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Trooper Arrested for DUI Fired
Gaulden says drinking and driving, seat belts usage and speeding have been the top three priorities for enforcement for the highway patrol. No court date has been set for Gilbert. It wasn't immediately clear if he has an attorney.
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:55A
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It looks like the lawsuit from Mike Levy, et al., is still a deciding factor in the postponement, as it was last time the item got punted. But, as he's wont to do, Spelman painted a more holistic picture of the program. From the dais, and from the
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:55A
US Supreme Court throws out lawsuit against former Attorney General John Ashcroft
Al-Kidd claimed in a federal lawsuit that the arrest and detention violated the Fourth Amendment's prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures. But even the justices who disagreed about the constitutional issue agreed that Ashcroft could not be
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:55A
Hollywood Woman Files Lawsuit After BSO Nabs Her With Backpack Full of Kitchen
Brown, 49, was arrested in March 2009 after a deputy from the Broward Sheriff's Office was apparently convinced her sage was weed, and now she's filling a wrongful arrest lawsuit. She says she was bird watching in Weston when the deputy came across her
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:55A
Supreme Court rules Ashcroft has immunity in 2003 detention case
The justices unanimously overturned a ruling that allowed Abdullah al-Kidd to proceed with his lawsuit against Ashcroft over his arrest, alleged mistreatment and 16-day detention under a US material witness law. Kidd, born in Kansas, attended the
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:54A
Gov. signs Nick's Law
Ever since that day they've been lobbying the legislature for stricter DUI penalties for people with multiple drunk driving convictions. "Nicholas' death was unnecessary and to get them to change the laws we had to keep coming back and keep coming back
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:54A
Reward For Info On Sergeant's Death Reaches $77000
A nearly 25-year law enforcement veteran with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, Vann was ambushed and killed about 2 am Saturday as he waited at a traffic light at Loop 410 and Rigsby Road on his way to a call. The men fired multiple shots shattering
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:54A
P&G accuses Vi-Jon of copycat tactics… again
Procter & Gamble has filed a lawsuit against cosmetics company Vi-Jon in the US alleging that Vi-Jon is violating its intellectual property in regards to one of its mouthwash products. The lawsuit has been filed in the
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:54A
Yay or Nay on Biomass
the effects on the larger battle over biomass, the possibility that the city could face a lawsuit from the developers—it was also fraught with political drama, coming just a little more than five months before Election Day.
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:54A
(AP) Ex-leader at youth prison settles civil suit
AP LUBBOCK The attorney for a former West Texas youth prison inmate says his client has settled a civil lawsuit against a former prison school principal who was acquitted on sexual abuse charges. Attorney Scott Medlock said Tuesday his
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:53A
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