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Selections from the New York Times: April 15, 2008.

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NYTimes.com, April 15, 2008.

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A Living Memorial After Virginia Tech
By IAN URBINA
"The parents of a victim of last year?s Virginia Tech killings have honored her memory with an organization that repairs dilapidated houses in Appalachia."

At State Level, More Attempts to Limit Guns
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
"State lawmakers across the country are ramping up efforts to pass new restrictions on guns after nearly a decade in which gun advocates have dominated."

Justices Accept Question of Prosecutors as Lawyers or Managers
By LINDA GREENHOUSE
"The Supreme Court accepted an appeal that could help define prosecutorial immunity. Under longstanding doctrine, prosecutors are immune for their judgments."

Wall Streeter Converts to a Fan of Regulation
By LANDON THOMAS Jr.
"Robert K. Steel?s apparent conversion to the merits of regulation illustrates how the laissez-faire bones of the Bush administration have been rattled by the trauma of the credit crisis"

In Angry Closings, Trial of 3 Queens Detectives Goes to Judge for Verdict
By MICHAEL WILSON
"The trial of three police detectives charged in the shooting of Sean Bell ended on Monday with one of the most fractious days in seven weeks in the courtroom.."

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The Selling of the Judiciary: Campaign Cash ?in the Courtroom?
By DOROTHY SAMUELS
"Often, it seems, special interests are finding that buying up judges likely to side with them in big-dollar cases is a good investment."

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