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Lawyer's suit over bribery arrest settled
Federal court records show a Hattiesburg attorney has settled his lawsuit against Pearl River County over his claims his arrest on a bribery complaint in 2009 was in retaliation for past disputes with the local sheriff. Details of the settlement were
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:42A
DUI Suspect Arrested After Stopping To Complain About Police
DENVER — Police in a Denver suburb say a woman was arrested for drunken driving after she complained to officers about how they parked their patrol cars as they were investigating a DUI-related crash. Trevor Materasso of Westminster police told KMGH-TV
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:42A
News and views roundup (03/16/2011 edition)
"The mayor cost herself whatever projects she can't get to the street and is now effectively overcharging the citizens of Houston because of her own lawsuit in Travis County," Bettencourt said Thursday. Isn't it interesting how so many pols always find
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:42A
Ex-firefighter sues to stop mosque
16, 2011 (United Press International) — A New York justice indicated he will look closely at the issue of standing when he rules on a former firefighter's effort to prevent a mosque near Ground Zero. Lawyers for Timothy Brown have asked the State
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:41A
Porsche says new hedge fund suit unsubstantiated
DE) rejected a fresh lawsuit filed against it by hedge funds in the United States. Several New York hedge funds, including some that failed in a similar suit against Porsche last year, have filed a new lawsuit accusing the carmaker of causing more than
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:41A
BNP Paribas Open: Big names crash out as Ivanovic shows form of old
Jelena Jankovic and Francesca Schiavone both crashed out of the BNP Paribas Open, to leave just three of the top 10 seeds $4.5million WTA Indian Wells event. Sixth seed Jankovic, who was attempting to become the first women since Martina Navratilova
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:41A
The number of train accidents involving US Class I freight railroads declined
The Association of American Railroads has announced that 2010 was the safest year in US Class I freight railroad history, with preliminary year-end data indicating the industry's train accident and employee casualty rates both were at record low levels
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:41A
Catholic Charities elects four new board members
Newell is an associate in the Business Law Group of Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP. In addition, he is a member of the St. Thomas More Society and the Notre Dame Club of both Delaware and Philadelphia. Newell will serve the Board on its Development
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:41A
Bigger role for Imams and preachers urged
Manama, March 16 (BNA)—Following a statement by the Justice and Islamic Affairs Ministry, Sunni Endowments Board Chairman Shaikh Salman bin Isa bin Khalifa Al Khalifa stressed today the key role played by Imams and preachers in helping to overcome
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:41A
Court: Woman had right to wear Muslim scarf in cell
In a unanimous decision Tuesday, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals also reinstated a lawsuit filed by Souhair Khatib, who sued the county after deputies forced her to remove her hijab when she was taken into custody in a Santa Ana courtroom.
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:40A
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