The alleged practice might have been used by Binder to petition the government for fees after it wins an appeal, even if the employee who represented the client no longer works at the firm, that person said.

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As the Los Angeles Times reported this afternoon, the Winklevoss twins filed a Petition for Rehearing today, asking the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal to reconsider its decision denying their request to re-open their lawsuit against Facebook.

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In Windsor, the Defense of Marriage Act case, the government also declines to defend its law, but the U.S. Solicitor General, unlike the California attorney general, filed a notice of appeal and a petition for review, and the government is continuing to enforce the law.

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But her lawyers have said they will appeal against the sentence and supporters have set up an online petition campaigning for a pardon from the prison sentence, attracting over 20, 000 signatures.

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Mancini said he planned to appeal the decision, even though an unsuccessful petition to the Football Association could mean Kompany is banned for four games instead of three.

CNN: January 13, 2013 -- Updated 1910 GMT (0310 HKT)