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Phil Ivey files lawsuit, boycotts World Series of Poker
Full Tilt Poker has damaged his reputation by not paying back $150 million owed to US players, according to a lawsuit Ivey filed Wednesday in District Court in Clark County, Nevada. "I am deeply disappointed and embarrassed that Full Tilt players have
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:03A
Corporate tax breaks targeted
"Our elected officials have a duty to the American public to make reducing or eliminating the vast array of corporate tax subsidies the centerpiece of any deficit-reduction strategy," Bob McIntyre, director of Citizens for Tax Justice, said in a news
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:03A
Ohio State QB Pryor is facing more controversy
He received repeated requests to appear in traffic court to show that he had valid insurance before he eventually paid a $141 fine and court costs on April 2. But Ohio authorities say he has never produced proof of insurance.
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:03A
No right to life for the unborn - Appeal Court
In a landmark High Court decision in 2008, Justice Forrie Miller said there were reasons to doubt the lawfulness of many abortions. The ASC appealed against that. However, Justice Miller rejected arguments that an unborn child had a legal right to life
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:03A
Power in the Tower: Tribune Co. execs keep jockeying for position
Sure, Tribune Co. may be in its record-breaking third year of bankruptcy with legal fees topping $150 million and no end in sight to its financial turmoil. But that's no reason you can't admire the way their folks still manage to put a positive spin on
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:03A
' People's indictment' issued against police brutality
The group represented the thousands who had signed petitions demanding justice for all people starting with Jordan Miles and the passage of local bill 2010-0234 — the “Police Reporting and Accountability Bill,” which is similar to bills passed in
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:02A
New Yorkers protest rape verdict
Hundreds of angry women and men came out May 27 to protest the acquittal of two New York City cops who stood trial for raping a woman they were called to assist. The demonstration started at 100 Centre St., a Manhattan court building, and marched to
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:02A
Panel backs repealing NC Racial Justice Act
By a 9-6 vote, the House committee recommended to the full House to repeal the Racial Justice Act, which allows defendants to offer statistical evidence to show race played a key factor in putting a disproportionate number of people from a racial group
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:02A
Justice: Lyles' rise no surprise to Astros' front office
It was a few days before the 2008 baseball draft when Astros general manager Ed Wade laid eyes on Jordan Lyles for the first time. The Astros had invited a dozen or so prospects to Minute Maid Park for a standard pre-draft workout in
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:02A
Tad Armstrong: On California prisons
But, big government issues aside, the Plata majority decision, authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy, is a gross misinterpretation of the congressional Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA). The Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits the
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:01A
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