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Malversation case vs ex-Justice chief filed
MANILA -- Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera is facing graft charges before the Sandiganbayan for allegedly illegally granting allowances for herself and her staff in 2007 during her stint as government corporate counsel.
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:48A
Ivory Coast president's forces accused of killings
Ouattara has said everyone responsible for human rights abuses will be brought to justice, even those on his side. Other rights groups and the United Nations have said both sides carried out massacres in the five-month political standoff sparked by
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:48A
Search Warrants Served at Pot Dispensaries
Mims, who watched the operation by air, says the county has received numerous complaints in recent months from neighbors concerned about increases in crime and traffic. "We believe they're in violation of state and federal law.
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:47A
Why Salazar backed down from Wild Lands
After strong opposition from several Western states and a pending lawsuit, Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is backing down from his controversial “Wild Lands” policy. The announcement comes on the heels of a law
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:46A
New judgeship created
The Seventh Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet at the Montrose County Justice Center on Monday, June 27, to interview and select nominees for appointment by the governor to the office of district judge for the Seventh Judicial District
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:46A
Naked auditors' case shows Wall St not cured
Fifteen years after female brokers sued Smith Barney & Co in a lawsuit famously known as the Boom- Boom Room case, financial firms have set up harassment training, torn racy photographs from the walls and pulled the plug on company-paid outings to
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:46A
Slayings in Jurez dip 3 straight months
A banner reading "Justice First" was erected near where Mexican troops paraded in downtown Juarez May 21. (Special to the Times) The number of killings in Jurez dropped in May, marking the third consecutive month of a
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:45A
Class action cy pres awards give judges a slush fund, critic argues
"That illusion is contrary to the goals of civil justice. The bedrock of our system of civil justice is that a plaintiff who is injured can seek compensation for his or her injuries; using civil litigation to redistribute wealth to charities turns that
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:45A
Bankruptcy Filings Fall 21% From Year Ago
An emerging trend, he added, is more bankruptcies because of student loan debt. “A lot of people are taking out student loans to go to school,” he explained. “Unfortunately, a lot of them are not getting degrees resulting in jobs that can handle those
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:45A
Children part of refugee swap: Bowen
TONY JONES, PRESENTER: Earlier this evening I was joined by the Immigration Minister Chris Bowen. He was in our Parliament House studio. TONY JONES: As you've seen, we have a number of documents including the draft agreement with Malaysia's changes in
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:45A
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