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But should that fact or the fact that he is a member of the hate-spewing BJP becloud one's judgment on the grave wrong the Governor of Gujarat, Kamla Beniwal, perpetrated on August 25 by appointing Justice (Retd.) RA Mehta as the Lokayukta?
Updated: 09/20/2011 08:01A
Broken countries, broken economies
The chairman, vice chairman, and senior legal counsel of the 9/11 Commission wrote books partially disassociating themselves from the commission's report. They said that the Bush administration put obstacles in their path, that information was withheld
Updated: 09/20/2011 08:01A
Grave issue
Ironically, the fight for justice for families whose loved ones had allegedly disappeared in “custody” had been reduced to proving the numbers. Whereas the APDP and the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) maintain that over 8000 people
Updated: 09/20/2011 08:01A
'Tip of the iceberg'
He was also a member of the International People's Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Kashmir (IPTK), which prepared a report titled “Buried Evidence” on Kashmir's mass graves. Excerpts from an interview he gave Frontline: What do you think about
Updated: 09/20/2011 08:01A
The US Bankruptcy Court's Chapter 15 Order of Foreign Main Recognition in
In a decision dated September 15, 2011 and entered on the docket on September 16, 2011, US District Judge George B. Daniels of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York affirmed the July 22, 2010 decision of the Bankruptcy Court
Updated: 09/20/2011 08:00A
50 Cent Sued Over Alleged Attack At His Connecticut Mansion
Rapper 50 Cent is facing a lawsuit from a woman who alleges she was assaulted by one of the star's associates at his mansion two years ago. Vasti Ortiz has filed legal papers at the Superior Court of Hartford, Connecticut against the hip-hop star,
Updated: 09/20/2011 08:00A
Sheen, Warner nearing deal on lawsuit
for his hard-partying life said he didn't know how to "put out the fire" when he was fired and began a manic round of media appearances talking about "tiger blood" and "winning." AP Entertainment Writer Anthony McCartney contributed to this report.
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:59A
Immigration board member Phil Kent on 'whiteness', ethnic conflict
He is easily the most controversial appointee to a new panel composed of seven white men, formed to help enforce Georgia's new immigration law. It will reach into local communities to ensure workers are in Georgia legally. Kent has framed some of his
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:59A
Georgia Board To Decide Fate Of Troy Davis, Inmate Sentence To Death In 1989
"I believe the death penalty is the correct source of justice." Inside the closed-door meeting, a parade of attorneys and supporters asked the board to spare Davis' life. Outside, dozens of Davis' supporters hoisted a massive "Save Troy Davis" sign and
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:58A
Justice Jog 5K for Charity, Hosted by LA Legal Association -- Benefiting CASA
Gathering to raise funds and awareness for an LA County children's support program, an expected 500 attendees will participate in the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators' Justice Jog 5K on Sunday, October 2, 2011.
Updated: 09/20/2011 07:58A
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