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A Metairie man with "WHO DAT" tattooed across his forehead was sentenced to six months in jail this week after he spat at a New Orleans judge during his arraignment tied to a charge of grabbing a deputy's groin. Michael Edwards, 29, of 2818 Tugie Drive, who already faces a municipal charge tied to spitting on a deputy, missed Criminal District Court Judge Robin Pittman when he spat her on Wednesday. But his spit was found on the wood trim at her bench, court records show. For that, she held him in contempt and sentenced him to the maximum punishment...

LOS ANGELES - A judge has thrown out 12 lawsuits claiming an oil well that operated for decades at Beverly Hills High School caused cancer in former students. ADVERTISEMENT Superior Court Judge Wendell Mortimer Jr. rejected the suits Wednesday. The case began in 2003 when the law firm that employs celebrity legal crusader Erin Brockovich located hundreds of people who believed emissions from the well were responsible for their cancers or other illnesses. The city and the Beverly Hills Unified School District spent more than $1 million to determine the area was safe. The well produces about 500 barrels of...

The complainant Bob HallBob Hall is Executive Director and Research Director for Democracy North Carolina. [Return to top] Elections Board Larry LeakeLarry Leake, State Board of Elections Chairman, is a Democrat from Mars Hill. [Return to top] Lorraine G. ShinnLorraine G. Shinn, board member, is a Republican from Greenville. [Return to top] Charles WinfreeCharles Winfree, board member, is a Republican from Greensboro. [Return to top] Genevieve C. SimsGenevieve C. Sims, board member, is a Democrat from Raleigh. [Return to top] Robert CordleRobert Cordle, board member, is a Democrat from Charlotte (he has recused himself from the hearings because his...