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Supreme Court upholds federal ban on disputed abortion procedure
WASHINGTON AP _ The Supreme Court upheld the nationwide ban on a controversial abortion procedure Wednesday, handing abortion opponents the long-awaited victory they expected from a more conservative bench.The 5-4 ruling said the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act that Congress passed and President Bush signed into law in 2003 does not violate a woman's constitutional right to an abortion.Man sentenced to 421 years in prison in SC text message abduction
BEAUFORT, S.C. AP - A SouthCarolina man was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum 421 years in prison for kidnapping a teenager and raping her in an underground bunker.Moments before his trial was to begin Tuesday, Vinson Filyaw pleaded guilty to kidnapping and 10 counts of criminal sexual conduct, one for each day prosecutors said he held the girl captive a year ago in Kershaw County.
Tribune Bondholders Cry Foul Over Payments to Davis Polk and Others
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The bondholders, represented by Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, maintain that an affiliate of Tribune Co. has been improperly paying the legal fees of banks that loaned money to Tribune for its LBO.
Arizona Supreme Ct. Rules Kid Rude, Not Criminal
Reversing decisions made by two lower courts, the Arizona Supreme Court has decided a student who misbehaved at public school cannot be prosecuted under criminal law for disorderly conduct. The court ruled the student, Julio L., behaved rudely, but not criminally. Writing for the court, Justice Stanley G. Feldman said "our laws do not make criminals out of adults or juveniles just because they act offensively or rudely or lack respect."
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Lender forecloses on Hollywood hotel owner
The owner of a Hollywood hotel has been hit with a foreclosure action.
Recession to Steal Some Glitz From Gadget Show
The International Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the U.S., opens this week in Las Vegas, but the economic downturn will temper the normally dizzying extravaganza. And some attendees are wondering if the whole technology trade show business is past its peak.Crusading Lawyer, Out of Prison After Tax Conviction, Learns to Slow Down
Stephen Yagman wasn't one to quit. During his 35-year career, he relentlessly pursued civil rights actions against law enforcement officials, particularly those in Southern California. Even after filing for bankruptcy protection in 1999, he re-emerged to file a complaint against a federal judge, launching national reform of judicial disciplinary procedures.
Activists encourage jurors to take a stand
The Fully Informed Jury Association, a Montana-based group, had been handing out pamphlets at federal and state courthouses saying jury service doesn't mean checking your conscience at the door.Daily Decision Service Alert: Vol. 22, No. 61 – March 29, 2013
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