ATTORNEY ASKS JUDGE TO DISMISS KURTZ CASE

The attorney for artist Steve Kurtz, who was accused last year of illegally obtaining bacteria for his work, is asking a judge to throw the case out, saying authorities have sought to portray his client as a bioterrorist. Attorney Paul Cambria, in court filings, argues the government has not established that Kurtz committed any crime, Carolyn Thompson reports in Newsday. The lawyer also challenges two search warrants used by the FBI to seize computer and laboratory equipment, and argues Kurtz was pressured into submitting to additional searches while in shock over the sudden death of his wife.