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ACLU threatens another graduation
This year the ACLU is threatening a lawsuit over a New Jersey high school's plans to continue its 70-year tradition of using the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove, NJ, for its graduation festivities. The auditorium is not a religious building, per se,
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:17P
New York Attorney General investigating Trump's for-profit school
The inquiry is the latest problem for a six-year-old company, known until last year as Trump University, which already faces a string of consumer complaints, reprimands from state regulators and a lawsuit from dissatisfied former students.
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:16P
Sienna Miller and News of the World: How Will Settlements Affect Scotland
After all, Miller's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's News of the World had been a devastatingly effective tool in unraveling the phone hacking cover-up at the London tabloid. Material unearthed in Miller's lawsuit spurred Scotland Yard to launch its
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:16P
McConnell Flogs Obama Over Boeing Lawsuit
Like many other Republicans, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is very upset about the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) lawsuit against Boeing. He had harsh words for President Barack Obama on the issue, The Hill reports.
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:16P
Haslam ready to sign bill placing caps on lawsuit payouts
By AP Gov. Bill Haslam talks to reporters after a speech at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday, May 19, 2011. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Haslam's bill to place caps on payouts from successful medical malpractice and other civil
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:14P
“Click It or Ticket” Enforcement Begins Monday
Despite these gains, just under half of the 3089 people who died in Texas traffic crashes in 2009 were not properly buckled up, and traffic crashes remain the leading cause of death for people between one and 44 years of age.
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:14P
Jail for traitors Bill becomes law
New Delhi, May 20: The Criminal Law Amendment Bill is now Law. The President has assented to the Bill on May 17 and the Law has come into force with immediate effect. Any one who, by either spoken or written words, by signs or by visible
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:12P
Las Vegas Ranks No. 1 for Men in Financial Distress
The article used eight criteria to determine the list: personal bankruptcy rates, average credit scores, debt, late payments, credit usage, percentage of homes facing foreclosure, percentage of people who spend more than 30 percent of their income on
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:11P
Webster restaurant named in slip-and-fall suit
Clinton and Jamie Cobb filed a lawsuit on May 19 in Harris County District Court against Chuy's Opco and Parkway Construction & Associates, alleging negligence. The Cobbs say that on Sept. 19, 2010, Clinton seriously injured his knee while dining at
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:10P
SAF Adds Plaintiffs in Illinois Firearms Law Challenge
Defendants in the lawsuit are Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and State Police Superintendent Hiram Grau. SAF is represented by attorneys David Jensen of New York and David Sigale of Glen Ellyn. The lawsuit was filed in US District Court for the
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:10P
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