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Galveston County: Bill could have cities pay in election contests
Citing the 2010 election for District 1 city council seat where Rusty Legg defeated incumbent Tarris Woods by nine votes, 209 to 200, Eiland said the costly lawsuit to challenge the results ran a steep bill for winner Legg. "Campaigns, at any level,
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:10A
Defendant Seeks Separate Trial from Wife, Daughter in Dublin Murder Case
Berry said he spoke with Li, who was in court with an interpreter, about separating his proceedings and waiving his right to a jury trial in lieu of a court trial, in which a judge would decide the verdict and sentence. “In the interest of judicial
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:10A
Ticket writing is up in NJ; Is it to make roads safer, or just a money grab?
Police and municipal officials say more tickets can save more lives with better traffic law enforcement. While more tickets may mean more revenue for some towns, the stepped up efforts are not being done to boost local budgets, they say.
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:09A
Credit Card Abuse, Fees and Rate Hikes
For example, Discover Financial Services faces a lawsuit alleging customer service representatives phoned Discover clients under the guise of alerting them to optional credit card products but then signed the customers up for those products”and
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:09A
Legal action seeks city's exit from ARPA
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, March 2, in Las Animas County District Court, followed a unanimous vote of the Trinidad City Council at its March 1 meeting, which directed the city's administration to pursue legal action against ARPA.
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:09A
Case over Golden Globes rights headed to trial By The Associated Press
A federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a lawsuit by the organizers of the Golden Globe Awards, setting up a trial later this year to decide who will broadcast the star-studded show for most of the remainder of the decade.
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:09A
Ya Na 'Killers' Get Date
On Friday, the trial court, presided over by Justice EK Ayebi of the Court of Appeal, before fixing the date, asked Kwame Boafo Akuffo, who represented Phillip Addison as counsel for the accused persons, why the defense team made references to Zakaria
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:09A
Report: Deputies committed no crime
It's International Women's Day, Women's History Month and we've got a community of inspiring women! Each year around... Introduction Using survey data supplied by the Cincinnati USA Partnership, the Center for Economic Development and Analysis (CEAD),
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:08A
08/03/2011French court suspends Chirac graft trial
A French court Tuesday suspended the trial of former president Jacques Chirac, charged with embezzling public funds as mayor of Paris in the 1990s, following a constitutional challenge. Presiding judge Dominique Pauth ordered the trial suspended so
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:08A
100th Anniversary of International Women's Day Celebrated with 100 Events
BOSTON, March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International humanitarian organization Oxfam America joined a number of groups, churches and corporations around the country to mark the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day with more than 100
Updated: 03/08/2011 08:07A
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