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Tenn. Latinos claim profiling, retaliation
TIRRC found through open records requests on traffic violations for the first quarter of 2011, that just four officers made 62 percent of the arrests of Latinos for traffic violations. "Since Shelbyville police officers are assigned to patrol
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:40P
Tenn. Latinos claim profiling, retaliation
TIRRC found through open records requests on traffic violations for the first quarter of 2011, that just four officers made 62 percent of the arrests of Latinos for traffic violations. "Since Shelbyville police officers are assigned to patrol
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:40P
Joe Giudice pleads the Fifth; settles with bankruptcy trustee
According to the court order, Giudice consulted with a criminal defense lawyer before taking the Fifth. The court papers read: “The defendant Giuseppe Giudice acknowledges his desire to resolve the matter without the need for further inquiry or
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:39P
Joe Giudice pleads the Fifth; settles with bankruptcy trustee
According to the court order, Giudice consulted with a criminal defense lawyer before taking the Fifth. The court papers read: “The defendant Giuseppe Giudice acknowledges his desire to resolve the matter without the need for further inquiry or
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:39P
Midland teen, 5 illegal immigrants lead agents on high-speed chase
Immigration officials immediately called DPS and other law enforcement agencies after the vehicle sped away. At one point in the chase, Orlando was driving west on an eastbound lane, forcing multiple cars off the roadway and endangering fellow
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:36P
Northwest News: Washington man identified among 11 killed in Reno air show
BOISE (AP) -- A potential class-action lawsuit against the nation's largest private prison company over allegations of violence at the Idaho Correctional Center has been settled in federal court. The agreement between the inmates and Nashville, Tenn.
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:35P
Scott considering controversial legislative agenda
Rick Scott has yet to formally roll out his 2012 legislative agenda, but documents from his office show that the first-term governor is looking at bills to abolish personal injury projection insurance, reform immigration laws, spend a dedicated amount
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:35P
Mark Shaw finds daughter he didn't know he had
For most of Mark Shaw's adult life, as his career thrived as a criminal defense attorney, radio talk show host, author of 24 books, and legal analyst for ABC, CBS, and ESPN, he longed to become a father.
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:33P
Montana battles teen meth use with graphic ads
"These ads have changed the consciousness of an entire generation of teenagers," said Cascade County District Attorney John Parker. "The ads don't take a preachy tone. They don't talk down to the kids but they lay out in very graphic very real terms
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:33P
Peninsula Hospital Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Peninsula Hospital in Far Rockaway has declared bankruptcy. The Chapter 11 filing was announced earlier but made official Tuesday. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection will shield the hospital from creditors in the coming weeks,
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:30P