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Mountain justice? NC father accused of avenging son
But to some of O'Shields' friends, it was a case of mountain justice -- a man getting his revenge after deciding he had enough sneering about his son's death. "What would you do if you came face to face with your son's killer?
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:16P
$72.5m South Ocean foreclose block removed
The verdict, which remits the matter to a different Supreme Court judge for a new hearing on the Canadian Commercial Workers Pension Plan's (CCWIPP) initial application, potentially paves the way for the fund and its investment vehicle, to proceed with
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:16P
Immigration Bills Advance in Tennessee, Florida and Georgia
Many legal experts believe the legal battle over Arizona's immigration law could reach the US Supreme Court. One of the Tennessee bills would allow local law enforcement agents to question suspects about their immigration status.
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:16P
Damning Court Report On Bergstein Resealed -- Too Late
In a case of what amounts to closing the barn door after the horse is gone, a federal bankruptcy judge has resealed a 374-page report by a court-appointed trustee on the business practices of film executive David Bergstein and his associate Ronald
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:15P
blasphemy vigilantes kill exonerated man
He was meant to have said something derogatory about the prophet Mohammed, so in Pakistan justice worked a little differently. Two weeks after he returned to his small patch of farmland on the rustic outskirts of Islamabad, his alleged crime caught up
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:15P
Bank of America asks employees for new ideas
The company will review different business lines during each stage of the effort. Initially, Bank of America will look at its consumer banking operations, home loans bank and legal, marketing, human resources and other corporate staff functions.
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:15P
Florida business, religious leaders denounce 'harsh' immigration policies
Any law that harms Florida's image in those countries would also hurt the state's economy. Echoing a theme brought up by many of the speakers, and raised in a report by the Chamber's research arm, he said immigration reform should come at the national
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:14P
Courage to Change More than a Slogan
And, we also seem to agree in two things: fairness and justice. Americans pride themselves in being fair and having a system of laws that offer justice to all. The American Dream is based on the principle that if you work hard enough, you can reach the
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:14P
Don't you worry your obstreperous little heads about justices
The members of the liberal Wisconsin Judicial Integrity Campaign Committee that tried to prevent Justice Michael Gableman's election? Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson?” This does not promote accountability but insulation, writes Wigderson.
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:14P
Legal aid changes will deny access to poor people - Goff
Justice Minister Simon Power unveiled the changes yesterday, saying he was tackling a $402 million cost blowout. The changes include introducing a $100 user fee, tightening eligibility criteria and having the State-owned Public Defence Service (PDS)
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:13P
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