Herman: Our new federal courthouse, too big and too smallSam Sparks: Experienced federal judge, respected legal expert, new president of Austin's venerable Headliners Club. And, it turns out, tour guide extraordinaire, which is fortuitous because were coming up on the six-month anniversary of the opening ... Austin American Statesman, 1 week ago |
Katz case dismissed, mayor will keep his jobMayor Sam Katz will keep his job. A judge has dismissed a conflict of interest case against the mayor that could have cost him his seat. The decision came down at the courthouse late this afternoon. Restaurant owner Joe Chan alleged Katz was in a ... CTV News, 1 month ago
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Egypt: Mubarak retrial delayed after judge quitsMore from GlobalPost: Protesters marking 2 years since Hosni Mubarak ouster clash with Egyptian forces His announcement sparked angry scenes at the police academy on the outskirts of Cairo where the retrial was being held. Mubarak, who has health ... GlobalPost, 1 month ago
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2013 Eisner Award noms: As a judge, Comic Riffs shares its diary notesIT IS A SLEEPY SUNDAY NIGHT over San Diego Bay, and Ive just finished an intense contest-judging session in a hotel conference room that, just an hour earlier, held enough graphical books to look like TVs Comic Book Men before an intervention by ... Washington Post, 4 weeks ago
2013 COMIC-CON EISNERS AWARDS: One judge's diary notes on the wild, the innocent and the Harbor Drive tussle
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Judge: No excessive force in 2010 shootingA federal judge has ruled that an Austin police officer did not use excessive force when he shot and killed 16-year-old Devin Contreras outside a South Austin store in 2010. But U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks also ruled in favor of the teen's family ... Austin American Statesman, 1 month ago
Judge: Officer did not use excessive force in 2010 fatal shooting
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FILM: Safe Haven; Jurassic Park 3D; Dead Man DownSAFE HAVEN is taken from a romantic thriller by Nicolas Sparks, an author who seems to rely on death as a plot device, at least in most of the screen versions of his prolific output. On this occasion, however, Sparks has found a slightly different ... BDlive, 1 week ago
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Turner Prize 2013: Critics and commentators on Shrigley, Prouvost, Yiadom-Boakye and SehgalIf the judges in this year's Turner Prize, as The Independent has it, will need to make a sincere effort to stop themselves giggling at a foursome often known for frivolousness, then the reactions, as usual, are also reliably entertaining. A deluge ... Culture24, 3 weeks ago
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Kurdish singer sparks identity debate on Arab talent showIn Iraq, Kurds were the target of chemical attacks under deposed strongman Saddam Hussein, but now enjoy a large measure of self-rule in the north of the country, where they run their own administration and armed forces. Kurdish autonomy is ... GlobalPost, 3 weeks ago
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Judge Dismisses Fleshlight Lawsuit Against Legend ToysSuit dismissed without prejudice AUSTIN, Texas—A lawsuit brought by Interactive Life Forms, the makers of Fleshlight, against Legend Toys has been dismissed without prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue. A dismissal ... AVN, 4 weeks ago
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State Highlights: State Medicaid Investigators Get More Money To Investigate FraudTopics: States, Politics, Health Reform, Medicaid, Mental Health, Marketplace, Hospitals, Health Costs, Delivery of Care A selection of health policy stories from Texas, Kansas, Georgia, Wisconsin and California. CQ HealthBeat: OIG Final Rule Allows ... Kaiser Health News, 1 day ago
Highlights: State Medicaid investigators get more money to investigate fraud; Texas compromise end-of-life bill still splits lawmakers
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