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Sea turtle deaths prompt four conservation groups to threaten lawsuit
This lawsuit is a clarion call to the Fisheries Service: Sea turtles need emergency action now to save them." The groups cited NMFS reports that 603 sea turtles have been stranded along the coast this year: 211 in Mississippi, 59 in Louisiana,
Updated: 06/01/2011 08:43A
Daughter Sceptical Over Politkovskaya Arrest
Suspicion of government involvement has been rife ever since - fuelled further by the failure to bring those responsible to justice. Now Russian security services have arrested the alleged gunman, Rustam Makhmudov, in his native Chechnya on Tuesday.
Updated: 06/01/2011 08:43A
SAVE OUR CROSSROADS CENTER v. CITY OF CLOVIS
This appeal is from a superior court judgment entered after the court refused to set aside the approval by the City of Clovis (City) of an environmental impact report (EIR) for a proposed 44-acre commercial shopping center.
Updated: 06/01/2011 08:43A
Acadiana's News Leader Chinese rights activist jailed for fraud
Neither Li's current lawyer nor the trial court would comment. China Human Rights Defenders said Li has worked for years to help vulnerable groups protect their rights and has also promoted freer local elections.
Updated: 06/01/2011 08:42A
'Jersey Shore' star loses licence after crash
the minor traffic accident Monday. The police car was escorting the Jersey Shore vehicle. Rondinelli says no alcohol was involved. He says Snooki's international license was revoked because there were injured parties involved. By law, she must wait
Updated: 06/01/2011 08:41A
PEOPLE v. PADILLA
He was sentenced to prison for 26 years and appeals claiming the trial court erred in admitting the recordation of the victim's 911 call. We reject his contention and affirm, while directing the trial court to correct errors in the abstract of judgment
Updated: 06/01/2011 08:41A
HCP : Announces Filing Appellate Petition for Rehearing in Ventas Litigation
HCP (NYSE:HCP) announced that it had filed a petition for rehearing before the full US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in connection with a 2009 jury verdict awarding approximately $102 million in damages to Ventas, Inc. and remanding the case
Updated: 06/01/2011 08:40A
Empire State Building settles lawsuit with BASE jumper, city may end homeless
510 Madison Avenue snags another tenant in the World Gold Council [Post, 3rd item] 6. Manhattan law firms ditching the East Side for West of Fifth Avenue in droves [NYT] 7. LIC business group mobilizes to paint roofs white [NYDN] 8.
Updated: 06/01/2011 08:40A
Texas judge: No prayer at high school graduation
Biery's order, released Tuesday, was in response to a lawsuit filed by Christa and Danny Schultz on behalf of their son, Corwin, to block use of prayer. The judge says speakers cannot call on audience members to bow their heads, join in prayer or say
Updated: 06/01/2011 08:40A
Laptop Case Receives Rave Reviews
From freelance writers to bloggers and reviewers, the verdict seems to be unanimous-everyone loves the aluminum laptop cases and they are not keeping quiet about it as clearly revealed from the comment of an online reviewer who said “I am loving my new
Updated: 06/01/2011 08:40A
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