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Judge’s ouster pressed in Ampatuan caseWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:20AMGovernment lawyers want Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 77 Judge Vivencio Baclig out of the rebellion case against several members of the Ampatuan clan of Maguindanao.

Gordon, Villanueva ordered: Remove oversized billboardsWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:19AMThe Commission on Elections has ordered presidential candidates Eduardo Villanueva and Senator Richard Gordon to dismantle their oversized billboards or face disqualification for violation of the fair election law.

Disini’s ploy to skirt ruling on ‘ill wealth’Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:19AMGovernment lawyers on Tuesday asked the Sandiganbayan to dismiss the petition of Herminio T. Disini, former golfing crony of the late President Marcos, for a joint trial of two counts of graft and an ill-gotten wealth case against him.

Cop: Alleged hit man, teen not linkedWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:19AMA veteran Detroit cop told a judge Tuesday that he has found no link between an imprisoned 17-year-old serving time for a quadruple murder and an alleged hit man who lawyers say confessed to the same killings -- a relationship prosecutors allege exists.

Green dayWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:15AMToday is St. Patrick's Day, so tuck into a steaming bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, and be sure to wear something green. Or don't, and get pinched by the doofus down the hall at work. Employment lawyers are standing by.

Death row’s elimination would save state money - Wed, 17 Mar 2010 PSTWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:15AMBecause of the irreversible nature of the death penalty, there are seemingly endless ways for defense lawyers to delay the day of reckoning. First, there is the initial charge, trial, conviction and sentencing. Then there are appeals based on the conduct and facts of that trial. Following that is a habeas corpus appeal that challenges the conviction or sentence on constitutional grounds. Then ...

Fare-minded hero rider bared scamWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:14AMAll hail the taxi-scam whistleblower! Mild-mannered dad Dr. Mitchell Lee's New York instincts exposed the massive swindle by thousands of crafty cabbies who cheated passengers out of a staggering $8.3 million by inflating fares. It was Lee's complaint about an early morning ride home from NYU Medical...

Manila Standard TodayWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:13AMFormer Caloocan Rep. Luis Asistio is fit to run for city mayor after the Commission on Elections dumped the petition of rival Mayor Enrico Echiverri seeking his disqualification.

Steven Hayes' Defense May Seek Competency HearingWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:13AMDefense lawyers are expected today to seek a competency hearing for Steven Hayes, one of the men charged in the deadly 2007 Cheshire home invasion.