Govt frowns at frequent adjournments; to tighten legal team
New Delhi: Unhappy with the way its cases are handled in courts, government has decided to spruce up the working of its legal team with a focus on those who seek frequent adjournments and "slipshod...
View ArticleCHEF CASE Judge to rule Monday on Executive Mansion chef charges
A Richmond judge’s decision on whether former Executive Mansion chef Todd Schneider will be tried on felony embezzlement charges could reverberate beyond the courtroom to impact the legacy of Gov. Bob...
View ArticleProposition 8's long and winding road to legal defeat
SAN FRANCISCO — Supporters of gay marriage had just hired two famous lawyers to challenge Proposition 8 in federal court. Now they needed plaintiffs. Secrecy was paramount. A lawsuit to overturn the...
View ArticleNearly four years later, court-martial for Fort Hood shooting suspect to begin
At lunchtime on a recent afternoon, dozens of fresh-faced soldiers descended on the McDonald’s on Rancier Avenue, a boulevard of pawnshops, tattoo parlors and takeout restaurants just outside this...
View ArticleMiss. high court to hear arguments in Eaton case
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Eaton Corp. goes before the Mississippi Supreme Court on Aug. 5 seeking reinstatement of its $1 billion trade secrets lawsuit filed against a rival, Frisby Aerospace. A Hinds...
View ArticleCash-in-bag case: Hearing begins over framing of charges against accused
CHANDIGARH: The cash-in-bag case involving a then Punjab and Haryana high court judge which had rocked the city in August 2008, has reached the stage of framing of charges. Arguments started on...
View ArticleGay marriage ruling already in use in other cases
Story Highlights The majority opinion said the ruling only applied to married gay couples seeking federal benefitsThe ruling has already been cited in cases in New Jersey and MichiganOnly federal...
View ArticleMich. high court agrees to hear parole fight case
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a man whose release from prison after 20 years was granted by Gov. Jennifer Granholm but quickly reversed in an extraordinary...
View ArticleNigeria to execute 5th death row inmate
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — On Monday, Governor Adams Oshiomole of southern Edo state signed two death warrants and other governors signed warrants for three other prisoners. Within hours, all four were...
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...
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 ArticleCap on legal case costs would be in the public interest
In its latest assessment of Ireland’s bailout programme, the EU-IMF troika has again called for reform of the legal system and a reduction in legal costs. These are seen as an obstacle to business,...
View ArticleFour convicts hanged in Nigeria
Lagos - Traumatised inmates heard screams and thuds from the gallows as Nigerian authorities on Monday hanged four convicted criminals in the West African nation's first known executions since 2006, a...
View ArticleZimbabwe court to hear cases brought before it to extend poll date
Related articles Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court postpones poll date hearing In this article People: Robert Mugabe THE Constitutional Court in Zimbabwe on Thursday said it would hear cases brought...
View ArticleHearing in YES Bank case put off
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday deferred till July 5 the hearing on a petition filed by MadhuKapur seeking a direction to YES Bank's board to appoint her daughter ShagunKapurGogia as a...
View Article>Nigerian state hangs 4 convicted criminals
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Traumatized inmates heard screams and thuds from the gallows as Nigerian authorities Monday hanged four convicted criminals in the West African nation's first known executions...
View ArticleFallout of NGF Election - Yuguda Rescinds Decision, Returns to Forum
[Vanguard]Governor Isa Yuguda of...
View ArticleShakeup at PUC over PG&E San Bruno blast case
The infighting within the California Public Utilities Commission over how to punish Pacific Gas and Electric Co. for the 2010 San Bruno disaster culminated Wednesday in a shakeup that left the...
View ArticleShakeup at PUC over PG&E case
(06-26) 18:13 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- The infighting within the California Public Utilities Commission over how to punish Pacific Gas and Electric Co. for the San Bruno disaster culminated Wednesday in a...
View ArticlePennsylvania judge sets process for legal representation in appeals of...
The chief federal judge for Western Pennsylvania today issued an order setting up a process by which prisoners sentenced to life without parole for murders committed as juveniles can get legal...
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