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Forest Service will study land swap
Colorado Wild has been a lead opponent of the village for years, and it successfully settled a federal lawsuit in 2008 to get the developers to start over with a new environmental review. After settling that lawsuit, McCombs hired Jones,
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:53P
Major injuries to Cottonwood girls when go-kart flips
The 16-year-old girl was in the driver's seat with a 3-year-old girl in her lap when the crash occurred on private property in the 3900 block of Eastridge Road in Cottonwood. The 16-year-old said she was driving the 2005
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:53P
SC ruling no bar for appeal in High Court
March 9: An apex court bench, headed by Justice Markandey Katju, held that the SC verdict in all cases should not be necessarily treated as final as a petitioner has the right to file fresh review petition in the the High Court even after his case is
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:52P
Obama admin seeks fast ruling for health care law
By AP Staff March 9, 2011 12:49 pm WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is asking a federal appeals court in Atlanta to act swiftly on a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the government's health care overhaul. In a seven-page filing,
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:52P
Illinois governor abolishes death penalty, commutes sentences of death row inmates
Pat Quinn abolished the death penalty Wednesday, more than a decade after the state imposed a moratorium on executions out of concern that innocent people could be put to death by a justice system that had wrongly condemned 13 men.
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:51P
Using the ITC and the customs service to stop foreign counterfeiters and knockoffs
What is the ITC, and how are its investigations different from a lawsuit? Most businesses have valuable intellectual property in the form of patents, trademarks, copyrights, or trade secrets. When someone infringes one of these, the standard approach
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:50P
Mel Gibson Strikes Plea Deal; Won't Go to Jail (Report)
Mel's lawyer, Blair Berk, released the following statement to TMZ: "I know from almost 20 years as a criminal defense lawyer that sometimes justice can come for a client at too high a personal price. That is particularly so for Mel, whose right to due
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:50P
Judge Rules Against Teacher Facing Sex Charges
Iowa law says the offense requires that the act be done to arouse or satisfy a sexual desire. In his ruling Tuesday, Associate Judge Nathan Callahan said evidence and any psychiatric testimony will be weighed at trial. Court records say the trial is
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:50P
Sector Update: Energy Shares Down; Crude Oil Futures Trade Below $104 a Barrel
Energy shares are down in mid-day trading as crude oil dips below $104 a barrel and Dynegy ( DYN ) says it may be forced to file for bankruptcy protection. Light, sweet crude oil for April delivery is trading down $0.20, or 0.19%, to $104.67 a barrel.
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:49P
Feds targeting fake immigration lawyers
His agency and other federal and state agencies are launching an effort to warn people about the fake immigration lawyers known as "notarios" who charge exorbitant fees and give fraudulent advice to people seeking citizenship, green cards or other
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:49P
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