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Supreme Court tells California to cut prison inmates by 30000
Justice Anthony Kennedy, a Sacramento, Calif., native, spoke from the bench about suicidal prisoners being held in "telephone-booth sized cages without toilets" and others sick with cancer or severe abdominal pain who died before they were seen by a
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:43P
Undercover Vehicle Reportedly Hits Bystander
(Batesville, MS 5/23/2011) Another traffic accident makes news tonight, but this one, under very unusual circumstances. It involves a pedestrian, and state undercover drug officers. Family members and witnesses say the men in the truck didn't even stop
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:43P
Sides Sharpen Medicare Attacks, but Both Plans Cut Benefits
Most Republicans see it very differently than him, noting Medicare is tens of trillions of dollars short of paying for promised benefits and is headed for bankruptcy. They argue Ryan, the House Budget Committee Chairman, is only trying to save the
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:43P
State Trooper Positions Could be Eliminated
"It's all within traffic," he said. "It's the newest ones that have come on. It's the ones out there that are actually on our roads in Louisiana." State Senator Jonathon Perry said, "we are at an absolute cross-roads right now that we have to make
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:42P
U.K. Super-Injunctions Spark 'Battle' Between Judges, Lawmakers
"It is a very serious issue, in my view," Chief Justice Igor Judge said last week at a press conference. "We are following the law as best we understand it. UK Prime Minister David Cameron will establish a joint committee of both the House of Commons
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:42P
State Secrets Block Resolution of Contractors' Suit, Justices Say
The case concerned “some of the government's most closely guarded military secrets,” Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the court on Monday. An appeals court had ruled against the companies, saying they had defaulted on their contracts and must return
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:41P
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration likely to require automotive
That snapshot could be viewed by law enforcement, insurance companies and automakers. The device cannot be turned off, and you'll probably know little more about it than the legal disclosure you'll find in the owner's manual.
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:41P
Lawsuit challenges Ariz. Medicaid eligibility cut
State officials have estimated that the freezes will reduce the Arizona Health Care Containment System's enrollment by approximately 135000 people in the first year. The program's total enrollment now is 1.3 million. If successful, the lawsuit could
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:41P
Lawsuit challenges Ariz. Medicaid eligibility cut
State officials have estimated that the freezes will reduce the Arizona Health Care Containment System's enrollment by approximately 135000 people in the first year. The program's total enrollment now is 1.3 million. If successful, the lawsuit could
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:41P
High court to Calif.: Cut prison inmates by 30000
They remain uncorrected," Justice Anthony Kennedy, a California native, wrote for the court. The lawsuit challenging the adequacy of mental health care was filed in 1990. To emphasize the conditions, Kennedy took the unusual step of including photos of
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:40P
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