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Remap suit assigned to Lee
US District Court Judge Carlton Reeves has recused himself from hearing a legislative redistricting lawsuit filed by the NAACP, an organization he had acquired a life membership to several years prior to his appointment. Now the issue is back in the
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:49A
Federal court gives disability rights group access to juvenile jail
Disability Rights, a nonprofit group, filed a lawsuit against the county March 7 in federal court over access to the facility. The lawsuit argued the group needs to investigate potential abuse of disabled juveniles inside. The group maintained it has a
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:49A
Ampatuan: from murder to plunder
A case of plunder is being readied by the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Department of Justice against Zaldy Ampatuan, former governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao for alleged misuse of public funds in
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:49A
Hostage-taker's bro pleads not guilty
Mendoza was clad in his police uniform when at his arraignment Tuesday at the sala of Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 10 Judge Virgilio Alameda to answer charges of Illegal/Unlawful Possession of Firearms filed by the Manila Police District.
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:49A
On stage: Batman Live launches in London
The production is based on the story of orphan circus performer Dick Grayson (Robin) who, after losing his parents to organised crime, begins a quest for justice aided by his vigilante hero, Batman. As the tale unfolds, the audience will be transported
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:49A
Cojuangco wins SMC share ruling
Presidential Commission on Good Government that had sought to reverse the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court's ruling declaring Cojuangco's 20-percent stake in the country's largest food and beverage conglomerate was not part of the coconut levy funds.
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:49A
Justice approves charges against luxury car dealers
THE Department of Justice has endorsed the criminal prosecution of two executives of a big dealer of luxury cars in the country, and two custom examiners for allegedly defrauding the government in the amount of P68.48 million in
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:48A
Japan raises highest alert amid increased radiation
Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency raised the accident at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi station to 7 from 5 on the global scale, the same as the 1979 partial reactor meltdown at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania. The stricken nuclear plant,
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:48A
Police up reward to $5000
In an attempt to bring the killer to justice, the Lorain Police Department and the Lorain County Prosecutor's Office have increased the reward being offered for information leading to the identity and arrest of the suspect from $2000 to
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:48A
DFA: IAEA clarifies situation at Fukushima 'has not worsen'
missions yesterday and assured them that the raising of the severity level of the crisis at the Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Fukushima "does not imply that the situation has become graver now compared to the days immediately following the accident.
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:48A
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