This is really political rather than legal news, so we will keep our commentary to a minimum. But it's big news that we thought you'd like to know right away.
Of course, all three of the involved candidates / ex-candidates -- Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, and Barack Obama -- are lawyers. And John Edwards, whose endorsement was coveted by the candidates and assiduously pursued, was a very successful practicing lawyer -- one of the country's top trial lawyers -- and not just a politician with a law degree. So there is a sufficient legal nexus here.
Edwards to endorse Obama [CNN / Political Ticker]
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