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| FRAUD; Economy is creating a swindler 'gold rush' The recession has killed jobs by the millions, but it's been a boon to one sector of the population: con artists. |
| MySpace not deemed liable for girls' rapes; COURT OF APPEAL Girls who were sexually assaulted by men they first contacted on MySpace cannot seek damages from the social-networking Web site, which is protected from... |
| Online advertisers launch rules over data privacy; Want self-policing action before government steps in The digital ad industry will announce today sweeping new self-policing guidelines aimed at providing consumers with options for how they want to interact... |
| Democrat Franken wins court battle over Minn. Senate seat; Republican concedes, ends 8-month saga WASHINGTON - The Minnesota Supreme Court yesterday declared former comedian Al Franken the winner of the state's US Senate race, ending an eight-month... |
| Judge predicts guilt but denies DNA request Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrazza said in court Monday that she has "reason to believe" that Darnell D. |
| CALIFORNIA; Probe zeros in on medications; Investigators hope prescriptions in other names and medical equipment yield clues into Jackson's death. Authorities investigating the circumstances of Michael Jackson's death are relying in part on several bags of evidence they have removed over the last... |
| A strong message to Wall Street; The 150-year sentence for Bernard Madoff reflects a harsher stance against financial crime. With Bernard L. Madoff sentenced Monday to 150 years in prison, his massive Ponzi scheme is likely to be felt for years as victims struggle to recoup their... |
| States gain more power over banks; Supreme Court says local governments can enforce some of their consumer protections against national financial ins. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states could enforce some of their consumer protection laws against national banks, a move that could lead to tougher... |
| Sears will let jobless stop payments; Aim is to boost appliance sales NEW YORK - Sears Holdings Corp., the largest US department store chain, will let customers who lose their jobs suspend payments and keep appliances bought... |
| Legal battles over Jackson's legacy begin to take shape; With no will as yet found, his parents seek control over his affairs. As Michael Jackson's father moved Sunday to assert control over his son's estate, his attorney said that the family has not been able to locate a will... |
| Watch It!; Spurred By National Scrutiny Of Security Cameras In The City, Protesters Warn Of Threat To Liberty 'Put It On A Ballot' 'Sound And Fury' pfranz@lnpnews.com It started with a newspaper article in the Los Angeles Times. Then, a tongue-lashing from cable news commentator Keith Olbermann, who... |
| How did a bullying bill become a debate about gay marriage? Jun. 28--HICKORY -- The dispute over four words provoked men to insults such as "bigot" and "Hitler." The dispute over four words sent a carload of pastors... |
| High court draws line on school strip-search; The questioning of an eighth-grade girl went too far, justices say. After two decades of giving school officials wide leeway to search students for drugs or weapons, the Supreme Court set a legal limit on Thursday, ruling... |
| Authors defend deal with Google ; A book-scanning suit settlement will help find writers of 'orphan works,' group says. The Authors Guild hasn't said much since it settled its lawsuit last fall with Google Inc. over the search company's book-scanning project, but it defended... |
| Importer fined for selling toys with lead paint; OKK Trading denies it knowingly violated child safety standards. A Los Angeles-area toy importer has agreed to pay a $665,000 fine for importing and selling toys with high levels of lead and for violating other federal... |
| Court could take Jon & Kate's 8 off series; Splitting estate may be complicated, too In the Jon-minus-Kate legal equation, it's the remaining eight whom some experts worry about most. "I'm really sad to think their custody might be part... |
| HOBOKEN Must pay fine, restitution in benefits scam HOBOKEN - A city couple has been ordered to pay nearly $50,000 in restitution and a $2,500 fine, and has been sentenced to one year probation for stealing... |
| Rabbi's jailhouse action in question; Resigns after link to bar mitzvah NEW YORK - It was like any other bar mitzvah, complete with kosher food, singing, and a reading from the Torah - except that it was in a Manhattan jai... |
| TJX to pay for breach of data Retail giant TJX Cos. agreed Tuesday to pay $9.75 million to 41 states including California to settle an investigation of a massive data breach that jeopardized... |
| Witness shield bill goes to Jindal; State would enhance local protection efforts BATON ROUGE -- A bill designed to better protect witnesses and their families from retaliation for testimony against criminals cleared its final legislative... |
| Jaffe, 3 others charged in fraud; Feds: Weston man helped build illusion of `the Great Madoff' The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is charging Bernard Madoff's alleged Boston point man with pocketing more than $150 million while ``knowingly... |
| THE NATION; Court backs parents of disabled son; The justices' ruling means the public may have to pay for private schooling if a district fails in... The Supreme Court strengthened the rights of parents of children with disabilities on Monday and dealt a potentially costly setback to cash-strapped public... |
| Voting Rights Act survives court challenge WASHINGTON - The Voting Rights Act, the government's chief weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s, survived a Supreme Court... |
| Lost jobs forcing more out of homes; Reach of foreclosures shows scope of crisis WASHINGTON -- The nation's foreclosure crisis -- once largely confined to only a few corners of the country -- is spreading to new areas as the economy... |
| Triumph seeks $1.25M from insurers over explosion Jun. 22--Triumph Foods is suing three insurance companies for refusing to cover $1.25 million in injury payments to victims of the 2005 gas explosion during... |
| Evicted over Peeps and bunnies?; Woman's attorney; says decorations; protected as; religious expression A jury will be asked to decide this week whether a Gunbarrel woman's pyramid of Peeps and other Easter decor on her apartment door became stale enough... |
| For Grisham, a time to remember; Journey from young lawyer to master of the legal thriller is a tale in itself HERNANDO, Miss. -- John Grisham's legal pad was blank and his knees like putty as he approached the judge's bench. |
| Age bias much harder to prove; The Supreme Court shifts the burden of proof to the worker making the claim. With workplace age-discrimination claims rising rapidly, the Supreme Court made it much harder Thursday for older workers to win in court. |
| CALIFORNIA; Aid denied in frozen-sperm case; Court rejects benefits for a girl conceived after her father died. A 10-year-old Los Angeles girl conceived with her dead father's frozen sperm is not entitled to his Social Security benefits, a federal appeals court panel... |
| Google's Domination Could Draw Scrutiny Under Obama Team "Don't Be Evil' Meets Antitrust Drawing more than 60% of U. Vowing a tougher stance on antitrust issues, the Obama administration has stepped up scrutiny of the Web's dominant search engine. In recent weeks, Google... |
| Police leaders at odds; Promotion dispute leads to affidavit Malden Police Commissioner Anthony Spadafora contends in court papers that Police Chief Kenneth Coye thwarted the promotion of a patrolman because of a... |
| Isolation prisons under fire; An ACLU lawsuit will challenge the transfer of an inmate to a facility that drastically limits outside contact. Civil rights activists plan to file a lawsuit today contesting the transfer of a Tunisian American prisoner to a federal prison facility that some inmates... |
| MEXICO UNDER SIEGE; Gun flow south is a crisis for 2 nations; Report says U.S. failure to curb smuggling has strengthened cartels. The United States lacks a coordinated strategy to stem the flow of weapons smuggled across its southern border, a failure that has fueled the rise of powerful... |
| Senate OKs lewd-communication bill; People under 17 would be protected BATON ROUGE -- Any lewd or lascivious communication to a person under the age of 17 by someone who is at least two years older could result in a jail... |
| Voting rights verdict; Whatever the Supreme Court decides, Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is outdated. Reading tea leaves is a favorite game played by Supreme Court watchers, despite the fact that it's never going to reveal much. |
| MOORE AMENDMENT TO FUND LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS SET TO BE VOTED ON IN HOUSE The following information was released by the office of Wisconsin Rep. Gwen Moore: The United States House of Representatives today is expected to vote... |
| U.S. seeks to tighten financial system rules The Obama administration this week will propose the most significant new regulation of the financial industry since the Great Depression, including a new... |
| Travel sites lose ruling; State supreme court sets precedent in Columbus case. Atlanta's pending. The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday handed the city of Columbus an important victory in a high-stakes lawsuit against online travel companies. |
| Children can meet dad's gay friends; Ruling overturns Fayette judge's ban.; Gay-rights activists hail decision, which stems from 2007 divorce case. The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday threw out a judge's order that prohibited children in a divorce case from having any contact with their father's gay... |
| Judge rules terrorist can sue over torture memos SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A convicted terrorist can sue a former Bush administration lawyer for drafting the legal theories that led to his alleged torture... |
| Jefferson case may not be airtight; Experts see weak spots in feds' arguments ALEXANDRIA, VA. -- When Peter Zeidenberg, a Washington lawyer and former prosecutor, read about the 2007 indictment of then-Congressman William Jefferson... |
| No tickets issued to near-naked cyclists; Riders keep; genitals covered,; avoid landing on; sex offender list Watch it See video of Saturday's World Naked Bike Ride through Boulder at www.coloradodaily.com . E mploying some creative methods that included strategically... |
| Senate bill gives FDA power over tobacco The tobacco-control movement celebrated another milestone yesterday as the U.S. Senate easily passed a bill giving the government unprecedented power over... |
| Family out of tents, into hotel; Inspector first deems their home unlivable.; Then landlord says rent wasn't paid, but family says it can prove it w. The Gwinnett County family that slept two nights in tents outside of its unlivable home will get to sleep in hotel beds tonight and Friday night, thanks... |
| Will New Appraisal Rules Help Or Harm? Reports Detail Market Trends Some say the guidelines and how they're applied end up repressing recovery New appraisal rules meant to ensure fairness are being blamed for ugly side effects. Getting a fair appraisal is actually harder now, some real estate... |
| THE NATION; Indian artifact theft targeted; The Interior secretary announces charges against 24 accused of looting ancient items in Four Corners are. Striking at a longtime practice in the Four Corners area, federal authorities Wednesday unsealed indictments against 24 people in what they called the... |
| In a state over public holidays Vermont pauses in August for Bennington Battle Day, to honor its revolutionary forefathers. Louisiana takes Mardi Gras off, surely to engage in sober pre-Lenten... |
| StarTek employee wondering why she was fired from work Jun. 11--Deborah Stewart says she has an outstanding employment record at StarTek. Just last week, she had her picture taken for an employee Web site for... |
| FAA vows to boost scrutiny of pilot safety; Workforce issues at regional airlines will be among the issues at congressional hearings, prompted by a d... Four months after a fatal commuter plane crash that pointed to holes in pilot competency, the federal government Tuesday launched an investigation of the... |
| Fiat-Chrysler deal likely to be completed today SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - A group led by Fiat SpA will complete its purchase of most Chrysler LLC assets this morning New York time, after the Supreme Court... |
| White House ready to issue pay rules WASHINGTON - Nearly three months after American International Group bonuses provoked an angry reaction in Congress, the Obama administration is ready to... |
| CHRYSLER PLAN HITS A POTHOLE SUPREME COURT ORDERS AUTOMAKER TO SLOW DOWN ON FIAT SALE The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday postponed the asset sale Chrysler LLC planned to make to a group led by Italian automaker Fiat SpA, jeopardizing the deal... |
| Man accused of menacing Obama appears in court; He allegedly said he was 'a messenger of God.' His mother had a restraining order. The customer had mussed hair, an $85,000 check and an odd question for the teller: Was her bank solvent? "With all the mess going on under President Obama... |
| Twitter to verify accounts to eliminate celebrity impostors Twitter is planning to crack down on celebrity impersonators who post messages on the service as if they were the real thing. |
| REP. LARSON: PAID PARENTAL LEAVE ACT PUTS WORKING FAMILIES FIRST WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Conn. (1st CD), issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed legislation today that... |
| DEBT COLLECTION; Bad-check letters are misleading, critics say; A company uses government seals in its messages, an act that consumer advocates cont... With the seal of Santa Barbara County's district attorney on its cover, the envelope caught Jennifer Osborn's attention immediately. |
| ALL BUSINESS; Ex-Countrywide execs; to aid housing C ountrywide Financial placed itself at the epicenter of the housing crisis by making far too many risky loans to homeowners who ultimately couldn't afford... |
| Kennedy to miss health debate; Ailing senator's absence could complicate talks Senate Democrats and the White House are stepping up preparations to overhaul the nation's health-care system without the ailing Sen. |
| Ruling on Taser use to get DNA may be nation's first It is legally permissible for police to zap a suspect with a Taser to obtain a DNA sample, as long as it's not done "maliciously, or to an excessive extent... |
| People - 'Borat' comic sued for latest antics as 'Bruno' Sacha Baron Cohen 's new movie isn't in theaters yet, but it's already producing the same sort of buzz and legal backlash that his last hit, "Borat,"... |
| Phone company immunity upheld as judge tosses lawsuits; Wiretapping A federal judge on Wednesday upheld an immunity law for telecommunications companies and dismissed dozens of lawsuits by customers who accused AT&T and... |
| Court hears spying case; Justices consider suit filed by two women against their employer for installing a hidden camera in their office. The California Supreme Court seemed unlikely Wednesday to authorize employers to spy on their workers with hidden cameras. |
| Birth certificates bill moves to Senate; Unmarried couples would not be listed BATON ROUGE -- Gay rights advocates fell one vote short Wednesday of derailing a bill designed to affirm that the state will not issue birth certificates... |
| THE NATION; Court upholds Chicago's gun laws; Stage is set for justices to decide whether 2nd Amendment protection extends to cities and states. The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld strict gun control ordinances in Chicago and suburban Oak Park, Ill. |
| U.S. probes hiring in tech; Google, Apple and Yahoo among those said to be targeted in an antitrust inquiry. The Justice Department has launched a preliminary investigation into whether some of the nation's largest technology companies violated antitrust laws... |
| Bankruptcy filings rise among U.S. consumers; Layoffs seen as a driving force behind increase. U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings soared 37 percent in May compared with the same period last year, according to figures released Tuesday by the American... |
| Icon given a fighting chance; Analysts say automaker has several factors working in its favor to return to profitability For all the concern over the bankruptcy and quasi-nationalization of an American industrial icon, it is easy to lose sight of one crucial result of Monday's... |
| Tiller slaying suspect linked to militias; Man upset over doctor's acquittal in abortion trial WICHITA, Kan. -- The man held on suspicion of killing prominent abortion provider Dr. George Tiller belonged to anti-government militia groups and was... |
| Cheney says he's OK with gay marriage WASHINGTON ? Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday he supports gays being able to marry but believes states, not the federal government, should... |
| Firefighter case may keep Sotomayor in hot seat; How she viewed 'reverse bias' has critics' attention WASHINGTON -- The most attention-grabbing case of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's began when a Connecticut city rejected the results of a firefighter-promotion... |
| High stress of recession leading some to depression; Economy in Turmoil This nationwide recession isn't just bad for the job market, retirement plans and home sales - it's also wreaking havoc on the country's mental health. |
| General Motors bankruptcy: Questions and answers for consumers Jun. 1--General Motors seems poised to file for Chapter 11 restructuring in U.S. Bankruptcy Court by Tuesday, but consumers are protected, analysts say... |
| HEALTHCARE; Blue Shield wins ruling in canceled-policy case A judge ruled Thursday in mid-trial that Blue Shield of California had acted properly in canceling the health insurance policy of a former Cypress resident... |
| Pembroke Pines puppy store owner files for bankruptcy: Wizard of Claws is fighting a lawsuit claiming it sells sick dogs May 29--PEMBROKE PINES -- The owner of a Pembroke Pines puppy store battling a lawsuit alleging it sells sick dogs has filed for bankruptcy, court records... |
| Ex-Hooters waitresses sue; DUBLIN Eight former Hooters employees filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against the restaurant chain known for its provocatively dressed servers, saying management... |
anticipatory search warrant
a search warrant that is issued on the basis of an affidavit showing probable cause that there will be certain evidence at a specific location at a future time
FRAUD; Economy is creating a swindler 'gold rush'
The recession has killed jobs by the millions, but it's been a boon to one sector of the population: con artists.MySpace not deemed liable for girls' rapes; COURT OF APPEAL
Girls who were sexually assaulted by men they first contacted on MySpace cannot seek damages from the social-networking Web site, which is protected from...Online advertisers launch rules over data privacy; Want self-policing action before government steps in
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