News updates about statute of limitations

Justices? Ruling in Discrimination Case May Draw Quick Action by Obama (New York Times)
The president-elect is eager to sign legislation that would essentially relax the statute of limitations under various civil rights laws.

City files litigation against The Grove for unpaid CDBG micro-business loan (Santa Paula Times)
To beat the statute of limitations, the city has filed litigation to recover a federally funded business loan from the owners of a now-defunct restaurant.

JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む (Japan Today)
The Justice Ministry has decided to launch a study group later this month to consider extending or possibly abolishing the statute of limitations for unsolved major crimes such as murder cases, ministry sources said Sunday.

Bob Barr: Repeal Defense of Marriage Act (WorldNet Daily)
Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia, author of the Defense of Marriage Act signed into law by President Clinton, now says the statute overreaches the federal government's constitutional power and needs to be repealed.

Madoff Investors May Be on the Hook for 'Clawback' Suits (Law.com)
Investors who cashed out of Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme may be on the hook for so-called "clawback" lawsuits brought by a bankruptcy trustee looking to recover money for fraud victims.

School teacher sentenced to 14 years for sexual abuse (The Malibu Times)
Thomas Arthur Beltran pleaded guilty in court last week to sexually abusing students at Lincoln Middle School.

Collins dismisses lawsuit against Hope Mills (The Fayetteville Observer)
Hope Mills Commissioner Tonzie Collins has instructed his lawyers to file a voluntary dismissal of his lawsuit against the town. Fayetteville lawyer Michael Boose said Tuesday that he had notified Hope Mills Town Attorney John Jackson that Collins would take a voluntary dismissal with prejudice.

Bike builder faces additional felony charge (Florida Today)
Prosecutors have filed an additional felony charge against famed motorcycle builder Billy Lane, court records show.

CHAPTER 2: Stakes high as rape trial began (Detroit Free Press)
The story so far Toni Bunton landed in a Michigan prison after being convicted for participating in a drug deal that led to a murder. She and other female inmates say they became victims there, helpless to defend themselves against male guards’ sexual advances.

Overtime not paid, suit says; Columbia plaintiff names CenturyTel. (Columbia Daily Tribune)
A federal class action lawsuit based on claims by a former CenturyTel worker in Columbia alleges the company has underpaid employees at its call centers.