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...Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann, who were indicted for rape, kidnapping and sexual offense in the Duke lacrosse case, maintained their innocence following a woman's claims that they attacked her at a 2006 team party. The woman changed key parts of her story, and Durham, N.C., district attorney Mike Nifong--who recused himself amid state charges of ethical misconduct--dropped the rape charges. After reinvestigating the case, state attorney general Roy Cooper, rebuking Nifong's "overreaching" "rush to accuse," cleared the men of all charges...
...good lawyer makes you believe the truth," says attorney Doug Rich (Eddie Izzard) in THE RICHES, FX, MONDAYS, 10 P.M. E.T. "A great lawyer makes you believe the lie." Doug knows whereof he speaks because he's not actually a lawyer. And he is not actually Doug Rich. He is con man Wayne Malloy, who with wife Dahlia (Minnie Driver) and kids have taken over the swellegant life of a man who died en route to his new suburban home. As Wayne tries to scam his way through corporate law, Dahlia adjusts to straight suburban life and the kids...
...revelations that dozens of universities have inked deals with various lenders to route a percentage of revenue from student loans back to the schools, with the funds often explicitly directed into financial-aid coffers. Congress and at least two states are looking into these inducements, which New York attorney general Andrew Cuomo calls "kickbacks"--a label that seems a tad unfair if the money helps cash-strapped students rather than enrich officials. But with the spotlight now on student loans, critics are clamoring to reform what has become an $85 billion industry...
...Sources tell TIME that discussions are under way on Capitol Hill about whether to offer just such a deal to the key former aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The discussions - still largely informal - follow Goodling's assertion of her Fifth Amendment privilege to refuse to testify about her role in the controversial firings. Were Goodling to receive some form of immunity, she could be legally compelled to testify or risk facing charges of contempt of Congress...
...financial-aid hotline with employees of a lender that is vying for the callers' business? Sallie Mae, the nation's largest student loan company, used to do such things, but apparently no more. The company agreed Wednesday to abide by a code of conduct, devised by New York State attorney general Andrew Cuomo, that prohibits lenders from giving universities "anything of value," including call-center staffing...