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E-Verify in trouble in the Supreme Court?
But she couldn't keep the Justice Department from throwing e-Verify under the bus; in a telling triumph of lawyer over client, DOJ set aside its past litigating positions and declared that Arizona had no authority to mandate the use of e-Verify by
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:55A
E-Verify in trouble in the Supreme Court?
But she couldn't keep the Justice Department from throwing e-Verify under the bus; in a telling triumph of lawyer over client, DOJ set aside its past litigating positions and declared that Arizona had no authority to mandate the use of e-Verify by
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:55A
Clients say they got hassles, not holidays
Lawyers from the Attorney General's Consumer Protection unit are planning to file a second civil lawsuit against Serenity this month, demanding that the company refund dissatisfied customers and end deceptive marketing practices -- like offering free
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:55A
Esther Cepeda: A hold-your-nose immigration fix
Such checks would be optional under lesser circumstances, such as a traffic stop, but some people still feel the law goes way too far. "Look, we cooperate with immigration enforcement officials during criminal investigations all the time," said Salt
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:55A
One dead in crane accident at Japan nuke plant
VIENNA - ONE person was killed and four injured in a crane accident at a quake-hit nuclear power station in Japan, and four others were injured in a blast at another stricken plant nearby, the IAEA said. The UN's nuclear watchdog said it had been
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:54A
Motorcyclist killed in crash identified – Old Junee
Police have released the name of a young man who died after a single-vehicle crash at Old Junee in the state's Riverina yesterday morning. Dane Eaton, 24, of the Wagga Wagga area, was thrown from the Suzuki motorcycle when it struck a pole at a railway
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:53A
Monitoring bracelets get GPS upgrade
ELKHORN — The Walworth County Sheriff's Office plans to upgrade its electronic monitoring bracelets to include global positioning satellite technology, allowing staff to continually track inmates
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:53A
County's pension picture brightens
StanCERA's accounts have been whipsawed for several years by the stock market crash, the recession and by poor forecasting by a previous consultant. Retirees felt the impact primarily in the loss, indefinitely, of nonguaranteed medical benefits of up
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:51A
Cuba delivers 15-year prison term to US contractor
HAVANA -- A Cuban court on Saturday found US contractor Alan Gross guilty of crimes against the state and sentenced him to 15 years in prison, a verdict that brought a swift and strongly worded condemnation from Washington.
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:51A
Nuclear industry braces for scrutiny worldwide
northern Japan will raise fresh questions about the country's ambitious plans to develop nuclear energy, despite its troubled history there and years of grass-roots objections from a people uniquely sensitive to the ravages of nuclear destruction.
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:51A