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Feds face inquiry in Edwards case
A trial is scheduled to begin in January. Young, his wife and two of their lawyers now face criminal contempt charges in state court for complying with the federal subpoena and not disclosing that information to Hunter and her attorneys.
Updated: 10/29/2011 02:04A
Federal Historical Seminar Friday Recalled Noted Textbook Case
In 1986, Vicki Frost didn't know that her federal court case involving the issue of religion and public schools would still resonate 25 years later. The case attracted national and even international media coverage in the mid-1980s, and,
Updated: 10/29/2011 02:00A
Nigeria Village $1B Suit against Shell in US Rejected
The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP says the lawsuit by Ogale villagers in Ogoniland against the Royal Dutch/Shell is a foreign legal adventure and a deception for hidden motives. “The Ogale villagers' lawsuit in Detroit has not earned
Updated: 10/29/2011 01:51A
Could a lawsuit derail Android? Understanding Oracle's threat to Google
The crux of Oracle's case against Google has to do with Java technology, which became Oracle's property when it acquired Sun Microsystems back in early 2010. In the 1990s, Sun developed Java as a “write once, run anywhere” technology that was supposed
Updated: 10/29/2011 01:43A
West Salem landlord settles federal lawsuit after denying single mother home
A West Salem woman will pay $15000 to a single mother after denying her a rental property because she didn't have a man to shovel snow. Darlene Dovenberg was accused of violating the Fair Housing Act after the single mother filed a complaint with the
Updated: 10/29/2011 01:27A
Dodgers' attorney says Stow may be partly to blame for beating
Lawyer notes the victim's blood-alcohol level and says the suit by his family wrongly charges the team for being 100% responsible for attack. “Bryan Stow was admitted with 0.176% blood-alcohol level and that is something that will be considered at
Updated: 10/29/2011 01:22A
Medical pot backers' suit seeks end of US raids, threats
Medical marijuana advocates want a federal court to halt the recent raids and threats of prosecution that have significantly stepped up the Obama administration's assault on dispensaries and growers.
Updated: 10/29/2011 01:21A
Court dismisses lawsuit against Rwanda's Kagame
A federal court in Oklahoma on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against Rwandan President Paul Kagame brought by the widows of two assassinated African presidents, ruling that he had immunity in the United States. US District Judge Lee West ruled that as a
Updated: 10/29/2011 01:19A
City settles lawsuit over G-20 Summit arrests
The city of Pittsburgh has settled for $60000 a lawsuit filed last year by an Army second lieutenant and a University of Pittsburgh student alleging mistreatment by police during the G-20 Summit of world leaders. Stipulations ending the lawsuit were
Updated: 10/29/2011 01:06A
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White House starts loan inquiry — The White House is ordering a review of loan guarantees made by the Energy Department after a California solar company that got a half-billion-dollar federal loan went bankrupt. Congressional Republicans have been
Updated: 10/29/2011 01:06A