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Verdict on Assange extradition from UK next week
PTI London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will get to know on November 2 whether he will be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of sexual misconduct in that country, the court hearing the case in London said on Friday. Lawyers for Assange, 40,
Updated: 10/28/2011 09:12A
Center for Justice & Democracy study on new media
It's plaintiffs' lawyers who are using the big (and often ultimately unsustainable) verdicts to draw business to themselves. For example, in Ernst v. Merck, as I pointed out contemporaneously, Mark Lanier's $253 million verdict could not possibly stand
Updated: 10/28/2011 09:03A
The women's market: a nod to the future of sustainable food
By Glenn Q. Maboloc The verdict on the world's food system has long been out. Research after research, such as international non-profit Oxfam's new report Weathering the Crises, Feeding the Future
Updated: 10/28/2011 09:02A
EOHR Calls for Heavier Punishment for the Murderers of Khalid Said [press release]
The verdict has been issued after reviewing the report prepared by the medical and technical committees that the court ordered to have them formed on June 30, 2011. The medical committee had been headed by the deputy of the Egyptian Senior Forensic
Updated: 10/28/2011 08:53A
EOHR Welcomes Egyptians' Voting Worldwide [press release]
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) welcomes the court verdict and stresses on the constitutional right of the Egyptian citizens outside Egypt to participate in the political transformation phase. They should play their role in achieving
Updated: 10/28/2011 08:44A
Jury finds Nelson not guilty in friend shooting
BISBEE — Jurors decided a verdict of not guilty on Thursday in Cochise County Superior Court in the case of a man who was charged with fatally shooting his friend in McNeal. Dwayne J. Nelson, 21, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder,
Updated: 10/28/2011 08:42A
Joanna Yeates: Jury Offered Majority Verdict
The jury in the Joanna Yeates murder trial have been given permission to reach a majority verdict. Mr Justice Field told the six men and six women that he would accept a decision on which 10 of them agreed. He said jurors must focus on what Tabak's
Updated: 10/28/2011 08:09A
Julian Assange To Hear Verdict On Swedish Extradition Next Week
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out next week whether or not he has won a battle to prevent being extradited to Sweden to face sex attack allegations. A decision on the extradition will be made next Wednesday 2 November by the High Court in
Updated: 10/28/2011 08:04A
In memory of Khaled Saeid
CAIRO: The recent verdict in the case of the brutal killing of 28-year-old Alexandrian Khaled Saeid, which was central to galvanizing the anti-regime sentiment that eventually toppled Mubarak, is both a blow to everything Egypt's
Updated: 10/28/2011 08:02A
Vincent Tabak trial: judge will accept majority verdict
Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PA The jury in the trial of Vincent Tabak was told on Friday that it could return a majority verdict. The trial judge, Mr Justice Field, called the jury back into court one at Bristol crown court at noon after it had been
Updated: 10/28/2011 08:01A