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LIVE Blog: Jury Selection Underway in Riley Bryan Murder Retrial
As of 1:30 pm more than 30 potential jurors are being questioned during jury selection at the Pinellas Criminal Justice Center in Clearwater. By Cherlene Willis | Email the author | 1:40pm Riley Bryan is charged with first-degree murder.
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:29P
Senate approves 'loser pays' reform 31-0
The revised bill is now supported by trial lawyers, defense attorneys and lawsuit-reform groups, Huffman said. “This balances the needs of both the plaintiffs and the defense,” she said, terming the final bill “a collaborative effort” involving all
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:29P
Group Mocks Scarlett Johansson Planned Parenthood Video
Public monies should only go to organizations that embrace human rights, social justice and equality for all. "As a woman committed to equality, I encourage members of Congress to stop giving billions of dollars to an organization founded on such
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:29P
Strong demand for EU bail-out bond sale
It plans to sell another five-year bond next week. The bond is the first to be launched since Portugal's 78bn bail-out was agreed. The European financial stability facility is expected to follow with two bonds in early June.
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:29P
Texas Senate passes its version of "loser pays" bill to reduce frivolous lawsuits
The Senate version allows judges to dismiss meritless lawsuits early in the process to help curtail costs that can rise rapidly in a lengthy lawsuit. Texas is one of only a handful of states that don't already have that provision.
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:29P
Justice Dept probes airline ticket sellers: AMR
The US Department of Justice's antitrust division is probing whether third-party ticket-sellers violated antitrust law, with American Airlines, US Airways Group Inc (LCC.N) and Travelocity owner Sabre saying they have been contacted as part of the
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:28P
G-8 Leaders to Call for Tighter Internet Regulation
Eric E. Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, said technology, rather than regulation, could take care of many of the challenges facing the Internet, including potential limits on capacity as more and more video traffic and other bandwidth-heavy
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:27P
Justice Clarence Thomas Likes His Briefs To Remind Him Of An Episode Of 24
Supreme Court briefs can be lengthy documents, with justices looking to include quotes from Montesquieu (Justice Stephen G. Breyer), inspiration from Ernest Hemingway (Justice Anthony M. Kennedy), or hide clever puns in the complex legal terminology
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:26P
Morgan County District Court: Vehicular homicide case continued due to new
DUI-related vehicular homicide, Rivera could be sentenced to up to 24 years in prison and as much as $750000 in fines. Several of the other charges also carry prison time and fines, if convicted. Rivera`s attorney, Michael Kelley,
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:26P
Goldman CEO Blankfein's Fate In Hands of DOJ
Rather, his fate rests in the hands of the US Justice Department, which is probing statements he made before a Senate committee investigating Goldman's role in the 2008 financial crisis, FOX Business has learned. If a probe by the DOJ into Goldman's
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:26P
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