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Clash over 'false and misleading' Illinois ballot
AP Legal Affairs WriterA Chicago Bar Association lawyer ripped into the statewide ballot asking voters if they favor a constitutional convention as "a joke" Wednesday, saying a judge has already found its language is misleading and false. No matter how flawed the ballot is,...Tags: Referenda, John O'Connor, Election Day, Pat Quinn, Judges
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Supreme Court declines to hear 'Survivor' winner Hatch's appeal of tax evasion conviction
Associated Press WriterPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Richard Hatch's appeal of his conviction for failing to pay taxes on the $1 million prize he won on the debut season of "Survivor." Hatch, 47, was sentenced to four years and three...Tags: CBS Corp., Richard Hatch, Local Authority, State Budgets, Trials
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Georgia-Russia talks off to shaky start with delegations absent in turns, meeting ends early
Associated Press WriterGENEVA (AP) _ The first high-level talks between Russia and Georgia since their war broke down Wednesday, but international sponsors said the negotiations had only hit a procedural snag and will resume next month. The delegations from Russia and its...Tags: International Court or Tribunal, European Union, United Nations, Human Rights, International Law
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Ohio officials say court-ordered lists of voters with mismatched records will have 200K names
Associated Press WriterCINCINNATI (AP) _ Close to one in every three newly registered Ohio voters will end up on court-ordered lists being sent to county election boards because they have some discrepancy in their records, an elections spokesman said Wednesday. Secretary of...Tags: Referenda, Social Security, Cleveland, Wages and Pensions, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama)
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Iraqi officials say US agrees to limited Iraqi legal jurisdiction over American troops
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) _ American troops could face trial before Iraqi courts for major crimes committed off base and when not on missions, under a draft security pact hammered out in months of tortuous negotiations, Iraqi officials familiar with the accord said...Tags: Laws, Religious Conflicts, Defense, Condoleezza Rice, Armed Forces
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Law experts: Murder conviction against mom of missing Fla. girl possible despite lack of body
Associated Press WriterORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ Prosecutors have DNA tests and hair samples. They have testimony about "the smell of death" in the trunk of the suspect's car. What they do not have is a body. Prosecutors building a case against a single 22-year-old Florida...Tags: CBS Corp., Murder, Health and Safety at School, Lawyers, University of Miami
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Judge tosses Neb. legislator's lawsuit against God, saying defendant never received notice
Associated Press WriterLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ A judge has thrown out a Nebraska legislator's lawsuit against God, saying the Almighty wasn't properly served due to his unlisted home address. State Sen. Ernie Chambers filed the lawsuit last year seeking a permanent injunction...Tags: Judges, Laws, Prosecution, Ernie Chambers, Trials
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Michigan mother, son not alone on trip to Omaha
A Michigan mother who drove roughly 12 hours to abandon her son in Omaha this week wasn't the only adult in the car. Court records show the 13-year-old boy says his grandmother and aunt also were along for the ride that left him abandoned at a...Tags: Emergency Planning
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Appeals court restores verdict against bartender
A state appeals court says a judge erred in throwing out a jury's verdict finding a northern Wisconsin bartender guilty of allowing underage men into her tavern. The Third District Court of Appeals says Rusk County prosecutors presented enough...Tags: Witnesses, Prosecution, Local Authority
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Pistone Refuses To Testify For Connolly
The Hartford CourantAfter unusual negotiations over two days, the best known witness on ex-FBI agent John Connolly's defense list walked away from court today without taking the witness stand. Retired undercover FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone, author, subject of a Hollywood...Tags: NBC, Johnny Depp, Organized Crime, Laws, Hollywood (Broward, Florida)
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Ind. GOP warns disputed early votes may be tossed
Associated Press WriterA lawyer for Indiana Republicans warned Wednesday that courts might eventually throw out disputed absentee votes being cast in the Democratic stronghold of Lake County, raising a new legal cloud over polling in this presidential battleground state....Tags: Corporate Crime, Lake County (Indiana), David Brooks, John McCain, Judges
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Mass. man on trial in death of wife, stepson, allegedly for her involvement with Mormon church
Associated Press WriterBOSTON (AP) _ Carla Souza was a dutiful member of the Mormon church, hosting dinner meetings at her house, taking care of children in the nursery school and going out with missionaries to spread the word about her faith. Her devotion, prosecutors said,...Tags: Mormon, Prosecution, Murder, Christianity, Trials
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