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Woman pleads guilty to sidewalk assault
Nikita Solange Eaglestick, 22, was set to begin her trial Monday but instead struck a deal with justice officials. She pleaded guilty to abduction, assault causing bodily harm and failing to comply with a court order to abstain from intoxicants
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:18A
I-95 bus crash: Driver did time in '90 manslaughter
Monday afternoon, seven victims remained at Bronx hospitals — a female in stable condition at St. Barnabas and six passengers in critical condition at Jacobi Medical Center, a regional trauma center. Of those at Jacobi, four have been intubated,
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:18A
Belated justice for a former top bureaucrat?
The little known merit system protection committee has shown it is not just a paper tiger but a group of men and women who have the courage to protect bureaucrats against unfair or unjust treatment by their political bosses. The Interior Ministry is
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:17A
South African activists decry rapes of lesbians, call for government action
Luleki Sizwe, which means "guide a nation," a small group of lesbian activists in the townships of Cape Town also gathered petitions online to present to Justice Minister Jeff Radebe. The organization gathered more than 170000 signatures around the
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:17A
Legal aid a sacrifice our society can't afford
As US District Judge Learned Hand once said, "If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice.'' An essential component of this is the availability of legal aid, especially to those most vulnerable to
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:17A
April 6 hearing is set for lockout request
The players filed their request last week, hours before the lockout took effect Saturday, along with an antitrust lawsuit will hundreds of millions of dollars at stake if it goes forward. The case first went to Judge Richard Kyle, who recused himself
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:16A
Justice announce comeback single
The release ties in with the launch of a new global advertising campaign for Adidas from French filmmaker Romain Gavras. Gavras, who has directed videos for MIA, Simian Mobile Disco and The Last Shadow Puppets, is a longtime
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:16A
Arizona Style Immigration Bills are the Red Meat in Tallahassee
BRADENTON – It didn't take a genius to figure out that immigration reform would be a hot issue during the first week of the new legislative session. Such laws are low-hanging fruit, the sort of red meat that fanatics crave and whenever
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:15A
SPORT 360 COMMENT: Let's wait until the final to pass Dhoni verdict
In a country where he regularly oscillates from being a hero to a villain depending on the result of the national team, each and every decision of his is analysed, criticized and talked about for days. It gets even tougher when the billion-plus,
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:14A
Justice secretary threatens to go after text pranksters
MANILA, Philippines – Justice Secretary Leila de Lima warned on Tuesday that the authorities may hunt down the sources of hoax text messages that nuclear fallout from Japan was approaching the Philippines. De Lima said that while the
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:14A
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