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Tulsa WorldRecreation center resolution: Councilors approved a resolution Thursday requesting that the city delay the demolition of the recreation centers at B.C. Franklin, Springdale and Ben Hill parks until Dec. 1. The resolution also asks the city to cancel its...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Elections
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Ask a real estate pro: Son's ex-wife won't go along with a short sale
Sentinel CorrespondentBoard-certified real estate lawyer Gary M. Singer writes about the housing market at SunSentinel.com/housekeys each Friday. To ask him a question, click here. Q: My husband and I cosigned a loan for our son and his now ex-wife. Our son stayed in the...Tags: Real Estate, Financial and Business Services, Justice System, Foreclosures, Lawyers
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IRS problem started with vague tax exemption rules
WASHINGTON — In spring 2010, agents in the Cincinnati office of the Internal Revenue Service, which handles applications for tax-exempt status, faced a surge of filings by new advocacy groups, with little guidance on how to treat them. Their...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Justice System, Judges, Taxation, U.S. Congress
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Judicial appointments by Kasich criticized
The Columbus DispatchAs the Franklin County legal community gathers today for a seminar on attracting qualified candidates for judgeships, a local Democratic leader is questioning the qualifications of the Republican governor's two latest judicial appointments. Colleen O'...Tags: Justice System, Executive Branch, Judges, Government, Laws
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Secret subpoenas recall Nixon era
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Justice Department's decision to secretly subpoena months of reporters' phone records is drawing comparisons with Nixon-era tactics and raising anew questions about the aggression with which the Obama administration has cracked down on unauthorized...Tags: Bradley Manning, Espionage Act of 1917, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Pittsburgh, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Student Kiera Wilmot's arrest over science experiment explosion sparks outrage on Twitter, other social media
Kiera Wilmot is a petite 16-year-old who plays cello, wants to study robotics in college and, since last month, worries her school views her as a "terrorist." She is also the subject of an online, "justice for Kiera" campaign championed by strangers...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Twitter, Inc., Endangered Species, Justice System, Trials
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Stockton officials say guidance needed in charter revision
The Record, Stockton, Calif.Two key city administrators tonight will seek to influence a charter revision committee Mayor Anthony Silva launched shortly after taking office this year. City Manager Bob Deis and City Attorney John Luebberke will lead a study session, giving the City...Tags: Trials, Litigation
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Manatee School Board takes microscope to district operations
Bradenton HeraldThe Manatee County School Board meeting Monday ran past its usual two hours as board members questioned several agenda items that other times might have been passed through with little comment. About 10 items were removed from the list of actions...Tags: Auction Service
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Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Jane Friedmann column
Star TribuneOne lawyer billed his client for the time they spent having sex. Another harbored a fugitive and lied to law enforcement, while a third raided a family trust she was paid to administer. Twenty Minnesota attorneys have been disbarred, suspended, publicly...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Justice System, Stress, Lawyers
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Ask a real estate pro: With retirement in full view, try to avoid refinancing
Sentinel CorrespondentBoard-certified real estate lawyer Gary M. Singer writes about the housing market at SunSentinel.com/housekeys each Friday. To ask him a question, click here. Q: I have five years left until I pay off my 30-year mortgage. I received an offer to...Tags: Real Estate, Justice System, Mortgages, Lawyers
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Attorney general says courts will uphold gun bill
In the face of a threatened lawsuit by the National Rifle Association, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has formally advised Gov. Martin O’Malley that he can sign the bill next week without fear of any part of it being overturned in the courts....
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Justice System, Executive Branch, Trials, Assault
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COLUMN - The continuing struggle for voting rights: William Yeomans
ReutersBy William Yeomans May 7 (Reuters) - The inspector general for the Justice Department, Michael Horowitz, recently issued a report recommending that the Civil Rights Division should no longer favor applicants who have demonstrated an interest in civil...Tags: Minority Groups, Judges, Trials, U.S. Congress, Laws
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