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Supreme Court Justices have lost Legal Jurisdiction to Hear Cases
Each justice took oaths required to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic” and to “bear true faith and allegiance to the same.” But in the sixth, seventh, and eighth petitions presented to
Updated: 03/10/2011 10:07A
Nigeria: Abiola - Championing Women Participation in Politics
Lagos — Dr. Mrs. Doyin Abiola, veteran journalist, is known by her admirers as an advocate of justice for women and a fighter for their emancipation from cultural impediments. Described as an excellent administrator, Doyin, wife of late billionaire
Updated: 03/10/2011 10:07A
Uganda: Godi Sentence Salient Message on Domestic Violence
Last month, High Court judge, Justice Lawrence Gidudu, delivered a judgment that women's rights activists have hailed as having the potential to change society's outlook towards the two pertinent issues of child marriages and domestic violence.
Updated: 03/10/2011 10:07A
Uganda: Justice Katutsi Will be Missed
Justice John Bosco Katutsi is bowing out of the judiciary within a couple of days after an illustrious career, having attained the mandatory retirement age of 65 for High Court judges in Uganda. Fearless and independent, Justice Katutsi will be
Updated: 03/10/2011 10:07A
Coroner summons top brass on Christmas Island boat tragedy
WEST Australian Coroner Alastair Hope has ordered the head of Border Protection Command to front his court over the Christmas Island boat crash because of continual evidence delays. Frustrated by a lack of information provided by commonwealth officers,
Updated: 03/10/2011 10:06A
SC board denies parole for mother serving 8 years in prison in son's 2007
Smith was sentenced to eight years in prison last year for involuntary manslaughter and obstruction of justice in the death of Devon Epps in Greenville. Smith told authorities a carjacker with a knife forced her to drive to a secluded area and pressed
Updated: 03/10/2011 10:06A
ARLINGTON MAN KILLED WHILE WALKING ON STATE HIGHWAY
Then state patrol says the accident happened about 9:25 pm Wednesday night when White was seen standing in the roadway in the eastbound lane of State R out 530 at the junction with 249th about 2 miles east of Arlington when he was struck by two passing
Updated: 03/10/2011 10:06A
Truck runs into Phoenix police headquarters
KTAR Radio reports a steel fence outside of the police building was mangled and pieces of the truck were strewn across the roadway. A concrete wall was also damaged early Thursday. The crash snapped a water line and flooded a nearby street.
Updated: 03/10/2011 10:06A
This is the Life: On legislating morality
After all, I've written in this very space over the years that I don't believe that a criminal justice approach to the issue is a good solution. More about that in a moment, though. First, my explanation to the reader was a simple one.
Updated: 03/10/2011 10:04A
SC Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
The Department of Defense announced Wednesday that 19-year-old Pfc. Kalin C. Johnson of Lexington died March 8 in Kandahar province of injuries suffered in a non-combat accident. Johnson was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in
Updated: 03/10/2011 10:04A
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