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Team Sheen will likely fire back with a lawsuit against the studio. In other words, it'll be another week of all Charlie, all the time. Still winning? Warner Bros. has had enough of Charlie Sheen, the rebellious star of the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:10A
Infineon as a work in progress
The need for this expertise is now spreading-first to smart phones, as these devices become vulnerable gateways into an individual's personal and financial security. But next will be industrial and transportation systems, as the implications of
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:09A
Suge Knight Drops Million Dollar Lawsuit Against Kanye West, Agrees to Settle
The infamous Death Row CEO took Kanye to court over medical bills stemming from an August 2005 shooting at a pre-VMA party at a nightclub hosted by West. During the soiree, a fight broke out and Knight was shot in the leg, causing him to suffer from a
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:09A
TiVo To Raise $120 Million In Debt For Lawsuits, Other Expenses
Among its pending legal actions, TiVo is awaiting a decision from the US Court of Appeals for the Federal District on its lawsuit against EchoStar and Dish in which the satellite operator was found to have violated the TiVo "Time Warp" patent.
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:09A
Flor Contemplacion sons get life for drug pushing
A Laguna court has found the three sons of executed overseas Filipino worker Flor Contemplacion guilty of drug peddling and sentenced them to life imprisonment. In a 14-page decision last week, Judge Agripino Morga of the San Pablo City Regional Trial
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:09A
Appeals Court upholds McCullough's sentencing
The Twelfth District Court of Appeals has upheld the decision made by the Fayette County Court of Common Pleas in the sentencing of Matthew McCullough. In 2010, the trial court resentenced McCullough to 38 years in prison for kidnapping,
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:08A
Dust and promises: Amtrak lot finally getting paved
Castiglione says their lawyer gave the dust-producing duo until February 18 to get the paving process started, or else they would file the lawsuit the following week. When construction began, Castiglione figured their efforts had finally paid off.
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:07A
World court rules on Nicaragua-Costa Rica dispute
THE HAGUE, Netherlands The International Court of Justice has ordered both Costa Rica and Nicaragua to keep all military, police and civilian personnel out of a disputed border region along the San Juan river that separates them.
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:07A
The al-Kidd Case and Selective Outrage
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg tries to explain that the courts don't look at the subjective intentions of prosecutors in cases where they already have probable cause to detain someone. But in this case, she says: "There was no probable cause to believe
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:07A
Commentary: Clarence Thomas' dangerous conceit
That notorious merging of personality with an institution was again on display in a February speech by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas before the conservative Federalist Society. Thomas used the friendly audience to finally address a chorus of
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:06A
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