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Lawsuit Alleges African Americans Were Barred From Serving On A Jury
The Equal Justice Initiative says it has filed a civil rights lawsuit claiming that District Attorney Douglas Valeska illegally excluded qualified African Americans from serving on juries in Houston and Henry counties. The lawsuit alledges that for
Updated: 10/25/2011 11:01A
Central Ohio jobless rate fell to 7.6 percent in September
The Ohio Attorney General filed a lawsuit today against Egyptian Cotton Warehouse, an Ohio-based company that sells home linens and bedding online, accusing the company of violating Ohio numerous consumer sales practices laws.
Updated: 10/25/2011 10:56A
Every child worthy of an adequate education (editorial on property tax ruling)
By John Peck, The Huntsville Times That's a question US District Judge Lynwood Smith must have wrestled with in his ruling last week in a lawsuit challenging Alabama's property tax system. Smith rejected arguments that Alabama's property tax structure
Updated: 10/25/2011 10:53A
Hotel Maid: Strauss-Kahn Doesn't Have Immunity
Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn doesn't have diplomatic immunity from a civil lawsuit filed by a hotel maid who claims he sexually assaulted her in his room, according to court papers her lawyers filed
Updated: 10/25/2011 10:50A
CSX wins asbestos case brought by former employee
He alleged that he suffered asbestos-related injuries, including lung cancer, as a result of his exposure to asbestos during his employment with CSX. In response, CSX filed a motion for summary judgment on the basis of its prior settlement agreement
Updated: 10/25/2011 10:50A
Lawsuit over teenage booze bashes
The organisation announced today it also filed an injunction lawsuit against Splashline after DocLX managers claimed the firm started advertising around-the-clock alcohol supply at holiday resorts chosen for graduates. VKI said it opted for legal
Updated: 10/25/2011 10:50A
St. Louis Archdiocese sued over alleged abuse
LOUIS (AP) -- The Archdiocese of St. Louis is facing a lawsuit filed by a 19-year-old woman who accuses a priest of molesting her when she was a young child. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the suit filed Monday claims that the archdiocese
Updated: 10/25/2011 10:47A
Georgia Pastor Sues City Over Demon Mascot Protest
By: AP A pastor has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a Georgia city violated his rights when he was arrested for protesting a school's demon mascot. Pastor Donald Crosby said in the lawsuit filed Monday that the city of Warner Robins violated his First
Updated: 10/25/2011 10:47A
CCISD joins fight for more school funding
Their action, Board President Dee Scott said, “is about protecting our local taxpayers from the need to increase property taxes. It is about fighting for funds owed to this community for the education of its children.” Facing a projected $5.5 million
Updated: 10/25/2011 10:46A
NC's second toll road gets green light
The proposed project is a 19.7-mile long new location expressway from US 74 at I-485 in eastern Mecklenburg County to US 74 between the towns of Wingate and Marshville in Union County, according to NCDOT. It is set to open to traffic in 2015 as the
Updated: 10/25/2011 10:44A