State Water Commission Complains Corps of Engineer Acting Like it Owns Water in Area

11/16/2011   An official of the State Water Commission in North Dakota complained that the Corps of engineers is acting like it owned the waters in Lake Sakakawea. Robert Shaver yesterday told the members of the commission that the Corps thinks it has authority over access to water in the reservoir. Shaver’s comments came as […]

Supreme Court Justices Offer Doubts on Legal Case of Prisoner

11/16/2011   A federal lawsuit filed by an inmate against workers at the privately-run California prison, where he suffered injuries in an accident seemed unlikely to sway Supreme Court justices. In a case that have been closely monitored by the country’s thriving private prison industry, justices appear skeptical about expanding the right of inmates to […]