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New: Cousins charged in wildfire appear in court
Two cousins have been banned from national forest land while they await trial on charges that they accidentally caused the largest wildfire in Arizona history. Caleb Malboeuf and David Malboeuf are charged with five counts, including leaving a fire
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:23A
EDITORIAL: Wisdom triumphs over secrecy at last
He said at the weekend the legislation had such a wide definition for "national security" that it would affect business and commerce too. These laws should protect national interest in the narrowest sense, he said. This goes even beyond the most
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:22A
Land and the Land: BP battles Buzbee
Buzbee's take is: “There are 30000 people who claim either property values have decreased or personal injury as a result of being basically being gassed by benzene.” BP counters with: “Based on our understanding of the facts and circumstances,
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:22A
Brown Defends Police Record Amid Resident Concerns
Brown was named in a class-action lawsuit the city of Chicago settled in 2003 for $500000 over a raid he ordered of a community basketball tournament. More than 20 officers searched roughly 250 people, including children, at the 2001 tournament in the
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:22A
CF man bound over for trial for sexual assault
CHIPPEWA FALLS — A 47-year-old Chippewa Falls man accused of sexually assaulting a teenager after the woman backed out of a three-way sex act will be bound over for trial. David L. Bridges, 1521 113th St., was charged in Chippewa County Court in June
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:21A
High Court extradites man to US
The charges - filed in October 2008 in the United States District Court, Nevada - state that Maharaj made false statements to influence people to part with money or property. Maharaj is being held in custody for surrender to the United States.
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:21A
Sony protects itself from class-action lawsuits with new PSN update agreement
Mainly because numbers 2 and 3 ended up with class-action lawsuits being brought against Sony. That means a lot of people felt passionate enough about the issues to join in with a legal fight against a company which can afford to keep the best lawyers
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:20A
Board considers clemency for high-profile death row inmate
“I believe the death penalty is the correct source of justice.” Outside the hearing, dozens of Davis' supporters hoisted a massive “Save Troy Davis” sign and formed a makeshift drum line at one entrance to the building.
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:20A
Trial of former MU tailback Derrick Washington to begin Tuesday
Washington's legal troubles started in June 2010, when a former tutor placed a protection order against Washington, according to Boone County court documents. Washington entered the victim's room and assaulted her in her sleep while he was visiting her
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:20A
Campaign cash thefts under scrutiny
Judiciary-panel head seeks special counsel in loan deal WASHINGTON - The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee yesterday called for an independent investigator to look into a $528 million loan approved by the Obama administration for a now-bankrupt
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:19A
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