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Blockbuster, creditors agree on sale plan that will avoid immediate litigation
A judge from the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District in New York on Thursday was set to rule on whether Blockbuster Inc., operating under Chapter 11 protection, can start the process to sell itself in an auction that would start with a bid of
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:35P
Votes for Ex-Prisoners? Florida will be having none of that.
Given the scale of the injustices and barbarism that characterise large parts of the criminal justice system in many, perhaps even most, American states denying former felons the right to vote once they have been returned to society may seem a minor
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:35P
Washington State Air Officials Sued Over Refinery Emissions
SEATTLE, Washington, March 10, 2011 (ENS) - Clean air advocates filed a lawsuit today in US District Court in Seattle to require five oil refineries in the state to improve energy efficiency and take other steps to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:34P
Sex offenders hemmed in
The UNC School of Government's Jamie Markham explains the 300-foot rule at the North Carolina Criminal Law blog. Basically, the law requires serious sex offenders to stay 300 feet away from places designed for children within locations that serve other
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:34P
People: Charlie Sheen sues Warner Bros. for $100 million
Charlie Sheen made it official Thursday, suing Warner Bros. and the executive producer of "Two and a Half Men" for $100 million, seeking to recoup his salary and wages for the show's crew. No word on whether the suit was printed in tiger
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:34P
Defense opposes mental exam of Tucson suspect
A judge on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 will consider whether to order the suspect in the Tucscon, Ariz., shooting rampage to give handwriting samples to compare with documents seized in a search of his home. (AP Photo/US Marshal's Office,
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:34P
Reaction to verdict on NAB chief baffles observers
Justice (retd) Shah was the first chairman of the NAB to belong to the judiciary. He had served as a judge of Supreme Court and Chief Justice Sindh High Court. The government is also considering replacing the NAB with the National Accountability
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:34P
Reaction to verdict on NAB chief baffles observers
Justice (retd) Shah was the first chairman of the NAB to belong to the judiciary. He had served as a judge of Supreme Court and Chief Justice Sindh High Court. The government is also considering replacing the NAB with the National Accountability
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:34P
Chuck Lorre: Charlie's A Reckless Ranter
Chuck Lorre has just fired back at Charlie Sheen for filing a $100000000 lawsuit against him, and it ain't pretty. Lorre's lawyer, Howard Weitzman, tells TMZ, "The allegations in the complaint against Mr. Lorre are as recklessly false and unwarranted
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:34P
Kershaw Co. families affected by DUI want justice
"It got to be around 8-8:15 and she wasn't home, so we started to get a little concerned that something had happened, and that's when the phone rang," said Misty Mathis. Mathis' daughter was riding in a car with Angie Smothers, a woman her family had
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:33P
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