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Lokayukta on Chauhan: Centre says procedures have been followed
Lokayukta Justice Manmohan Sarin had in February recommended to the President to "withdraw her pleasure" for the minister to continue in office, holding him guilty of misconduct of "grave nature". Justice Sarin's order had come in a case pertaining to
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:16P
Do we wait 10 years for justice, asks Sanjana's mother
A year after they lost their daughter, Sanjana, on a rainy June evening due to a faulty wall on Hebbal Road, the Singhs were before Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde on Wednesday, pleading for justice. "Isn't it an open case of corruption?
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:16P
Republican seeks state justice seat
By AP By Carol DeMare June 01--HUDSON -- Columbia County Judge Jonathan D. Nichols became the first Republican Tuesday to announce he is seeking one of two vacant seats on state Supreme Court. Nichols, 53, of Kinderhook joins two Democrats who also
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:16P
Milpitas needs to get ready for new guests at Elmwood
The same thing on a lesser scale seems to have played a part in getting the attention of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy when he weighed in with the liberal bloc of justices to make a different outcome on the case of prison overcrowding in
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:16P
Judge Rejects Big Tobacco's Effort To End Lawsuit Over Dangers Of Cigarette
The nation's largest cigarette manufacturers had argued that US District Judge Gladys Kessler no longer has jurisdiction in the government's landmark lawsuit against the companies because a 2009 law empowers the US Food and Drug Administration to
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:16P
Verdict in David Allan sex extortion case will send a 'career criminal' to
A jury's verdict today finding David Allan guilty of conspiracy to commit extortion is not his first felony conviction. His extensive criminal history could cause Circuit Judge John McBain to sentence Allan, 50, to life in prison, said Chief Assistant
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:15P
Official: Bosnian Serb wartime commander Ratko Mladic co-operative when taken
"Sixteen years is a long time to wait for justice," Brammertz told reporters at the court. "It has happened very late, but not too late." Brammertz suggested it is unlikely he will seek to try Mladic together with Karadzic, but he did not completely
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:15P
Archbishop: I've Heard From Those Injured By Paddling
Aymond issued a statement Wednesday as a response to a lawsuit filed by a group of parents, alumni and students against a discipline consultant who they claimed "acted recklessly and caused damage to the school's reputation" in publishing statements
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:15P
Lawsuit for Dick
Andy Dick is in trouble again. This time it's for allegedly putting something that rhymes with his last name in somebody's face. Well, actually it doesn't rhyme with it, it is it. Apparently he was performing at a comedy club in a dress and a man is
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:15P
Elk Foundation intervenes in latest wolf suit
MISSOULA- The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit by several environmental groups challenging the constitutionality of delisting wolves. "We were concerned when the delisting bill went through Congress that
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:15P