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Mladic on plane on way to UN tribunal
Judges earlier today rejected Mladic's appeal to stop the extradition just hours after it was received by mail. Mladic's defence had argued the 69-year-old is not mentally and physically fit to stand trial. Mladic is charged at the tribunal for
Updated: 05/31/2011 12:07P
PJ Proby to face trial for fraud
Worcestershire-based sixties pop star PJ Proby has denied benefit fraud and will face trial next year, court officials said. The 72-year-old singer, whose real name is James Marcus Smith, is charged with cheating the benefits system out of more than
Updated: 05/31/2011 12:07P
Jacoby & Meyers cites legal services outsourcing in push to liberalise US law
In papers filed on 18 May in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, specialist personal injury firm Jacoby & Meyers argued that the ban on non-lawyer involvement – an entrenched US tradition – is out of date and unconstitutional.
Updated: 05/31/2011 12:06P
New ID law in Arizona stirs worries for immigrants
The law, Senate Bill 1465, further distinguishes Arizona in its stance on illegal immigration. More than 30 states accept the cards as a legitimate form of photo identification for citizens of other countries. In past years, several Arizona city
Updated: 05/31/2011 12:05P
Wyoming partners with company to study CBM
The Casper Star-Tribune reports that Galaxy Energy is in bankruptcy and tests will be conducted at the company's wells before they are capped by the state as part of a pilot project. Commission superintendent Tom Doll says the hope is that well
Updated: 05/31/2011 12:05P
Report reveals crime numbers up in Susanville
Downing broke the traffic citations into two categories: parking violations, which could include everything from parking in a handicap zone to parking in front of a fire hydrant and moving violations, which could include everything from speeding to
Updated: 05/31/2011 12:04P
Traffic safety group gets KDOT award
Young traffic offenders, ages 15 to 24, are referred to the program, which is held two to four times per month, with 15 to 25 young drivers at each session. Health care professionals, VIP speakers and law enforcement officers lead participants along
Updated: 05/31/2011 12:03P
Debt collection agency sued after threatening to send debtor to jail
According to the lawsuit, one of H&P's representatives placed collection calls to the plaintiffs seeking and demanding payment for an alleged debt. In March, the collector threatened that a lawsuit would be filed against the Scruggs if they did not pay
Updated: 05/31/2011 12:03P
B'klyn Federal Judge Garaufis Elected as City Bar Leader
Allan L. Gropper, of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, was elected as Treasurer. • Sheila S. Boston, of Kaye Scholer LLP, returns as Secretary. • The Executive Committee class of 2015 is: Eruch 'Elchi' P. Nowrojee,
Updated: 05/31/2011 12:01P
Andy Dick Sued For Allegedly Rubbing Genitals on Man's Face
According to the lawsuit, Dick then “pulled down his costume skirt with his right hand, exposing the fact that he was not wearing underwear beneath the skirt.” At that point, the comedian “forced his genitals against the left side of [Tucker's] face,”
Updated: 05/31/2011 12:01P
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