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9th Circuit upholds Sacramento conviction in terrorism case
The conviction of Eric McDavid in Sacramento federal court, centerpiece of a case cited by the US Justice Department as an instance of
Updated: 09/22/2010 03:03A
Nutter renews efforts to collect overdue taxes
It's very real, and I'm not playing," Nutter said of his administration's commitment to collecting overdue taxes. During a tax-amnesty program that ended in
Updated: 09/22/2010 03:03A
Court rules on land created by beach replenishment
In its ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court said the original trial court had properly determined that the "expanded dry beach (previously tidal flowed)
Updated: 09/22/2010 03:03A
Scholars differ on court appointment
AP TRENTON - Legal scholars disagreed Tuesday over whether New Jersey's Supreme Court chief justice has the authority to temporarily
Updated: 09/22/2010 03:03A
Business news in brief
AP Software maker Adobe Systems Inc. said quarterly net income soared, boosted by higher revenue in all its business segments. Adobe earned $230.1 million,
Updated: 09/22/2010 03:03A
US steps into drug whistle-blowers case
The US Justice Department intervened Tuesday in a case of two whistle-blowers who have accused Wyeth Pharmaceuticals of illegally
Updated: 09/22/2010 03:02A
Carroll: Marijuana case a gross injustice
Just ask Arizona officials how long the Justice Department waited before challenging their law cracking down on illegal immigrants. For a decade, however,
Updated: 09/22/2010 03:02A
Prime Minister rejects proposal to detain 'mass arrival' refugee claimants
certainly have been challenged in the courts, said Sharryn Aiken, a professor who specializes in refugee and immigration law at Queen's University.
Updated: 09/22/2010 03:01A
Wednesday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Stories
Reports yesterday suggested that MT may cede a majority stake in the bank to Santander, by merging with the Spanish bank's US retail bank, Sovereign.
Updated: 09/22/2010 03:00A
Jury to sit in on libel lawsuit trial
A ruling from a Minnehaha County judge has cleared the way for a jury trial in a three-year-old libel lawsuit against the Argus Leader and its publisher,
Updated: 09/22/2010 02:59A