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City: Council has right to review Stearns' eligibility
He is asking the courts to throw out the lawsuit Stearns filed last week seeking a judge to order the council to seat her. Instead of allowing Stearns to take the oath of office May 9, the council voted to hire an outside attorney to review whether
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:11P
White House Counsel Bauer Exits, Replaced By Career Prosecutor
She has spent most of her career at the Justice Department. She started out handling drug and crime cases in Washington DC then then took on a leading role in the prosecution of former Enron executives. Ruemmler helped run the Justice Department in the
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:11P
Campus activists rebuke conservative
The letter criticizing Horowitz, founder of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, was signed by the Santa Barbara Hillel and UCSB American Students for Israel along with the campus' Muslim Student Association and its chapter of Students for Justice in
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:11P
For police trainers in Afghanistan, making recruits competent is an uphill
By November, it was time to learn about traffic laws. But first, the students had to learn what side of the road Afghans are supposed to drive on, the definition of the word “highway” and the meaning of the word “law.” In early December, after 14 weeks
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:10P
Ex-Bronx prosecutor beats drunk-driving rap because cops who busted him
Officer Julissa Goris and Harrington Marshall, who played crucial roles in the DWI investigation, both admitted to fixing summonses when called to the stand last week. All 12 jurors said they felt the officers could not be trusted.
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:10P
Feds to meet with BCS officials
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department, which has raised antitrust concerns about college football's Bowl Championship Series, will meet with the organization this summer. BCS executive director Bill Hancock tells The Associated Press that a Justice
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:10P
Home-wrecking assault trial set
Paul Fagerlie Finman pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated assault, clearing the way for a five-day jury trial in 1st District Court this fall. He entered the not guilty pleas on May 23. Finman, a 56-year-old from Rathdrum, was ordered to
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:10P
(Neb.)-Widow Sues Police For Husband's Death
Jessica Driscoll's federal lawsuit says her husband, 31-year-old Daniel Driscoll, was subjected to false arrest, excessive police force and deprivation of his due process rights. An autopsy showed Daniel Driscoll died of a heart attack after being
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:10P
In third act, playwright to accept honorary degree that trustees in NYC had
Kushner will receive the degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice at commencement ceremonies on Friday. The university trustees were widely criticized when they voted May 2 not to grant the degree to Kushner, who won a Pulitzer Prize for
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:10P
Regina Dominican High School Graduation
Judge Kendall earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Writing at Northwestern University and received a law degree from Loyola University in Chicago. In January 2006, she was appointed to the federal bench as Judge in the United States District
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:09P
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