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Former Lokayukta Santosh Hegde gets 'Neethi Ratna' award
Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde will be presented the 'Neethi Ratna' award of Fiat Justica, the People's vigilance movement for Rule of Law & Justice, at a function here on Sept 28. The award is in recognition of Hegde's outstanding
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:47A
Concerns raised about business splitting
Advisers who split their business into regulated and non regulated arms could be breaking the law, an expert has warned. Adam Samuel, an independent compliance consultant who also sits on the IFP's ethics committee, said that he has never seen the
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:47A
Strip clubs accused of human trafficking
Stop Trafficking of People's Corinne Sandenberg warned women are lured into the country on false pretences. She said parliament's justice portfolio committee has to finalise the bill so that offenders can be arrested and prosecuted.
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:47A
WSET.com - ABC13Judge in Va. dismisses families' USS Cole lawsuit
(AP) - A federal judge in Virginia has dismissed a lawsuit that sought an additional $282.5 million from Sudan for the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole. Relatives of the 17 sailors killed in the bombing filed the lawsuit in April 2010.
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:47A
Lawsuit update
A few updates in the employee lawsuit against the City of Alameda. In the case of former Fire Chief David Kapler (HG11570933) if you will remember the case against the individually named defendants (Councilmember Lena Tam, former Interim City Manager
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:47A
Local canines on trial for mutton love
Two local canines with a taste for mutton had a court date with County Judge RF Crafton back in 1936. It wasn'ta big story, but the idea of putting two dogs on trial was certainly of interest, considering the newspaper carried four
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:47A
Greece in do-or-die eurozone pledge as unions strike
Greece on Wednesday pledged to do "anything" to stay in the eurozone and gain access to bankruptcy-saving loans, but unions announced new strikes against the painful austerity measures being imposed. Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos,
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:46A
Grand Rapids man, 25, ordered to stand trial for murder in drug-related 2010
Leija is scheduled for a murder trial in November. Grand Rapids District Court Judge Michael Christensen today ruled Vidana should face the same charges after listening to a witness to the shooting testify in the continuation of an earlier hearing.
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:45A
A Message From Troy Davis
the strength I draw from you all, it compounds my faith and it shows me yet again that this is not a case about the death penalty, this is not a case about Troy Davis, this is a case about Justice and the Human Spirit to see Justice prevail.
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:45A
Pennsylvania man gets two DWI's in same night
Police charge that Brodnick's blood-alcohol limit was at least double what the law allows when he was arrested. Trooper Joseph Christy says troopers released Brodnick to the custody of a "responsible party" but say that person must have dropped of
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:45A
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