Law
Ruling May Spur More Katrina Flood Lawsuits
Listen:Nov. 19, 2009 | Kathy Lohr | National Public Radio | 0 comments
For the first time, the government has been found at fault for damage caused during Hurricane Katrina four years ago. A judge has awarded more than $700,000 to five plaintiffs. Attorneys say the ruling opens the door for some 100,000 people and thousands of businesses to sue the government.
Trying Sept. 11 Suspects In U.S. A Political Gamble
Nov. 19, 2009 | Liz Halloran | National Public Radio | 0 commentsAttorney General Eric Holder's decision to try the alleged Sept. 11 conspirators in federal courts has elicited sharply divided responses from Capitol Hill, the American public and victims' families. Holder says his decision is driven by evidence, not politics.
Pressure continues for answers in LAPD fatal crash
Nov. 19, 2009 | Sharon McNary | KPCC | 0 comments
Friends and family of a woman who died after a police cruiser ran into her car plan to gather in Venice for a vigil and march 6:30 p.m. Thursday as an official police report on the crash is expected next week. They will call for an investigation into whether the police car was speeding without lights at the time of the crash.
Police have asserted that the cruiser was responding to an emergency call but was not speeding and that it had its headlights and taillights on.
L.A. Times: Crime and Courts
- A teen party, a mysterious death -- and a town's unanswered grief
- California launches probe into alleged scam targeting churches
- Mexican teen admits killing U.S. Border Patrol agent
- An underground renaissance in Inglewood
CNN: Law
- Court upholds limits on Navy sonar training
- Slain wife accuses husband from the grave
- Prosecutors drop parent-killing case
- Priest accused of lying in mob investigation
CNN: Crime
- Prosecutor: Knox tortured roommate
- Florida men sentenced for plotting terror attacks
- Wal-Mart line jumper to plead guilty to resisting arrest
- 'Summers were the worst,' Mohler family accuser says
New York Times: Crime and Criminals
- Florida: Sentencing in Tower Plot
- Couple Plead Guilty in Cuba Spying Case
- Texas: Hearing in Fort Hood Case
- Colorado: Parents in Balloon Case Plead Guilty
New York Times: U.S. Supreme Court
- 30 Years After Murder, Is His Appeal Too Late?
- How Old Is Old Enough?
- The Young and the Reckless
- Pfizer to Leave City That Won Land-Use Case
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