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Supreme Court orders California prisoner release
Justice Anthony Kennedy said for the court majority that the medical and mental health care provided by California's prisons had fallen below the standard of decency required by the Constitution. Kennedy cited suicidal inmates being held for prolonged
Updated: 05/23/2011 06:09P
Chrysler plans to repay government $7.5 billion in government loans on Tuesday
It reported a $116 million profit _ its first quarterly profit since its 2009 bankruptcy _ in the first quarter. The company still owes the US government $2 billion. The government could get some of that back by selling its 8.6 percent stake in
Updated: 05/23/2011 06:06P
Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Shareholders of NIVS IntelliMedia Technology Group
According to the Company, MaloneBailey "based its resignation on what it characterized illegal acts involving the Company's accounting records and bank statements and discrepancies in accounts receivable." The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York,
Updated: 05/23/2011 06:04P
No passport for hooligans
This center also known as 'football police' announces that the Home Ministry shall suggest change of the Criminal Law so that a court can rule as one of sanctions temporary taking away of passports from hooligans. That measure would prevent hooligans
Updated: 05/23/2011 06:04P
Will Avvo Help You Land More Clients? Here's How to Tell
There are two ways attorneys can use Avvo: as part of their overall online law firm marketing program, and as a targeted local advertising vehicle. I have blogged previously on how to do the first; savvy attorneys will at least try the second and there
Updated: 05/23/2011 06:03P
Rep. Tom Cole: Time is Running Out to Save Medicare
The latest annual report from the trustees of Medicare and Social Security states bluntly that Medicare, along with Social Security, is headed for bankruptcy unless Congress acts soon. This news should be a wake-up call for those who resist Medicare
Updated: 05/23/2011 06:02P
Bentley signs bill protecting ethics panel funding
AP Enterprise: States' immigration efforts fizzle MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Robert Bentley has signed into law a bill that guarantees future funding for the Alabama Ethics Commission. Supporters say by guaranteeing funding for the
Updated: 05/23/2011 06:02P
NASCAR inducts 2nd Hall of Fame class
Entertainment News from AP Entertainment News from AP AP Sports Video More>> AP lays out favorites for French Open By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) - Ned Jarrett won 50 races over his career, claimed two NASCAR championships,
Updated: 05/23/2011 06:01P
Ecstasy Legal Penalty Same as Cocaine, 200 Times Harsher than Pot
MANHATTAN --- Despite finding that cocaine is "significantly more harmful" than ecstasy, a federal judge gave both drugs equally harsh sentencing guidelines, meaning that each drug carries legal consequences 200 times harsher than marijuana.
Updated: 05/23/2011 06:01P
Jim Roberts to retire from Troutman Sanders at year-end
A winner of numerous industry awards, he served as lead counsel in many high-profile, white-collar criminal defense and business litigation cases. One of his biggest cases was for the AH Robins Co. in the mid-1980s during the pharmaceutical company's
Updated: 05/23/2011 06:00P
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