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Jurisdiction Defined

Refers to a court's authority to judge over a situation usually acquired in one of three ways: over acts committed in a defined territory (eg. the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Australia is limited to acts committed or originating in Australia), over certain types of cases (the jurisdiction of a bankruptcy court is limited to bankruptcy cases), or over certain persons (a military court has jurisdiction limited to actions of enlisted personnel).

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ECB Paramo: Rates Appropriate; See Euro-zone Growth By 1H 2010 -Radio

Published July 4, 2009, 3:23 am, The Forex Market

MADRID (Dow Jones)--European Central Bank Executive Council member Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo said Saturday that current interest rate levels are appropriate, and that the euro-zone economy is likely to return to growth by the first half of next year.

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Medical marijuana user who lost rental assistance files suit

Published July 4, 2009, 3:18 am, Montrose Daily Press

MONTROSE — The medical marijuana user and dispenser who lost his Section 8 housing voucher now says the housing authority may be in contempt of court.

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Do condominium owners have to carry insurance on their units?

Published July 4, 2009, 3:12 am, Naples Daily News

Are condominium owners required to carry insurance on their units?

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Fireworks laws change

Published July 4, 2009, 2:40 am, Wausau Daily Herald

The $62 billion state budget signed by Gov. Jim Doyle this week both funds government and eases the states fireworks laws.

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Council eyes changing liquor permit process

Published July 4, 2009, 1:43 am, Beloit Daily News

Beloit councilors will also weigh withdrawal from medical revenue sharing agreement

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Local News : Bridging troubled legal waters - Frontiersman

Published July 4, 2009, 1:19 am, Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman

WASILLA — The cities of Houston and Wasilla will have to wait at least a couple more weeks for a ruling on their suit against Anchorage regarding the Knik Arm Bridge.

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Can this dog inspire consolidated animal control?

Published July 4, 2009, 1:12 am, The Star Press

Animal Rescue Fund questions whether Mr. Moppit might have been saved from his suffering if the county had better animal control.

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Religion News in Brief

Published July 4, 2009, 12:39 am, The Morning News

New Leaders For Unitarians, United Church of Christ

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Basalt paying for shortage of sheriffs

Published July 4, 2009, 12:32 am, The Aspen Times

BASALT - When a woman was ambushed and stabbed multiple times outside of her residence in rural Eagle County in September, Basalt police officers were forced to take command in the case even though the site was outside of their jurisdiction.

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Man gets prison for abusing his infant son

Published July 3, 2009, 11:41 pm, Rexburg Standard Journal

REXBURG -- Kurt Daniel Gum, 26, was sentenced to two to seven years in prison for child abuse Wednesday, but the court retained jurisdiction for 120 to 180 days.

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  • Divided court rules states can regulate federal banks: 06/29/09 - (TwinCities.co m) - The five justices held that contrary to what the Bush administration had argued, states can enforce their own laws on matters such as discrimination and predatory lending, even if that crosses into areas under federal regulation.

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  • Second Group Christians: In a parable about stewardship in Luke 19, Jesus tells His hearers to "occupy until I come." The New American Standard translates the verse this way: "Do business until I come." The verse prior to the parable gives the context: "While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they [His listeners] supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately&qu ot; (Luke 19:11).

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  • Universal Jurisdiction Once Again Under Threat: This article appeared days ago at The Electronic Intifada a highly respected site pro-Palestinia n to its roots. The authors are legal experts in international law and human rights sympathetic to the legal plight of the people in Gaza. They report on the efforts to prosecute Israeli officials in Spain on war crimes.

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