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Troy Davis execution: Georgia pardons board denies clemency
The prisoner's lawyer, Brian Kammer, said he was "shocked and disappointed at the failure of our justice system at all levels to correct a miscarriage of justice". Amnesty International's US branch, that has championed the case, said: "Allowing a man
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:03A
NJ court day postponed for Titans WR Kenny Britt
Britt was scheduled to stand trial Tuesday on charges stemming from an incident in June, when Hoboken police suspected him of carrying a marijuana cigar. The 23-year-old has pleaded not guilty to three disorderly person charges in the case.
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:03A
Creditors file objections in Hoboken hospital bankruptcy case; sources say
HOBOKEN -- Discussions between attorneys for the city-owned Hoboken University Medical Center and the creditors in the bankruptcy of the hospital's operator fell apart on Monday, according to sources, and court documents show that at least three
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:03A
Ex-Lawrence school chief heads to trial in Nov.
The fraud and embezzlement trial of former Lawrence public schools Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy has been set for late November. The Nov. 29 trial date was scheduled Monday during a pretrial hearing in Salem Superior Court. Laboy has pleaded not guilty
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:03A
Banks Refusing to Work With Marijuana Dispensaries
The Department of Justice recently issued a memo. Part of it says "Congress has determined that marijuana is a dangerous drug, and the illegal distribution and sale of marijuana is a serious crime." The federal government is enforcing what's called the
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:03A
Google, Oracle Ordered to Meet Again Tomorrow in Android Dispute
20 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. and Oracle Corp. are scheduled to meet again tomorrow after a daylong session yesterday in an attempt to resolve a lawsuit alleging the search engine company's Android technology infringed Oracle's patents.
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:03A
Insurance group spent $300000 lobbying in 2Q
The law also created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The insurers' group also lobbied on the creation of a new federal bankruptcy option for states, proposals affecting health care insurance access, and issues ranging from teenage driver
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:02A
Insurance group spent $300000 lobbying in 2Q
The law also created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The insurers' group also lobbied on the creation of a new federal bankruptcy option for states, proposals affecting health care insurance access, and issues ranging from teenage driver
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:02A
US Army says business as usual as 'Don't ask, don't tell' ends
The Army was distributing a business-as-usual statement Tuesday saying simply, “The law is repealed,” and reminding soldiers to treat each other fairly. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen,
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:02A
Proposed Stipulation of Settlement In United States V. Links at Columbia LP
20 -- The US Justice Department has issued a notice to announce that on Aug. 31, 2011, a proposed Stipulation of Settlement and Judgment in United States v. the Links at Columbia LP and Lindsey Construction Co. Inc. (No. 2:11-cv-04232-NKL) was lodged
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:02A
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