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Foreclosures Overwhelm Legal Aid Programs
Half of all poor people seeking help to stave off foreclosures "are being turned away at the door," an official with the National Legal Aid & Defender Association estimates. The programs, which offer free or low-cost counsel, don't have enough staff to meet demand.
Bin Laden's Ex-Driver To Return To Yemen
The Bush administration has decided to allow Salim Ahmed Hamdan, convicted of aiding al-Qaida, to serve out the remainder of his sentence in his native Yemen. Tried before a military commission at Guantanamo Bay in August, Hamdan was sentenced to five and a half years, but with time served, had only four months to go.
Holder May Have Had Bigger Role In Rich Pardon
Eric Holder, president-elect Barack Obama's reported pick for attorney general, had a bigger role than previously disclosed in the pardon for Marc Rich by President Clinton. George Lardner, the author of an op-ed piece in Saturday's New York Times about Holder's role in the pardon, offers his insight.
Judge Uses Barney As Punishment For Noise
A judge in Fort Lupton, Colo., has found a novel way to punish young noise offenders. Judge Paul Sacco is making them pay the requisite fine and making them face his own list of songs they're guaranteed to hate, including Barry Manilow and Barney the purple dinosaur.
Florida Judge Rules Against Gay Adoption Ban
A Miami judge rules that there is no rational, scientific or moral reason that sexual orientation should be a barrier to adopting children, finalizing the adoption of two siblings by their gay foster father.
Holy Land Convicted Of Funneling Money To Hamas
A Muslim charity and five of its former leaders have been convicted in Dallas of giving more than $12 million to support the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development was found guilty of all 108 charges.
Osama Bin Laden's Ex-Driver To Return To Yemen
The Bush administration is expected to send Osama bin Laden's driver home to Yemen. In August, Salim Hamdan was convicted of helping al-Qaida. He will complete his sentence next month with credit for time served. Hamdan is held at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and there was speculation that the U.S. would try to keep him there indefinitely.
Boston Councilman Arrested In Bribe Probe
FBI agents arrested Boston City Councilman Chuck Turner at City Hall. He's charged with taking a bribe. It's part of a widening influence-peddling investigation that earlier capsized a noted member of the state Senate.
5 Detainees Ordered Released From Guantanamo
A federal judge in Washington has ordered the Bush administration to release five detainees from the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The men have been held there for seven years on evidence the judge finds insufficient. The ruling is the first by a trial judge since the Supreme Court declared in June that the Guantanamo prisoners have the right to challenge their detentions in U.S. courts.
Bush Hits Deadline For 'Midnight Regulations'
There are now 60 days left until President Bush leaves office and President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in. By law, there is a 60-day waiting period before any big, new federal regulations take effect. That means Friday is the deadline set by the Bush administration to get rules onto the books before the Democrats arrive.
Judge Orders 5 Freed From Guantanamo
The judge said there was no evidence to justify the detention of the Algerians, who have spent seven years in detention. They could be sent to Bosnia, where they were arrested in connection with an alleged terrorist plot.
Experts: Bad Economies Don't Cause Crime Waves
With the U.S. economy's current troubles, many people assume a crime wave is just around the corner. But criminologists say that's just an American myth.
A Friend's Perspective On Eric Holder
President-elect Barack Obama is expected to nominate Eric Holder as attorney general. Holder, who served as deputy attorney general during the Clinton Administration, would be the first African American to hold the top position at the Justice Department. A close family friend of Holder shares her thoughts on the Washington lawyer.
Eric Holder Could Be Obama's Top Justice Pick
President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for U.S. attorney general seems to be Eric Holder. Holder was the No. 2 official in the Justice Department under President Clinton. The Obama team says no final decision has been made.
Holder Is Obama's Pick For Attorney General
Washington attorney Eric Holder has been chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to be the next attorney general. Holder, a former U.S. attorney who served as the No. 2 official in the Justice Department under President Clinton, would be the nation's first black attorney general.
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