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Northwestern's use of Google apps discriminates against the blind, complaint says
(Source: Chicago Tribune)CHICAGO _ Northwestern University is targeted in a federal complaint filed Tuesday that alleges blind students and faculty face discrimination by the university's use of Google e-mail and other programs.
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:20P
NTSB: Sleep aids should be OK in fighting pilot fatigue
WASHINGTON — Airline pilots should be allowed to take carefully monitored sleep medication to help them get a good night's rest before a flight, federal accident investigators said for the first time Tuesday.
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:20P
NFL Players Try To Pick Up Legal System On The Fly
As the NFL labor fight moves from the mediation room to the court room, players are trying to learn the ins and outs of filing a lawsuit and the legal labyrinth that follows. "For a player it can be frustrating at times, because now we're in the hands
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:20P
Court summons IGP over alleged contempt
Justice Ajoke Adepoju gave the order sequel to Form 49 filed against the IGP by lawyers to a final year student of computer sciences at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University of Science and Technology, Dahiru Yakubu Aliyu, who has been in detention
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:18P
Emotional service pets can no longer travel for free
Service animals really help those with the need to get around and live better lives. Because of that we make many allowances for those working animals that we don't make for pets. Well, those allowances have been abused for years on airlines.
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:18P
Judge May Dismiss Ground Zero Mosque Suit
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) filed suit on behalf of the firefighter, who opposes the mosque. The ACLJ argued today in New York Supreme Court that the building that would be replaced by the Ground Zero mosque must be preserved.
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:18P
Judge denies Fairhope legal fees in Dyas Triangle case
A federal judge has denied an effort by Fairhope officials to recover $1.2 million in attorneys' fees from the members of the Charles Dyas family who filed a lawsuit against the city in 2008. Among several rulings made
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:17P
SC seeks govt comments on award of $233m contract
A two-member bench of the apex court, comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Ghulam Rabbani, was hearing a constitutional petition filed by Shahid Orakzai, challenging the commercial contract breaching the fundamental right
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:17P
BBC admits hiring private detectives to help out its news programmes
By Daily Mail Reporter The BBC admitted yesterday to using private detectives to provide confidential information for some of its investigative news programmes. The corporation had been accused of employing Jonathan Rees, a private investigator with a
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:16P
Chamber of Commerce Hires Mukasey to Push for FCPA Changes
It covers possible FCPA amendments and other issues "related to criminal law and policies affecting US corporations." The Chamber has become increasingly critical of the FCPA in recent months. It argues that the law, which allows the US government to
Updated: 03/15/2011 08:16P
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