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Daughter of actor Billy Bob Thornton found guilty of manslaughter of a child
The Orange County State Attorney's Office says the verdict against 32-year-old Amanda Brumfield was returned Friday. She faced murder charges in the 2008 death of her best friend's 1-year-old daughter, Olivia Madison Garcia. She was found not guilty on
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:41P
Groups sue over US state's immigration law
The ACLU and other civil liberties groups filed a complaint claiming that the Utah law was an unconstitutional burden to legal immigrants and too much like portions of Arizona's immigration law. A federal judge last month temporarily blocked that law,
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:41P
Groups sue over US state's immigration law
The ACLU and other civil liberties groups filed a complaint claiming that the Utah law was an unconstitutional burden to legal immigrants and too much like portions of Arizona's immigration law. A federal judge last month temporarily blocked that law,
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:41P
3 Boeing workers want to join fight against NLRB
s North Charleston plant are seeking to contest a lawsuit filed by the National Labor Relations Board, saying they will lose their jobs if the federal agency prevails. Dennis Murray, Cynthia Ramaker and Meredith Going Sr. have filed a request to
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:41P
Monterey Park Parents Sue State Over Daughter's Death
By City News Service A lawsuit has been filed against the state and the city of El Monte by the parents of a teenager who was struck and killed by a truck last year on the Pomona (60) Freeway after officers allegedly ignored pleas to help her get home.
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:41P
A Call for Reforming the Nation's Costly Pretrial Detention System
A chorus of critics from Attorney General Eric Holder on down assailed the money bail system in the United States at a two-day pretrial justice conference that ended yesterday in Washington, DC Many of the hundreds of thousands of inmates in county
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:41P
NAACP sues NMB restaurant over bike week service
The lawsuit, filed May 27 in Florence, indicated the restaurant would close during its otherwise customary business hours during Black Bike Week, but would stay open during Harley Week. A complaint was filed in November of 2010 against the restaurant,
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:40P
Officials ID Monterey Park woman killed in 60 Freeway crash
MONTEBELLO - A woman who was killed when she crashed her Chevrolet Suburban at a high speed on the eastbound Pomona (60) Freeway in Montebello was identified by coroner's officials today. Teresa Lynn Cramer, 46, of Monterey Park died in the area west
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:40P
Credit Suisse, owners spar over Lake Las Vegas
Credit Suisse Group /quotes/comstock/13*!cs/quotes/nls/cs CS +0.28% is asking a bankruptcy judge to toss a lawsuit filed by Texas billionaire brothers Sid and Lee Bass claiming the bank "pursued" them with a new loan product that allowed them to cash
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:40P
Credit Suisse, owners spar over Lake Las Vegas
Credit Suisse Group /quotes/comstock/13*!cs/quotes/nls/cs CS +0.28% is asking a bankruptcy judge to toss a lawsuit filed by Texas billionaire brothers Sid and Lee Bass claiming the bank "pursued" them with a new loan product that allowed them to cash
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:40P