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Ohio inmate commits suicide; legal group alleges inmate was in pain, needed
The Ohio Justice and Policy Center says the 61-year-old Stamper suffered from damage to his nervous system but was taken off a medication that had helped ease the pain. Dr. Myron Shank, an Allen Correctional doctor, said Thursday that Stamper received
Updated: 06/02/2011 05:14P
Corporations Get Tax Refunds, the Wealthy Get Tax Breaks
In the study, Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ) looked at a dozen major corporations and analyzed their profits and their effective federal corporate income tax rates between 2008 and 2010. Next, 10 years after Bush tax cuts kicked in, the top 1 percent
Updated: 06/02/2011 05:14P
Goldman Sachs subpoenaed for financial crisis role
On Thursday, sources close to the matter said Goldman received a subpoena from the Manhattan district attorney, who joins the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission in examining Goldman's actions. The probes follow a scathing
Updated: 06/02/2011 05:14P
Judge extends filing deadline for Borders
A judge granted Borders an extension to file its reorganisation plan under bankruptcy protection, but a sale of some of its stores appears more likely. A Borders lawyer confirmed Thursday that a bankruptcy judge granted the extension at hearing in New
Updated: 06/02/2011 05:14P
Judge rejects state effort to move open records case to federal court
US District Judge Danny Reeves, in an 11-page order, found that the dispute involves matters strictly related to Kentucky's Open Records Act. He ordered the lawsuit — filed by The Courier-Journal and the Lexington Herald-Leader — sent back to Franklin
Updated: 06/02/2011 05:14P
Lessee did not know house hid cannabis crop, court told
He stood trial before acting Justice John Nield in the ACT Supreme Court yesterday. It is alleged the 29-year-old was the nominal tenant of a house in Page used to hide a crop which, if harvested, had a potential street value of $200000.
Updated: 06/02/2011 05:13P
Hammerstrom awaits verdict
A pre-sentence report for Angeline Hammerstrom is slated for Nov. 7 in Quesnel Supreme Court. Eric Falloon and Angeline Hammerstrom were charged with a list of offenses after RCMP attended GR Baker Oct. 1, 2009 and spoke to a man who claimed he had
Updated: 06/02/2011 05:13P
Holder says feds will clarify medical marijuana position
PROVIDENCE, RI - US Attorney General Eric Holder promised Thursday to clarify the Justice Department's position on state medical marijuana laws after federal prosecutors warned they might prosecute everyone from licensed growers to regulators.
Updated: 06/02/2011 05:13P
Sharing a Netflix Password Is a Crime in Some States
The law is an amendment of an older one that makes it illegal to steal cable by splitting a line. The inclusion of Netflix unites the streaming startup, which some reports say accounts for the majority of the country's Internet traffic,
Updated: 06/02/2011 05:13P
Jury verdict in favor of Md SWAT team affirmed
(AP) — The federal appeals court in Richmond has upheld a Maryland jury's verdict clearing a Baltimore County SWAT team in a woman's fatal shooting. A three-judge panel of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected claims that the verdict
Updated: 06/02/2011 05:12P
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