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Oakland braces for Ex-BART cop Johannes Mehserle's release
News and events from community groups and individuals concerned with criminal justice issues. Pro-Mehserle protesters and opponents face off outside the Walnut Creek courthouse last July. After serving eleven months of his 2-year sentence for the fatal
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:07A
Oakland braces for Ex-BART cop Johannes Mehserle's release
News and events from community groups and individuals concerned with criminal justice issues. Pro-Mehserle protesters and opponents face off outside the Walnut Creek courthouse last July. After serving eleven months of his 2-year sentence for the fatal
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:07A
Thailand's verbal presentation for ICJ on Preah Vihear case
By www.mfa.go.th Full text of Thailand's verbal presentation before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague, Netherlands on May 30, the fist day of the hearing. On 30 May 2011 from 16.00-18.00 hrs., the Thai legal team pleaded before the
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:07A
Oerlikon wins landmark Asian solar order-UPDATE 2
ZURICH, June 1 (Reuters) - Swiss engineer Oerlikon has won a first 100 million euro ($143.7 million) order for its new solar production line and may have more in the pipeline, a boost for its recovery from near bankruptcy last year.
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:06A
Wansbeck MP Ian Lavery writes a weekly column in the Ashington & Morpeth Extra
In a debate earlier this week, I was shocked and amazed that the justice secretary made clear that the entire cabinet supports the proposal to reduce the prison sentence by half for all offenders if they plead guilty early. The only conclusion I can
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:06A
War crimes court to arraign Mladic on Friday
Tribunal spokeswoman Nerma Jelacic said 69-year-old Mladic underwent medical tests and was given a copy of his indictment after he arrived at the tribunal's detention unit Tuesday night following his extradition from Belgrade.
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:05A
In Shift, Justice Department is Hiring Lawyers With Civil Rights Backgrounds
WASHINGTON — Under the Obama administration, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has reversed a pattern of systematically hiring conservative lawyers with little experience in civil rights, the practice that caused a scandal over
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:05A
Holiday weekend typical for Baxter County Sheriff's Office
Deputies issued 34 citations for a variety of traffic offenses, including two driving under the influence (minors). Also included in the tally were two citations for public intoxication and two for endangering the welfare of a minor.
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:05A
Spain's king annoyed with queries about his health
AP Sports Video MADRID (AP) - Spain's King Juan Carlos has shown that he has a sarcastic side, berating reporters who queried him about his health and saying he feels "terrible, terrible, seeing that you like killing me." The normally affable monarch
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:05A
Why a Greek Default Could be Worse Than the Lehman Collapse
Greece's debt, at about $430 billion, is less than that of Lehman Brothers, which owed around $600 billion at the time of its bankruptcy. But Greece's finances are much less sound. Whereas Lehman Brothers participated in the 2003-07 financial bubble
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:05A
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