested In Florida
• Urban Edge Properties Grabs 7-Asset Portfolio For $325M
• Fewer 2nd Chances For Failed Retailers
• Ex-Jay Peak Attys Try Again To Intervene In $350M EB-5 Case
• Judge Casts Doubt On Barclays Defense In $31B RMBS Suit
• IRS Won't Apply Appeals Court Rulings To Most Taxpayers
• Trump Co. Settles With Chef In Anti-Immigrant Speech Row
• HFF Closes $52.4M Sale Of Philly Shopping Center
• Billionaire's Ex-Helper Cops To Tax Count In UN Bribe Case
• MG Properties Buys 2 Nev. Apartment Complexes For $68M
• Feds Say $22M Restitution Enough For Convicted Ex-Banker
• Lessons From Newport Beach's Rejected EIR: Part 2
• Trump's Infrastructure Plan: Getting The Show On The Road
• Crowdfunding For Legal Cases: 5 Trends Reshaping Justice
• Illegal Wiretaps Taint Foreclosure Bid-Rig Evidence, Court Told
• NY Court Denies NRG's Bid For $5.8M Property Tax Refund
• No Finder's Fee In Pa. Tower Buy, NY Appeals Court Says
• SEC Wants 'Big Short' Adviser's Appeal Halted For ALJ Ruling
• Fla. Contractor, Insurer Spar Over Pre-Suit Claims
• DOI Panel Rejects Bid To Declare Tribal Land Leases Invalid
• LGBT Center Eviction Barred As NJ Bias Suit Advances
• Feds, Tribal Band Knock Challenge To Cultural Land Decision
• Feds Say They've Given Ex-Nomura Traders All They Need
• Davis Wright Nabs TroyGould Litigator In LA
• $5M Continental Oil Settlement Wins Initial Approval
• Blackstone Loans $100M To Oaktree-Banyan Venture
• Ex-Jay Peak Attys Can't Step Into $350M EB-5 Case
• Newbury Sells Conn. Hotel Property For $19M Credit Bid
• Lessons From Newport Beach's Rejected EIR: Part 1
• Stats Don't Prove Judge Has Pro-Bank Bias, Court Says
• Oakland Residents Say Port Pollution Violates Civil Rights
• NJ Appeals Court Sinks Supermarket's Challenge To Rival
• DOI Sued Over Canceled Oil, Gas Leases In Nat'l Forest
• Judge May Bisect Complicated NY Corruption Case
• Real Estate Rumors: The Yard, Terry Taylor, CIBC
• RioCan REIT Readies $224M Notes Offering
• ABA Needs A New Model Legal Ethics Rule
• Loeb & Loeb Steers Goldman's $85M NYC Property Loan
• Commercial Solar Power Purchase Agreements: 6 Key Points
• What Does Lateral Partner Success Look Like?
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Ex-NBA Player's Ponzi Scheme Sentence
• FHA Covers Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Court Rules
• Morgan Stanley Rips Notice Claims In $2.5B RMBS Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: NYC Record Sale, Blackstone, Northwood
• 10 Largest Q1 Hotel M&A Targets Spanned 7 Countries
• Private Marina Urges Fla. High Court To Drop City Tax Break
• Crimean Investors' Claims Against Russia Will Proceed
• LaSalle Closes $98M Minneapolis Office Buy
• Chinese Billionaire Wants To Delay UN Bribery Trial
• Are Lateral Recruitment Opportunities Shaping Your Strategy?
• Buchalter Adds 4 LeClairRyan Attys To New Sacramento Digs
• BNY Asks Judge To Rethink German Law In $1B RMBS Case
• Pa. Justices Bat Down Case Linking Methane To Coal Rights
• Hedge Funds Beat AIG, Others In $500M BofA Payout Fight
• RAIT Financial Shed $95M In Property Last Quarter
• Over A Dozen Firms Guided Q1's Top Real Estate M&A Deals
• Credit Suisse Unit Can't Beat FDCPA Suit
• SC Oceanfront Property Gets $50M In Mosaic Financing
• Miami-Dade OKs Airbnb Tax Deal, Eyes Further Regulation
• GE Must Face Mercury Cleanup Claims, Judge Says
• Lateral Partner Hiring: Time To Look In The Mirror
• Insurer To Appeal Credit Suisse's Partial Win In RMBS Suit
• Quick Win Upheld For Successor Lender In Casino Loan Row
• KKR-Backed REIT, British Biotech Join Growing IPO Pipeline
• Manhattan Mixed-Use Project Lands $290M For Construction
• Real Estate Rumors: FreshDirect, CK Holding, Capital One
• REITs Say Disclosures Extinguish 'Ponzi-Like Scheme' Claims
• Trends In Real Estate Joint Venture Agreements: Part 2
• Lehman Attacks Bank's Timing At Start Of $115M Swaps Trial
• Citigroup Beats RICO Suit Over Property Inspections
• Split 4th Circ. Upholds Alcoa Win In NC River Dispute
• Transco Pipeline Plan Sparks NJ Town's Fraud Suit
• More Fannie, Freddie Investors Fight Profit-Sweep Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: Treetop, Clarion, RVM Enterprises
• 3 Firms Steer Marriott-Trinity-Oaktree $317M Hotel Deal
• Atty Pushes For Immunity From Ex-Ski Resort Owner's Claims
• Restaurant Co. Sues Ruth's Chris For $25M Over Water Bill
• Justices Urged To Examine Law Blocking Tribal Casino Suit
• BlackRock, Others Back $2B Deal With Lehman Estate
• Key Components To Real Estate Joint Ventures: Part 1
• NJ High Court OKs Real Estate Notices Via Email, Fax
• Justices Reject Challenge To DOI Land-Into-Trust Move
• REIT LaSalle Hotel Sells 3 Properties For $219M
• Singapore Judge Nixes Most Litigation Over Corporate Coup
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Pittsburgh Orgs Denied Rethink Of Housing False Claims Suit
• Untold Stories: Trump's Budget Would Silence Legal Services
• NYC Graffiti Artists Headed To Trial Over Destroyed Works
• Pa. Atty Disbarred For Pushing Conspiracy Claims