The cost of the 2004 campaign, then a peak, was $693 million dollars … estimates for the ’08 race begin around $1 billion and reach up to $3 billion. From Yahoo News: As a historical comparison, the campaign two decades ...

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Trial lawyer/jury consultant Anne Reed offers this tasty morsel for trial lawyers (and anyone else who feels duty-bound to repeat themselves): “The Jelly Bean theory of keeping jurors’ attention.” “When you need jurors to understand new and complicated facts or ...

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Yesterday’s ruling by track and field’s world governing body against a double-amputee sprinter who sought to race in the Olympics reminded me of a Maryland high school wheelchair athlete’s legal quest. Oscar Pistorius, a South African who runs with the ...

At No. 21, Bethesda ranked higher on the Forbes’ Best Cities for Jobs in 2008 list than D.C. (No. 25) or Baltimore (No. 35). Perspective check: Wilmington, DE beat all three. Five equally-weighted data points were used to configure the ...

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Despite the writers’ strike in Hollywood effectively halting production of the Fox Network television show “24,” the academic show must go on for the Georgetown law professor who is teaching a counterterrorism law course based on the series. The course, ...

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Some links to start your workweek: -Brian Higgins over at the Maryland Intellectual Property Law Blog has some nice compilations of 2007 stats on IP suits in Maryland-based federal courts. -“Life’s Short, Get a Divorce” lawyer takes it off for ...

Think of it as a dashboard light for the Engine of State, reminding you that it’s time to look under the hood — but instead of every 12,000 miles, this light only comes on once every 20 years. And then ...

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Reporter Brendan Kearney sorted through opinion after opinion last week, hoping to reveal the state appellate judges with the most “pen power.” What resulted are two sets of information, one on the Court of Special Appeals, another on the Court ...

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How about this one: there’s a joint resolution in the Maryland Senate proposing Ronald Reagan Day, “a day for Marylanders to pay tribute” to the late president. The sponsors that are hoping to win one for the Gipper: Sen. Andrew ...

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Thanks to all who participated, but we did have to call this “photo finish.” WIN: Artie, “I don’t know what’s worse: losing my cell or being seen downtown in these shoes!” PLACE: Andy Dale, “You tell Jimmy I don’t take ...

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