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Immigration Backers Cheer Cuomo Action
"Only federal officers make immigration decisions, and they do so only after an individual is arrested for a criminal violation of state law, separate and apart from any violations of immigration law," the statement added. In a letter to the homeland
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:08P
Lesbian attack conviction quashed
The Crown has now conceded that there was a substantial miscarriage of justice. At a hearing this morning, the Supreme Court delivered an oral judgement, saying it was unsafe for Stewart's conviction to stand after her co-accused - allegedly the
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:07P
Baigent sheds judicial duties
Their duties include: Conducting traffic courts. Hearing bail applications, and requests for remands and adjournments. Presiding over preliminary hearings. Source: Royal Federation of New Zealand Justices Association.
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:05P
Lawsuit against ex-BOCC officials gets dismissed
Washington's Court of Appeals on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against former officials at the failed Bank of Clark County that had been filed by a couple who lost $500000 after the bank's collapse in January 2009.
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:05P
High court clears the path for Salman Khan-starrer
Vacation judge Justice AR Joshi dismissed an appeal filed by lyricist Turkish Mohammad Azam who said that four lines of the song were lifted from his "original creation" and were used in the song, which has been filmed on Salman and Zarine Khan.
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:05P
Corrections & Amplifications
The charts were incorrectly labeled as feet above sea level. A home-prices article on the front page Wednesday had an incorrect statement, and also in some editions a mislabeled chart. US lawmakers on Tuesday rejected legislation to increase the
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:04P
EDITORIAL: Decision on 'Kimigayo' evades crucial question of minority rights
Presiding Justice Masahiko Sudo of the court wrote: "If teachers become fearful and suspicious of one another because the enforcement (of singing the national anthem) entails disciplinary measures against noncompliers, the spirit of education will die.
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:04P
EDITORIAL: Decision on 'Kimigayo' evades crucial question of minority rights
Presiding Justice Masahiko Sudo of the court wrote: "If teachers become fearful and suspicious of one another because the enforcement (of singing the national anthem) entails disciplinary measures against noncompliers, the spirit of education will die.
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:04P
Report: Gores Group eying acquisition of 200 Borders Group stores
AP Borders Group Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February, is in talks to sell more than half of its remaining stores to private equity firm Gores Group, according to a report published Wednesday. The discussions involve Gore
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:04P
CJ urges shifting of IHC
Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Iqbal Hameed-ur-Rehman on Wednesday urged the Capital administration to shift the IHC to Constitutional Avenue. Chairing a meeting regarding the shifting of IHC, the chief justice said that the new location of the
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:04P
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