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Dearborn cited in effort to pass anti-Sharia law in Texas
Yerushalmi, a self-proclaimed Sharia expert, is known nationally for his outspoken criticism of Islam and currently represents a group of evangelists in a lawsuit against Dearborn that alleges the city enacts and enforces policies that favor Muslims
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:45P
Blogger, union leader sues Huffington Post, AOL on behalf of unpaid writers
NEW YORK (AP) - A blogger and union activist has filed a lawsuit against AOL and the Huffington Post for not paying freelance bloggers. Jonathan Tasini's suit, filed Tuesday, seeks class-action status on behalf of more than 9000 writers and other
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:45P
Greenwood Lake settles lawsuit, lifts ban on public art
The repeal was a condition of a settlement between the village and Town of Warwick resident Melanie Gold, who filed a lawsuit in US District Court in February. Gold claimed the art ban, enacted on Nov. 1, violated her First Amendment rights and was
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:45P
Dealmakers of the Year: Thomas Lauria of White & Case
By DM Levine Thomas Lauria already had his hands full with a major bit of work--the $1.6 billion bankruptcy of Six Flags Inc.--when Chuck Greenberg called in June 2010. Greenberg, a Reed Smith sports attorney who has interests in such minor league
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:43P
Justice for Smiley Culture: Say no to more police cover-ups
“The criminal justice system has denied us justice for years. We have to move forward.” Claudia Campbell, chair of Birmingham Unison black members' group, told the meeting that she planned to get trade union support for the campaign.
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:43P
Not-guilty verdict in Eskasoni First Nation sexual assault trial
Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Frank Edwards said evidence was problematic and acquitted Tyler Francis and Norman Sylliboy of sexual assault. SYDNEY, NS - Two Nova Scotia men accused of sexual assault and another accused of videotaping the incident
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:42P
Not-guilty verdict in Eskasoni First Nation sexual assault trial
Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Frank Edwards said evidence was problematic and acquitted Tyler Francis and Norman Sylliboy of sexual assault. SYDNEY, NS - Two Nova Scotia men accused of sexual assault and another accused of videotaping the incident
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:42P
Homeless paid $50 to be beaten on video, says lawsuit
The lawsuit, filed this month in St. Petersburg, alleges that the videos sold on the website www.shefights.net violate Florida's hate crimes law that specifically protects the homeless. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of two homeless men, who said they
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:42P
Apple Sued for Soaking Children with Smurfberry Charges
Apple lets children download a free game app, which they then use to rack up hundreds of dollars in charges for "game currency" without their parents' knowledge, a federal class action lawsuit charges. In the suit, filed in US District Court in San
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:42P
Former Wentzville Judge Not Guilty Of DWI
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a jury deliberated just 15 minutes Monday before returning a not guilty verdict in the case of 39-year-old Michael Carter. He was found guilty of speeding and fined $50. The charges stemmed from a 2009 traffic
Updated: 04/12/2011 01:40P
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