Colo. judge bans release of suspect’s univ. docs

ShareThis Colo. judge bans release of suspect’s univ. docs 26 Jul 2012 A judge overseeing the criminal case against the suspect in the movie theater shooting has ordered the University of Colorado Denver not to release his school records. Numerous media organizations, including The Associated Press, filed open records requests for school records about former [...]

Audit finds legal problems with 84% of foreclosures

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An audit of foreclosure cases ordered by San Francisco’s assessor found “clear violations of the law” in 84% of the cases studied. The violations ranged from failing to notify homeowners that they were in default to problems with the transfers of loans from one entity to another. It also found problems with the accuracy of [...]

Obama budget predicts $1.3 Trillion deficit for 2012

President Barack Obama’s new budget predicts a $1.3 trillion deficit for the ongoing fiscal year but that would drop to $575 billion in 2018 if the president gets his wish to raise taxes and if policymakers can live within tight restraints on the Pentagon and other Cabinet agency budgets, the White House said Friday. After [...]

U.N. rights chief shocked at numerous Iraq executions

ShareThis U.N. rights chief shocked at numerous Iraq executions 24 Jan 2012 The top United Nations human rights official criticized Iraq on Tuesday for carrying out a large number of executions, including 34 on a single day last week, and voiced concern about due process and the fairness of trials. “Even if the most scrupulous [...]