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Jackson County judge leaves job to oversee courts
Robert Young Jr., chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, says he's highly respected and an innovator in technology and how courts operate. The state court administrator oversees the operations of Michigan's trial court system.
Updated: 03/13/2011 07:14A
Jackson County judge leaves job to oversee courts
Robert Young Jr., chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, says he's highly respected and an innovator in technology and how courts operate. The state court administrator oversees the operations of Michigan's trial court system.
Updated: 03/13/2011 07:14A
Port offices, US Customs, may get new home
The company is now in bankruptcy after its owner, Allen Woodard, was arrested on nine drug and weapons charges last year. Woodard pleaded guilty Jan. 10 to two counts of methamphetamine possession before Judge Johnny Walker, according to Assistant
Updated: 03/13/2011 07:11A
Cuban court convicts American Alan Gross of crimes against state
HAVANA (AP) — 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 07:11A
Prosecution could give a chill to whistleblowers
Even though it has not brought charges against Julian Assange, the Australian who posted tens of thousands of pages of secret US documents on the Internet, the Justice Department over the past two years has filed criminal charges in four cases
Updated: 03/13/2011 07:10A
We need to all make the right choices
I didn't know Josephine before the crash, and I'm not sure you'd agree that I do know, given that I've never met her in person. But we are in contact from time to time, primarily through her work with the state's Mothers Against Drunk Drivers program.
Updated: 03/13/2011 07:09A
Does sentencing option serve the cause of justice?
An important premise of Indiana's justice system is that all sides are entitled to understand and play by the same set of rules. A South Bend man, convicted of drug charges in 2008, claims that's gone wrong in his case. And as a result,
Updated: 03/13/2011 07:08A
Mangalore Road Accident - Another young life lost!
By Team Mangalorean Mangalore, Mar 13: Tragedy struck today, Sunday, March 13th near Mangaladevi Temple, Jeppu as a seven year old boy died succumbing to injuries caused in a road accident. The accident took place when a mini lorry hit a motorbike both
Updated: 03/13/2011 07:07A
Japan PM says nuclear disaster is no Chernobyl
"Radiation has been released in the air, but there are no reports that a large amount was released," Jiji news agency quoted him as saying. "This is fundamentally different from the Chernobyl accident. We are working to prevent damage from spreading.
Updated: 03/13/2011 07:07A
Cuba convicts U.S. contractor
AP photo 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 07:07A