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Ranch owners sue city over animal ordinance
Owners of the ranch, Bob and Georganne Lenham, filed a lawsuit against the city of Whitehouse alleging that the city's new animal ordinance is unconstitutional. “The Lenham's want their rescue ranch to be exempted from or grandfathered from compliance
Updated: 03/09/2011 06:18P
NEW VIDEO: Evidence Released In Cabrera DUI Arrest
DETROIT -- The Florida state attorney's office released Wednesday evidence against Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera was arrested Feb. 16 on DUI and other charges in St. Lucie County, about 100 miles from Lakeland, Fla.
Updated: 03/09/2011 06:17P
Evidence Released From Cabrera's DUI Arrest
DETROIT -- The Florida state attorney's office released Wednesday evidence against Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera was arrested Feb. 16 on DUI and other charges in St. Lucie County, about 100 miles from Lakeland, Fla.
Updated: 03/09/2011 06:17P
Mel Gibson to Plead No Contest to Battery, Avoid Jail Time in Oksana
Gibson's lawyer, Blair Berk, released the following statement: "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 06:17P
[Gossip] UPDATEDx2: Mel Gibson Strikes Plea Deal, Will Not Serve Jail Time
Mel's attorney, Blair Berk, released the following statement…. "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 06:15P
Illinois abolishes the death penalty
...With our broken system, we cannot ensure justice is achieved in every case." Referring to his decision to commute the sentences of those currently on death row, he added, "I felt once the decision was made to sign the law abolishing the death
Updated: 03/09/2011 06:13P
Death Row Inmate's Attorneys Arguing Sentence
Cook's attorneys argue that the Mohave County Superior Court unjustly declined to hold a hearing presenting information about his recent diagnoses. The filing says to execute Cook as scheduled "would be a miscarriage of justice.
Updated: 03/09/2011 06:13P
Londoners Get the Clearest View of Park Slope Bike Lane Fight
Two days before the lawsuit was launched, the Sunday edition of the New York Times's Metro section led with a feature about how much Sadik-Khan had upset people with her highhanded approach to policy-making. Putting aside the implicit sexism of the
Updated: 03/09/2011 06:13P
Man arrested in Martin Luther King Day bomb plot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Washington state man was arrested and charged with attempting to place a bomb along the parade route of a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration in Spokane, the Justice Department said on Wednesday.
Updated: 03/09/2011 06:13P
Blagojevich: It's 'Irresponsible' To Retry Me During An Economic Crisis
Rod Blagojevich is pushing for a judge to cancel his retrial and skip right over to sentencing, "in the interests of justice and saving the taxpayers funds." In August, Blagojevich was found guilty of one count of making false statements to the FBI,
Updated: 03/09/2011 06:13P