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Editorial: Exaggerations ignore comprehensive reform's merits
In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed the bipartisan Simpson-Mazzoli Act, a sweeping immigration-reform bill that granted blanket amnesty to nearly 3 million illegal immigrants. In presidential debates two years earlier, Reagan made his intentions
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:48P
Solicitor general cites WWII-era internment mistakes
In a distinctly 21st century way of acknowledging a serious mistake from long ago, acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal posted a remarkable entry on the Justice Department's blog saying the solicitor general at the time, Charles Fahy,
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:48P
Peek'n Peak to be sold by Sept. 1
CLEVELAND -- Peek'n Peak Resort and Spa will be sold at a public auction in US Bankruptcy Court in Cleveland by Sept. 1, according to a last-minute agreement a judge here tentatively approved today.
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:48P
Bryan Stow Family Sues Dodgers over 'Lax Security'
?Two days after Los Angeles police arrested Giovanni Ramirez, 31, on suspicion of beating Giants fan Bryan Stow, his family has filed a lawsuit against the Dodgers and its owner, Frank McCourt,
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:48P
Bryan Stow Lawsuit: Stow's Family Sues Frank McCourt, Los Angeles Dodgers
The lawsuit will claim that the Los Angeles Dodgers are liable for the attack because of their poor track record securing the stadium, which exposed Bryan Stow to "criminal acts of third parties." Also under scrutiny is the 10-15 minutes it took the
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:48P
WAVE 3 News - Louisville, KentuckyHigh court's Calif. ruling could lead to
Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the majority, said the state had little choice but to reduce its inmate population because of the squalid conditions of the prison system, which violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:47P
Wis. authorities ID woman killed in farm accident
Deputies say Helt was operating a farm tractor Thursday that was towing a rock-picker. A rock apparently got wedged in the tines of the picker, and authorities believe Helt was killed when she tried to remove it. She died at the scene, at a farm field
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:47P
2G scam: HC notice to CBI on Kanimozhi bail plea
Justice Ajit Bharihoke, while entertaining the bail application of the imprisoned DMK MP, an accused in 2G spectrum allocation scam case, asked the agency to file a status report detailing the stage of its investigation and the judicial proceedings in
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:46P
McCain, King resolution again seeks presidential pardon for boxer Jack Johnson
Although Obama didn't comment publicly on the effort, the Justice Department told McCain and King that its general policy is not to process posthumous pardon requests. In a statement, McCain, R-Ariz., said that he and King, RN.
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:46P
Judge rules environmental group can pursue lawsuit involving Gulf oil leases
A federal judge has ruled that an environmental group can continue to pursue a lawsuit claiming the government violated environmental policies in approving oil drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico following the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:46P
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