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Post-Godhra riots hearing in SC today
AHMEDABAD: After the recent Godhra carnage verdict, Tuesday could prove to be a day of reckoning for some 2002 post-Godhra riot cases. A Pota court convicted 31 for killing 59 persons aboard the Sabarmati Express train on February 27, 2002.
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:57P
Federal judge calls for offshore hydrocarbon treaty
Justice Steven Rares of the Federal Court of Australia, has called for a new international treaty to cover the risks in the offshore hydrocarbon industry. Justice Rares, who addressed delegates to the
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:57P
House plenary vote on Ombud impeachment reset (10:41 am)
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 10:56P
Government 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 10:56P
NFL's labor negotiator says league proposed 10-year CBA
By AP Matthew Emmons/US PresswireNew Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is a named plaintiff in the players' antitrust lawsuit against the NFL. WASHINGTON — Had enough of the he-said, he-said rancor between the NFL and players?
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:54P
Dobson sends out letter to residents
by Mondee Tilley DOBSON — Today, residents of the town of Dobson will be receiving a letter from the town that attempts to clarify issues surrounding a lawsuit between the town and the city of Mount Airy. The water dispute between the localities is
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:54P
Agency takes lizard off endangered list
believed” and does not need protection under the Endangered Species Act. The agency made the decision to change the lizard's conservation status after completing a court-ordered analysis following a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity.
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:53P
Muslim Brotherhood Sticks to Ban on Christians and Women for Presidency
A leading figure in the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), Egypt's largest opposition group, said on Monday that the MB's new "Freedom and Justice Party" would continue to stick by its view that Christians and women are unsuitable for the presidency.
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:52P
Illinois seeks to seize prisoner's wages
The department has tried to seize inheritances and awards from personal-injury cases, said James Chapman, a Chicago lawyer who has represented prisoners in such claims. A Will County judge ordered Hawkins to pay but also prevented the Corrections
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:51P
Yoss law firm going out of business
Law firm, formerly known as Adorno & Yoss, was best known for its role in Miami-Dade's fire fee scandal. By James H. Burnett III Yoss LLP, the remnants of a once powerful and politically connected law firm at the center of Miami's fire fee scandal
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:50P
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