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Will Tilikum, the 'Killer Whale' Gets His Day in Court?
As St Clair writes, “In medieval Europe (and even colonial America) thousands of animals were summoned to court and put on trial for a variety of offenses, ranging from trespassing, thievery and vandalism to rape, assault and murder.
Updated: 10/30/2011 07:34P
Court warns NLC against delaying case
According to Justice Adejumo, if the defendant, the NLC or its counsel, Anthony Idtejere, intends to use that as a delay tactic to frustrate and prolong the case in court, they will be disappointed as he was prepared to treat the case or any that comes
Updated: 10/30/2011 07:17P
State Supreme Court ruling finds liability for contractors using subs
When the Emersons complained that the new roof leaked, Winters brought in a different subcontractor for repairs. The subcontractor used a propane torch on the roof, and a few hours later the house caught fire. A fire investigator for the insurance
Updated: 10/30/2011 07:15P
Publisher and Human Rights Defender Ragip Zarakolu Arrested
During the hearing her husband Rag?p Zarakolu stated that this would have been the 34th court case against his wife, if she had been alive. On 4 June Istanbul SSC dropped the charges against her after establishing that Hseyin Turhall? was living in
Updated: 10/30/2011 07:12P
Trial in hot-button drunk driving case to start
When an illegal immigrant was accused last year of driving drunk and causing a crash in Prince William County that killed a nun, the case unleashed a wave of anger and became a touchstone for supporters of stricter immigration enforcement.
Updated: 10/30/2011 07:12P
2G scam: CBI to oppose bail to corporate honchos in Supreme Court
NEW DELHI: The CBI will oppose the bail of five corporate honchos in the Supreme Court which is to hear their petitions on Monday, in connection with the 2G scam, days after it did not object to the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and four others in the
Updated: 10/30/2011 07:09P
Ruling finds liability for contractors using subcontractors
When the Emersons complained that the new roof leaked, Winters brought in a different subcontractor for repairs. The subcontractor used a propane torch on the roof and a few hours later the house caught fire. A fire investigator for the insurance
Updated: 10/30/2011 07:05P
Opinions – US District Court, Maryland: 10/31/11
Stevens appealed to the district court, which affirmed the decision of the Bankruptcy Court. LAW: Stevens argued that the Bankruptcy Court committed reversible error when it denied his motion to dismiss and thereby declined to dismiss Showalter's
Updated: 10/30/2011 07:03P
Chandler wants investigator, touts new suspect in '02 slayings
Chandler is charged in Shawnee County District Court with two counts of premeditated first-degree murder in the slayings of Karen Harkness, 53, and Michael Sisco, 47, who were found shot to death July 7, 2002, in Harkness' southwest Topeka apartment.
Updated: 10/30/2011 06:59P
What We've Learned from Misconduct Trial
But some insights about those questions and his emails have come out in court, in a case that has raised the most serious concerns about lagging internal oversight following a misconduct scandal that rattled the department earlier this year.
Updated: 10/30/2011 06:57P