The city of Los Angeles’ already shaky budget outlook took a potentially ominous turn Tuesday after a judge ruled that the Department of Water and Power intentionally overcharged other government agencies for electricity for nearly two decades, and owes them more than $200 million. In a decision issued late Monday after a six-week trial, San [...]
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Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ordered to pay $224 million
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Phil Spector muzzels famous rour of one of his defense lawyers
The acclaimed New York defense lawyer, Bruce Cutler, was expected to fight like an escaped animal from the Bronx Zoo to keep legendary record producer Phil Spector out of prison, as he had done three times for the late mob boss John Gotti. Spector put Cutler on a short leash last month after Los Angeles [...]
posted on June 12, 2007 by
4th Curcuit Court of Appeals Rules Accused Al Qaeda Operative Can’t Be Jailed Indefinitely
In a setback for the Bush administration, a federal appeals court ruled Monday that an alleged Al Qaeda operative arrested in the United States and detained in military custody for four years cannot be held as an enemy combatant. The 2-1 ruling by the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., ordered Ali [...]
posted on June 11, 2007 by
IQ debate unsettled in death penalty cases
Five years after the Supreme Court declared in Atkins vs. Virginia that the death penalty was unconstitutional for those who are mentally retarded, Daryl Atkins still sits on death row. In August, lawyers for the man who won the landmark ruling will try again to convince a jury here that he is indeed mentally retarded [...]
posted on June 10, 2007 by
When You’re Passed Over – Step Up
My father is a career coach and he recommends that you become more assertive about what you want when you have been passed over for a promotion. He suggests that accepting those words "Just keep up the good work, we need you" is not your best course of action. "State your case to your boss [...]
posted on June 8, 2007 by
Lethal Injections Upheld in Missouri
In the first review by a federal appeals court of a full-scale challenge to a state’s lethal-injection law, a court in St. Louis has found Missouri’s procedure constitutional, paving the way for the resumption of executions in the state. The ruling becomes the guiding legal principle within the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, which [...]
posted on June 8, 2007 by
It’s Srung Time in California for Hilton
Sheriff Lee Baca’s decision to let Paris Hilton out of jail after she served only three days of a planned 23-day stay sparked outrage Thursday, not with just the public who many believe she received special treatment, but with the judge who sentenced her. The release prompted him to call an emergency court hearing today [...]
posted on June 7, 2007 by
A Simple Cure for Road Rage: Close the Road
It started last year when Caltrans began widening California 138, a main east-west route in Southern California’s fast-growing high desert region. Motorists angry at construction delays threatened road workers and damaged equipment. Also, flagmen have been attacked in what officials describe as bizarre incidents of road rage. Two workers were hit by cars and a [...]
posted on June 3, 2007 by
Credit ‘Repair’ Could Leave You in a Fix
We’ll repair your credit, guaranteed! Correct negative information on your credit reports! Sounds great – but it may be a scam. Credit repair companies, which are rampant on the Internet, appear to be providing a wonderful service. Just imagine — negative items on your credit report could be wiped out with only a few easy [...]
posted on June 3, 2007 by
Forensic Scientist Henry Lee’s Credibility is challenged
In the all-out warfare of celebrity trials, forensic scientist Henry C. Lee is the nuclear weapon. Prosecutors and defense lawyers scramble to hire him in the hours after a high-profile arrest — not only to bolster their cases but also to keep him from joining the other side. Lee has worked on the biggest celebrity [...]
