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EU Wants Social Media Sites to Integrate with New Data Rules
"Any company operating in the EU market or any online product that is targeted at EU consumers must comply with EU rules," Reding, who oversees justice and human rights in the executive European Commission, said in a speech. "To enforce EU law,
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:56P
Justice Department Backs Sikh Inmate
(RNS) The Justice Department has filed suit against California prison officials on behalf of a Sikh inmate who says his religious freedom was violated when officials punished him for not cutting his beard. Sukhjinder Basra, incarcerated at the
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:56P
Govt warns of Mexican drug money in elections
Minister of Justice and the Interior German Vargas Lleras said that the government is planning a strategy to prevent the entry of illegal funds in political campaigns. "By next Thursday we will have defined the whole strategy ... we are doing it seven
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:56P
Australian juggernaut rolls on
FIRING AWAY: Australian speedster Brett Lee, appealing unsuccessfully for a leg-before verdict against Karl Whatham, bowled with pace and purpose against Canada to scalp four batsmen including Whatham in the Group 'A' match on Wednesday.
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:56P
Charge sheet against Raja by March 31: CBI
New Delhi: With the Centre ready to set up a special court for trial of the 2G scam case, the Central Bureau of Investigation informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it would file a charge sheet against the former Communications Minister, A. Raja;
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:56P
Arizona Ammo Smuggling Charges Filed as US Efforts Come Under Scrutiny
Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) has asked that the Justice Department's Inspector General be removed from a probe of the operation, saying the IG is not independent enough to conduct a thorough investigation. Chavarin's co-defendants face two counts each of
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:56P
Press Release: Berkeley Ordered to Protect San Francisco Bay from Sewage
The US Environmental Protection Agency, Justice Department, California Water Boards and San Francisco Baykeeper today lodged a stipulated order that will settle a Clean Water Act enforcement action against seven municipalities in the East Bay Municipal
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:55P
"Community Engagement" Meeting on Berkeley Library Lawsuit Becomes "Private"
Having a “private meeting” about the Library, according to City Councilmember Darryl Moore who said he had convened the group and that it was a mistake an e-mail notice had gone out inviting the public to attend. The group first convened at the public,
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:55P
Baltimore Opthamologist Accused of Performing Hundreds of Unnecessary Laser
Dr. Kiely maintains a primary ophthalmology practice at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. He also practices at a specialty clinic in Baltimore owned by Bon Secours Hospital. Dr. Kiely, Mercy Medical Center or Bon Secours have not released comments on
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:55P
Euan Morton Will Play Leo Frank in Parade for Ford's Theatre in DC; Season
Stephen Rayne (Ford's Sabrina Fair) will direct the production of librettist Alfred Uhry and composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown's musical about a miscarriage of justice in early 20th-century Georgia, when a Jewish outsider was wrongly accused of
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:55P