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SOUTH AFRICA: Activism makes inroads on "corrective rape"
The decision was reached during a meeting on 14 March between senior officials from the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development and grassroots activists who brought a petition signed by 170000 supporters in 163 countries.
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:50A
Atlantic Yards Opponents Head to Court Over Project Time Table, Legal Fees
Only days after the one-year anniversary of the Atlantic Yards groundbreaking, the last standing lawsuit against developer Bruce Ratner's mega-development will hit the courts. Today opponents will reargue in Manhattan Supreme Court that the developer
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:50A
Canadian Citizenship Guide Mentions Gay Rights
A draft indicated that more extensive information including milestones in gay rights had been planned, but the office of immigration minister Jason Kenney ordered the deletion of the material. On Monday, Kenney, who was an opponent of marriage equality
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:49A
PARADIGM ALLIANCE, INC. v. CELERITAS TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
Following a jury verdict in its favor, Plaintiff The Paradigm Alliance ("Paradigm") moved for attorneys fees, costs and expenses. The motion was thoroughly briefed by both sides, and on January 25, 2011 the Court issued an interim Order in which it
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:49A
Scottish News: Father who tried to murder ex-fiancee over marriage call-off is
He was found guilty of attempted murder by majority verdict last month following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow. Today, Lord Kinclaven handed him a 14-year extended sentence, with 10 years to be served behind bars and four on licence after his
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:49A
Legislation makes several changes to Idaho sex offender laws
During the hearing,Gabriel McCarthy, a criminal defense attorney from Boise, questioned why that crime was added to the sex offender list, saying that extending the huge burden of being a sex offender is disproportionate to the crime.
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:49A
Former Widnes Vikings chairman Stephen Vaughan jailed for assaulting police
Vaughan, who is also the former owner of Chester City FC, was sentenced at North Liverpool Community Justice Centre after carrying out a two-punch attack on PC Gregory Dutton in a scuffle outside his home in Thurstaston Road, Heswall, last spring.
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:48A
No space for adventurism in Pakistan: Babar
ISLAMABAD, March 15 (APP): Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Dr.Babar Awan said on Tuesday that there was no space for adventurism in the country and the public was the best judge for accountability.Talking to newsmen after
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:47A
Tuesday Morning Coffee: What's A Little Litigation Between Friends?
Pennsylvania's adultBasic insurance program may be gone, but it's not forgotten in the state's appellate courts system. The lawsuit names Gov. Tom Corbett and top lawmakers as defendants. The plaintiffs' lawyer, Bill Caroselli, tells the AP that the
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:46A
Father who tried to murder ex-fiancee over marriage call-off is jailed for 10
He was found guilty of attempted murder by majority verdict last month following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow. Today, Lord Kinclaven handed him a 14-year extended sentence, with 10 years to be served behind bars and four on licence after his
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:46A
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