Court: Drunken Driving Doesn't Warrant Deportation
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The U.S. Supreme Court, in an  opinion by ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist, ruled on  Tuesday that driving while intoxicated is not a crime of  violence that would warrant deportation.
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ROCK HILL, S.C. - Police found more than they bargained for when they stopped a U-Haul truck with a burned-out taillight. Instead of furniture in the back, police on Monday found a rolling keg party with about 20 people drinking whiskey and beer. Eleven people were charged with underage drinking.
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Passengers had thought the man was drunk, but the state Xinhua news agency said on Sunday it was later determined that he was not.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A Clinton man was charged with drunken driving after officials say he drove his vehicle onto the ice-covered Mississippi River near Sabula. Steven A.
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MADISON, Wis. - People can be arrested for driving drunk on frozen lakes, a state appeals court ruled Thursday, marking the first case to address whether Wisconsin's drunken driving laws extend to frozen bodies of water...
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A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that the Bush administration cannot legally detain an immigrant as an enemy combatant without charge.
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Hugo Vinicio Hernandez knew that immigration agents could detain him at any time for having disregarded a deportation order in 2001. But the Guatemalan man didn't think he would wind up in the custody of immigration agents as a result of a routine traffic stop.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. - A judge ruled the state can suspend the driver's license of a man who lost his driving privileges after his doctor reported to police that he drank a six-pack of beer a day...
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BELLEVUE, Wash. - Drunken driving is bad, but drunken driving while naked could be worse. A Washington State Patrol trooper pulled over an SUV on Interstate 90 in this Seattle suburb after observing it driving erratically about 1:20 a.m. Friday.
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MISSOULA, Mont. - A man was cited for drunken driving twice in the same day, by the same officer, and jailed after authorities said he showed up drunk for his arraignment.  Court records said Adam T.
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PITTSBURGH - The state Supreme Court ruled that Pennsylvania's drunken driving law can't be enforced against people on horseback, a decision that inspired the dissenting justice to wax poetic.    The court ruled Wednesday in a case against two men in Mercer County in 2002...
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Fear of deportation is one of the many obstacles preventing illegal immigrants who lost their homes or jobs during Hurricane Charley from seeking disaster relief. The language barrier is also a problem, and undocumented workers can't apply for cash assistance, although they are eligible for food and temporary shelter.
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A judge driving with his boss was charged with drunken driving after a wreck that sent another motorist to the hospital, and the other judge was seen by an officer pouring out a can of beer, police said.
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Yesterday, at 2pm, I was surrounded by several large men, and physically restrained from moving for no reason. I managed to call the police, and when the cops arrived, they ordered the men to let me go. But the police refused to arrest my assailants. The State's Attorney refused to press charges. And private lawyers would not touch my case.  Read on for the full story.
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By Scott Duke Harris, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 20--You drank, you drove, you did a night in jail. Now you need a lawyer.
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Duane "Dog" Chapman cannot be extradited to Mexico to face criminal charges in his capture of serial rapist and fugitive Andrew Luster in 2003, a three-judge panel in Mexico has ruled.
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A federal court has cleared the way for TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman to be extradited to face charges in Mexico, but the decision can still be appealed.