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Khalid Sheik Mohammad
The Justice Department had initially announced plans to prosecute the men in US District Court in New York. But the powerful opposition forced the administration to shift gears. Besides Mohammed, the other suspects included: Walid bin Attash,
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:07A
White: Lunches included lawsuits
Hillsborough County Attorney Renee Lee told former Commissioner Kevin White that she thought the county's attempt to extract money from White through a lawsuit was a "futile effort wasting time, money,
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:07A
TNT serves up fare suitable for vacation
Franklin and Bash are one step away from bankruptcy when the eccentric head of a prestigious law firm (Malcolm McDowell) recruits them to shake things up at his stodgy office. The boys immediately clash with the other button-down partners,
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:07A
Massa Sues Former Chief of Staff
Now the focus of a lawsuit filed in Monroe County is March 4, 2010, when Massa's Chief of Staff Joseph Racalto was paid $40000 for quote, "Campaign Management Fees." "This $40000 was issued on March 4th, 2010 (and) this was a day, probably Congressman
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:07A
Current 25: Girl in a Coma blaze a trail for San Antonio
DeAnne Cuellar, executive director of the Media Justice League and a local music advocate, can remember a time when Girl in a Coma were musical pariahs. “Back in 2000, I was booking shows and … people were talking about them as if
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:06A
Legal bid to gag anti-quackery doctor
A campaign has been launched to support anti-quackery campaigner Dr Ken Harvey following an $800000 lawsuit taken out against him by the makers of a slimming product. Dr Harvey, who is a lecturer in public health at
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:05A
Retrial in 'baby-shaking' case begins
Back in March, a jury of six men and six women could not reach a verdict in the child endangerment trial of David A. Darst. On Tuesday, the process started all over again with a new jury and a different judge, but the rest of the cast of
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:05A
Managing the big business of not-for profits
This also applies in how we conduct business. As our needs, attitudes and perspectives change so too do our laws. This is known as the living tree doctrine. It states that law cannot be bound by its roots; instead, it should be progressive,
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:04A
Liability a concern in online business
This response was prepared by Roy Watson, a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and former chair of its Immigration Law Steering Committee. Watson is a solo practitioner in Bedford concentrating corporate and business immigration law.
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:04A
Ariz. rancher trying to get land back from the courts
The courts took Nethercott's 70-acre ranch near Douglas away from him in 2005 and gave it to two illegal immigrants to help satisfy a lawsuit. "This is illegal," said Nethercott in court on Tuesday. "Unwarranted and if it happened again in another
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:04A