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Former lawmaker sues former VECO CEO, asks for more than $100000
According to court records, Kohring has filed a lawsuit against Bill Allen — the man he admitted bribed him — and the company Allen owned. The lawsuit filed in June is for defamation of character. It has yet to reach a point where it has been heard in
Updated: 11/13/2011 02:19A
George Will: Our problematic speech
So Xavier Alvarez now hopes the Supreme Court will save him from punishment for lying. And his is not the only case arising from government supervising speech that is demonstrably, or arguably, inaccurate. The Stolen Valor Act allows fines and
Updated: 11/13/2011 02:05A
Spotlight Report Court mismatch makes OUI justice elusive
“I represent nice people who, at the worst, are somebody with an alcohol problem,” said Stephen L. Jones, a defense attorney specializing in drunken driving cases, whose fee to argue a case starts at $10000. This story was reported by Globe Spotlight
Updated: 11/13/2011 02:04A
Court drama: Gunmen kill four at Rawalpindi district courts
By Mudassir Raja People gathered at the site of the incident. PHOTO: INP Panic gripped the district courts in Rawalpindi on Saturday after gunmen entered the premises and killed four men. The assailants, four in all, opened fire at their three rivals
Updated: 11/13/2011 02:04A
Speaking of bad law
So Xavier Alvarez now hopes the Supreme Court will save him from punishment for lying. And his is not the only case arising from government supervising speech that is demonstrably, or arguably, inaccurate. The Stolen Valor Act allows fines and
Updated: 11/13/2011 02:03A
February trial for Edwards proposed
RALEIGH -- Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys for John Edwards have proposed a new schedule for the criminal case against the former US senator and presidential candidate that delays the trial until mid-February. In a court document filed last
Updated: 11/13/2011 02:02A
Legal complexities stall executions of Idaho killers
David Card: Sentenced in Canyon County in 1989 for shooting two people. Thomas Creech: Sentenced in Ada County in 1983 for beating an inmate to death. Timothy Dunlap: Sentenced in Caribou County in April 1992 for killing a woman during a bank robbery.
Updated: 11/13/2011 02:02A
Why Carlos the Jackal is enjoying his days in court
It might all have been highly entertaining, were it not for the presence of some of the 150 people injured and the relatives of the 11 killed in the bomb attacks for which Ramirez, who described himself as a "revolutionary by profession" is standing
Updated: 11/13/2011 02:01A
Largest corruption trial begins India
The special court will examine about 28 witnesses and the first phase of the trial is expected until the end of this month. Observers say that this trial is likely to be a long drawn one and could prove to be extremely damaging to Manmohan Singhs
Updated: 11/13/2011 01:48A
High court refuses to hear murder conviction appeal
The NC Supreme Court reversed that decision in 2010, which reinstated Melvin's conviction and life sentence. The high court directed the Appeals Court to determine if there were any other errors in the original trial. The only other error the Appeals
Updated: 11/13/2011 01:43A
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