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Arizona laws that target day laborers may be moot
PHOENIX - Arizona communities may no longer be able to enforce city laws making it illegal to seek donations or jobs from motorists in passing cars. A new court ruling on Friday struck down not only an anti-solicitation law by a California community,
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:04A
Arizona laws that target day laborers may be moot
PHOENIX - Arizona communities may no longer be able to enforce city laws making it illegal to seek donations or jobs from motorists in passing cars. A new court ruling on Friday struck down not only an anti-solicitation law by a California community,
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:04A
FBI: Violent crime drops for fourth year
Last week, the US Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that the number of violent crimes fell by a surprising 12 percent in 2010 and that there were 3.8 million violent crimes last year. The Justice Statistics survey of households
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:04A
Group looks to find number of untested rape kits in US
Natasha's Justice Project, based on New York's Long Island, believes there could be as many as 180000 untested rape kits in the US, said founder Natasha Alexenko. Her group, Stony Brook University researchers and a consulting firm named Strategic
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:04A
Sacramento County fails again to stave off wrongful-death suit
Lawyers for Sacramento County failed again Monday to knock out a $14.5 million wrongful- death lawsuit filed over a conservator's decision to put a paranoid schizophrenic with a 20-year history of violence into an Oak Park group home.
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:04A
Padilla term ruled too short | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-09-20
who presided over the four-month trial, made several errors in essentially discounting his sentence by 12 years. Among the mistakes, the appeals court found, was not taking into account Padilla's training at the al-Qaeda camp in Afghanistan.
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:04A
Los Angeles Times Editorial | Clarence Thomas and ethics
Justice Clarence Thomas at the Hearing on the Supreme Court's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request. March 8, 2007. / Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/LEGAL TIMES. Two liberal groups have asked the Judicial Conference of the United States to investigate whether
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:04A
Woman is charged in fatal hit-and-run in Camden County | Philadelphia Inquirer
The roadway changes from four to two lanes, backing up traffic, and impatient drivers take to the shoulder to turn into shopping complexes. "It's a dangerous practice that's illegal and cannot only cost you money, but in this case it cost a young woman
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:03A
Alexander Crossing legal action has merit
In his letter, Mr. Olvera criticizes the recent lawsuit (writ of mandate) filed by the Neighbors Against Alexander Crossings (NAAC) against the city of Napa. The NAAC consists of neighbors who live in the area adjacent to the Alexander Crossing project
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:02A
49ers' owners, real estate firm partner to buy Great America
A San Francisco real estate firm and the 49ers' owners are buying the Great America theme park for $70 million in a deal that will end the park's lawsuit against the city of Santa Clara. Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews said Monday
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:02A
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