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Study finds crime increased after closure of LA medical marijuana dispensaries
less foot traffic and fewer police patrols. The city approved an ordinance with strict requirements but a judge deemed certain portions of it unconstitutional, allowing some shops to reopen. City officials amended the law earlier this year.
Updated: 09/21/2011 12:11P
Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, PA Files a New $1 Million FINRA Arbitration Case
The Lehman Brothers bankruptcy trustee has predicted that investors are likely to recover only about 20¢ on the dollar from the bankruptcy, leaving investors with the loss of 80% of their principal. That said, a payment from the Lehman bankruptcy
Updated: 09/21/2011 12:11P
Google on trial: Mr. Schmidt goes to Washington
Google holds a commanding two-thirds of the US search market, according to traffic tracker comScore (SCOR). Having a market monopoly isn't illegal. To be in violation of antitrust law, a company needs to abuse its dominant position to stifle rivals.
Updated: 09/21/2011 12:11P
Diplomats in DC owe hundreds of thousands in parking tickets
(DC Department of Motor Vehicles) Foreign diplomats -- from the Vatican to Yemen and Iraq -- owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid parking and traffic tickets in the District of Columbia. The fines total more than $500000 with late fees and
Updated: 09/21/2011 12:11P
Paula Saare, left, Diane Ward's sister is comforted by… (RED HUBER/ORLANDO
At another point he sends attorneys involved in his business bankruptcy an angry email titled "Bastards." It states "I hope you're happy" and says Diane Ward killed herself. In court today, jurors also watched video Bob Ward that was shot while he was
Updated: 09/21/2011 12:11P
Seventh-grader pleads guilty of charges in Five Points beating
He will remain on house arrest while he undergoes an evaluation by the SC Department of Juvenile Justice. The boy, who is in seventh grade at St. Andrews Middle School, told Family Court Judge Leslie Riddle that his father had left him under the
Updated: 09/21/2011 12:11P
Former Lokayukta Santosh Hegde gets ''Neethi Ratna'' award
PTI | 09:09 PM,Sep 21,2011 Kochi, Sept 21 (PTI): Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde will be presenetd the ''Neethi Ratna'' award of Fiat Justica, the People''s vigilance movement for Rule of Law & Justice, at a function here on Sept 28.
Updated: 09/21/2011 12:11P
End of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Welcomed by Many Marylanders
It's your business.” Others said the law wasn't so bad. “Personally, I think [being gay] should be kept to themselves,” said Tony DiMaio of Eldersburg. “It's a personal thing.” Still others expressed concern about the repeal's effect on safety within
Updated: 09/21/2011 12:11P
Iran releases 2 US hikers, at what price?
While Sarah was released in September 2010, it took more than a year for the US to get them released on bail paying a bond of $1 million. Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu and boxer Mohammad Ali were among those who had appealed for their release.
Updated: 09/21/2011 12:10P
Guest column: New law will endanger Florida girls
Girls enter the juvenile justice system at earlier ages than boys. - Girls are detained for significantly less serious crimes than boys. - Girls enter the system with higher rates of trauma and abuse - research suggests 70 percent of girls entering the
Updated: 09/21/2011 12:10P
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