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Justice Dept. Gives New Orleans Police Dept. A Flunking Grade
As expected, the Justice Department on Thursday unveiled its findings following a review of the New Orleans police department, and it was anything but pretty. The report by the Justice Department's Civil Rights
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:18P
Verizon Opts Out Of Niagara Co. Data Center
SOMERSET, NY -- Verizon has decided to not build a multimillion dollar data center in Niagara County after the deal was targeted by a lawsuit, according to State Senator George Maziarz. The suit was filed last fall by a local landowner that owned the
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:18P
DEPORTED: State's top court voids Grant guilty plea
The justices said that advice violated the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of the right to effective assistance from a lawyer. They cited a US Supreme Court ruling from last year which held that if immigration law is clear, a defense attorney must
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:18P
Zimbabwe: London Protest Planned Over Deteriorating Zim Situation
Justice Blake from the Immigration and Asylum Chamber (IAC) on Monday announced a revised formal guideline for sending people back to Zimbabwe, paving the way for deportations from the UK to resume. Last October the UK's Immigration Minister Damian
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:17P
Barnes Bay Development Seeks Bankruptcy Court Protection
March 17 (Bloomberg) -- Barnes Bay Development Ltd., owner of the Viceroy Anguilla Resort & Residences on the British West Indies island of Anguilla, sought bankruptcy protection after failing to turn a profit. The Beverly Hills, California-based
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:17P
New Orleans Police Misconduct Violated Law, U.S. Says
March 17 (Bloomberg) -- The New Orleans Police Department has engaged in a pattern of "unconstitutional conduct," including the use of excessive force by officers and illegal searches and arrests, a US Justice Department review found.
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:17P
State Supreme Court to former justices: Wait three years
Remember the kerfuffle last fall between Supreme Court Justice Paul Anderson and former Chief Justice Eric Magnuson at the State Canvassing Board during the Mark Dayton-Tom Emmer recount?
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:17P
Criminal Law: Sexual Abuse – Instructions – Lesser-Included Offense
(1) Where a defendant in a sexual abuse case argued for a lesser-included offense instruction of simple assault based on a theory that the victim consented to the sexual contact but then withdrew her consent, the district court
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:16P
Wisconsin collective bargaining ruling decision due Friday
Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing Republican legislative leaders of violating Wisconsin's open meetings law during the rushed run-up to a Senate vote on the measure last week.
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:16P
Michael Douglas's ex-wife: 'I am not a greedy person'
The 54-year-old New York socialite has spoken openly for the first time about the controversial lawsuit. And, in an interview with Harper's Bazaar, Diandra Douglas says: "I am not a greedy person by nature. "I ask myself every night if I should walk
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:16P
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