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News Australia court rules Google violated consumer protection laws
Australia court rules Google violated consumer protection laws
Hillary Stemple
April 3, 2012 10:24:11 am

The full Federal Court of Australia ruled Tuesday that Google Inc. engaged in advertising practices that were deceptive and misleading, resulting in a violation of the country's consumer protection laws. The Australian Competition and Consumer...

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News Arizona prison conditions violate international human rights law: AI
Arizona prison conditions violate international human rights law: AI
Andrea Bottorff
April 3, 2012 10:06:39 am

Solitary confinement conditions in Arizona's maximum security prisons violate international human rights law, according to a report published Monday by Amnesty International (AI) . The report describes isolation conditions in maximum security prisons run by the Arizona...

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News Supreme Court rules government grand jury witnesses have absolute immunity
Supreme Court rules government grand jury witnesses have absolute immunity
Michael Haggerson
April 3, 2012 08:06:33 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Rehberg v. Paulk that government officials have the same immunity for grand jury testimony under a 42 USC § 1983 action as they do...

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News Oracle, Google set to head to court over Android OS
Oracle, Google set to head to court over Android OS
Michael Haggerson
April 3, 2012 07:15:19 am

Settlement negotiations between Oracle and Google mediated by the US District Court for the Northern District of California broke down on Friday. The case is now set to head for trial [IDG News...

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News Supreme Court upholds jailhouse strip searches
Supreme Court upholds jailhouse strip searches
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 2, 2012 02:20:09 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington that a suspect's Fourth Amendment rights were not violated when he was strip searched...

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News Former Ukraine PM allowed to receive medical treatment outside of jail
Former Ukraine PM allowed to receive medical treatment outside of jail
Jamie Davis
April 2, 2012 01:56:26 pm

Ukraine's Office of the Prosecutor General on Monday granted a request for former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to receive medical treatment outside of the jail in...

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News Philippines military urged to act on human rights abuses
Philippines military urged to act on human rights abuses
Jamie Reese
April 2, 2012 12:25:41 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) sent a letter Monday to the chief of staff of the Philippines military, Lt. Gen. Jesse Dellosa, urging the Philippines to act on multiple human rights abuses and hold violators...

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News Mali coup leader to reinstate constitution and hold elections
Mali coup leader to reinstate constitution and hold elections
Andrea Bottorff
April 2, 2012 11:38:14 am

A Mali leader announced on Sunday that he would reinstate the country's 1992 Constitution and create a transitional government to hold elections. Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo, who led Malian soldiers in a military coup [JURIST...

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News Supreme Court to rule on ‘aggravated felony’ for immigration purposes
Supreme Court to rule on ‘aggravated felony’ for immigration purposes
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 2, 2012 10:44:58 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Moncrieffe v. Holder to determine whether a conviction under a provision of state law that encompasses, but is not limited to, the...

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News Pakistan court sentences Bin Laden relatives
Pakistan court sentences Bin Laden relatives
Sarah Posner
April 2, 2012 10:39:49 am

A Pakistani court convicted three widows and two daughters of Osama Bin Laden for illegally entering and residing in the country. The court ordered these five women, who were arrested on March 3, to...

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