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No bailouts for states from federal government, says GOP senator
Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Tuesday held a press conference to tout legislation he introduced that would prevent the federal government from bailing out state governments teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. "Should the federal government do that,
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:11P
Justice Secretary to target cocaine dealers
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has pledged to examine the laws surrounding the purchase of legal substances used to "cut" cocaine. Mr MacAskill, who was speaking during a visit to Strathclyde Police's major crime and terrorism unit in Glasgow,
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:11P
County finalizes trash contract
Originally, the commission awarded the bid to Advanced Disposal Services, of Birmingham, but AWS contested the bid process and brought a lawsuit against the county. According to Commission President Ricky Harcrow, because of the suit, no contract was
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:11P
Class of 1961: Lawyers seize opportunities to make contributions in Wisconsin
Habush realized he liked the courtroom and decided to continue as a trial lawyer in personal injury law. “As I say, the rest is history,” said the Milwaukee native, who went on to build one of the state's top plaintiff's firms, obtain multimillion
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:11P
Class of 1961: Lawyers seize opportunities to make contributions in Wisconsin
Habush realized he liked the courtroom and decided to continue as a trial lawyer in personal injury law. “As I say, the rest is history,” said the Milwaukee native, who went on to build one of the state's top plaintiff's firms, obtain multimillion
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:11P
Class of 1961: Lawyers seize opportunities to make contributions in Wisconsin
Habush realized he liked the courtroom and decided to continue as a trial lawyer in personal injury law. “As I say, the rest is history,” said the Milwaukee native, who went on to build one of the state's top plaintiff's firms, obtain multimillion
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:11P
Chiquita Banana Covered Up Payments to Illegal Colombian Guerrilla Groups
George Washington University published a series of papers released by the Justice Department, and the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act, detailing Chiquita's cover-up of payments to the far-right United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) from
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:11P
TYC abuse lawsuit settled
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - The attorney for a former West Texas youth prison inmate said Tuesday his client has settled a civil lawsuit against a former prison school principal who was acquitted on sexual abuse charges.
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:10P
PINNACLE's Wisconsin Attorney's Desk Reference, a great place to start your
First published in 1986, and continually developed and expanded to meet practitioners' demands, the Desk Reference covers a wide range of practice areas, including appellate procedure, probating an estate, divorce, bankruptcy, patent law,
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:10P
A constitutional challenge to Wisconsin's voter ID law: A long shot?
There are three important things to note about Justice Stevens' majority opinion. First, the court declined to apply strict scrutiny or, for that matter, specify any particular level of scrutiny for challenges to voter identification schemes.
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:10P
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