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Ariz. ban on consulate-issued ID cards riles some
The law was part of a package of illegal-immigration measures passed by the Legislature. State lawmakers who pushed for the change argued that the consulate-issued cards are easy to obtain fraudulently and give the inaccurate impression that
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:17P
NY's top court hears ex-NYPD officer's case
ALBANY, NY (AP) ” A former New York City police officer has asked the state's top court for a new trial in light of new witness information about his shooting of a baseball bat-wielding man during a fight outside a Westchester County delicatessen.
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:17P
Obama sends out 'civil rights investigators' to make sure city cops behave
By Daily Mail Reporter President Obama has launched a major crackdown on big city police departments to make sure officers are behaving themselves on the ground. In a major shift in policy since the Bush era, 'civil rights investigators' are being sent
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:17P
FTC, Colo. officials sue company with promissory notes infomercials, say ads
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers on Tuesday announced the lawsuit against Westminster-based Dalbey Education Institute, formerly known as America's Note Network. The company markets its products in infomercials that have featured actor Gary
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:17P
Illinois GOP Congress Remap: Lawsuit likely, who will run where in Democratic
WASHINGTON--Watch for the Democratic drawn Illinois congressional map--the one that screws Republicans to be passed by the Illinois Senate today--to be challenged in federal court by the GOP or a
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:16P
GOP Columbia County judge to run for Supreme Court
Last month, Albany County Judge Thomas A. Breslin announced his candidacy as did North Greenbush Town Justice Raymond Elliott III. Both have the support of their respective county committees. Nichols has been a county judge since March 2003,
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:16P
Chesapeake Energy Corporation and Bronco Drilling Company, Inc. Announce Entry
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) and Bronco Drilling Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRNC) today announced that they entered into an agreement in principle on May 27, 2011 as to the key terms of the settlement agreement in connection with the putative
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:16P
SC Senate postpones discussion on whether to further amend illegal immigration
A subcommittee was set to meet Tuesday and hear from the director of the state's labor agency. But the meeting was rescheduled. Supporters of the measure say they hope the law would cause illegal immigrants to leave the state and free up jobs.
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:16P
Justices toss lawsuit accusing Ashcroft of misusing his power
By AP By David G. Savage WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously threw out a lawsuit against former Attorney General John Ashcroft that had accused him of misusing his power to arrest suspects as "material witnesses" in terrorism cases.
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:16P
Justices toss lawsuit accusing Ashcroft of misusing his power
By AP By David G. Savage WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously threw out a lawsuit against former Attorney General John Ashcroft that had accused him of misusing his power to arrest suspects as "material witnesses" in terrorism cases.
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:16P
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