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Supreme Court decides United States v. Tinklenberg
The Court further held that, in counting periods of delay relating to transportation of a defendant for medical examination, intervening weekends and holidays should be included. In 2006, 287 days after making his initial appearance before a judicial
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:08A
Supreme Court decides Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting
The Act also expressly preempts "any State or local law imposing civil or criminal sanctions" for hiring unauthorized aliens "other than through licensing and similar laws." In 1996, Congress supplemented federal immigration laws by creating a
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:08A
A Budget Crisis Requires a Budget
took to the House floor Wednesday to scold Democrats for their persistent abdication of fiscal responsibility and set the record straight on what the House Republican budget actually does to Medicare — saves it from the impending bankruptcy to which
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:07A
Autopsy finds Hillsborough County man died from ingesting bath salt
The day before McGhee died, police said a motorist flagged down an officer about a man walking in and out of traffic at Dale Mabry Highway and Kennedy Boulevard and banging on cars with his fists. McGhee was yelling, cursing and "acting erratically"
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:07A
911 response time in April emergency discussed
Peduzzi said Trafford police directed traffic at the intersection of Sixth Street and Forrest Avenue and directed both the support vehicle and the ambulance to the home. "There was a quick response to the situation, and this is all verified through 911
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:07A
Obama, Libya, financial war and the elimination of Strauss-Kann
Nevertheless, as a politicized people raised on Machiavellian lessons, without ever having read his works, it didn't take the French long to start questioning the solidity of the charges brought against their compatriot DSK. According to the opinion
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:06A
DC Comics goes for No. 1, fans conflicted
They know that more people reading comic books means they get to keep collecting. So even if DC's across-the-board revamp isn't engineered to please loyal fans, it's a move that they understand -- because it's designed to bring new readers into the
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:06A
Springfield, Mass. storm damage
People embrace on a street damaged yesterday's tornado in Springfield, Mass., Thursday, June 2, 2011. Residents of 19 small communities in central and western Massachusetts were left to deal with widespread damage Thursday, one day after at least two
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:05A
High river levels prompt bridge lifts
Federal law gives marine traffic the right-of-way at the bridge, though bridge lifts on Interstate 5 will not occur during peak weekday freeway travel - from 6:30 am to 9 am and 2:30 pm to 6 pm, Monday through Friday. At its current level, any flooding
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:05A
Pique'n Yer Interest
And yet, every spring, I see more and more people biking without helmets on the highway and Valley Trail - and sometimes even on the bike trails - risking everything if an accident should happen. It's not about skill either, because mechanical failures
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:04A
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