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Black Souls gang leaders ordered held without bail
Tribune reporterAmid heavy courthouse security, the alleged top leaders of one of Chicago’s most violent street gangs were ordered held without bail today on sweeping racketeering charges that allege they controlled their West Side drug empire through intimidation,...Tags: Criminal Laws, Murder, Prisons, Justice System, Prosecution
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Too much comfort in secret-keeping
Los Angeles TimesPresident Obama's response to the troubling news of indiscriminate government collection of communication information was meant to be reassuring: The NSA is operating under supervision by all three branches of government, he assured us. Even if this were...Tags: National Security Agency, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Privacy breach undermines pill-mill database
Florida's pill mill database has sprung an embarrassing leak, a data breach of confidential information that threatens to undermine the public's already shaken confidence in a law enforcement tool that tracks prescriptions for painkillers and other...Tags: OxyContin (drug), Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Lawyers
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More unpaid interns file lawsuits against employers for pay
NEW YORK -- They’re a staple of tens of thousands of offices during the summer time – the lowly intern, asked to make coffee and shuffle mail for little to no pay, all for a line to add to their resume. But the unpaid internship is under...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Colleges and Universities, Justice System, Hearst Corporation
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U.S. probe of Central Basin linked to Calderon brother, sources say
A subpoena from federal prosecutors has been served at the Central Basin Municipal Water District, which has come under scrutiny amid an FBI probe of state Sen. Ronald S. Calderon (D-Montebello). Law enforcement sources confirmed issuing the subpoena,...Tags: Prosecution, Elections, FBI, Crime, Law and Justice, Gil Cedillo
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Steve Cooley and Alan Jackson join Hollywood legal battle
Former Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley and former Deputy Dist. Atty. Alan Jackson have joined a high-stakes Hollywood legal battle related to the failed movie business dealings of construction magnate Ron Tutor and a partner. Last month,...
Tags: Steve Cooley, Blackmail and Extortion, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Companies and Corporations
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Board has a duty to protect owners from disruptive tenant
Question: I am very concerned about who's really running my gated community's association. A tenant next door suffers from severe problems. For the last year, three nights a week, he is either throwing furniture around, banging on the walls and screaming,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Insurance, U.S. Postal Service
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Galewood Crossings at a crossroad
When its sales office opened in 2006, Enclave at Galewood Crossings was touted as an upscale, gated community of almost 200 single-family and multifamily homes built on the largest undeveloped piece of land left within the city limits. Now Chicago...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Real Estate, Prosecution, Chicago Mortgages, Financial and Business Services
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Subpoena seeks water agency records involving Sen. Calderon's brother
A subpoena from federal prosecutors has been served at the Central Basin Municipal Water District, which has come under scrutiny amid an FBI probe of state Sen. Ronald S. Calderon (D-Montebello). Law enforcement sources confirmed issuing the subpoena,...Tags: Elections, Prosecution, FBI, Crime, Law and Justice, Gil Cedillo
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Southwest suburbs brace for a long fight against private water company
An eminent domain lawsuit filed earlier this year by five southwest suburbs in an attempt to lower water bills likely won't reach a jury for 18 months. The lawsuit against American Lake Water Co. was filed by Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Woodridge, Lemont...
Tags: Bolingbrook, Justice System, Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Crime, Law and Justice, Romeoville
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Tim Weiner: Open up rulings of secret court to protect democracy
The U.S. has forsworn secret prisons. But we have reams of secret laws for our secret intelligence agencies, interpreted by a secret court that hands down secret rulings. The time is ripe to declassify the rulings, enough to reassure us that the rule of...
Tags: White House, George W. Bush, National Security Agency, U.S. Congress, FBI
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Fire James Clapper, then put him in the dock
Change of SubjectI invite my most clever, lawyerly comment contributors to make the case that National Intelligence Director James Clapper (right) did not brazenly commit perjury during his testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee on March 12. Oregon Democrat Ron...
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