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Troy Davis has last-ditch hearing as execution set
An estimated 150 to 200 demonstrators carried signs outside the hearing of the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, saying, "Justice, Free Troy Davis," "Too much Doubt. Save Troy Davis," and "We are Troy Davis." The parole board was expected to issue
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:46A
$20000 grant to Berks Women In Crisis will fund Reading police efforts
The grant will provide funding for the Reading police department to continue to coordinate efforts with the BWIC Bilingual (English/Spanish) Legal Advocate to provide legal advocacy, information, and transportation services to victims of domestic
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:45A
NYU Law: SBA President v. Treasurer v. Decorum v. Things Law Students Care About
I then realized that many of the party locations for parties coordinated by Party Law were also locations he used for his party planning business. This, as well as Party Law urging that the SBA spend on parties, over $7000 of the previous year's
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:45A
Appeals court throws out Jose Padilla's 17-year terror sentence
The appeals court sent the case back for a new sentencing hearing. Padilla and two co-conspirators were convicted in 2007 after a three-month trial in which prosecutors said they sent money, recruits and supplies to Islamic extremist groups including
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:45A
Workers Sue Local Salon Chain for Labor Violations
Workers with the nail salon chain Natalie Salon filed a class action lawsuit in San Mateo Superior Court Tuesday, accusing their employers of not providing overtime pay and other labor violations. San Francisco-based Asian Law Caucus and
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:45A
Excusez-moi! What's that in English?
Other companies in and around southwestern Pennsylvania are owned by or do a significant part of their business with Germans, French, Spanish and other overseas partners for whom English is not their primary language. Their business is essential to the
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:45A
Criminal Minds: The Sixth Season – DVD Review
Criminal Minds follows a FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit as they crisscross the country helping various law enforcement agencies stop the country's most twisted criminals (sometimes you wonder how they got these episodes on the air).
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:44A
Pitney Bowes Business Insight's MapInfo Crime Profiler Puts Crime in Focus
HYANNIS, Mass., September 19, 2011 - Pitney Bowes Business Insight, a global leader in customer data, analytics and communication software and services, today announced that law enforcement in major cities, including the London Metropolitan Police
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:43A
Fledgling Kleptocracy Initiative Face Challenges, Expectations
As the US Justice Department ratchets up an ambitious effort to target the assets of corrupt officials of foreign governments, Jennifer Shasky, who is overseeing the initiative, is keenly aware
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:43A
U-Bahn Attacker Sentenced in Berlin
Torben P. (right) and his friend Nico A. (left) on the first day of their trial in Berlin in August. A Berlin court on Monday found an 18-year-old student guilty of attempted manslaughter and sentenced him to almost three years in prison for an attack
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:43A
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