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STATE: Court says merchants can't ask patrons for zip codes
The decision came in a lawsuit against Williams-Sonoma Inc., whose clerk asked Jessica Pineda for her ZIP code several years ago. Pineda sued the company in
Updated: 02/10/2011 06:47P
Arizona files suit against federal government over failure to secure border
The state claims that the US government failed to gain operational control of the border; enforce multiple federal immigration laws; protect it from
Updated: 02/10/2011 06:47P
Subcomittee won't advance ban on red-light cameras
He said they pose due-process concerns because people accused of violating traffic laws are assumed to be guilty until they can prove their innocence.
Updated: 02/10/2011 06:46P
Rice: Nassau Crime Lab Can't be Trusted
The Nassau County police laboratory, which has been under probation by a national accrediting agency since December, is believed to have compromised cases
Updated: 02/10/2011 06:45P
Suspected DUI killer of New Hope restaurateur won't take plea deal
His lawyer, Jerrome Ballarotto, said Robert McNamara, 26, who has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and death by auto, won't take the
Updated: 02/10/2011 06:45P
Lawsuit against Kanakuk Kamp seeks damages for not controlling employee who
"For civil cases such as this, you can name a corporate entity. Corporate entities are responsible for the actions of their employees, especially when they
Updated: 02/10/2011 06:43P
Hospital, doctor cleared in woman's 2008 death
When the verdict came down in favor of the doctor and the hospital, there was no reaction from the plaintiff's table. Bruce Stanley, attorney for Dr. Perez,
Updated: 02/10/2011 06:42P
Rapper Jim Jones sued in NY over video with topless women; they say they didn
By AP NEW YORK (AP) — Two Texas women say they turned up — topless — in a Jim Jones video without their permission, and they're suing the New York-based
Updated: 02/10/2011 06:42P
Jaime Pressly Addresses Divorce, DUI Charges
(Pressly pleaded not guilty to the DUI charges on February 4.) "People think my divorce is happening because of the situation," she tells Extra.
Updated: 02/10/2011 06:41P
Transgendered-rights bill moves to Senate
the Canada Human Rights Act, and through adding transgendered and transsexual Canadians as identifiable groups in the Criminal Code's hate crimes law.
Updated: 02/10/2011 06:40P