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Sam Roberts
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Raymond Dirks, Whose Tipster Case Redefined Insider Trading, Dies at 89
In a far-reaching decision, the Supreme Court restored him from censured analyst to whistle-blower in a major corporate fraud.
Cecilia Marshall, Rights Advocate and Widow of Justice, Dies at 94
A civil rights activist herself, she guarded Thurgood Marshall’s legacy as the first Black member of the Supreme Court.
Lois Curtis, Whose Lawsuit Secured Disability Rights, Dies at 55
The Supreme Court decided in Olmstead v. L.C. that warehousing people with disabilities in mental institutions was discriminatory.
Thomas Demakos, Judge in Howard Beach Murder Case, Dies at 98
In a notorious 1987 trial over the death of a Black man in New York City, he ruled that defense lawyers could not exclude potential…