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Six arrested in Wellington Drug Squad operation
in charge of the Wellington District Drug Squad says the six arrested face charges including participating in an organised criminal group, conspiring to supply methamphetamine and cannabis, money laundering and attempting to obstruct justice.
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:23P
Jonathan Tasini Suing The Huffington Post, AOL, For $105 Mil
The $315 million purchase served as the catalyst for the lawsuit, as Tasini says the website's 9000 unpaid freelance writers and bloggers are entitled to a large cut of the proceeds.”The value added by the content provided by the unpaid bloggers to
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:23P
Low-floor buses need recheck, DTC to HC
A division bench headed by Justice AK Sikri has sought a response on the issue from the state government and the private manufacturer by April 21. The affidavit tells HC a "faulty wiring" lies at the core of the failure of the buses in fire safety
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:22P
CreXus Shareholder Sues Over Rejected Starwood Property Trust Buyout Offer
Shareholder Norman Carey said in a complaint filed today in New York state court that CreXus, which invests in commercial real estate loans, and its management breached their fiduciary duty to the
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:22P
Gbagbo placed under house arrest
In a statement Justice Minister Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio recalled how the former strongman had been arrested after fighting between government forces and pro-Gbagbo troops "assisted by Liberian and Angolan mercenaries plus militias".
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:22P
Uganda: Justice Kanyeihamba Was Wrong On MPs' Tenure
For a brief shinning period when I was in my first year in law school, Mr George Kanyeihamba was my teacher of constitutional law until he left for further studies. He was flamboyant and a little intimidating then. Few will accuse him of having
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:21P
Overseas Banks Could Face Novel Penalty From US
But buried in the language of the requirement are provisions that a few criminal defense and tax lawyers say cover foreign financial institutions and their foreign bankers. Jeffrey Neiman, a former federal prosecutor now in private practice in Fort
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:20P
Overseas Banks Could Face Novel Penalty From US
But buried in the language of the requirement are provisions that a few criminal defense and tax lawyers say cover foreign financial institutions and their foreign bankers. Jeffrey Neiman, a former federal prosecutor now in private practice in Fort
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:20P
No. We owe him nothing for this.
He has filed a federal lawsuit against the police department and the two officers who turned him loose on a walk. (Do taxpayers owe this plaintiff money? Vote to the right. Must vote to see results. Thanks!) His lawsuit says police violated his
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:20P
Iowa City recalls day of destruction
Iowa City as a whole had a similar story: lots of property damage but little in the way of personal injury, despite near misses. Perhaps nothing symbolized the destruction more than St. Patrick's Catholic Church. The tornado struck on the Thursday
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:20P