Tag: Law
Who's Your Daddy?
pO157.
Posted to Legal on Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 08:20:18 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Walter Andre Sharpe, Jr signed for a certified notice from the Dauphin County Domestic Relations in 2001. This started a 7 year nightmare that has yet to conclude.
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Now, This Guy Is A Maverick
MayorBob.
Posted to Etcetera on Sun Oct 12, 2008 at 08:26:41 AM EST (promoted by DEMachina). RSS.
One of the most abused terms this political season is "maverick." It's been co-opted and practically trademarked by John McCain and Sarah Palin. Whether you believe they're mavericks or not, I subscribe to the notion that a true maverick -- "one that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group; a dissenter" - would hardly refer to him or herself in that way, and generally don't do it when running at the top of one of the two big political parties in the land. So, what's my notion of a true maverick? Glad you asked. He's Tom Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois who says he's had it with the economic status quo and he's not going to do foreclosure evictions anymore.
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Soccer Mom's Heat Draws Heat
pO157.
Posted to Politics on Thu Sep 25, 2008 at 08:47:37 PM EST (promoted by DEMachina). RSS.
Mr. Lebowski, this is Bell Salnicker with the Lebanon, PA Soccer League and I just got a, an informal report, that a parent from your team, uh, Melanie Hain, carried a legally registered and permitted firearm during league play. If this is true of course, it contravenes a number of the league's by-laws, and article 27 of the league.
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Scandal ensnares Detroit... Mayor Flees in Panic! [Breaking]
pO157.
Posted to Legal on Thu Sep 04, 2008 at 09:09:49 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
After months of controversy and scandal which has ensnared the countries poorest city may finally be over. A deal is due any time this morning that would lead to the incarceration, resignation and removal from office of Detroit's mayor.
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Can you hear me now? Retroactive immunity passes House.
pO157.
Posted to Legal on Sat Jun 21, 2008 at 08:39:12 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
A new bill overhauling and expanding the surveillance powers of the United States government passed the House of Representatives Friday and is likely to pass the Senate within a few days. A controversial provision in the legislation included retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies that allegedly cooperated with an illegal and secret warrantless wiretapping program.
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Supremes Back Detained Foreigners! [Breaking News]
pO157.
Posted to Politics on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 10:09:30 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
In a Moment of Truth, the United States Supreme Court sided with those detainees being held without charge a Long, Long Way From Home. In a 5-4 split decision the Justices agreed with the roughly 270 prisoners who claimed they had Heaven on [Their] Side and demanded access to civilian courts to challenge their detention.
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[Breaking News] NYPD Detectives Acquitted in Shooting
pO157.
Posted to Legal on Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 11:28:34 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Four police detectives were found not guilty on all charges by a New York City bench trial in the November 2006 shooting death of Sean Bell. The verdict immediately sparked outrage among some watching the trial, and protests began.
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Speak English Or End Up On The List In Jail
pO157.
Posted to Legal on Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 12:48:32 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr of Luzerne County, PA found himself in the news recently due to his new creative sentencing plan.
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The Schoolhouse Can't Be Your House Unless There's A Teacher There.
MayorBob.
Posted to Legal on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 07:00:49 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
At last count there were 166,000 homeschooled children in the state of California. They are homeschooled, primarily by a parent, due to religious beliefs or dissatisfaction with public schools. Those who advocate homeschooling like to point to the fact that some kids benefit from the practice. All that is about to change in California as, due to a court decision, there are close to 166,000 truants in the state and their parents could end up in trouble with the law.
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Padilla to Prison
pO157.
Posted to Legal on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 08:34:37 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
The extraordinary six year long legal odyssey of Jose Padilla has found some closure today, with the convicted terrorist being sentenced to 17 years in federal prison.
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Does The Method Make Executions More Palatable?
pO157.
Posted to Legal on Sat Jan 05, 2008 at 08:27:11 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
In a recent statement to China Daily, the Vice President of China's Supreme People's Court announced that in order to make the execution more humane and efficient lethal injection will replace gunshots as the preferred method of capital punishment in the world's most populous country.
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And Then There Were Six...
pO157.
Posted to Politics on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 09:03:50 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Moments after the Iowa Caucuses closed and results came out, two Democratic candidates dissolved their campaigns and thanked their [few] supporters.
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