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MILITARY: Marine in Iraq war crime case asks for clemency
The military's highest court disagreed and said the error was not serious enough to warrant a new trial. That court reinstated the conviction, and the Marine Corps sent Hutchins back to the brig last month to complete his 11-year sentence after he
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:17A
Plymouth Marine seeks clemency
The military's highest court disagreed and said the error was not serious enough to warrant a new trial. That court reinstated the conviction, and the Marine Corps sent Hutchins back to the brig last month to complete his 11-year sentence after he
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:16A
Former director Thai Vue sues Hmong association
Thai Vue was fired April 11 without notice when he objected to the Hmong Cultural and Community Center committee using association funds to pay the center's mortgage, according to the lawsuit filed in La Crosse County Circuit Court.
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:15A
Law needed to honor war dead
The 8-1 decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts stated the law protects "even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do not stifle public debate." Justice Samuel Alito, the lone dissenter, stated the father only wanted to bury his son
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:14A
Plenty at stake with maps
Instead, McCoy said in a statement read on the House floor Wednesday that he would immediately transmit the maps to the Department of Justice for approval. Though the result is uncertain, a House strategist said it is the position of lawyers advising
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:14A
Contract employees' case: SC is being forced to give verdict, says CJP
The Supreme Court is being forced to deliver its verdict in the contract employees' case, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said. “The government should review the re-employment case of Federal
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:14A
Contract employees' case: SC is being forced to give verdict, says CJP
The Supreme Court is being forced to deliver its verdict in the contract employees' case, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said. “The government should review the re-employment case of Federal
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:14A
Class action suit over US medical experiments
Seven Guatemalans have filed a class action lawsuit with the US District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that they had been the subject of non-consensual human medical experimentation by the US Public Health Service (PHS), says a Jurist
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:14A
UK privacy law stops short of halting super injunctions
Ministers have ruled out reforming Britain's privacy laws or bringing in new legislation to stop super injunctions silencing the media, the Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said. A report in The Independent notes that, launching the government's draft
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:14A
Kampala court rejects compensation suit
The Monitor notes that in his ruling, Justice Eldad Mwangushya, said the aggrieved students had not furnished court with proof to show that they deserved compensation. 'This court finds it extremely difficult to make any assessment of the damages
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:14A
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