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Arizona Loses Border-Control Argument for Immigration Law
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Arizona can't defend its immigration law by claiming the US has lost “operational control” over the border, a federal judge ruled, prompting Governor Janice Brewer to say the US Supreme Court should take up the
Updated: 10/21/2011 10:22P
Philip Morris says closes plant in Uruguay amid lawsuit
MONTEVIDEO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - US tobacco giant Philip Morris said on Friday it shut down its plant in Uruguay because the country's anti-smoking policies make business unprofitable. Philip Morris' local unit sued Uruguay at the
Updated: 10/21/2011 10:16P
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules for rural school district
The Mountain View-Gotebo School District won a lawsuit against the Oklahoma Tax Commission seeking $733000 that was denied to the district and Kiowa County because of a paperwork error. BY MEGAN ROLLAND mrolland@opubco.com Leave a comment The Oklahoma
Updated: 10/21/2011 10:07P
Lawsuit challenges Alabama county policies on marriage licenses
(CNN) -- A lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center is challenging policies in several Alabama counties that, the center says, bar undocumented immigrants from getting marriage licenses. The lawsuit is based on the
Updated: 10/21/2011 10:06P
Brothers sue to remain on Grand Teton dude ranch
The family holds no animosity toward the National Park Service or anybody within the agency, said Harold Turner's son, Matt Turner, an attorney representing the family in the lawsuit. “The Turners have enjoyed a very cooperative and successful
Updated: 10/21/2011 10:06P
Judge rules against challenge to Ala. tax system
AP A federal judge has ruled against a group of parents who claimed in a lawsuit that their children attending school in two rural Alabama counties receive an inadequate education because of the state's low property taxes.
Updated: 10/21/2011 09:57P
US judge dismisses Arizona claims against feds on immigration law
The focus of Friday's ruling was Arizona's counterclaim to a federal lawsuit intent on blocking SB 1070. Brewer released a statement Friday calling Bolton's latest decision "to dismiss Arizona's suit against the federal government ... frustrating but
Updated: 10/21/2011 09:51P
Judge: Arizona can't sue feds over border security
Bolton enjoined enforcement of many sections, agreeing with attorneys from the Department of Justice that those laws illegally infringe on the exclusive powers of the federal government. That order was upheld earlier this year.
Updated: 10/21/2011 09:51P
Hair Band War! Did Poison Steal '80s Hits From Another Band?
Members of Poison, including frontman-turned-reality-TV-celebrity Bret Michaels, have been hit with a lawsuit claiming that four of their songs were stolen from another band. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Illinois federal court, isn't over recently
Updated: 10/21/2011 09:44P
Poki Roni Ranch Owner Expected To Testify In His Own Defense
Patricia Kirchner was found dead in her garage from carbon monoxide poisoning a week after the Kirchners lost a lawsuit that temporarily shut down the ranch. An El Paso Police officer testified that Travis Kirchner openly admitted to killing her.
Updated: 10/21/2011 09:42P