Torture claimants let down by legal aid
Torture claimants are being let down by the government-funded legal service set up to help them, according to a human-rights campaign group and a lawyer who acted for fugitive Edward Snowden. They...
View ArticleShanghai court hears claim that Apple's 'Siri' is copycat
A case against US technology giant Apple brought by a Chinese firm for alleged patent infringement in its digital personal assistant "Siri" has begun in a Shanghai court. Lawyers representing Apple...
View ArticleDayalu Ammal’s plea: HC Judge recuses from hearing
A day after entertaining a plea of DMK President and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi’s wife Dayalu Ammal, a Delhi High Court judge on Wednesday recused from hearing her petition...
View ArticleRuling on same-sex marriage sparks fights in N.J., other states
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gay rights activists plan to ask a New Jersey judge on Wednesday to declare same-sex marriage legal in the state, citing the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down...
View ArticleNew Jersey Should Allow Gay Marriage, State Court Is Told
New Jersey’s civil-union law doesn’t go far enough to protect legal rights of gay couples, and a judge should rule that same-sex couples can marry, a national advocacy group argued in a court filing....
View Article2G case: Karunanidhi's wife moves HC for exemption
New Delhi: Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court against the trial court order, which had dismissed her plea for exemption from...
View ArticleSupreme Court rulings bolster gay pride events
Lisa Leff Associated Press Comments Marchers walk down Fifth Avenue Sunday during the 2013 New York Gay Pride March in New York. (Timothy Clary /Getty Images) San Francisco Gay rights supporters...
View ArticleGrayling signals legal aid climbdown over 'client choice'
Justice secretary says he expects to change proposal that would have deprived defendants of ability to choose solicitor Justice secretary Chris Grayling plans to cut £220m from legal aid. Photograph:...
View ArticleEstrada needs more time to answer disqualification case
MANILA Mayor Joseph Estrada asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to give him a month or until August 6 to submit his reply to the disqualification case filed against him by...
View ArticleChef was McDonnells' 'personal shopper,' lawyers say
During his two-year state-salaried tenure at Virginia's Executive Mansion, chef Todd Schneider was paid to cook breakfast, lunch and dinner for Gov. Bob McDonnell and the first family. Instead, he...
View ArticleChadian ex-dictator refuses to recognise genocide court
Published July 03, 2013AFP Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre is escorted by military officers on July 2, 2013 in Dakar. Habre is refusing to recognise a tribunal set up in Senegal to try him for...
View ArticleHousing discrimination case could settle before top court rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the second time in two years, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that could limit housing discrimination claims might be resolved before the justices have a chance to rule...
View ArticleHenning murder: State closes it’s case
Pretoria - The trial of two men accused of plotting the murder of Chanelle Henning was postponed in the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday. The State closed its case and made its witnesses available to...
View ArticleCourt wins draw big crowds to gay pride parades
Court wins draw big crowds to gay pride parades 16 minutes ago SF Bay Area braces for first day of transit strike 20 minutes ago Only lawyers now can argue before Supreme Court 16 minutes ago...
View ArticleCHEF CHARGES Lawyers say chef was McDonnells' 'personal shopper'
During his two-year state-salaried tenure at Virginia's Executive Mansion, chef Todd Schneider was paid to cook breakfast, lunch and dinner for Gov. Bob McDonnell and the first family. Instead, he...
View ArticleAdvocates request quick NJ gay marriage approval
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Six gay couples and their children on Wednesday asked a New Jersey judge to force the state to recognize gay marriage, arguing that the case has become more urgent after a U.S....
View ArticleSmall law firms may be forced to merge under legal aid plans
Justice secretary denies he wants big corporate firms taking over defence work but says there needs to be consolidation Chris Grayling, the justice secretary, dismisses claims that too few solicitors...
View ArticleZimmerman jury in Martin case hears about his criminal law studies
SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida judge ruled on Wednesday that jurors should hear evidence about volunteer watchman George Zimmerman's criminal justice studies because it was relevant to his...
View ArticleSiri patent infringement case begins in China
SHANGHAI: A case against US technology giant Apple brought by a Chinese firm for alleged patent infringement in its digital personal assistant Siri has begun in a Shanghai court, state media said...
View ArticleHospitals block patient complaints on legal grounds
Hospitals are routinely using the threat of legal action to block investigations into medical blunders, patient safety campaigners have claimed, as they threaten a legal challenge against the Health...
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