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Prison Labor in US – Unicor, the Hidden Face of Federal Commerce

Prison Labor in US – Unicor, the Hidden Face of Federal Commerce

The Federal Prison Industries have been around for decades without attracting much notice from the public, as all its work happens behind the federal government’s curtain. Production is made on…

Death Toll in Syria Rising

Death Toll in Syria Rising

  Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, said that more than 8,000 people have been killed in Syria over the last year because of the violent repression against…

Report Says Review of Documents in Stevens Case Inadequate

Report Says Review of Documents in Stevens Case Inadequate

  It has been determined that the prosecutors investigating the late Senator Ted Stevens did not conduct a comprehensive review of the material favorable to the late senator. The report…

Angel Raich Removed from Hospital for Medical Marijuana

Angel Raich Removed from Hospital for Medical Marijuana

  Angel Raich is a famous marijuana activist who sued the federal government in order to use medical marijuana. The case reached the Supreme Court of the United States. Raich…

Former Guatemalan Special Forces Soldier Sentenced to 6,000 Years in Prison

Former Guatemalan Special Forces Soldier Sentenced to 6,000 Years in Prison

  Pedro Pimentel Rios, a former member of a Guatemalan military force, was sentenced to 6,060 years in prison on Monday for taking part in the murder of 201 people…

Boyfriend Shares Final Texts with Girlfriend to Send Message about Texting While Driving

Boyfriend Shares Final Texts with Girlfriend to Send Message about Texting While Driving

  A group of text messages is being used by Mathieu Fortin, the boyfriend of a car accident victim, in an effort to warn others to pay attention while behind…

U.S. and Afghan Talks with Taliban Suspended

U.S. and Afghan Talks with Taliban Suspended

  On Thursday, the Taliban decided to end talks with the United States while Afghan president Hamid Karzai has said that NATO should remove its troops from rural areas and…

U.S. News Releases Latest Law School Rankings

U.S. News Releases Latest Law School Rankings

  The most recent law school rankings from U.S. News have been released and plenty of movement took place in these rankings compared to the ones released in 2011.  …

Class Action Lawsuits Against 20 More Law Schools to be Filed

Class Action Lawsuits Against 20 More Law Schools to be Filed

  A motion for dismissal was filed by the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in an effort to have the class action lawsuit against it dismissed. The lawsuit was filed…

A Texas Boy, Kidnapped as an Infant, to Reunite 8 Years Later with Mom

A Texas Boy, Kidnapped as an Infant, to Reunite 8 Years Later with Mom

Eight years ago, a Texas infant was kidnapped from his mother at the age of 8-months. The babysitter and godmother was suspected in the case, but after years of searching,…