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First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Evidence elusive, bail in terror case

New Delhi, May 17 (PTI): A special court today granted bail to a terror suspect after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said no substantial evidence had been found against him till now. The relief for Syed Liyaqat Shah, arrested by Delhi police ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - 14 hours ago]
First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Kosher prison food lawsuit goes forward

Bruce Rich didn?t fare so well in the Florida justice system in 1999, when a Miami-Dade County jury found him guilty of murdering his parents and a judge sentenced him to life in prison.But he scored a victory last week when an Eleventh Circuit Court ... [Published Miami Herald - 7 hours ago]
First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Howard's Hard Stance

Erie County Sheriff Timothy HowardBUFFALO, NY - Since the moment Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the NY Safe Act into law in January, Erie County Sheriff Timothy Howard has made no secret of his opposition to it.Now Howard has joined four other County Sheriffs ... [Published WGRZ TV - 11 hours ago]
First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Northampton County Court Administrator James Onembo set to retire June 1

"With my wife retiring in June, I didn't feel like ironing my own suits while she's up in the cape," he said, referring to his vacation home in Cape Cod.Since 1994, Onembo has coordinated the labyrinthine court system, making sure judges, prison officials, ... [Published Lehigh Valley Live - 16 hours ago]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Florida court rules state time limits apply to securities arbitration

May 16 (Reuters) - Florida's statute of limitations can apply not only to court proceedings, but to securities arbitration cases between investors and their brokers, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday.The ruling, in favor of Raymond James Financial ... [Published Reuters - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 reports

Attorney-General welcomes Court of Appeal decision

Attorney-General and Minister for JusticeThe Honourable Jarrod BleijieAttorney-General and Minister for JusticeThe Honourable Jarrod Bleijie Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Jarrod Bleijie has welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision to allow ... [Published Queensland Government - May 17 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Women Loses Court Appeal to Claim Chieftancy

Lesotho's Constitutional Court today struck a serious blow against women's rights and gender equality by upholding a discriminatory section of the Chieftainship Act, which denies all daughters the right to succeed to chieftainship solely due to their ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Marriage Discrimination Proponents Use Recycled Racist Rhetoric

The Wedding Couple, after Abbot Handerson Thayer and Richard E. Miller “ There goes the neighborhood ” is a phrase I grew up hearing from racist neighbors in the white, middle-class suburbia of my 1960s and 1970s childhood. The phrase — or better ... [Published Firedoglake - May 17 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Anwar's contempt of court case against Ibrahim Ali on June 19

KUALA LUMPUR: Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali's application to set aside an order which grants to initiate contempt of court proceedings against him is fixed for June 19.High Court judge John Louis O'Hara set the date after meeting the parties in ... [Published thestar.com.my - May 16 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Putnam sheriff backs legal challenge gun control law

CARMEL Putnam County Sheriff Donald Smith, the immediate past president of the New York State Sheriffs Association, Tuesday said he supports the friend of the court brief filed in support of the lawsuit challenging the states SAFE Act. The association ... [Published Mid-Hudson News - May 15 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Three Major Cases in One Week for Salc

It's going to be a busy week for the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), which will be involved in cases in the Constitutional Court and the South Gauteng High Court in South Africa as well as the Lusaka Magistrates Court in Zambia - cases dealing ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]
First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 2 reports

How Mark Levin Led Fight Against IRS

:43 AM PDT post a commentWhen accusations first emerged in 2010 that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had targeted conservative and Tea Party groups for additional scrutiny, it was unclear how widespread the problem was, or how to respond.Some groups ... [Published Breitbart.com - May 12 2013]

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...opposition is politically motivated ( in year in which he seeks re-election in a county in which many are opposed to the Safe Act) Howard said, "people will say whatever they will...but the fact is I was one of the first to stand up in opposition to this when it was rammed through the state legislature without so muchmuch as a debate."
"Jim was and is a wonderful friend of the court who worked tirelessly for us" she said
"In recent years, Lesotho had made significant strides towards eradicating gender discrimination, by ending male marital power among other things. Today's decision is a significant step backwards for Lesotho in achieving gender equality."
"In fact, in this particular case, the information about the CSIS human source is contained in a number of affidavits for search warrants and wiretaps and so on" Andre Seguin, a lawyer with the Justice Department's national security group, says at one point

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Kosher prison food lawsuit goes forward [Published Miami Herald - 7 hours ago]
Ryan raises the stakes in dispute over gun law [Published Buffalo News - 10 hours ago]
Howard's Hard Stance [Published WGRZ TV - 11 hours ago]
Beacon stripped of flout right [Published Calcutta Telegraph - 14 hours ago]
Evidence elusive, bail in terror case [Published Calcutta Telegraph - 14 hours ago]
Northampton County Court Administrator James On... [Published Lehigh Valley Live - 16 hours ago]
Promotion Of Arbitration In The 21st Century [Published JD Supra - 22 hours ago]
Undercover CSIS source, allied intelligence cit... [Published National Post - Top Stories - 23 hours ago]
Women Loses Court Appeal to Claim Chieftancy [Published AllAfrica.com - May 17 2013]
Lawyers’ killing, torture: Agencies asked to as... [Published DAWN Group - May 17 2013]
Secret CSIS source, allied intelligence cited i... [Published Penticton Herald - May 17 2013]
Lesotho denies women right to be chiefs [Published BDlive - May 17 2013]
Sheriff on SAFE Act: 'I won't enforce it' [Published Buffalo News - May 17 2013]
Attorney-General welcomes Court of Appeal decision [Published Queensland Government - May 17 2013]
Moranbah motel owner allowed to appeal sex work... [Published Central Queensland News - May 17 2013]
Florida court rules state time limits apply to ... [Published Reuters - May 17 2013]
Marriage Discrimination Proponents Use Recycled... [Published Firedoglake - May 17 2013]
ACLU Amicus Urges DC Circuit to Overturn AF Hol... [Published AVN - May 16 2013]
Court to Rule On Women's Rights [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]
Robert T. Crothers [Published Observer-Reporter - May 16 2013]
Anwar's contempt of court case against Ibrahim ... [Published thestar.com.my - May 16 2013]
SHC directs office to club pleas regarding May ... [Published The Express Tribune - May 16 2013]
Government told to settle forest rights in 6 mo... [Published Times of India - May 15 2013]
NGT prohibits dumping of rubble in ridge area [Published zeenews.com - May 15 2013]
What Should the Supreme Court Do About Affirmat... [Published Brookings Institution - May 15 2013]
'Supreme Court wants CBI to be politically-neut... [Published rediff.com - May 15 2013]
Media appeals ban on access to Krejcir case [Published Security.co.za - May 15 2013]
Putnam sheriff backs legal challenge gun contro... [Published Mid-Hudson News - May 15 2013]
ACLJ & 79 Members of Congress Back Catholic Leg... [Published The Open Press - May 15 2013]
OHRC moved over rights violation of patients [Published New Indian Express - May 15 2013]
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Marriage Discrimination Proponents Use Recycled... [Published Firedoglake - May 17 2013]
The Wedding Couple, after Abbot Handerson Thayer and Richard E. Miller “ There goes the neighborhood ” is a phrase I grew up hearing from racist neighbors in the white, middle-class suburbia of my 1960s and 1970s childhood. The phrase — or better ...
How Mark Levin Led Fight Against IRS [Published Breitbart Feed - May 12 2013]
When accusations first emerged in 2010 that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had targeted conservative and Tea Party groups for additional scrutiny, it was unclear how widespread the problem was, or how to respond. Some groups sued the IRS. Some ...
Apple: Google is no "friend of the court" [Published The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) - May 09 2013]
p> Earlier this week, Google, along with a host of other companies, sought permission to file an amicus curiae brief to support Samsung's efforts to oppose Apple's own efforts to secure injunctions against a number of accused Samsung devices. Amicus ...
Apple: Google Is No Friend of the Court [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 09 2013]
As much as the companies would probably like to close the book on patent litigation, the end seems to be nowhere near, and new chapters are being written nearly every day.The latest installment of the Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL ) and Samsung (OTC:SSNLF) saga ...
Thursday round-up [Published SCOTUSblog - May 09 2013]
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Largest Federal Employee Union Joins Legal Brie... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Mar 01 2013]
AUL Files Two Briefs Supporting the First Amend... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Feb 19 2013]
ASPCA Files Amicus Curiae Brief in Wisconsin Wo... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - Nov 29 2012]
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