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Archive of Crime & Courts on Wednesday May 07, 2008
Fairness of death-penalty panels questioned
Death-penalty supporters are raising questions about the fairness of state commissions charged with studying how capital punishment is carried out in Maryland and Tennessee, claiming the panels will issue reports that ignore their views. Read More
With justices' OK, voter ID moves ahead
A decision Monday (April 28) by the U.S. Supreme Court to let Indiana demand photo identification from voters paves the way for other states to do the same during November’s presidential election, experts say. Read More
As executions resume, so do questions of fairness
RALEIGH, N.C. - The release of the third death row inmate in six months in North Carolina last week is raising fresh questions about whether states are supplying capital-murder defendants with adequate counsel, even as an execution on Tuesday night in Georgia ended a seven-month national suspension. Read More
Kansas high court limits grand jury's power in abortion case
TOPEKA, Kan. - The state's highest court Tuesday allowed a grand jury to keep investigating one of the few U.S. doctors who performs late-term abortions but limited its power to subpoena his patients' records. Read More
After promise of reform, Ohio Democrats face test
CINCINNATI - Eighteen months after scandals helped Democrats in Ohio break a Republican monopoly on top state offices, a Democratic official has found himself enmeshed in one of his own. Read More
No ID, no vote, 10 retired nuns told
WASHINGTON - At least 10 retired nuns in South Bend, Ind., were barred from voting in Tuesday's Indiana Democratic primary election because they lacked photo IDs required under a state law that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld last week. Read More
Nevada governor wants his mansion back and his wife out
CARSON CITY, Nev. - The state that pioneered the quickie divorce is witnessing a potentially ugly breakup that has the governor of Nevada fighting to get back into his own mansion. Read More
Governor signs dogfighting bill
Five months after Atlanta Falcons star Michael Vick was sentenced to prison for his involvement in dog fighting, Gov. Sonny Perdue signed legislation Tuesday stiffening Georgia's dog-fighting laws. Read More
House OKs bill to add to hate crimes law
The Alabama House has approved a bill to add crimes against people because of their sexual orientation to the state's hate crimes law. Read More
Theaters win round on access
A federal judge ruled that theater owners can't be forced to install special equipment to help those with hearing and vision disabilities enjoy the movies. But the state has appealed the ruling, which came in a lawsuit by Attorney General Terry Goddard against Scottsdale-based Harkins Theaters. Read More
Measure would let officers enforce immigration laws
Trying to prod the Legislature into action, state Rep. Russell Pearce on Tuesday rallied immigration hardliners to underscore support for his bill that would let local police officers enforce immigration laws. Read More
State funding proposal raises hopes for new downtown San Jose courthouse
A proposal to finance new courthouse construction projects throughout California with $5 billion in revenue bonds has revived hopes for a long-stalled plan to build a family courthouse in downtown San Jose. Read More
96 arrested in San Diego State drug bust
SAN DIEGO - The undercover officers started to appear at San Diego State fraternity parties about six months ago. Read More
Springs DA filmed drinking, driving during office hours
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Fourth Judicial District Attorney John Newsome has been caught on tape drinking and then driving his county-owned vehicle, KOAA reported Tuesday. Read More
Advocacy group seeks oversight of some Connecticut DCF functions
A watchdog group is asking a federal court monitor to appoint an overseer to manage some services of the state Department of Children and Families. Read More
Use of state lawyers in ethics cases flounders in House
A Senate-approved bill that would let legislators and other state employees use taxpayer-funded state lawyers to defend them in ethics cases is floundering in the House - where a key committee chairman, who normally would bring it up, refuses to do so. Read More
Bill on open alcohol containers in vehicles seems dead
In the state Senate, it seemed like a no-brainer last week that a driver in the year 2008 should not be able to bolt down the highway with an open bottle of whiskey in his hand. To the surprise of many, that's still legal in Connecticut. Read More
Developer faces charges for permit failure
A major Wilmington-area developer faces a $5,000 penalty for failing to secure permits to operate two large boilers in a landmark office building at 11th and Market streets. Read More
Highway safety agency begins summer initiatives
The state Office of Highway Safety is kicking off its third annual summer initiatives to reduced traffic deaths and highway injuries. Read More
Work on child porn case earns trooper award
WASHINGTON -- Some mornings, Delaware State Police Cpl. Scott Garland would be sitting at his desk, still poring over evidence in the child pornography case against Paul Thielemann, and his supervisor would know Garland had worked through the night. Read More
More than $11.5M awarded to Florida residents in citrus case
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Florida owes more than $11.5 million to thousands of Broward County homeowners whose citrus trees were chopped down during a failed effort to control a harmful disease, a jury ruled. Read More
Citrus owners get slim award - $34 a tree
Tens of thousands of Broward homeowners should be given more money for many of the trees destroyed by the state during the controversial citrus canker eradication program, a Broward jury decided late Tuesday. Read More
Crist signs bill giving abused girl $2.9M with promise of $18.2M
With 9-year-old Marissa Amora at his side and smiling brightly from her wheelchair, Gov. Charlie Crist signed legislation Tuesday that could eventually award her $18.2 million for a Department of Children and Families mistake that led to horrific abuse and permanent brain damage. Read More
Abused child gets $18.2 million settlement from Florida
When she was 2, Marissa Amora was so badly abused at her Lake Worth home she suffered catastrophic brain damage that requires her to eat through a feeding tube. Seven years later, she looked on at the Governor's Mansion as Gov. Charlie Crist signed a settlement Tuesday giving her $18.2 million for the role negligent child-abuse investigators played in her case. Read More
Sink signs agreement for Crotzer
Alan Crotzer has heard plenty of apologies from lawmakers and state officials for 24 years he spent in prison for crimes he didn't commit. On Tuesday he and Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink signed the $1.25 million agreement that will put dollars behind those words Read More
Perdue signs bill that makes dogfighting penalties tougher
Animal rights groups on Tuesday applauded a new law that toughens penalties for dog fighting in Georgia. And they credited Michael Vick - the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback serving time for running a brutal pit bull ring - with making it possible. Read More
Officer says he was misled by documents about Harbin case
The officer who arrested state Rep. Ben Harbin on suspicion of drunken driving said Tuesday that he wouldn't have missed a hearing on the suspension of the Evans Republican's driver's license if not for a court procedure legal observers called rare but not unprecedented. Read More
Lynd is first person in U.S. executed since moratorium
JACKSON, Ga. - Almost 20 years after murdering his ex-girlfriend, William Earl Lynd became the first person in the United States to die by lethal injection since an unofficial moratorium was placed on executions while the U.S. Supreme Court decided the constitutionality of the procedure. Read More
State first to resume executions
A Georgia man who killed his live-in girlfriend was executed Tuesday, the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of lethal injections. Read More
Top Democrat says there won't be effort to repeal "English only"
Iowa Secretary of State Michael Mauro says his office will not appeal a ruling which prohibits the state from providing voter registration forms in languages other than English. A fifth district court judge ruled that the Secretary of State's office was violating state law by offering voter registration forms in languages other than English. Read More
Lawmakers react to proposed casino smoking ban in Sioux City
The city council in Sioux City is considering an ordinance which would ban smoking at the city's gambling casino. The state law which goes into effect July 1st bans smoking in most pubic places, but would allow it on the gambling floors at casinos. Read More
Iowa secretary of state won't appeal English-only ruling
Iowa Secretary of State Michael Mauro said Tuesday he won't appeal a judge's decision that voter registration forms must only be in English. Read More
Banned voter forms weighed as 'guides'
State officials will try to assist non-English-speaking voters without appealing a judge's ruling that outlaws voter registration forms in languages other than English, Iowa Secretary of State Michael Mauro said Tuesday. Read More
'Sunshine bill' failed to rise
A bill that legislative leaders called a top priority early this year became the last one to die as the 2008 session ended last month. Read More
State Bar survey rates Idaho Supreme Court candidate Horton above rival Bradbury
Idaho Supreme Court Justice Joel Horton rated higher than his judicial election challenger in four separate categories, according to the results of an Idaho State Bar survey released Friday. Read More
Bill would tighten state's leash on parolees
The Illinois House voted Tuesday to clamp down on parolees after the fatal shooting last month of a woman in West Town by her ex-boyfriend, a parolee she had a restraining order against. Read More
Worker pleads not guilty in fraud case
The state treasurer?s office employee charged with embezzling $750,000 from state coffers pleaded not guilty to the three federal counts Tuesday. Read More
Gov. wants to spend $150 million on anti-violence programs
Gov. Rod Blagojevich's $150 million plan to curb youth violence after a rash of Chicago shootings relies on something the Democrat hasn't done before: Getting lawmakers to pass a capital bill so he can pay for his proposal. Read More
Lawmakers vow to fight for Pontiac prison
Lawmakers vowed Tuesday to fight for the future of the state prison at Pontiac, with some questioning whether its threatened closure was part of political payback by Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration. Read More
Illinois House approves legislation to arrest parolees charged with domestic battery
A month after a 22-year-old Chicago graduate student was shot to death by a violent ex-boyfriend out on parole for murder, the Illinois House unanimously passed legislation that would tighten the rules to try to prevent similar crimes. Read More
Lake County chief judge to resign post
Lake County Chief Judge David Hall said Tuesday he will resign from his leadership post in the wake of his arrest on driving under the influence charges. Read More
Voter ID law thwarts elderly nuns
Indiana's controversial photo identification rule may not have made a major dent in the state's high turnout, but it did frustrate a small group of voters more accustomed to divine law. Read More
Sexual abuse alleged at mental health facility
Kansas City police are investigating allegations that an employee at the Western Missouri Mental Health Center sexually assaulted at least four teenage girls who were patients. Read More
High court limits jury's power
The state's highest court is allowing a grand jury to keep investigating one of the few U.S. doctors who performs late-term abortions but is limiting its power to subpoena his patients' records. Read More
Justice recounts cases on Commandments
In 2005, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer wrote a concurring opinion with the majority in ruling that Ten Commandments displays in two Kentucky courthouses were unconstitutional -- yet one at the Texas Capitol was not and could stay. Read More
Inmates think twice about escaping from here
NEW ORLEANS - The way the warden sees it, the more than 400-pound black bear living in the middle of the sprawling Louisiana State Penitentiary is an extra layer of security. Read More
Juvenile records could be public
The criminal records of some juveniles could become public record under legislation passed by a Senate committee on Tuesday. Read More
Sex offenders? retirement penalty fails
The House on Tuesday sidelined a proposed constitutional amendment that would strip retirement benefits from school employees convicted of felony sex crimes involving students. Read More
Ex-medical examiner seeks to resurrect job in court
The state?s former chief medical examiner, who took over an office plagued by chronic underfunding and staff mistakes that included misplacing eyeballs and bodies, is taking the governor to court today. Read More
Policy raises ire in W. Md.
FREDERICK, Md. - Frederick County sheriff's deputies have become the first Maryland law enforcement officers to check the immigration status of people they arrest, a move authorities say is a necessary tool for policing, but one that has sparked an outcry from advocates who say the policy is costly and encourages ethnic profiling. Read More
Inspector license policies revised
The Maryland State Police have established policies for the revocation of vehicle inspectors' licenses after questions arose over allowing a Prince George's County station to resume operations despite accusations that it had approved vehicles that mechanics had not inspected. Read More
Machines to replace Maine court reporters
Electronic recording machines might replace court reporters in many of the state's courtrooms. Read More
City council weighs 3 options to punish Kilpatrick
Detroit City Council President Ken Cockrel Jr. said Tuesday that a plea to Michigan's governor to remove Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office or a vote to censure him seem to be the best options for the council, which wants to avoid a protracted and pricey legal battle to remove the mayor on its own. Read More
Uh, that's not what she said
No one has stepped more gingerly around the controversy involving Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick than Gov. Jennifer Granholm. She has said she is reserving judgment until the criminal charges against the mayor are resolved because state law provides for a possible gubernatorial role in removing elected officials. Read More
Rally for freedom -- Strangers join drive seeking commutation for escapee
Supporters of a former Saginaw woman who was a fugitive for 32 years are waging an Internet-fueled campaign to prevent her from serving the rest of her prison sentence. Read More
Law targets drunken bar patrons
LANSING, Mich. -- When customers get intoxicated at Pomorski's Tavern, Warren Smith wants to keep them safe. Read More
Court upholds sanctions in Fieger suit
LANSING, Mich. -- Geoffrey Fieger's lawyer must pay the attorney fees for a state Supreme Court justice sued by Fieger in 2005, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday while dismissing the lawsuit outright. Read More
Lawsuit contends Blunt's aides ordered staffers to break the law
Gov. Matt Blunt's top aides ordered state employees to break the law by destroying copies of government e-mails so they wouldn't ever become public, a lawsuit filed Monday charges. Read More
Lawyers set strategies in Blunt office's e-mail case
A day after investigators sued Gov. Matt Blunt to obtain thousands of e-mail records to and from the governor's staff, lawyers for both sides on Tuesday provided a glimpse into their strategies. Read More
Manufacturers presenting how-to on new immigration law
The Mississippi Manufacturers Association will sponsor a seminar May 21 on a newly enacted state law requiring employers to verify workers' legal status. Read More
3 states head to court to keep control over wolves
HELENA, Mont. - Three states are defending their ability to sustain a gray wolf population in the Northern Rockies, asking to be heard in a federal lawsuit that seeks to return the wolves to the endangered species list. Read More
Gravel operators get permits
Three companies that want to establish gravel pits near Belgrade received state permits Tuesday after a court battle. Read More
PSC delays decision on lawsuit
The Public Service Commission will continue to evaluate the possibility of suing Northwestern Energy over its plans to sell a coal-fired electric generation plant. Read More
Republicans running for AG outline their plans
Lee Bruner and Tim Fox have almost nothing bad to say about each other. The two Republican lawyers are in a gentlemanly showdown to be the GOP's attorney general candidate in November. Read More
Advocacy groups criticize Bruning record on bias cases
Several groups that fight discrimination in the state called Attorney General Jon Bruning?s record a shameful debacle on Tuesday, with one considering a lawsuit against him if he doesn?t change course. Read More
Discord turns to detente for McGreeveys
After three years of bickering and backbiting, the McGreeveys appear to be reaching a detente in their acrimonious divorce. Read More
McGreevey divorce trial begins in closed court
ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Lawyers representing the nation's first openly gay governor and his estranged wife ended the first day of their scheduled divorce trial reporting "progress" in settlement talks. Read More
Prison officials criticized for baby policies
The case of an abused 3-year-old girl rescued in a Wisconsin drug bust shines light on a system that could allow a baby born to a Nevada inmate to be turned over to a criminal, child advocates say. Read More
Reno firm pays $80,000 settlement to EPA
RENO, Nev. - A Reno manufacturer has agreed to an $80,000 fine to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to required reports about toxic chemical. Read More
UMC thefts on overtime alleged
Not only did University Medical Center employees help their bosses steal from the public hospital ? they also charged the hospital tens of thousands of dollars in overtime while doing it, according to police. Read More
Medical board refuses to release Desai complaints
The criminal investigation into the conduct of Dr. Dipak Desai, the physician at the center of the nation's biggest hepatitis C scare, has hit a roadblock: the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners. Read More
Husted turns to 'the judge'
Members of the Ohio House frequently call Rep. William "Bill" Batchelder "the judge" for his years as a common pleas and state appeals court judge. Read More
Gov. signs bill snuffing anti-smoking foundation
The foundation that operated Ohio's anti-smoking programs is gone. Read More
Husted wants more info before moving to impeach Dann
House Speaker Jon Husted, R-Kettering, wants Attorney General Marc Dann to resign but Husted wants more information before the House considers impeaching the Democratic attorney general. Read More
Dann seemed either oblivious or misleading
If the Ohio House ultimately tries to impeach Attorney General Marc Dann, it could come down to Dann's testimony in his office's internal investigation of sexual harassment. Read More
Ohio lethal injection hearing heats up
ELYRIA, Ohio - A prosecutor accused a judge Tuesday of making arguments on behalf of two men challenging the state's method of executing prisoners. Read More
Republican, Democratic parties get to work on Marc Dann impeachment plans
Ohio Democrats on Tuesday took a breather, a day after working themselves into a lather behind their vow to swiftly wrest the attorney general's office from their party mate Marc Dann. Read More
Charges suggested, but not filed, for Rep. Matthew Barrett over nude photos
An assistant prosecutor suggested that former State Rep. Matthew Barrett face an obstruction charge for lying to police about nude photos of women that turned up on his computer flash drive. Read More
In some bars, battle over smoking ban not over
Akron, OHIO - Corky's Thomastown Caf has the distinction of being one of the top bars in the state. Read More
High-ranking officials marred by scandal don't always resign
A Democratic political consultant questions why two former U.S. House members who voted against impeaching President Clinton 10 years ago are now jumping on a bandwagon to force Ohio's attorney general to resign or be forced from office. Read More
Ohio leaders study impeachment process for attorney general
The Ohio House member reviewing impeachment processes for possible action against Attorney General Marc Dann said he expects to present findings to legislative leaders Wednesday, but he cautioned against rushing to judgment. Read More
Dann could be 1st nonjudge to be impeached
Attorney General Marc Dann has not been charged with a crime, let alone convicted of one, but that may not stop Ohio lawmakers from proceeding with plans to impeach him if he remains firm in his refusal to resign. Read More
Morganelli calls on attorney general to require lost, stolen handguns be reported
Democrat John Morganelli on Tuesday ratcheted up the rhetoric in his bid to unseat state Attorney General Tom Corbett, calling on the Republican to require people to report lost or stolen handguns. Read More
Phila. judge ordered to step down
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court yesterday ordered Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Deborah S. Griffin to step down because she was a convicted felon when she attained her judgeship. Read More
Farmers say state's plan won't solve all problems
COLUMBIA, S.C. --- South Carolina farmers say the state's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration will only cause confusion, hurt the economy and will not solve the problem. Read More
House expected to resume debate on illegal immigration
The South Carolina House is expected to resume debate on legislation to slap employers with hefty fines for knowingly hiring illegal workers. Read More
Senator to face Upstate solicitor
The 7th Circuit Solicitor's Office has been asked to prosecute state Sen. Randy Scott on driving under the influence charges. Scott, R-Summerville, was arrested April 19 after a Dorchester County sheriff's deputy said he saw the lawmaker driving erratically. Read More
Attorney general labels carnival game illegal
So-called "quarter-pushers" - machines that offer prizes or coins to players - rely on chance and not skill, so they're illegal, Attorney General Larry Long says. Long made the assessment in an official opinion requested by Paul Kinsman, secretary of the state Revenue and Regulation Department. Read More
Area lawmaker admits to smoking in legislative office
State Rep. Joe McCord acknowledged Tuesday that he and others have been illegally smoking in his legislative office suite, as reported by a TV station. But he questioned the tactics used by a reporter in discovering a dozen bottles of legal liquor. Read More
Closure of Tennessee agencies threatened
Dozens of state agencies that perform the most basic government tasks, from patrolling highways to collecting taxes to immunizing children, have become entangled in Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey's efforts to change how state judges are selected. Read More
State won't fight release of inmate
The Tennessee attorney general's office says it won't fight an appeals court decision that clears the way to release or retry death row inmate Paul House, who has been imprisoned for nearly 22 years. Read More
Prosecutor assures he will retry House
An East Tennessee prosecutor says he will retry death row inmate Paul House despite the state attorney general's decision not to fight an appeals court ruling favoring House. Read More
Bill would require all DUI offenders to serve 48 hours
Legislation that would require all individuals convicted of drunken driving to serve at least 48 hours in jail passed the House. Read More
Bill to make child abusers serve full terms approved
Convicted child abusers could face longer stays in jail, thanks to a state bill inspired by a Wilson County teenager with mental retardation who was found chained to a bed. Read More
Tennessee legislative briefs - Scholarship bill faces Senate vote
The Republican version of a sweeping lottery scholarships proposal is on its way to a Senate floor vote. Read More
Tennessee - Death row inmate will get new trial after 22 years
A man who has been on death row in Tennessee for 22 years will get a new trial after a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling Monday. Read More
Chattanooga - Local case tied to death penalty debate
A Chattanooga man, convicted of murder in a 1983 St. Elmo slaying, will be the state's benchmark case in a national debate over whether lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment. Read More
Texas AG office to prosecute polygamist sect cases
A judge at the center of the largest custody battle in U.S. history has approved a request to bring in the Texas Attorney General's office to prosecute any future criminal charges in the case. Read More
Parents likely to face charges after taking children
ALGOA, Texas - Galveston authorities are determining whether an Alvin couple violated the law after four children were reported abducted from an Algoa foster home in defiance of a court order. Read More
AG to assist in polygamist ranch criminal cases
SAN ANGELO, Texas - The judge who last month ordered 463 children from a polygamist sect into state custody says the state attorney general should help with any criminal cases. Read More
Texas AG to prosecute criminal cases from polygamous ranch raid
SAN ANGELO, Texas -- A judge has ordered the Texas attorney general's office to prosecute any future criminal cases connected to last month's raid on a polygamous sect's Eldorado ranch. Read More
AG's office to prosecute FLDS cases
The judge handling the massive custody case involving children taken from the Fundamentalist LDS Church's YFZ Ranch has ordered the Texas Attorney General's Office to prosecute any potential criminal cases involving the polygamous sect. Read More
Legal experts say what FLDS can do now is cooperate
Two prominent Utah legal minds say there is little members of the Fundamentalist LDS Church can do to stop the momentum of Texas' investigation. In other words: The train has left the station. Read More
Identity thieves prey on patients' medical records
Doctors' offices, clinics and hospitals are a fruitful hunting ground for identity thieves, who are using increasingly sophisticated methods to steal patient information, lawyers and privacy experts say. Read More
Execution is first since ruling
Georgia executed killer William Earl Lynd last night, ending a more than seven-month nationwide hiatus on capital punishment prompted by the Supreme Court's examination of lethal injection. Read More
State Supreme Court to decide if Draper residents have say on TRAX route
The Utah Supreme Court will decide whether to give Draper residents a voice on where light rail should rush through their city. Read More
New law banning voter initiatives on land issues may be unconstitutional
The Utah Attorney General's Office believes there's a good chance that a new law banning voter initiatives on land-use ordinances is unconstitutional. Read More
Compact may block nuclear waste
A federal lawsuit filed Monday by EnergySolutions isn't changing the mind of Utah's representative on the eight-state Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, which may be able to decide Thursday the fate of the company's proposal to import radioactive waste from Italy. Read More
Man says enticement law unconstitutional
A Clearfield man convicted of enticing a minor over the Internet is claiming that Utah's Internet Enticement Statute is unconstitutional and is asking the Utah Supreme Court to overturn his conviction. Read More
Defeated Utah County candidate may sue GOP
PROVO, Utah -- Jackie deGaston isn't ready to say she lost to Sen. Curt Bramble at the Utah County Republican Convention 10 days ago. Read More
Payday lenders are generous to Shurtleff
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff seeks a third four-year term this year, and he's looked to some old friends for much of his campaign fundraising -- like payday loan operators who charge an average of 500 percent interest annually. Read More
Kaine leads tribute to fallen officers
In a solemn ceremony on the Capitol's portico, Gov. Tim Kaine and law enforcement officers last night formally honored three officers who died in the line of duty, including a Stafford deputy. Read More
Bars win price-fixing round
Madison taverns may have taken the happy out of happy hour, but they can't be sued for it, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in a decision released Tuesday. Read More
Q&A with Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson
It's been a tough year for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The last two elections, unparalleled in both rancor and expense, have made it clear that the state's highest court is not immune to the nasty partisanship that has infected other branches of government. Read More
WVU Faculty Senate calls for president to quit
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University's Faculty Senate demanded Monday that President Mike Garrison resign in the wake of a degree scandal involving the governor's daughter, saying the school cannot heal and rebuild its reputation as long as he is in office. Read More
Legislative pay lawsuit to make 4 main points
A lawsuit challenging a legislative pay raise that included retroactive per-diem increases of $16 a day for the 2008 regular session will cite four main reasons why the hike should be overturned, according to a draft of the suit obtained by the Gazette. Read More
Supreme Court candidates field marked by extensive experience
They've challenged a state law that billed public school students for textbooks, intervened between parents and their abused children, and stood up for a laborer stiffed by his boss. Read More
Candidate's e-mail from WVU computer scrutinized in Supreme Court race
West Virginia University law professor and state Supreme Court candidate Bob Bastress says campaign-related e-mails from his university account don't amount to much. Read More
Garrison says further disciplinary measures still possible for personnel involved in Bresch matter
West Virginia University President Mike Garrison said he hasn't closed the door on further disciplinary actions for those involved in awarding a bogus degree to Heather Bresch, the daughter of Gov. Joe Manchin and a longtime friend and associate of Garrison's. Read More
Teacher accused of sex with 16-year-old
MONTCALM, W.Va. - A Montcalm High School teacher accused of having a relationship with a student faces sexual abuse and abduction charges. Read More
Wyo wants part in wolf suit
For years, Wyoming and the federal government battled against each other in court over wolf management. Now, they're fighting on the same side. The Cowboy State has joined Idaho and Montana in asking to intervene in federal court against a lawsuit seeking to return wolves in the Northern Rockies to the endangered species list. Read More |
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