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Law professor's death ruled a suicide
She clerked on the US District Court and the US Court of Appeals in New York before joining the New York law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell. She began teaching at Chapman in 2000, specializing in criminal law and Constitutional law.
Updated: 02/21/2012 08:38P
Mayfield says NASCAR, law enforcement conspiring against him
To get the latest sports news from USA TODAY, including game results, columns and features, follow us on Twitter at @USATODAYSports. "For some reason, the district attorney's office simply ignored our offers to explain the sources of the items seized
Updated: 02/21/2012 08:17P
Victim's sister testifies in Alabama diving death case
Prosecutors contend Watson killed his wife of 11 days in hopes of collecting some $210000 in insurance benefits, A manager at a store where Tina Watson worked, Caesar Lamonica, testified that Watson came in within a month of her death asking about a
Updated: 02/21/2012 08:02P
Mayfield says charges are 'baseless,' blames conspiracy
Mayfield has argued that a combination of over-the-counter allergy medication Claritin-D and the prescription medication Adderall for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder led to the positive test and that NASCAR's testing system was flawed.
Updated: 02/21/2012 07:52P
Charges dismissed against 16 accused of bribing foreign official in sting
called a “long and sad chapter in the annals of white collar criminal enforcement.” “I, for one, hope this very long, and I'm sure expensive, ordeal will be a true learning experience for both the [Justice] Department and the FBI,” the judge said,
Updated: 02/21/2012 07:44P
Police department hires eight new officers
On an 18-month probationary period, the new recruits began their classroom training at the police department, and start a 13-week program at the George S. Mickelson Criminal Justice Center in Pierre next week. After graduating from the academy in May,
Updated: 02/21/2012 07:39P
Bank PHB: Atuche asks court to quash charge against him
transactions on the charges in the two courts were interlinked, adding that EFCC, acting for the Attorney-General of the Federation, can only prosecute a crime under a Federal Law, and not the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State.
Updated: 02/21/2012 07:30P
End time limit on rape prosecution
If a young man is 18 and a young woman is 17 and there is sexual intercourse between them, technically a crime has occurred. But the law is vastly different if there is less than three years age difference between the two than if the perpetrator is a
Updated: 02/21/2012 07:24P
Supreme Court should back First Amendment right to claim military medals
After being outed as a fibber in the media, Mr. Alvarez was charged by the Justice Department with violating the Stolen Valor Act of 2005, which targets an individual who “falsely represents himself or herself, verbally or in writing,
Updated: 02/21/2012 07:22P
Two York residents sue school district over firing related to their criminal
A new law prevents those who have been convicted of certain crimes from working in school districts. By ANGIE MASON York, PA - Two York residents are suing the York City School District over a new state law that caused the district to fire them,
Updated: 02/21/2012 06:55P
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