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Small schools take NY to court over funding
The Court of Appeals heard arguments over whether small city school districts can make the case of being under-funded while the state says it is revamping the system. This is essentially an ongoing offshoot of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:34P
Aarushi murder case: Supreme Court to hear Nupur Talwar's review petition and
In January, the Supreme Court had rejected Mrs Talwar's plea to quash charges against her by a Ghaziabad court, and had directed the couple, both dentists, to face trial. Mrs Talwar, earlier this month, approached the top court seeking review of its
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:32P
Aarushi murder case: Supreme Court to hear Nupur Talwar's review petition and
In January, the Supreme Court had rejected Mrs Talwar's plea to quash charges against her by a Ghaziabad court, and had directed the couple, both dentists, to face trial. Mrs Talwar, earlier this month, approached the top court seeking review of its
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:32P
Warlords Beware
This verdict against Mr. Taylor only involved Sierra Leone, the neighboring country where the civil war he fueled in the 1990s left 50000 dead and tens of thousands more deliberately mutilated. Now he must also be held accountable for his role in
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:31P
Defendant testifies in $670M fraud case
"I was not dealing with the financial statements in detail," Minor Vargas Calvo said in US District Court. "I just had them as a marketing tool." Vargas, 60, is charged with conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:46P
Charles Taylor Conviction Sends Clear Message to Dictators
The verdict took about two hours to read on Thursday at the United Nations-backed Trial Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, located in The Hague for security reasons. UN human rights chief, Navi Pillay, described the verdict as a “major
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:44P
Lawyers in Solyndra case rack up billings
The activity surrounding the criminal probe into Solyndra was revealed in bankruptcy court records submitted this week by a law firm hired to represent the company in connection with an investigation by the US attorney's office in San Francisco.
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:42P
Texas man executed for role in robbery-shooting
His attorneys had asked the nation's highest court to halt the execution, review his case and let him pursue appeals claiming he had deficient legal help at his trial and during earlier stages of his appeals. He won a reprieve from a federal district
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:41P
No resignation: Cabinet backs PM; Aitzaz to appeal against decision
The appeal will go before a larger bench of the Supreme Court," says Aitzaz Ahsan. The cabinet asked the prime minister not to resign and wait for the court's detailed verdict. It asserted that the case was of political nature and there was no
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:38P
Gilani's conviction
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has finally announced a guilty verdict against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in a contempt case for failing to write a letter to the Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:38P
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