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Former Perry County judge tries to rebuild life after assault case
All of his property is gone, he had to declare bankruptcy and his career is in tatters. “I've lost everything,” Rehkamp, 63, said last week during an interview at the Lemoyne office of his lawyer, William Costopoulos. “I have a ring.
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:16P
Texas death penalty case shows that details of fairness are crucial
Buck did not get a new punishment trial because, his lawyer Kate Black told the Texas Tribune, his case was in state court when Cornyn's findings were announced. That meant that the district attorney, rather than the attorney general, had jurisdiction.
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:15P
New Karnataka Lokayukta in a spot
Justice Patil had listed four properties, including the one in Vyalikaval Housing Society, in his declaration of assets, worth Rs 3.19 crore in total, after taking over as Lokayukta on August 3. Though Patil had claimed that the Vyalikaval land was
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:14P
Omnibus tops Commons agenda
Terrorism tops the list, with the new bill promising, in its title, Justice for Victims of Terrorism. The Tories campaigned on allowing victims to sue terrorists and supporters. Two controversial, temporary anti-terrorism measures implemented after
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:11P
Mexico still waiting for answers on Fast and Furious gun program
Email traffic and US congressional testimony by ATF agents and others make clear the existence of a determined, yearlong effort by American officials to conceal from Mexico's government details of the operation, launched in November 2009 by the ATF
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:08P
Justice Panckhurst says the Welsh tragedy has parallels with Pike River
Lesley Haines, from the Department of Labour, New Zealand Mines Rescue manager Trevor Watts, and Craig Smith, of Solid Energy. Seven relatives of the Pike River victims will then appear, followed by Pike River CEO Peter Whittall. Justice Panckhurst.
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:08P
Vasen, Tolbooth, Stirling
are breathtakingly played, with tales of traffic lights in Kuala Lumpur bearing suspiciously Swedish-sounding names and Sweden's most famous botanist/tune collector, Carl Linnaeus extracting tunes from his drunken-priest brother-in-law in penance.
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:07P
Labour face SNP fire over Blair trips to Tripoli
Mr Blair has claimed Gaddafi was told the bomber's release was a matter for the “Scottish Executive”, but a spokesman for Scotland's justice secretary Kenny MacAskill last night branded the visits “astonishing”. The spokesman said: “These reports
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:06P
In Brooklyn, a Market of Steel
DeKalb Market's designers haven't figured out how to effectively attract foot traffic from its west and southwest sides, including the Fulton Mall area, which has plenty of people walking around, but requires them to brave a long walk past a
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:06P
Senior Panels Denounces Ahmadinejad's Visit to the United States, Urges the
18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Saturday, September, 17, 2011, a senior panel of former Secretaries, Generals, and Governors, as well as State and Justice Departments officials denounced the presence of the Iranian regime's President Mahmoud
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:05P