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  • Survey: Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaints Rise

    Survey: Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaints Rise

    National News 08/02/2009

    According to The Jerusalem Post, Israeli help centers are receiving more calls regarding sexual harassment in the workplace, according to a recent survey. The survey, which was conducted by Millward Brown, examined the level of exposure and awareness...

  • When Jaundice Leads To Brain Injury

    When Jaundice Leads To Brain Injury

    National News 08/02/2009

    According to ABC News, Susan Haas says that when her daughter, Lexi, was born she was a normal, healthy baby girl. So when Lexi, at 3 days old, developed jaundice -- a common liver condition that is estimated to affect six out of every 10 babies -- t...

  • California Court Closures Set, Despite Grumbling

    California Court Closures Set, Despite Grumbling

    National News 07/31/2009

    According to The Recorder, the Judicial Council on Wednesday ordered all California courthouses closed once a month starting Sept. 16, despite ongoing complaints from labor groups, sheriffs and some judges that the closures are unnecessary and potent...

  • Judicial Appointment Challenge In TN Fails

    Judicial Appointment Challenge In TN Fails

    National News 07/29/2009

    According to Courthouse News, the 6th Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging the constitutionality of the way Tennessee appoints its Supreme Court justices. The method drew criticism from Drew Johnson, president of the conservative Tennessee Center ...

  • Tasered Woman Wins Trial In Suit Against Cops

    Tasered Woman Wins Trial In Suit Against Cops

    National News 07/27/2009

    According to Courthouse News, Minnesota police illegally Tasered a woman for refusing to hang up her 911 call after officers handcuffed her husband during a traffic stop, the 8th Circuit ruled. Sandra Brown and her husband, Richard, were driving home...

  • Prop 8 To be Decided on Soon

    Prop 8 To be Decided on Soon

    National News 06/17/2009

    Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says a federal lawsuit challenging California's gay marriage ban poses a valid legal question that should be decided by the courts. Schwarzenegger's position came in a court filing Tuesday in response to the lawsuit filed o...

  • Some possible nominees had easy Senate path before

    Some possible nominees had easy Senate path before

    National News 05/24/2009

    Some of the people President Barack Obama is considering for the Supreme Court got significant support from Republicans when they were last before the Senate seeking jobs in the judiciary or executive branches of government. But a yes vote then doesn...

  • Calif. wants US Supreme Court OK of video game ban

    Calif. wants US Supreme Court OK of video game ban

    National News 05/22/2009

    California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to reinstate a state law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. In February, the 9th U.S. Court of Appeals str...

  • Key player in sports-bribery case appears in court

    Key player in sports-bribery case appears in court

    National News 05/15/2009

    Two former University of Toledo football players charged in a point-shaving scheme were arraigned in federal court Wednesday, including an ex-running back from Canada who is described as a key contact for Detroit-area gamblers. Not guilty pleas were ...

  • Supreme Court Takes on Special Ed Case

    Supreme Court Takes on Special Ed Case

    National News 04/23/2009

    The Supreme Court is again trying to decide when taxpayers must footthe bill for private schooling for special education students. The court will hear arguments Tuesday in an Oregon case in which alocal school district contends that students should a...

  • Supermarket Mogul Guilty of Charges

    Supermarket Mogul Guilty of Charges

    National News 04/21/2009

    George Torres, a feisty entrepreneur who built a multimillion-dollargrocery store chain by catering to some of Los Angeles' poorestcommunities, was convicted of racketeering, solicitation of murder,bribery and other crimes Monday by a federal court j...

  • Man Jailed for Dodging Child Support

    Man Jailed for Dodging Child Support

    National News 04/13/2009

    Authorities in Michigan say a man fathered 14 children with 13 different women and owes more than $530,000 in unpaid child support. The Flint Journal reports 42-year-old Thomas Frazier was jailed Thursday. Court records say he hasn't made a support p...

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