Claims French police target minorities in court
PARIS — Thirteen people who claim they have been targeted by French police for identity checks, often with humiliating public pat-downs, because they're black or of Arab descent went to court...
View ArticleTrial delay sought in former BP exec’s Gulf oil spill criminal case
Posted on July 2, 2013 at 10:30 am by Harry R. Weber in Gulf oil spill Comments() | E-mail | Print David Rainey, a former BP vice president during the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, leaves...
View ArticleKentucky High Court To Hear Case Over Instant Racing
LOUISVILLE (AP) - The Kentucky Supreme Court will step into a long-running dispute over whether a slot machine-like device is legal in the state when it hears oral arguments next month. The high court...
View ArticleChina court hears claim Apple’s 'Siri' is a 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, state media said on...
View ArticleCourt acrimony over Mandela graves
Related articles Mandla Mandela tries to get court order on graves set aside Mandela family gravesite legal battle ‘open to public’ Court hears Mandela burial furore Related multimedia ANC prays for...
View ArticleGovernor Urged to Take Quick Action on Bill to Help Spare NYers from...
Statewide Coalition Says Every Day of Delay Puts 92 More Homeowners at Risk of Losing Homes; Bill Would Speed Mediation for Affordable Loan Modifications ALBANY, N.Y., July 3, 2013...
View ArticleKy. high court to hear case over Instant Racing
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Supreme Court will hear arguments in August over whether a slot machine-like...
View ArticlePearse Jordan's family granted legal bid over inquest
The family of an IRA man shot by police have won legal permission to attempt to have inquest findings quashed. A High Court judge granted leave to seek a judicial review of the verdict reached by a...
View ArticleHearing today on Casey Anthony's bankruptcy
TAMPA - Attorneys for Casey Anthony will be in court this morning, along with lawyers for a search-and-recovery group that says they wasted more than $100,000 searching for her daughter -- a debt,...
View ArticleJudge won’t make Cuccinelli testify in chef’s case
A Richmond Circuit Court judge on Wednesday refused to compel Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and one of his assistants to testify in the embezzlement case against Todd Schneider, former chef at the...
View ArticleKENNEDY REFUSES TO HALT GAY MARRIAGES
SAN FRANCISCO Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Sunday denied a last-ditch request from the sponsors of California’s now-overturned gay marriage ban to halt the issuance of same-sex marriage...
View ArticleJustice denies bid to halt gay marriages
The Daily Briefing After a flattering story in Politico placing Gov. John Kasich in the 2016 GOP presidential mix, the governor says he's not looking for "other hills to... Buckeye Forum Podcast The...
View ArticleHigh court ruling on same-sex marriage energizes state efforts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gay rights activists asked a New Jersey judge on Wednesday to declare same-sex marriage legal in the state, citing last week's Supreme Court ruling striking down the federal law...
View ArticleSupreme Court's DOMA ruling energizes state efforts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gay rights activists asked a New Jersey judge on Wednesday to declare same-sex marriage legal in the state, citing last week's Supreme Court ruling striking down the federal law...
View ArticleJustice Secretary Chris Grayling in U-turn: Defendants on legal aid will...
Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary, made a surprise U-turn on Monday night over his controversial plan to deny defendants on legal aid the right to choose their solicitor. After the proposal ran...
View ArticleJonathan promises fairness in sharing of N5. 7b election violence funds to...
President Goodluck Jonathan has promised that the Federal Government will closely monitor the disbursement of the N5.7 billion which it recently approved for victims of the 2011 post- election...
View ArticleLegal fight expands in NM over same-sex marriage
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Same-sex couples are asking the state Supreme Court to decide whether New Mexico recognizes gay marriages from other states, potentially providing them a range of benefits...
View ArticleFallout of NGF Election - Yuguda Rescinds Decision, Returns to Forum
[Vanguard]Governor Isa Yuguda of...
View ArticleGrayling signals legal aid climbdown over client choice
Chris Grayling has performed a U-turn over controversial plans to deprive defendants of the opportunity to choose a solicitor. In the face of overwhelming opposition from the legal profession, the...
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