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Comelec files electoral sabotage case vs. Arroyo
He explained that they made the decision after the Department of Justice (DOJ) forwarded their recommendation to them last Wednesday. Brillantes said they decided to file the case against Mrs. Arroyo because the former President did not file any
Updated: 11/17/2011 11:20P
MP on sex charges lied to police: court
"If you speak to her in clear light and spoke to her for a while and had any experience in judging the age of children, you would reach a judgment that she was under 17 years." Defence barrister Peter Barker said a judgment of age depended largely on
Updated: 11/17/2011 11:20P
Driver pleads guilty in fatal 2010 crash that killed soldier
Anthony Lloyd Mancheski, 21, entered his guilty plea Thursday in Washington County District Court. Mancheski was charged in August with one count of criminal vehicular homicide - more than a year after the May 3, 2010, fatal crash on US 61 just north
Updated: 11/17/2011 11:15P
Democrats like Texas' new, temporary vote maps
That court agreed with the US Department of Justice that there was sufficient evidence to question whether the new maps hurt minority representation. That cleared the way for a trial and all but guarantees the 2012 elections will be conducted with
Updated: 11/17/2011 11:13P
Sabin Willett on Latif
The district court was finding facts from old, cold and unreliable records, and so uniform results would have been a little surprising, but still possible, given the trial court's broad factfinding discretion. You'd expect regular affirmance on appeal
Updated: 11/17/2011 11:13P
Philippines' Arroyo puts back travel bid by a day
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima vowed to block Arroyo from leaving, even though the Supreme Court had already ruled she was free to seek medical care abroad. “My directive to the Bureau of Immigration stays and that is to prevent or bar the Arroyos
Updated: 11/17/2011 11:10P
COMELEC OKs electoral sabotage vs Gloria Arroyo
The Comelec en banc recommended the filing of the charges against Mrs. Arroyo after the joint fact-finding committee of the Comelec and the Department of Justice found strong evidence to lodge the non-bailable case against the former president.
Updated: 11/17/2011 11:08P
Comelec files poll sabotage case vs. GMA
Lagman, however, was not sure if the case was jointly filed by the Comelec and the Department of Justice (DOJ). The filing of the case came only a few hours after the Comelec en banc voted 5-2, adopting the resolution of the joint DOJ-Comelec panel,
Updated: 11/17/2011 11:08P
One year later, gang cases wrapped up
In a year's time, 11 of the 14 cases stemming from a multi-agency, mass gang member arrest have made their way through the criminal justice system. One year ago today, 120 law enforcement officers gathered in Grand Island to seek out 14
Updated: 11/17/2011 11:05P
Comelec files poll sabotage raps vs Arroyo
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Updated: 11/17/2011 11:00P
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