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Cannon: Another 'Florida-style' immigration-enforcement bill coming
Trudi Williams, R-Fort Myers, have filed immigration-enforcement bills that would prohibit state or local authorities from limiting or restricting the enforcement of immigration laws and require local law enforcement to request citizenship information
Updated: 03/08/2011 02:25P
Suit opposing "nude scanners" will be heard Thursday
The Threatlevel blog at Wired.com reports that the lawsuit filed by the Electronic Privacy Information Center will be heard by the US Court of Appeals. At issue are potential health problems and the effectiveness of the scanners.
Updated: 03/08/2011 02:25P
New Mexico attorney known for suing drunken drivers is convicted of driving
AP ALBUQUERQUE, NM — An Albuquerque, NM, lawyer known for suing drunken drivers has been convicted of driving while impaired. Ron Bell was found guilty of three counts Tuesday, including DWI, speeding and failure to maintain a traffic lane.
Updated: 03/08/2011 02:24P
No charges for Ohio deputies in diabetic's arrest
Attorneys for John Harmon say the decision announced today won't affect his federal civil rights violations lawsuit against the deputies and sheriff's office. The marketing executive was on his way home from work in 2009 when deputies spotted him
Updated: 03/08/2011 02:24P
Islander alleges misconduct, files lawsuit against Vashon physician
An Island woman has filed a civil lawsuit against Dr. Sjardo Steneker, alleging he used his position as her physician to “induce a romantic and sexual relationship” with her in violation of state law and the standards of appropriate
Updated: 03/08/2011 02:24P
Meningitis killed footballer's wife
Denise Hendry, 43, whose husband was nicknamed "Braveheart" as captain of Scotland, endured an agonising seven-year battle with illness after the disastrous cosmetic surgery procedure in April 2002, Bolton Coroner's Court heard.
Updated: 03/08/2011 02:22P
Can the 'Holistic Approach' Solve The Crisis in Public Defense?
“There is no challenge more fundamental to the future health of the criminal justice system than the dismal state of indigent criminal defense services in this country,” New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman told the Harry Frank Guggenheim
Updated: 03/08/2011 02:22P
California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Launches 'Bad Lawsuits Cost Good
The report identifies common abuses of the legal system, explains how they impede job creation, and provides examples of lawsuit abuse from all over California. "California consistently chooses lawsuits over jobs. Rather than pursuing no-cost,
Updated: 03/08/2011 02:21P
California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Launches 'Bad Lawsuits Cost Good
The report identifies common abuses of the legal system, explains how they impede job creation, and provides examples of lawsuit abuse from all over California. "California consistently chooses lawsuits over jobs. Rather than pursuing no-cost,
Updated: 03/08/2011 02:21P
Paris Financial Center Wins Respite From Creditors
In 2007, Lehman Brothers and a French partner, Atemi, bought the property from the French real estate investment trust Unibail and Goldman Sachs's Whitehall Funds for 2.1 billion, about $2.9 billion. At the time the deal was heralded as the largest
Updated: 03/08/2011 02:20P
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