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Kalonzo ruining his legacy in ICC deferrals
[PHOTO: JENIPHER WA Watching VP Kalonzo crisscross the world capitals seeking support to subvert the ICC process in Kenya as we seek justice for victims of the most macabre violence is very painful. This is particularly from a man so close to becoming
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:33P
Preckwinkle lays out timeline to end fed decree
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is committing to set a timeline to get out from under a federal Department of Justice decree on the county jail by 2013. The county board on Tuesday affirmed a Preckwinkle proposal to “reach
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:32P
[UPDATED] Souhair Khatib, Who Had Her Hijab Removed in OC Jail, Wins Appeal
The full 11-judge panel of the 9th Circuit in Pasadena found that US District Judge David O. Carter improperly dismissed Souhair Khatib's lawsuit, which alleged violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA),
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:32P
Court Dismisses Lawsuit On Dole Food Brought By Nicaraguans
(RTTNews) - Dole Food Co. Inc. (DOLE) said that the Los Angeles Superior Court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Nicaraguans claiming to have been banana workers on Dole-contracted farms in Nicaragua during the 1970s. In its final order,
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:32P
Court: Uduaghan to face election next month
Justice Ibrahim Buba in a two-hour judgment, ruled that Uduaghan's case failed, having regard to the amendment to Section 180 subsection 2A of the 1999 Constitution. Justice Buba ruled that the “declarative reliefs sought and the injunctions sought
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:32P
Coyotes facing lawsuit
The Goldwater Institute ended months of threats with the announcement it will file a lawsuit to block the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to Chicago businessman Matthew Hulsizer. This once again raised hopes in Winnipeg that the Coyotes, who moved south in
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:30P
Panel To Review Phoenix's Kidnapping Numbers
US Justice Department auditors are reviewing Phoenix's numbers and the city has frozen any spending of the $1.7 million in grant money, which would support a squad that investigates kidnappings. The panel will review Phoenix's kidnapping statistics
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:30P
Verdict reached in Marni Yang trial
(UPDATE: A verdict has been reached in the trial of Marni Yang, accused of fatally shooting the pregnant girlfriend of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle. Details to come.) Jurors have begun deliberating the
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:29P
Goldwater Institute to sue Glendale over Coyotes deal
The Goldwater Institute wasn't bluffing when it said the watchdog group may file a lawsuit against the city of Glendale to try to stop the deal between the city and Chicago investment broker Matthew Hulsizer, who plans on buying the Phoenix Coyotes
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:28P
[Gossip] Charlie Sheen Can't Find Capri Anderson to Sue Her
The lawsuit says the following: "She fabricated a sensational tale about being assaulted, battered and held against her will, and used that fictional story as a basis for an extortion plot." He tried to get permission to tell her by "publishing an
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:28P
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