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Anonymity of Online Critic of Political Candidate Upheld by Illinois Appellate
"We are pleased that the Court of Appeals overturned the trial court's troubling decision," said EFF Senior Staff Attorney Matt Zimmerman. "The First Amendment provides robust protection for controversial and critical speech. This case demonstrates
Updated: 11/18/2011 09:07A
Balwa purchased shares in my name: witness
A witness told the court that he had received a call from an official of DB Realty in February 2007 asking him to sign some documents. in t he pic: Shahid Balwa. Reuters Ashraf, 60, told the court that a certain company's shares were purchased in his
Updated: 11/18/2011 09:07A
UN Court Appeals Release of Khmer Rouge Defendant
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Prosecutors asked judges in a United Nations-backed trial Friday to delay the release of the highest-ranking female member of the Khmer Rouge after the court ruled that she was unfit to stand trial because she
Updated: 11/18/2011 09:07A
Court Overrules Asabee And Co - Orders for Continuation of Cross-Examination
The court, presided over by Justice Charles Quist, threw out the application yesterday, indicating that the request of the defense did not fly in the eyes of the law. According to him, the Attorney-General had the discretionary power to prosecute
Updated: 11/18/2011 09:06A
Rhoades To Be Executed This Morning By Lethal Injection
The US Supreme Court declined late Thursday to intervene in the case of Paul Ezra Rhoades, clearing the way for Rhoades' execution this morning. Rhoades' lawyers had asked for a stay of execution and a review of the case, seeking time to challenge the
Updated: 11/18/2011 09:05A
Pockriss, writer of 'Itsy Bitsy' bikini song, dies
Pockriss, who also worked in musical theater, co-wrote several songs with Paul Vance, including 1957's "Catch a Falling Star." In a 2006 interview, Vance called "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" _ about a shy young woman in a skimpy
Updated: 11/18/2011 09:04A
U.S. flag banned as too incendiary
Des Moines Independent Community School District. Tinker said students don't shed their free-speech rights at the schoolhouse gate, but the court also allowed authorities to restrict those rights in the interest of maintaining order in the classroom.
Updated: 11/18/2011 09:04A
Fonseka sentenced in 'White Flag' case
Mr.Fonseka claimed that he was quoted out of context. Mr. Fonseka is already serving a 30-month jail term imposed by a court martial. Mr.Gotabaya also deposed in the fairly long drawn out trial, which continued 16 months. The Sunday Leader reporter who
Updated: 11/18/2011 09:04A
Bombs in central Iraq kill 9 people
As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. By BUSHRA JUHI The Associated Press BAGHDAD — Bombs targeting security personnel in and around the Iraqi capital
Updated: 11/18/2011 09:03A
Hearings in Staunton, Augusta County postponed
STAUNTON — A preliminary hearing for a Staunton man who reportedly held police at bay after firing gunshots from a building last summer was postponed today in general district court. Police arrested Bryan A. Helmick, 23, on Aug.
Updated: 11/18/2011 09:03A
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