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What California's prison downsizing might represent for private detention
Stories about health issues, education, and the politics of both. Now that California has been ordered by the US Supreme Court to reduce its prison population by tens of thousands of inmates, how might this affect the private prison companies that make
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:43P
Lawsuit alleges AT&T is 'overcharging' customers
The class-action lawsuit accuses AT&T of systematically overcharging customers. NBC asked John Davis, a computer engineer who is not involved in the lawsuit to show how much data is downloaded when you click on various sites.
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:43P
Skycaps verdict reversed
A US District Court judgment – holding American Airlines liable under the commonwealth's tips statute for charging passengers a fee of $2 for each bag checked with “skycaps” who provide curbside service at Boston's Logan Airport – has been reversed by
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:42P
New trial ordered for ex-Forsyth Co. sheriff sued for smear campaign
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court has tossed a $3.6 million verdict against a former sheriff who sent out a barrage of leaflets that falsely painted one of his critics as an ex-con. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals also ordered a new trial last
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:41P
Pawlenty Makes it Official by 'Preaching to Choir'
His campaign gets points for staging and for making sure there were enough staff and volunteers on hand to capture the contact information of as many people in the crowd as possible. The Iowa Caucuses is nothing if not an organization game.
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:41P
Daniel Gukeisen, Ex-Attorney Who Fatally Stabbed...
When the verdict was read last month, it was read without Gukeisen in the court room. Apparently anticipating a guilty verdict, Gukeisen skipped court. He turned himself in later that day outside of the Fourth Avenue Jail in Phoenix.
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:41P
Ensco looks to settle drill-ban suit
Ensco Offshore, along with the US Justice Department, is seeking more time to negotiate an end to its lawsuit over deep-water oil drilling permits. Attorneys for both Ensco and the government filed a joint request with US District Judge Martin Feldman,
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:40P
High court won't help either side in legal fight over Navy's canceled A-12 plane
For the past 20 years, the government has been demanding repayment of money spent on the plane's development and the companies have been resisting, filing a lawsuit in federal court to block the Pentagon from collecting. But the government asked for
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:40P
High court to Calif: Cut prison inmates by 30000
Photo: Eric Risberg / AP WASHINGTON (AP) ” The Supreme Court on Monday narrowly endorsed reducing California's cramped prison population by more than 30000 inmates to fix sometimes deadly problems in medical care, ruling that federal judges retain
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:39P
Texas lawmakers approve anti-bullying legislation
AP Enterprise: States' immigration efforts fizzle AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ” Texas lawmakers have given final approval to legislation requiring schools to adopt anti-bullying policies and improve methods of prevention. The Texas Senate voted Monday to send
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:39P
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