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THE WASHINGTON FILE: 
TOP NEWS - RELEVANT HEARSAY: Sniffing Evidence
ODOR OF DECOMPOSITION KEY IN CASEY ANTHONY TRIAL
(AP) - A researcher considered a key prosecution witness started off the third week of testimony in the trial of a Florida woman accused of killing her toddler daughter. Arpad Vass, who has come up with a new technique for detecting decayed bodies, said Monday that he smelled an "overwhelmingly strong" odor of human decomposition in an air sample taken from the car of 25-year-old Casey Anthony.
| Weinergate Update
WEINER WILL NOT RESIGN OVER PHOTO SCANDAL
(FindLaw's Law & Daily Life)- The Anthony Weiner photo scandal took yet another strange twist Monday. Despite lewd Twitter photos and "internet affairs" via Facebook, Rep. Anthony Weiner will not resign. Weiner admits that photos sent from his Twitter account, which he originally claimed was hacked, were from him, the politician said at a New York news conference today. http://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2011/06/weiner-will-not-resign-over-photo-scandal.html?DCMP=NWL-cons_legalgrounds
| Where to Now?
PLAXICO BURRESS' PRISON RELEASE: WILL TEAMS WANT EX-CON RECEIVER?
(FindLaw's Tarnished Twenty) -For former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress, a prison sentence meant he could not play football for nearly two years. His recent release from Oneida Correctional Facility in New York means that he may be making his way back onto the field once again, reports the Los Angeles Times.
| BIG News
KIM KARDASHIAN'S PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT WITH KRIS HUMPHRIES
(FindLaw's Celebrity Justice) - Kris Humphries + Kim Kardashian = prenup. And then a marriage. The pragmatic Kim Kardashian's prenuptial agreement with her new fiancé Kris Humphries may seem unromantic, but given the state of Kardashian's finances, it's probably a wise move.
| Contingency Plan
NFL PLANS FOR 8-GAME SEASON AS BACKUP PLAN?
(FindLaw's Tarnished Twenty) -On the heels of Friday's NFL court hearing in front of the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, it appears as though there may be a 2011 NFL season after all. Well, a shortened one at least.
| Sealing the leaks
J.LO HONEYMOON 'SEX TAPE' BLOCKED BY RESTRAINING ORDER
(FindLaw's Celebrity Justice) - Wish you could take a look at a J. Lo sex tape? Well, don't hold your breath. Lopez has scored a court ruling against Ojani Noa, her ex-husband, barring him and his manager Ed Meyer from making money off of footage of Lopez.
| Another Strike on Dykstra
LENNY DYKSTRA'S DRUG, AUTO THEFT FELONY CHARGES LAID OUT
(FindLaw's Tarnished Twenty) -The criminal charges against Lenny Dykstra keep mounting. The former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies star was charged Monday with grand theft auto and drug possession by prosecutors who claim he used phony information to lease a car from a Southern California dealership.
| LEGAL COMMENTARY: Behind The Headlines:
CAN YOU SUE A PARAMEDIC, FIREFIGHTER?
(FindLaw's Injured) -As a result of a Memorial Day incident that left the city of Alameda's first responders on the shore while a man drowned in an apparent suicide attempt, a lot of people are wondering whether it's possible to sue a paramedic or firefighter for failing to provide adequate medical care.
| Behind The Headlines:
WHAT IS A CRIMINAL INDICTMENT?
(FindLaw's Blotter) - What is an indictment, and how does the indictment process go? News about John Edwards' recent indictment over allegations that he misused campaign funds is splashed all over the headlines.
| LEGAL LITE: Good Samartians Not Welcome
ORLANDO VOLUNTEERS FEED HOMELESS, GET ARRESTED
(FindLaw's Legally Weird) - Feed homeless, get arrested. At least if you're passing out meals in an Orlando park for the third time this year. Which is exactly what happened to three members of Orlando's Food Not Bombs, a non-profit organization that feeds the homeless and tries to bring attention to the issues of poverty and social inequality.
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