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John Grisham never seems to run out of fresh ideas for his legal thrillers, and his 23rd novel is no exception. His new story deals with litigation lawyers. David Zinc works for a huge blue chip Chicago legal firm but in his 30s he is already burned out.

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They are in the running to land the accolade, which will be decided by viewers of BBC series Blue Peter. Also in contention are celebrated authors such as Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Morpurgo and thriller writer John Grisham. The list includes three forme

By Ashby Jones Associated Press North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act has been in place for nearly three years. And very shortly we might actually learn what it means. A judge in Fayetteville, N.C. , on Wednesday heard closing arguments in the first case he

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EXCLUSIVE: It’s like a scene from a John Grisham movie: $800-per-hour attorneys for O’Melveny & Myers in posh Century City law offices trash-picking for used soda cans, torn candy wrappers, and dirty paper napkins. But this is a real-life legal case abou

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