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Conn. land taken from homeowners still undeveloped
Lawyer Blogs 09/25/2009The plot of prized waterfront Connecticut land that was the crown jewel in the nation's famed Supreme Court fight over eminent domain sits largely undeveloped today, littered with weeds, glass and bricks.Property rights advocates who fought to keep t...
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Government: Half of Madoff accounts show no loss
Lawyer Blogs 09/23/2009Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that a review of most accounts held by financier Bernard Madoff's customers when he was arrested shows that about half of the customers had not lost money because they withdrew more money than they originally invested...
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US court rules against Monsanto's GMO sugarbeets
Lawyer Blogs 09/23/2009A federal U.S. court has ruled in favor of critics of Monsanto Co's genetically engineered sugar beets, saying the U.S. government failed to adequately evaluate environmental and economic risks associated with the crop.The U.S. District Court for the...
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Ohio court rules voter OK needed for video lottery
Lawyer Blogs 09/21/2009The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the state's plan to allow up to 17,500 video lottery terminals at horse racing tracks is subject to a statewide voter referendum.The 6-1 ruling by the high court puts a potential dent in Ohio's plan to rais...
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Indiana court strikes down tough voter ID law
Lawyer Blogs 09/18/2009The state Court of Appeals on Thursday struck down an Indiana law requiring government-issued photo identification for voters, overturning on state constitutional grounds a strict law previously upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.Considered one of the ...
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Burglar pleads guilty in NYC cop-shoots-cop case
Lawyer Blogs 09/18/2009A man has pleaded guilty to breaking into the car of an off-duty New York City police officer who was then killed in a friendly fire shooting.Miguel Goitia pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal mischief. He will serve 1 1/2 to 3 years in prison.Office...
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No retrial for condemned man after judge-DA affair
Lawyer Blogs 09/17/2009A Texas death row inmate won't be able to argue for a new trial, despite admissions of an affair between his trial judge and the prosecutor, a court announced Wednesday. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled 6-3 that convicted murderer Charles De...
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2 men plead guilty in teen prostitution ring
Lawyer Blogs 09/16/2009Two men pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in a ring that forced teenage girls to work as prostitutes in a half dozen states - Florida, Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Shaun Leoney, 28, of Boston, and Aaron Brooks, 2...
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War crimes court convicts journalist of contempt
Lawyer Blogs 09/15/2009The U.N. Yugoslav war crimes tribunal on Monday found a former prosecution spokeswoman guilty of contempt for revealing confidential court decisions made by judges during the trial of Serbia's ex-President Slobodan Milosevic.The court fined French na...
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High court won't extend Calif. prison deadline
Lawyer Blogs 09/14/2009The Supreme Court on Friday turned down California's request to delay a federal court order related to state prison overcrowding.The justices refused to extend a deadline beyond Sept. 18 for telling a special three-judge panel how California will red...
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Court: Employer must pay for weight-loss surgery
Lawyer Blogs 09/11/2009The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that a pizza shop must pay for weight-loss surgery for an obese employee to ensure the success of another operation for a back injury he suffered at work.The decision is raising concern among businesses bracing ...
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Balsillie, NHL fight for Coyotes ownership
Lawyer Blogs 09/10/2009Finally, auction day has come for the Phoenix Coyotes. It's two days, actually.The NHL franchise is to be sold at auction in a two-day hearing that began Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in downtown Phoenix.Only two bids have been made.One by Canadi...