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The SC Senate Needs A Shot Clock
Thanks to an entrenched group of ethically-challenged lawyer-legislators – and hundreds of thousands of dollars in political contributions – the tort reform bill has fallen victim to a delaying game similar to the “four corners” offense made infamous
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:47P
Supreme Court refuses to lift ban on tobacco sachets
An apex court bench of Justice GS Singhvi and Justice KS Panicker Radhakrishnan gave the government four weeks to file its reply. The court also gave four weeks to the manufacturers and NGOs to file their response to the government's reply.
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:46P
Court reserves order on plea of five former ad-hoc judges
A bench comprising Chief Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya and Justice JB Pardiwala, after hearing government counsel Karina Calla, high court advocate Shalin Mehta and counsel for the petitioners, reserved the order.
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:46P
Two Nevada Teens Drowned in Monterey Bay Scuba Diving Accident
The fatal scuba diving accident was reported on Saturday, April 9, 2011, when the teens failed to surface and return to the charter boat at around 12:25 pm, according to information from the Monterey Herald. Stephen Anderson, 16, and Keegan Aiazzi, 17,
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:46P
Banks Must Pay Victims of Botched Foreclosures, Regulators Say
It could also help the US Justice Department determine the size and scope of any future fines for the flawed practices, regulators said. The banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC), agreed in the settlement to conduct a
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:46P
Israel foreign minister 'faces graft charges'
Justice ministry informs Avigdor Lieberman that he may be indicted for alleged corruption, according to Israeli media. Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's foreign minister, has been told he faces criminal corruption charges and may be indicted.
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:46P
Ala. courthouse investigates letter sent to judge
Emergency crews responded to the Mel Bailey Criminal Justice Center on Tuesday after the clerk's office reported a letter containing a suspicious white powder. Chief Deputy Randy Christian of the sheriff's office said deputies responded with the bomb
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:46P
Children's home receives $8k
Nashua Children's Home, founded in 1903, provides residential care to New Hampshire's at-risk children and youth, special education to identified area students and transitional living services to young people that have “aged-out” of the
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:46P
$100000 bail for UAE officer in RI servant case
A spokesman for the US Attorney's office in Rhode Island says the judge ordered Al-Ali confined to his home except for travel to court, his attorney's office or the Naval War College in Newport, where he is studying. The judge also ordered him to wear
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:46P
Allegany Co. Man Revises Claims in Facebook Lawsuit
Man Revises Claims in Facebook Lawsuit BUFFALO, NY (AP) - A New York man who claims an ownership stake in Facebook is now seeking 50% of the site's value from founder Mark Zuckerberg. In a federal court complaint against Zuckerberg last year,
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:45P
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