India Times:
Parambir Singh, IG Konkan Range, today refuted former commissioner of police Hasan Gafoor's controversial statement that senior officers refused to be on the ground and take on terrorists during the 26/11 attacks. (Read More)
SF Gate:
California can require grape growers to pay fees for statewide ads that promote their product as a healthy alternative to ice cream and French fries, despite some growers' objections to messages that imply all grapes are equa (Read More)
guardian.co.uk: The Guardian newspaper: Editorials & reply:
Marcel Berlins (16 November) is right that police cautions should not be used for serious offences. The Law Society continues to be very concerned about this deliberate practice by the Ministry of Justice. But if there is to (Read More)
Submitted by logicalextremes
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As the federal government readies the third iteration of Einstein, privacy concerns over the intrusion detection system were voiced at a Senate hearing on Tuesday.Philip Reitinger, Department of Homeland Security deputy under (Read More)
Submitted by logicalextremes
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Defendant’s consent was involuntary where it occurred after officers violated his Miranda rights by ignoring his request for counsel. It was reasonable for defendant to conclude that his rights did not matter and it was futil (Read More)
feeds.latimes.com:
Individuals must be very careful not to take on the association's responsibilities. Question: I live in a free-standing town house with no common walls and only (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
You’d think the legality of a thing -- online gambling, say -- would be black or white. It’s either legal or it’s not, right?
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The Guardian:
Lavlee Mollik tells Bangladesh newspaper that she wants her daughters to live and be educated in AustraliaThe mother of conjoined Bangladeshi twins who were separated in an operation in Melbourne has said she does not want c (Read More)
Reuters: Mergers News:
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Axiant LLC, a provider oflegal collections services, said on Friday it filed for Chapter11 bankruptcy protection and will be sold NCO Group Inc, aprovider of accounts receivable outsourcing servic (Read More)
The Guardian:
Guardian Work's exposé of blacklisting in the construction industry has led to draft legislation, but many workers whose details were kept on file are still sufferingSeventeen months after Guardian Work exposed blacklisting i (Read More)
The Guardian:
Ivan Klasnic reveals the story behind his two kidney transplants and the debt he owes his familyIvan Klasnic winces as he remembers the day his life was turned upside down. It was November 2005 and Werder Bremen had just beat (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Unless they end in promises, and a treaty within months, Ed Miliband believes the Copenhagen talks will be a disaster. But can the British energy secretary, in Denmark for a frantic round of pre-summit diplomacy, win the argu (Read More)
SF Gate:
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it will again hear arguments in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. loaded abandoned wells with junk, sludge and even explosives to keep other compani (Read More)
ABA Journal Top Stories:
In a double whammy for some incoming associates who expected to start work at Seyfarth Shaw in January, the law firm has deferred half of the incoming class until October—and cut first-year pay for all first-year associates. (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• World ruling body launches probe into Athletics South Africa• Ministry claims 800m world champion will keep gold medalThe International Association of Athletics Federations said today it is still working with Caster Semenya (Read More)
Submitted by WorkingWriter
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Today, the Open Book Alliance released an extensive compilation of third party analysis of the revised Google Books Settlement. The wide-ranging consensus from a diverse chorus of voices is that the revised Settlement is bar (Read More)
Times Online:
Revenues at Linklaters, Britain’s second-biggest law firm, fell by nearly 10 per cent to £591 million in the six months to October 31, from £653 million in the same period last year. This is despite Linklaters winning big leg (Read More)
India Times:
Cocking a snook at the investigating agencies, those facing the probe in connection with the money laundering scam, including former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, may actually be working to a plan by not turning up for (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
The number of defamation cases that reached the high court surged by 11% in 2008 to a four-year high, as foreign claimants took advantage of the UK's tougher laws to seek "libel tourism" awards from publishers.A total of 259 (Read More)
Global Guerrillas:
Some random items of interest:Vigilante militias in Rio are displacing the drug gangs -- favelas under the control of militias has grown from 108 in 2005 to 400 in 2008 (out of 965). Why? They have a better (albeit parasiti (Read More)