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LSAT at the Center of Yet Another Disabilities Lawsuit
Just a week ago, we wrote about a lawsuit filed by a blind man who alleged the test discriminated against the visually impaired. According to the story, Larywon has twice asked that she be given double the standard time to complete the exam as well as
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:54A
Auto bailouts should not have happened: Business Comment of the Day
By cleveland.com Plain Dealer file photoAlthough more than 16000 jobs have been lost, bailout supporters contend that more than 100000 jobs would be gone if not for the bailouts. That is an unfair advantage to smaller companies that don't have the
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:53A
Khodorkovsky appears in court in trial of former Spanish colleague
Valdes-Garcia said he filed a report saying he sustained the injuries in a fall from a window in exchange for promises he wouldn't suffer further violence. But Valdes-Garcia, who has dual Spanish and Russian citizenship, escaped from house arrest in
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:53A
Counterfeit clippings: global news round-up
The department has filed criminal proceedings against three people, including company director Ranjan Kumar, as well as actions against Jorker Pharmaceutical itself under various provisions of India's Drugs and Cosmetics Act. The US Embassy hosted a
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:53A
Court hearing on indian mascots
Youth football program leader Craig Vertz and Rusty Schoolcraft filed a lawsuit last fall, after the state Department of Public Instruction ordered Mukwonago High School to drop its “Indians” name. The plaintiffs say the law is unconstitutional.
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:52A
Immigrant Advocates Hail Cuomo for Suspending Secure Communities in New York State
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.” It's unclear if Cuomo's decision will actually
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:52A
NEWSMAKER-Portugal PM candidate Passos: manager and novice
"I have worked as manager and administrator in companies and never led one to bankruptcy," he said, attacking his rival, caretaker Socialist Prime Minister Jose Socrates, who Passos says has left Portugal broke, going cap in hand to be rescued.
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:51A
Gov. Cuomo Pulls NY From Controversial "Secure Communities" Immigration Program
"There are concerns about the implementation of the program as well as its impact on families, immigrant communities and law enforcement in New York," Cuomo said. States in the program automatically send the fingerprints of everyone booked to Homeland
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:51A
Power company Calpine says it settles the last 'significant' claim from 2005
AP NEW YORK — Calpine Corp. said Thursday it has settled what it called the last significant claim remaining from its six-year-old bankruptcy proceeding. Terms of the deal were not specified, except that it will be funded by selling company stock.
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:50A
Selma Hill Murder Trial: Defendant Takes Stand in Murder Trial
In Oakland's Rene C. Davidson courthouse on Wednesday, Rosa Hill described a picturesque upbringing in her native China. Her life now is anything but — she is accused of murdering her 91-year-old
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:50A
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