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ANALYSIS: Australia lays down the law: no sharia for Muslims
'It's the height of arrogance for Muslims to expect that aspects of their religious law should be incorporated in our system of justice,' Doug Griffith wrote to his local newspaper. Peter Hansen, responding in a blog on a website, explained why he
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:40A
Life after my OJ nightmare
Marcia says the unit reminds her of her old job as a deputy district attorney prior to the Simpson case, when there was “justice” and camaraderie with other prosecutors and the police. “A fair amount of Rachel is me,” she laughed.
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:39A
A list to anticipate
The PML-N chief, Nawaz Sharif, has said that military generals and judges who had protected military dictators in the past, such as Pervez Musharraf, should be brought to justice. Many people will support Nawaz Sharif on this but it would be better if
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:39A
FBI anthrax reports inconclusive
The lab data, contained in more than 9000 pages of files that emerged a year after the Justice Department closed its inquiry and condemned the late Army microbiologist Bruce Ivins as the perpetrator, shows unusual levels of silicon and tin in anthrax
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:39A
A vulnerable, brave voice is heard
Victims often chose silence over justice because they feared that the criminal system would reject their accusations or, worse yet, blame them for the assault. The “blame the victim” syndrome is so pervasive that even an honorable institution like the
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:39A
15% tax on food, zero on financial speculation
“The Budget has left in place the gross injustice at the heart of New Zealand's tax system,” says Vaughan Gunson, Tax Justice campaign coordinator. “Grassroots Kiwis are still going to be paying tax on their food, while financial speculation goes
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:39A
Man throws acid on wife, severely burns her head and torso
He wanted her to withdraw her application for divorce, police said after initial investigations. “He was a drug addict and unemployed. Nageena wanted divorce but he was reluctant to give her one,” said a police official. She met Irfan a year ago in a
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:39A
High Court Ruling Over Social Care Budget Cuts
In yesterday's judicial review, Mr Justice Walker declared the council's plans to cut adult social care was unlawful and should be axed. Lawyers for four disabled Birmingham residents took up the legal challenge after the council stated that only those
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:38A
Jammin' for Justice concert aims to help neighbors
Zaya Marimba is one of three acts to play at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church's Jammin' for Justice concert Saturday night. In the back row from left are Susan Lynch-Ritchie, June Garver, Dave Zelenka, Bonnie Schmidt and Richard Schneider; in the front row
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:37A
Liberty Media makes $1bn offer for Barnes & Noble
His most recent success was Liberty's purchase of 40 per cent of satellite radio provider Sirius XM for $530m, a stake he bought when the company was near bankruptcy and which is now worth several billion dollars. But Mr Malone has minimal experience
Updated: 05/20/2011 03:37A
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