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Michael Jackson Cause of Death Updated
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2010/01/12 09:39
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pLos Angeles authorities have officially changed the death certificate belonging to late King of Pop, Michael Jackson to reflect an exact cause of death./ppUpdated due to the completion of a lengthy investigation, Jackson's cause of death has now been labeled a murder due to 'acute Propofol intoxication' via an 'intravenous injection from another'./ppJackson's original death certificate was filed July 7./ppWhile the official cause of death has been revealed, embattled Dr. Conrad Murray remains a free man./ppSources say the Jackson family, specifically Joe Jackson, still believe more than one person is responsible for the entertainer's death./ppJoe won't give up on getting justice for his son and a lawsuit is his focus, a source told Daily Mail./pp
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NY Court Rejects Dan Rather's Appeal Against CBS
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2010/01/12 09:38
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| pNew York's top court has rejected Dan Rather's bid to reinstate his $70 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against CBS Corp./ppRather's motion was denied without comment Tuesday by the Court of Appeals./ppCBS spokeswoman Shannon Jacobs says the network is pleased with the outcome. A call to Rather's lawyer was not immediately returned./ppRather sued CBS and its top executives in 2007, claiming he had been wrongfully removed from his CBS Evening News anchor post over a report that examined President George W. Bush's military service./ppIn September, a five-member Appellate Division panel unanimously concluded there was no breach of contract because CBS still paid Rather his $6 million annual salary after the disputed 2004 broadcast./p |
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Supreme Court reverses Sixth Circuit in federal habeas case
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2010/01/12 09:37
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pThe US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Smith v. Spisak that the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit contravened the directives of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) by extending Mills v. Marylandnbsp; to resolve in a habeas petitioner's favor questions that were not decided or addressed in Mills. The Sixth Circuit ruled that the jury instructions in defendant John Spisak, Jr's trial violated Mills by requiring unanimity in the finding that the aggravating circumstances outweighed the mitigating factors. In reversing the decision below, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote:
The Court of Appeals held the sentencing instructions unconstitutional because, in its view, the instructions, taken together with the forms, required juror unanimity as to the presence of a mitigating factor - contrary to this Court's holding in Mills v. Maryland. Since the parties do not dispute that the Ohio courts adjudicated this claim, i.e., they considered and rejected it on the merits, the law permits a federal court to reach a contrary decision only if the state-court decision was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States. Unlike the Court of Appeals, we conclude that Spisak's claim does not satisfy this standard.
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Same-sex marriage and the new YouTube debate
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2010/01/12 09:36
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pCalifornia's gay-marriage ban is again being tested as a high-profile federal-court case opened in the state Monday and immediately drew a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court./ppThe high court temporarily blocked the Internet broadcast of the trial, the first serious challenge in federal court to a state law against same-sex marriage./ppThe main issue in the case, being heard in U.S. District Court, is whether a 2008 voter initiative dubbed Proposition 8 violates the U.S. Constitution by creating a law that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation. Defenders of Proposition 8 say it validly defined marriage in traditional terms by restricting marriage to people who could have children naturally./ppWhatever the outcome in Chief Judge Vaughn Walker's courtroom, the case will likely be appealed, eventually to the U.S. Supreme Court. Five states currently permit same-sex marriage, either by statute or under their state constitutions.
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Jill Weinberg - Dallas Employment Labor Lawyer
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2010/01/05 09:22
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Former Racine mayor pleads guilty in sex sting
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2009/12/28 10:15
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| Former Racine Mayor Gary Becker has pleaded guilty to two charges stemming from an Internet sex sting.pIn exchange, prosecutors agreed to dismiss six other charges during Tuesday's hearing./ppThe 52-year-old Becker pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault of a child under 16 and child enticement. He faces up to 45 years in prison when he's sentenced March 3./ppDefense attorney Patrick Cafferty declined comment until after Becker's sentencing hearing./ppBecker was arrested at a shopping center on Jan. 13 in a sting operation after authorities said he was involved in explicit Internet chats with a state agent posing as a 14-year-old girl./ppBecker was charged Jan. 15 and resigned as mayor five days later./p |
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Guilty pleas in June standoff, shootout in ND
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2009/12/28 10:14
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| Four people involved in a June standoff in North Dakota that followed an Alabama prison break have pleaded guilty to charges including attempted murder, robbery and reckless endangerment.pJoshua Southwick, Angela Mink and her brother, Ashton Mink, entered pleas Tuesday./ppProsecutors say Ashton Mink's wife, Jacquelin, pleaded guilty last week./ppAuthorities say Angela and Jacquelin Mink helped the men escape from an Alabama prison in May. Southwick was serving time for murder and burglary; Mink for attempted murder./ppThe four are believed to have eluded authorities in at least seven states until a June 5 video store robbery in North Dakota. They fled, holed up in a nearby ranch outbuilding and were arrested after shootouts with law enforcement./p |
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