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Palace: No rush to discipline Bureau of Corrections director
Aquino would rather wait for the recommendations from the panel of prosecutors tasked by Justice Secretary Leila De Lima to conduct a fact-finding investigation, Valte added. “We expect in the coming days to find out the recommendation and decision of
Updated: 05/21/2011 02:37A
Inaccessible marketplace
Many business owners across the country have bristled at the costs associated with ADA compliance. Indeed, renovations to existing buildings can cost tens of thousands of dollars. But that is why the ADA allows for a steady progression toward
Updated: 05/21/2011 02:36A
Aquino decision on prisons chief known soon
Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte asked the public to wait for the results of an official investigation despite a statement by Justice Secretary Leila De Lima that she would have wanted Diokno placed under preventive suspension for
Updated: 05/21/2011 02:34A
When love is on the rocks
As the famed DJ and anti-divorce campaigner told The Times, after the divorce laws are in (if they are) he will be waking up every day thinking of and wishing he could divorce. I do fear that the uncontrollable desire to get divorced will surely happen
Updated: 05/21/2011 02:34A
The blinding fog of war
We are not necessarily at a crossroads in this referendum but are perhaps at traffic lights. While a crossroad would mean we have committed to an irreversible direction, a traffic light still showing amber would, if going red, still leave us the option
Updated: 05/21/2011 02:34A
Uruguay Congress upholds amnesty law
Amnesty International said Uruguay had "missed a historic opportunity in the pursuit of justice." Human rights activists have criticized the amnesty which is also supported by Uruguay's President Jose Mujica. Mujica had warned of the "political
Updated: 05/21/2011 02:33A
Stockton mayor has a plan
Stockton Mayor Ann Johnston assured a crowd of business leaders Thursday that the city is trying desperately to avert bankruptcy and to capitalize on any economic rebound. "We will do everything, absolutely everything, in our power to avoid bankruptcy.
Updated: 05/21/2011 02:33A
New terminal project faces lawsuit
The owners of the Wendy's property and the restaurant's owner argue the case is about the airport and the town of Barnstable pushing around a small business. Airport officials say they have tried to accommodate the property owner as best they can and
Updated: 05/21/2011 02:31A
Suit alleges Arizona violated public records law
Lawyers representing Donald Beaty, who is scheduled to be executed Wednesday, need the records "in order to pursue appropriate remedies" to the "potentially unlawful behavior" of the department, according to a motion that accompanied the lawsuit.
Updated: 05/21/2011 02:31A
The conversation: Does restorative justice work? Yes!
Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian The Ministry of Justice is considering increasing the use of restorative justice – in which offenders are encouraged to meet their victims – as part of its forthcoming green paper on criminal justice reform.
Updated: 05/21/2011 02:30A
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