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EPA lawsuit against coal-fired power plants dismissed in Alabama
A federal judge in Birmingham has dismissed a long-running clean air lawsuit brought by the US Environmental Protection Agency against Alabama Power. The case related to maintenance work conducted at the company's coal-fired power plants.
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:40A
Jenn Sterger Sues Her Manager Over Favre Content
The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in Hillsborough County circuit court in Florida, is an effort to invalidate a book agreement with manager Phillip Reese who plans to use the content sent from Favre for his own book. When she was a sideline reporter for
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:39A
Hawks say fight against corruption continues
Deputy Justice Minister Andries Nel declined to comment and noted the court had directed itself at Parliament, not the justice department, to rectify the legislation. "I think we would want the opportunity to study that judgement, but also ... the
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:38A
We're not scared of Barcelona, says Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson
What Ferguson has noticed is that their star men; Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta, always seem to be on the field. Messi and Iniesta have both been involved in 39 of Barcelona's 44 matches this term, whilst Xavi has appeared in 36.
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:38A
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho hopes to avoid former clubs Inter Milan and Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after helping the Spanish giants end their miserable run of exits at the last-16 stage. Madrid had been dumped out at the
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:37A
Rights groups ask U.S. to suspend deportations to Haiti
The 1996 legislation took away from immigration judges the right to take many extenuating circumstances into consideration when ordering such deportations, even in cases in which the individual has had no further problems with the law for decades,
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:36A
EU justice chief calls for update to data privacy laws
The legal action is part of proposals by European Union justice chief Viviane Reding to update the existing EU data privacy rules. Reding said web users have a "right to be forgotten", and websites based outside the EU must comply with the regulations.
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:36A
Woman pleads guilty in DUI death of bicyclist
Stearns made an open plea, meaning there are no guarantees from prosecutors or the judge on what her punishment will be, her attorney Michael Eric Kraut said. Stearns was sent to a 90-day diagnostic program run by the Department of Corrections to
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:36A
Zuma to decide on Cele matter
President Jacob Zuma will decide what action to take against police commissioner General Bheki Cele once he's received all outstanding information from Justice Minister Jeff Radebe and Cabinet Secretary Vusi Mavimbela regarding the matter.
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:35A
DOJ: Kratz Should Pay Damages in Federal Suit
(WTAQ) - The state Justice Department says former prosecutor Ken Kratz should pay his own damages if he loses a federal lawsuit from a woman who received his racy text messages. Stephanie Van Groll claims that the former Calumet County DA violated her
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:35A
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