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The US Supreme Court makes a scary power grab
Kent Scheidegger of the tough-on-crime Criminal Justice Legal Foundation blogged that Californians shouldn't "bother investing much in a car. It will be open season on cars, given that car thieves (nonviolent offenders) will never go to prison no
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:06A
N.J. high court orders more school funding | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-25
In the majority opinion written by Justice Jaynee LaVecchia, the court said the state reneged on its deal to fully fund the state aid formula - the justices' condition for deeming it constitutional. "Like anyone else, the state is not free to walk away
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:06A
Pilot's infirmity suspected as crash cause | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-25
WASHINGTON - Investigators were unable to pinpoint a cause for the Alaska plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens and four others in August 2010 but said the accident may have been the result of the pilot's "temporary
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:06A
May 25, 2011: "Radio KAL" - The Superman Homepage Podcast
In this month's Radio KAL show, Steve and Scotty discuss "Smallville" episodes including the series finale, "Smallville" musical score, "Smallville: The Complete Series" DVD box set, "Young Justice", "Action Comics #900", "Superman #711",
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:06A
Carroll: TABOR suit misreads the Founders
In a federal lawsuit filed this week, TABOR opponents say the measure is incompatible with a republican form of government because it strips lawmakers of the vital authority to raise taxes and "provide services that are essential for a state.
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:06A
Sen. Williams, son ticketed in deadly Texas crash
Todd Williams, who was severely injured in the crash, said that because of the publicity the crash received, authorities decided "they had to come up with something." Todd Williams said he is not sure his mother is to blame for the accident.
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:06A
Denver's new sobriety court aims to stem repeat drunk driving offenders
Chief Deputy District Attorney Matt Wenig thinks focusing efforts on the most persistent drunken drivers — those on their third offense or those with a very high blood-alcohol content — is the best way to cut DUI numbers and prevent deaths or serious
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:06A
Denver's new sobriety court aims to stem repeat DUIs
Instead of as much as six months in jail, some persistent drunken drivers could opt into an 18- to 24-month court program that focuses on addiction treatment, frequent interactions with a judge and regular blood-alcohol monitoring.
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:06A
Ireland probes sex abuse abroad
Irish Justice Minister Alan Shatter said he had watched the program "with a sense of revulsion at the unspeakable catalogue of abuse against children it revealed." Ireland's top policeman has ordered the head of the force's domestic violence and sexual
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:06A
Philadelphia jury convicts Hansen of first-degree murder in girlfriend's death
The jury of seven men and five women had met for six hours since Monday before finding Hansen guilty of first-degree murder and abuse of corpse in the death of the 27-year-old mother of three. Hansen, 57, tall and gaunt with thinning, combed-back hair
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:06A
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