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Hundreds Gather to Mourn Loss of Prominent Attorney Nathan Fishbach
Fox Point police directed traffic because of high attendance of funeral at Congregation Sinai Tuesday. By Sarah Worthman Cars lined Port Washington Road in Fox Point for a funeral service for former interim US attorney Nathan A. Fishbach at
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:08P
SEC inspector general asks Justice to investigate if former SEC general
AP WASHINGTON — The inspector general of the Securities and Exchange Commission has asked the Justice Department to investigate whether a former top SEC official who benefited financially from Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme violated conflict-of-interest
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:08P
Should Bridgewater allow inn to become a mosque?
Claiming concerns over traffic, the town rushed to enact a zoning change that would prohibit the hall's use as a mosque. In April, the group sued the township, accusing Bridgewater of changing the zoning law specifically to block their application.
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:08P
Texas AG Sues Fort Crockett Owners 9/20/11
The Galveston County Daily News reports Tuesday that Abbott filed the lawsuit in a Galveston district court Friday on behalf of Mark S. Wolfe, the state's historic preservation officer. The state wants to preserve the fort and its historical
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:08P
Competency hearing for accused Tucson shooter delayed
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A hearing to determine whether doctors treating accused Tucson shooter Jared Loughner should be given more time to make him mentally fit to stand trial has been set back by one day to allow victims to attend. US District Court Judge
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:08P
County Commission approves $267000 settlement in foster care lawsuit
In return for the settlement, the plaintiffs, Tim D. Fullmer, et al., has agreed to dismiss their lawsuit against the county. Foster care in Clark County has for years been the focus of intense scrutiny. In the mid-2000s, stories of children who died
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:08P
Bernard Madoff Liquidator Criticized by JPMorgan For Demanding 19 Billion
Since the 1970s, it has been “settled law” that a bankruptcy trustee cannot assert claims belonging to creditors, JPMorgan said in a Sept. 16 filing in US District Court in Manhattan. Trustee Irving H. Picard defended his lawsuit against the
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:07P
Winnipeg Jets' Dustin Byfuglien charged with DUI in boating incident
Blackhawks team that won the Stanley Cup in 2010. He was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers in a salary dump, and the franchise was relocated to Winnipeg in the offseason. Messages left for Byfuglien's attorney were not immediately returned Tuesday.
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:07P
S.E.C. Refers Ex-Counsel's Actions on Madoff to Justice Dept.
Actions taken by David M. Becker, the former general counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in the Bernard L. Madoff matter are being referred to the Department of Justice for a possible criminal investigation to determine whether they ran
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:07P
Christina Parajon Skinner Wins 2011 American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Prize
International Affairs, and also received certificates in Spanish Language and Culture and European Politics and Society. She received her JD from Yale Law School in 2010, after spending a year in Washington, DC working at the US Institute of Peace.
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:07P
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