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Legal aid changes 'appal' lawyers
Bay lawyers today criticised radical changes to the legal aid system saying people's access to justice will be eroded. Justice Minister Simon Power unveiled the changes yesterday, saying he was tackling a
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:02P
71 deputies to face legal action after June elections
Most of the requests concern Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) deputies, followed by deputies from the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Under Turkish law, deputies are
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:02P
Man dies in Glen Waverley crash
Two men were in the car that crashed into a tree on the Springvale Rd median strip about 2.15am. The passenger, who was in his 20s, died at the scene while the 23-year-old driver appeared to only suffer bruising and swelling to the face.
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:01P
Court rules to merge Revolutionary Headquarters cases
A prosecutor involved in the trial asked the court to merge the trial with the ongoing case into the shooting between police and three Revolutionary Headquarters members. The shootout left three dead and eight wounded. Police officer Semih Balaban,
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:01P
Jail terms for Mau and Patel
Judge Justice Daniel Goundar delivered the sentence a few minutes ago to a packed Suva High Court filled with lawyers, former judges and members of the business community. There was pin drop silence as the sentence was delivered.
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:01P
Walton Co. wreck ties up I-10 traffic for hours
The driver of this truck was airlifted to a hospital after a crash this afternoon. The truck was pulling a trailer with six horses. Three were killed in the wreck; a fourth was euthanized. / Special to the News Journal Emergency crews work the scene of
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:01P
Marijuana ruling sends lawmakers, police scrambling
On Monday, a St. Catharines judge ruled the federal medical marijuana program unconstitutional because patients are largely prevented from legally accessing the drugs they need. Justice Donald Taliano also struck down the country's laws against
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:01P
Store worker found hanging on forklift
Police Lt. Bruce Holiday says 61-year-old Jerry Keown was pronounced dead at San Juan Regional Medical Center on Sunday evening, about an hour after another employee found him. Authorities say it's not clear how long Keown had been hanging by both feet
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:01P
Investigation into officer's death continues
Brooks, 60, died in a predawn crash March 23 while riding his own bike to work. He hit a construction vehicle at the intersection of US 51 and Hoy Road. Madison County Sheriff Toby Trowbridge said he could not discuss their findings or the findings of
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:01P
North will help win it for Jonathan —Olunloyo
I am personally a Jonathan supporter because I am a South-South supporter, a region that deserves justice and kindness from other regions in the country. There has been a virulent zoning debate for a long time. This tends to mean different thing to
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:01P
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