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Judge dismisses Federal family benefits case, invites Lambda Legal to file new
Before President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder concluded last month that DOMA is unconstitutional, federal attorneys had argued that the law prohibits equal insurance benefits for Lambda Legal client Karen Golinski.
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:50P
Ore. bus driver files lawsuit over Confederate flag
AP GRANTS PASS — An Oregon school bus driver fired after he refused to remove a Confederate battle flag from his pickup truck filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to get back his job. The lawsuit was filed in US District Court in Medford against First
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:50P
Mini-Madoff: Businessman allegedly bilks $230 million from investors in Ponzi
HOW: Durham's company, Fair Finance, promised investors it would use their money for low-risk, high-yield consumer debt. But instead it was used to repay earlier investors and maintain Durham's lavish lifestyle. WHY IT'S OUTRAGEOUS: A bankruptcy
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:49P
Top RI judges explain there's room for women on the bench
Alice Gibney, center, Superior Court presiding justice, is joined at a Bryant University panel discussion by Prof. Joan Camera, left, and District Court Chief Justice Jeanne LaFazia. SMITHFIELD — For the first time in Rhode Island
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:47P
Some Calm Returns to FX Markets but for How Long
As mentioned earlier options/structured deals made a break below 79.70 an accident waiting to happen. Now that they have been cleaned out one suspects the opportunity for USD/JPY to move higher is much stronger with those orders expunged.
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:46P
Guilty plea in Pa. crash that hurt wedding party
A driver charged in a western Pennsylvania crash that severely injured a woman who was on her way to her daughter's wedding rehearsal dinner last summer has pleaded guilty to two summary violations. Twenty-year-old Adam Mains of West Elizabeth entered
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:46P
Police car hit my taxi, drove off: Cabby
He expected the officer to stop, but was surprised when she allegedly drove on. The police officer is now being investigated for three offences arising from the minor accident, including careless driving and failing to pull over.
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:46P
UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: Police wait for clues, family awaits closure in Kim
"I'd rather wait 10 years and actually get justice than have a speedy trial and not get justice." In February of this year, the San Angelo Police Department posted a few details about the case on the department's Facebook page — recapping that Burton
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:46P
Youth spared death, gets life term
The division bench of Chief Justice JN Patel and Justice AK Ray observed that Rabin Mullick, the convict, was very young and had no criminal record prior to the one he was sentenced for. Hence, he should be give an opportunity to live a normal life at
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:46P
HC clears path for flyover construction
KOLKATA: Justice Soumitra Pal of the Calcutta high court vacated an injunction order that had stopped the construction of a flyover at Baruipur, South 24-Parganas, on Wednesday. While vacating the injunction order passed in 2009 by Justice J Biswas,
Updated: 03/16/2011 09:46P