legal opinions

The Maury County Regional Planning Commission wants an attorney to take action against an auctioneer because of allegations he violated a state statute.

The commission voted Monday to authorize a lawyer to seek recourse against Carl L. Brooks. The commission accused Brooks of auctioning parcels of less than five acres without proper approval from the county’s planning board.

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The framework under which detainees were imprisoned for years without charges at Guantanamo and in many cases abused in Afghanistan wasn’t the product of American military policy or the fault of a few rogue soldiers.

• Clear Channel, its private equity buyers and the banks that agreed to finance the company's acquisition have settled their litigation. Shareholders are now being offered $17.9 billion ($36 per share), down from the original bid of $20 billion ($39.20 per share).