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Man arrested under Leandra's Law
Police say his blood alcohol level was above point-one-eight. Isom is charged with Aggravated DWI with a child in the motor vehicle, Driving While Intoxicated, and Aggravated DWI. He was also charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child and numerous
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:57A
Man arrested under Leandra's Law
Police say his blood alcohol level was above point-one-eight. Isom is charged with Aggravated DWI with a child in the motor vehicle, Driving While Intoxicated, and Aggravated DWI. He was also charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child and numerous
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:57A
CA upholds legality of deportation of Taiwanese to China
Through Associate Justice Francisco Acosta, the CA said the deportation of the fugitives to mainland China that angered Taiwan was aboveboard. It stressed that it was based on the one-China policy which the court could not review.
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:57A
Birendra Sah's killers get life
A single bench of Judge Bal Mukunda Dawadi gave the verdict at 3 pm Monday. According to District Attorney Bhuneshwar Poudel, the two Maoist cadres who had been in judicial custody for two years were handed down the sentence. The sentenced are Manager
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:56A
EDITORIAL - First step
Ernesto Diokno resigned yesterday as director of the Bureau of Corrections as the Department of Justice found him administratively liable for VIP treatment enjoyed by convicted murderer Jose Antonio Leviste. Criminal and administrative charges will be
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:56A
Diokno resigns
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Diokno is administratively liable for Leviste's unauthorized trip. In its 36-page report to President Aquino, the DOJ fact-finding panel also recommended criminal and administrative actions against Leviste's
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:56A
Editorial: Review Petroleum and Mining Contracts
If for nothing at all, Ghana must emulate the examples of Tanzania, Zambia and other countries worldwide which have reviewed all mining and petroleum contracts irrespective of the status of stability clauses, according to the Tax Justice Network Ghana.
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:55A
Department of Justice, Texas battle over 'no pat-down' law
AUSTIN, Texas (ABC News Radio) - In a showdown with national implications for travelers, the Department of Justice has threatened to cancel flights to and from Texas if the state's legislators enact a law forbidding security pat-downs that include
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:55A
Court order to cut California prison population seen as rights victory
As Justice Anthony Kennedy noted in his majority opinion, in some prisons 200 men may be housed in triple bunks in a gymnasium, with as many as 54 people sharing a single toilet. He cited a psychiatric expert's report of a suicidal inmate being held
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:54A
HC reserves order on bail of Kanimozhi & Sharad Kumar
By PTI May 30 2011 , New Delhi Justice Ajit Bharihoke, after hearing detailed arguments on the bail applications of the accused, said the order on their pleas would be pronounced later. Senior advocate Altaf Ahmed, appearing for 43-year-old DMK MP and
Updated: 05/30/2011 11:54A
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