Residents Seek to Block Police Department: Lawsuit Pending Despite Recent Hiring of Police Chief
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By Harry Franklin, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Sep. 21--Four residents have filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to keep Cusseta-Chattahoochee County from creating a police department.
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A lawsuit was filed Tuesday over this Dallas suburb's latest effort to keep out illegal immigrants by barring home rentals to people who can't prove they are in the country legally.
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By ANABELLE GARAY  DALLAS - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch from enforcing a voter-approved law prohibiting apartment rentals to illegal immigrants until a legal challenge is resolved.  U.S.
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A group trying to prevent closure of the trauma center at an inner-city medical center filed a discrimination lawsuit, alleging the county is trying to dismantle the troubled hospital.
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By Dean Narciso and Jim Woods, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 26--Is there a problem in your neighborhood? Tell The Watch.
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Police officers are "frustrated" that suspected illegal immigrants who commit crimes are not being investigated.
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A Pennsylvania town's efforts to crack down on illegal immigration will be challenged by civil rights campaigners in a landmark federal trial beginning on Monday that could signal whether such local laws across the country can stand up to legal challenge.
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A police officer mans a road block in Nacton. Police have admitted they "fear the worst" after the latest grisly findings in a probable serial killer probe, as they race against time to prevent the death toll ...Comment
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By Alan Riquelmy, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Feb. 8--A former employee for the Columbus Consolidated Government has filed suit against the city, alleging race discrimination and retaliation.
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By Sara Jean Green, Seattle Times  Feb. 7--The strong job market, the war in Iraq and a dwindling number of people interested in law-enforcement careers are making things difficult for police recruiters like Suzanne Long and Andre Sinn.
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By Monica Chen, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Sep. 20--CHARLOTTE -- York County residents who oppose a plan from two North Carolina cities to draw water from the Catawba River pleaded their case to N.C. officials Tuesday during the last public hearing on the proposal.
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A police force faced a civil lawsuit Thursday from a young woman who was punched five times by a police officer as he arrested her during a scuffle outside a night club last year.
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EDMONTON (CP) - Police officials, politicians and citizens were all trying to come to grips Tuesday with the civic turmoil sparked by a drunk-driving sting against a newspaper columnist and the reform-minded head of the police commission.
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By JULIAN WALKER  The State Water Control Board has another lawsuit on its hands related to a proposed 165-acre mixed-use development in Chesterfield County.
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By Josh Shaffer, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 5--RALEIGH -- News of a Raleigh police officer's derelict rental houses brought dismay and confusion sunday from City Council members, who promised to push for tougher rules and more reports on problem landlords.
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By Stephen Wall, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Sep. 9--LOMA LINDA -- A slow-growth group that has fought to prevent  hillside development has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the City  Council's approval of the new General Plan.
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A federal courthouse was locked down for more than three hours Thursday while authorities searched for a man who was scheduled to appear in court but fled after he learned of a warrant for his arrest.