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US judge: Dismiss House of Raeford pollution case
Entertainment News from AP By EMERY P. DALESIO AP Business Writer RALEIGH, NC (AP) - A federal judge plans to dismiss a 2-year-old environmental crimes case against poultry processor House of Raeford Farms and 1 of its turkey processing plant managers,
Updated: 02/06/2012 05:24P
FOX Carolina 21US judge: Dismiss House of Raeford pollution case
US Justice Department spokesman Wyn Hornbuckle said the agency declined comment Monday. But prosecutors made clear previously that they won't drop the case accusing House of Raeford of violating federal clean water laws by flushing turkey remains into
Updated: 02/06/2012 05:20P
CBS Atlanta 46Ga. court overturns assisted suicide restrictions
By GREG BLUESTEIN AP ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's highest court concluded Monday that a state law restricting assisted suicides violated free speech rights, a ruling that destroyed a long-running criminal case against members of a suicide group and could
Updated: 02/06/2012 04:57P
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US judge: Dismiss House of Raeford pollution case By EMERY P. DALESIO AP Business Writer RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- The US Justice Department isn't saying whether it will pursue new criminal charges against poultry processor House of Raeford after a federal
Updated: 02/06/2012 04:55P
School officials should leave criminal investigations to the pros
They apparently don't know or don't care that in our society, the sworn agents of the law who investigate crimes and make arrests are not the same people who prosecute individuals charged with those crimes. And the police and the prosecutors are not
Updated: 02/06/2012 04:55P
N.J. Senate committee approves bill to expand job opportunities for ex-convicts
Under current law, a person convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude – defined as a serious crime from the viewpoint of society in general, and usually containing elements of dishonesty, fraud or depravity – is disqualified from being employed
Updated: 02/06/2012 04:55P
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Cleary Gottlieb Adds Former Southern
International law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced today that Jonathan Kolodner will join the firm as counsel based in the New York office. Mr. Kolodner, 39, most recently served as the Acting Chief of the Criminal Division of the US
Updated: 02/06/2012 04:53P
FOX Carolina 21Ga. court overturns assisted suicide restrictions
Entertainment News from AP By GREG BLUESTEIN AP ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's highest court concluded Monday that a state law restricting assisted suicides violated free speech rights, a ruling that destroyed a long-running criminal case against members of
Updated: 02/06/2012 04:51P
Georgia's top state court strikes down assisted suicide restrictions over free
ATLANTA — Georgia's highest court concluded Monday that a state law restricting assisted suicides violated free speech rights, a ruling that destroyed a long-running criminal case against members of a suicide group and could reshape the state's
Updated: 02/06/2012 04:50P
CBS 3 Springfield - WSHMGa. court overturns assisted suicide restrictions
Entertainment News from AP By GREG BLUESTEIN AP ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's highest court concluded Monday that a state law restricting assisted suicides violated free speech rights, a ruling that destroyed a long-running criminal case against members of
Updated: 02/06/2012 04:50P