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Justices block suit over use of material-witness law
"At the time of al-Kidd's arrest," Justice Antonin Scalia wrote, "not a single judicial opinion had held that pretext could render an objectively reasonable arrest pursuant to a material-witness warrant unconstitutional.
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:09A
White House adviser named dean of University of Colorado Law School
Philip J. Weiser, senior adviser for technology and innovation on the White House council, will assume his duties as dean July 1. Weiser joined the CU-Boulder faculty as a professor of law and telecommunications in 1999. Before joining the White House,
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:09A
Potential buyers circle bus maker
Justice Venning earlier said Designline was clearly insolvent. While it was paying current debts it was not paying past obligations. The court declined an appeal to adjourn the decision for two weeks while a possible sale to Malaysian interests was
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:08A
Our View: State secrets privilege abused too often
Shortly after President Obama took office, his Justice Department adopted the Bush administration's arguments and sought dismissal of the case based on the state secrets doctrine. Its assertion: No aspect of the case could be litigated without risking
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:08A
Police corruption trial opens with jury picks in federal court
An FBI agent posing as a drug dealer with large amounts of drugs and cash was at the motel. Though it was DeBruin's day off, he was called in "like any other day to work a case," McMurray said. Bill Lunn, Bonham's attorney, said Bonham was called to
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:08A
Box pops - June 01, 2011
I'm sure the creative team decided – during casual conversation – hey, why not get stars to air their marriage problems and get a panel of celebrities to render a verdict? That they have mostly managed to get Z-list celebrities to allow cameras in
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:07A
Police arrest man on fugitive charge
Kenthwan A. Conyers, 29, was arrested on a fugitive from justice charge after Sierra Vista police responded to the Motel 6, 1551 E. Fry Blvd., for a report of individuals possibly smoking marijuana, said Tracy Grady, public information officer for the
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:07A
Treasure verdict on 500-year-old ring
A RING has been officially declared treasure more than a decade after it was first found in a field at Mercaston. Kenneth Fowlkes found the ring with a metal detector in January, 2000, and at an inquest held at Derby on Thursday
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:07A
Ex-servers sue Resorts Casino over flapper costumes | Philadelphia Daily News
Attorney Gloria Allred came to Atlantic City yesterday and announced an age-discrimination lawsuit against the city's first casino on behalf of nine veteran cocktail servers who were laid off in March for not meeting its Roaring '20s "uniform standards
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:06A
New minimum wage goes into effect Wednesday
A lawsuit filed on behalf of four individual workers and three groups representing low-wage employees claimed Florida's Agency for Workforce Innovation violated the state constitution by keeping minimum wage at the $7.25 federal rate, where it was last
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:06A
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