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Gerard Evans was 'unlawfully killed'
An inquest into the death of Gerard Evans over 30 years ago has returned a verdict of unlawful killing. An inquest into the death of Gerard Evans, who was abducted near Castleblaney, Co Monaghan, over 30 years ago has returned a verdict of unlawful
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:59A
Judge Starkenburg honored
The Texas Justice Court Judges Association recently named Alvin resident, Judge Gordon Starkenburg as the 2010 Judge of the Year during the 2011 Judges Association Education and Technology Conference in Austin.
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:58A
Judge dismisses USS Cole lawsuit
(AP) - A federal judge in Virginia has dismissed a lawsuit that sought an additional $282.5 million from Sudan for the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole. Relatives of the 17 sailors killed in the bombing filed the lawsuit in April 2010.
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:58A
Jurors see grim photos in Joshua Komisarjevsky home invasion trial
Komisarjevsky's trial starts Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, in New Haven Superior Court, where he faces the death penalty on charges of killing Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters in a July 2007 home invasion in Cheshire, Conn.
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:58A
HC rejects Kochi's plea to stop BCCI encashing bank guarantee
"I refuse to give any relief and I am rejecting the application," Justice SF Vajifdar said in a brief order, the details of which would be given later. On September 19, the BCCI had terminated the contract of Kochi Tuskers Kerala for alleged breach of
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:58A
Solyndra and the False Hope of Green Jobs
Photographs taken of the president's tour of Solyndra in 2010 have accompanied almost every article written about the company's bankruptcy, but they are more significant than most newspapers probably realize.
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:57A
Mother of shooting victim sues school system
The mother of shooting victim Chance Jackson filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Morgan County Superior Court I against the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville. Rebecca Jackson is asking for unspecified damages that will compensate her family for
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:57A
ObamaCare Arguments Set for Friday
As we prepare for oral arguments Friday before a federal appeals court in Washington, DC in our appeal of our lawsuit challenging ObamaCare, it's important to note that a growing number of Americans reject the pro-abortion, government-run,
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:57A
Rick Hess's Critique of Achievement-Gap Mania
The following paragraph gives you a hint as to Hess's conclusion: In essence, NCLB was an effort to link “conservative” nostrums of accountability to Great Society notions of “social justice.” The result was a noble exercise hailed for its compassion.
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:57A
Polygraph plea: Lawyers for death row inmate Troy Davis say he will take a lie
And they said no trial court could ever consider the hearsay from the other witnesses who blamed the other man for the crime. A number of famous names are using their public profiles to add weight to calls for clemency. Kim Kardashian today tweeted: 'I
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:57A
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