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Top justice says more cuts will harm Conn. courts
"Ten percent of our budget is $50 million and that's a substantial amount of money and the bulk of our budget (is) people, the salaries and benefits for individual employees. It's a pretty hefty number." Rogers said the state's court system will "look
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:03P
Court overturns conviction in sheep farmer's death
Hill argued in her appeal that Lewis' testimony was hearsay and should not have been allowed at trial. The court agreed that Lewis' testimony "constitutes hearsay and is not admissible." The statements, the court said, were material to proving Blair's
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:02P
Head-on collision kills Navarre man
t is pending a Traffic Homicide Investigation as to whether or not alcohol was a factor in an April 8 crash where a Navarre resident was pronounced dead at the scene. Meanwhile, Ryan Thomas Lipsey, 23 of Grand Ridge, Fla., was traveling southbound on
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:02P
Funeral services remember Sheriff's Explorer killed in crash
CASA GRANDE, AZ - The funeral for a Pinal County Sheriff's Office trainee who was killed in a car accident last week took place this morning at a church in Eloy. Services for Christian Pintor, 18, were carried out today at 10 am at Saint Helen of the
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:01P
Judges delayed, justice denied in nation's courts
But, at this point, the problem grows ever-larger and has crippling effects on the justice system. With vacancies routinely hovering in the low to high 90s, civil dockets in many districts are grinding to a halt. What does that mean?
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:00P
Bronx Electeds Demand Equitable Trash Burden
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and Council member Annabel Palma, the head of the Bronx Council delegation, joined up with other Council members and environmental justice advocates at City Hall today to rail against Mayor Bloomberg's plan to
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:00P
Overseas banks may face novel penalty from US regulators
Amid their widening investigation into banks suspected of facilitating offshore tax evasion by wealthy Americans, the federal authorities are contemplating a novel punishment: a severe monetary penalty normally reserved for individual Americans.
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:00P
US law enforcement agencies struggle to detect cyberattack sponsors
Easy, cheap access to the Internet, particularly in that region, has facilitated tax refund scams, ATM fraud and US proprietary data theft, Justice Department officials said during a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on cyber crime.
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:00P
SEO For Lawyers- Has Search Engine Evolution Gone Too Far?
Lawyer marketing professionals have for a long time known that the Internet has replaced the Yellow Pages as the go-to source for consumers looking to research and hire an attorney. The evolution of the search engines has been both incredible and
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:00P
Olympic torch may come to Ireland
Justice Minister Alan Shatter said he spoke with British Home Secretary Theresa May about the possibility on the fringe of a recent meeting in Luxembourg. “At this moment I'll simply say it's a realistic possibility and a matter that is under
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:59P
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