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House plenary vote on Ombud impeachment reset
MANILA –- The House plenary vote on the impeachment of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez will likely be rescheduled next week after the justice committee failed to meet its self-imposed deadline to submit its report. “(We) will submit today (Tuesday)
Updated: 03/14/2011 11:16P
Probe security angle in Hasan Ali case: ED to MHA
Bench comprising Justice B Sudershan Reddy and Justice SS Nijjar sought to know whether the matter could be probed under provisions other than the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the Passport Act and the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema).
Updated: 03/14/2011 11:15P
Mastering difficult plot of 'The Visit' | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-14
And so began Unionville High School's production of The Visit, a dark comedy filled with heartbreak, greed, and justice. The Visit, by Friedrich Drrenmatt, tells the story of Claire Zachanassian (Megan Fraser), a multi-billionaire, who returns to her
Updated: 03/14/2011 11:14P
Judge won't dismiss 751 South-related lawsuit against Durham County
A superior court judge on Monday denied a request from a Durham County attorney to dismiss a civil lawsuit against the county and its commissioners. Several South Durham homeowners filed the suit late last summer, challenging the way the county handled
Updated: 03/14/2011 11:13P
Government questioned on probe into job scheme lapses
The apex court bench of Chief Justice SH Kapadia, Justice KS Panicker Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatantar Kumar said: "We make it clear we are giving four weeks' time to decide. We make it clear if the centre doesn't decide we will step in.
Updated: 03/14/2011 11:12P
Lawsuit in Canton murder-suicide case involves Detroit police
The 22-page lawsuit which was filed March 7 in US District Court in Detroit comes a year and a-half after Detroit homicide Detective Ed Williams, 36, of Canton, shot his wife, Patricia, 33, a 14-year veteran of the force in the parking lot of the
Updated: 03/14/2011 11:11P
We need a united body for solicitors, not a risky split
One cannot help feeling that the losing side in the Alternative Business Structures (ABS), or Tesco law, debate last year have never really accepted the decision of the majority. In what some saw as a sop to that side of the argument,
Updated: 03/14/2011 11:11P
Govt proposes changes to bail system
Justice Minister Simon Power today called for public submissions on Bail in New Zealand: Reviewing Aspects of the Bail System, which suggests several changes to the current bail system. The review focuses on bail in the period between when a person is
Updated: 03/14/2011 11:09P
Govt proposes changes to bail system
Justice Minister Simon Power today called for public submissions on Bail in New Zealand: Reviewing Aspects of the Bail System, which suggests several changes to the current bail system. The review focuses on bail in the period between when a person is
Updated: 03/14/2011 11:09P
Mediation fails to end 20-year NRC battle
Federal Court Justice Robert Barnes led the day-long mediation effort, which sought to resolve Grover's fifth human rights complaint against the NRC as well as a lawsuit he filed in 2002 alleging the agency's treatment of him violated his equality
Updated: 03/14/2011 11:09P