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Matt Hasselbeck, Nick Barnett, Plaxico Burress Lead Early Returns for NFL 2011
Early verdict: Should be better than the men he replaced, for one season anyway. What a bargain. The Bills went linebacker shopping after losing Paul Posluszny to the Jaguars. So far, Barnett has emerged as perhaps the most valuable member of the
Updated: 09/23/2011 07:28P
Irvine 11 guilty verdict motivated by politics, racism
By PSL LA Standing up for justice is not a crime. But in the US criminal “justice” system it certainly is, especially when you stand up for the Palestinian people. The trial of the Irvine 11 ended today, and a supreme injustice was done.
Updated: 09/23/2011 07:23P
Lehrer & Hicks: Jury got it right in the 'Irvine 11' case
Today, the jury returned its verdict in the case of the "Irvine 11." The case involved students who disrupted the speech of former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren at UC Irvine in February 2010. The jury properly found the students
Updated: 09/23/2011 07:19P
US Muslim Students Guilty in Free-Speech Case
The defense argued that the so-called "Irvine 11"—charges against one student were later dismissed—had a right to protest and that a guilty verdict would stifle free speech on US campuses. But prosecutors said it was the students who were blocking
Updated: 09/23/2011 07:13P
My Verdict on Joe McGinniss' The Rogue
Go to Barnes & Noble. Read pages 137-142. Put the book back on the shelf. After reading The Rogue, Joe McGinniss' new book on the life and meteoric rise of Sarah Palin, that's my advice. Joe McGinniss is a smart guy, an entertaining drinking companion,
Updated: 09/23/2011 07:12P
'Irvine 11': Prosecutor calls verdict a victory for free speech
Tony Rackauckas called the verdict a clean victory for free speech. “Today, an Orange County jury sent a strong message that 1st Amendment rights belong to every American and we will not tolerate a small band of people who want to hijack our freedoms,”
Updated: 09/23/2011 07:11P
After fast verdict, Sheley cases could slow
The one part of the process that has been quick was the verdict in the first trial: Jurors took less than an hour Monday to convict Sheley in the June 2008 beating death of Ronald Randall. But Sheley still faces charges in seven other deaths,
Updated: 09/23/2011 07:10P
Verdict on Philly's Lead Court: It works
Nine years ago, Philadelphia established a specialty court to speed the cleanup of lead hazards in apartments and rented homes. Health researchers at Drexel University School of Public Health who studied the program say that it's
Updated: 09/23/2011 07:04P
Robbery case adjourned
This after three assessors in the case of Joseph Nonu returned with a uninanimous guilty verdict on Thursday. Delivering his judgment yesteday, High Court Judge Justice Sitambarampillai Thurairajah said a witness had positively identified Mr Nonu as
Updated: 09/23/2011 07:03P
Jury convicts Muslim students of disrupting Israeli diplomat's speech at US
About 150 people, including relatives and supporters of the students and Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, attended the verdict. Some community members gasped and started crying when the verdict was read and about a dozen walked out.
Updated: 09/23/2011 07:02P