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News Washington judge rules for AG in health care suit
Washington judge rules for AG in health care suit
Sung Un Kim
May 29, 2012 03:59:16 pm

King County Superior Court Judge Sharon Armstrong on Tuesday denied a motion for preliminary injunction against Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna over his participation in a health care challenge. The motion brought by...

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News Louisiana legislature passes bill strengthening euthanasia ban
Louisiana legislature passes bill strengthening euthanasia ban
Rebecca DiLeonardo
May 29, 2012 03:08:08 pm

The Louisiana State Senate on Monday unanimously passed a bill strengthening Louisiana's ban on euthanasia and assisted suicide . Both practices were already prohibited under other laws in Louisiana....

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News Pakistan judges pressured to apply blasphemy law: UN
Pakistan judges pressured to apply blasphemy law: UN
Sung Un Kim
May 29, 2012 02:58:07 pm

Pakistani judges are being pressured to apply a controversial blasphemy law , UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Gabriela Knaul reported on Tuesday. In her initial...

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News France court: Google not liable for copyrighted materials on YouTube
France court: Google not liable for copyrighted materials on YouTube
Sung Un Kim
May 29, 2012 02:18:43 pm

A French court ruled Tuesday that Google is not liable for damages to French television company TF1 for copyrighted sports and movies that were uploaded on YouTube . TF1 brought the suit...

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News Supreme Court to consider challenge to attorney’s fees
Supreme Court to consider challenge to attorney’s fees
Rebecca DiLeonardo
May 29, 2012 02:15:53 pm

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Tuesday in Marx v. General Revenue Corp. to determine whether a defendant may be awarded attorney's fees in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act...

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Turkish police arrest 6 former military officials involved in 1997 coup
Sung Un Kim
May 29, 2012 01:25:54 pm

Turkish police on Tuesday arrested six former military officials for their involvement in the 1997 coup which led Turkey's Islamist-led government to resign. The six officials were among the 10 suspects prosecutors included in their arrest warrants. They have...

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News UK court denies bail for Muslim cleric Abu Qatada
UK court denies bail for Muslim cleric Abu Qatada
Rebecca DiLeonardo
May 29, 2012 01:03:49 pm

A judge for the UK Special Immigration Appeals Commission on Monday denied an application for bail by Muslim cleric Abu Qatada . In his decision, Mr. Justice Mitting suggested that the...

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News Turkish criminal court approves indictment against Israel officials
Turkish criminal court approves indictment against Israel officials
Sung Un Kim
May 29, 2012 12:33:40 pm

An Istanbul criminal court on Monday unanimously approved a 144-page indictment against four Israeli military leaders for their involvement in the killing of nine Turkish pro-Palestinian activists during the May 2010 flotilla incident . The prosecution is...

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News Second Papua New Guinea judge arrested on sedition charges
Second Papua New Guinea judge arrested on sedition charges
Rebecca DiLeonardo
May 29, 2012 12:00:09 pm

Police in Papua New Guinea on Monday arrested and charged Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Kirriwoma with sedition. Kirriwoma is the second Supreme Court justice that has been arrested for Sedition this month. Last week, police stormed the country's Supreme...

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News Rwanda genocide suspect pleads not guilty before Canada court
Rwanda genocide suspect pleads not guilty before Canada court
Sung Un Kim
May 29, 2012 11:59:10 am

Jacques Mungwarere, a former Rwandan school teacher, pleaded not guilty before the Ontario Superior Court Monday to two charges relating to his involvement in the Rwandan genocide . Mungwarere was charged with one...

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