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Alabama court sides with governor on casino raid
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2010/02/06 18:30
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pGov. Bob Riley's gambling task force won another victory Thursday when the Alabama Supreme Court tossed out a court order blocking a raid on the state's largest casino./ppIn a 7-2 decision, the court said a Macon County judge lacked jurisdiction to halt the pre-dawn raid Jan. 29./ppThis is another victory for the rule of law, Gov. Bob Riley said Thursday night./ppVictoryLand, 15 miles east of Montgomery, closed its casino Monday night. Shortly before the Supreme Court's ruling came out Thursday, the company closed all other facilities, including its dog track, restaurants and new luxury hotel. The closure was designed to keep the Governor's Task Force on Illegal Gambling from returning without getting a judge to approve a search warrant./ppTask force commander John Tyson said last week a search warrant was not needed for the thwarted raid because the casino was open and undercover officers were inside observing the gambling machines. He declined to reveal his next step Thursday night, but said he was reviewing the complete closure of VictoryLand.
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Thomas: Some questioning of Court 'irresponsible'
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2010/02/06 18:29
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| pQuestioning the Supreme Court and other government branches needs to stay within the range of fair criticism or run the risk in our society of undermining institutions that we need to preserve our liberties, Justice Clarence Thomas said Thursday. /ppThomas also told an audience at the University of Florida law school that some comments he hears about the court border on being irresponsible. /ppHe didn't speak specifically about the court's recent decision on campaign financing or mention President Barack Obama. But Thomas' comments come a week after Obama took the rare step of openly criticizing the decision during his State of the Union speech. /ppThomas supported the 5-4 ruling that allows companies and unions to spend freely on ads that promote or target candidates by name. /p |
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WaMu shareholders get their voice in bankruptcy
Court Press News |
2010/01/29 10:51
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pShareholders of Washington Mutual Inc will have a voice in the company's bankruptcy after a judge refused on Thursday to disband their committee, which Washington Mutual said would complicate the case./ppThe U.S. Trustee, who plays an oversight role in bankruptcy, appointed the committee earlier this month after being petitioned by 3,500 shareholders. The company immediately asked the court to disband it./ppThe committee will be able to speak with a unified voice and hire professionals, who would be paid by the company./ppWashington Mutual has said since it filed for bankruptcy in 2008 that it is hopelessly insolvent, and therefore there is no need for an official committees of shareholders.
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Prison officials seize 96-page DD manuscript
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2010/01/26 04:56
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A man serving life in prison for first-degree intentional homicide lost his legal battle Monday to play Dungeons Dragons behind bars.
Kevin T. Singer filed a federal lawsuit against officials at Wisconsin's Waupun prison, arguing that a policy banning all Dungeons Dragons material violated his free speech and due process rights.
Prison officials instigated the Dungeons Dragons ban among concerns that playing the game promoted gang-related activity and was a threat to security. Singer challenged the ban but the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld it as a reasonable policy.
Dungeons Dragons players create fictional characters and carry out their adventures, often working together as a group, with the help of complicated rules.
Singer, 33, has been a devoted player of the fantasy role-playing game since he was a child, according to the court ruling. After the ban went into effect, prison officials confiscated dozens of Dungeons Dragons books and magazines in his cell as well as a 96-page manuscript he had written detailing a potential scenario for the game that players could act out. |
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