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Judges are unelected, out of touch and shockingly arrogant
Anonymity orders scarcely offer more open justice than super-injunctions, and the report does not suggest they will be used less frequently. The committee presumably believed that the media will be grateful for the suggestion that, where possible,
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:47P
Assessing the Legality of Osama bin Laden's Killing
But it should be clear that facile conclusions about the killing's legality — in either direction — are almost certainly based on simplistic assumptions; either treating the killing as one to be judged by ordinary criminal law on the one hand and
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:47P
Click It or Ticket Campaign Underway
"I think this is a ridiculous roadblock for a seatbelt law. I mean they are backing up traffic for miles here. It's going to slow me down by a couple of hours," said Josh Marshall. Marshall, from Louisa, later admitted he's mainly upset because his
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:47P
Former IMF boss Strauss-Kahn out on bail
The release under house arrest on Friday of the former IMF chief, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assault and attempted rape of a hotel maid, was approved by a judge after lawyers posted bail and bond of $US6 million ($A5.63 million).
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:47P
Ex IMF Chief Released To NY Location
prosecutors told a judge in New York state court that they were opposed to the use of the temporary location, near the former World Trade Center, because it would likely attract a strong media presence and create traffic problems.
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:47P
Washington County law enforcement agencies to participate in seat belt
Next week's seat belt blitz is the second this year, and is part of the Three Flags Campaign, which strives to decrease traffic crash fatalities through education of laws relating to speed, impaired drivers and seat belt use.
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:47P
Need for justice
MUKHTAR Mai`s pursuit of justice is exemplary. Gang-raped in 2002 as a result of a `sentence` by a jirga, she has fought courageously for her right — even though few hopes were held out — to see her attackers brought to justice.
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:45P
Need for justice
MUKHTAR Mai`s pursuit of justice is exemplary. Gang-raped in 2002 as a result of a `sentence` by a jirga, she has fought courageously for her right — even though few hopes were held out — to see her attackers brought to justice.
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:45P
Smurfit Holders Lose Bid to Block $3.5 Billion Buyout
It has operations in Canada, Mexico, China, Puerto Rico and the US Smurfit-Stone had sought bankruptcy protection from creditors in 2009 as a result of the economic decline in the US, officials said. The company emerged from Chapter 11 a year later
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:45P
He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named (In The UK) Sues Twitter Over A User Naming Him
The Guardian reports on the lawsuit, but still can't include the name of the celeb, thanks to that super injunction, though it can name the woman with whom he is accused of having an affair, model Imogen Thomas. (She apparently doesn't have a super
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:45P
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