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  • June 2008

    • US Firm Calls for Islamic Law in Lawsuit

      newser  |  News & Observer (Raleigh)  |  Jun 19, 08 7:51 AM CDT

      US Firm Calls for Islamic Law in Lawsuit

      An American firm blamed for the death of three US soldiers in a plane crash has asked a federal court to apply Islamic law to a lawsuit brought by their widows, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. Presidential Airways, Blackwater's sister company, argues that since its plane crashed in Afghanistan, the case should be heard under Sharia law—which would dismiss the claims. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Blackwater  • court cases  • Sharia law  • Erik Prince  • Islamic law

  • May 2008

    • Late-Term Abortion Ban Overruled in Va.

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 20, 08 10:23 PM CDT

      Late-Term Abortion Ban Overruled in Va.

      A federal appeals court struck down Virginia’s ban on a late-term abortion procedure, ruling that the law burdened a woman’s right to choose, Reuters reports. Although the Supreme Court upheld a similar federal law last year, the appeals court ruled that Virginia's ban went further because it provided no protection for doctors who performed the procedure by mistake. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • pregnancy  • doctor  • abortion  • abortion rights  • court cases  • US Court of Appeals  • partial birth

    • Foxy Cops Plea, Pens Apology

      newser  |  New York Post  |  May 9, 08 10:25 AM CDT

      Foxy Cops Plea, Pens Apology

      A plea deal to settle charges that rapper Foxy Brown hurled a BlackBerry at a neighbor means the notorious bad girl had to pen an apology letter instead of going back to jail, the New York Post reports. "It's over," the hip-hop diva said. "I made a really good decision in my plea. They knew this was a weak case." More »

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      New York  • settlement  • court cases  • Foxy Brown

  • April 2008

    • Moms Return to Polygamist Ranch

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 14, 08 8:28 PM CDT

      Moms Return to Polygamist Ranch

      Nearly 140 women from a polygamist sect returned home today as officials moved their kids to a new shelter, the AP reports. The mothers had joined 416 children who were seized by Texas troopers 2 weeks ago and taken to a historic fort. Today officials moved the kids to a sports center in San Angelo, Texas after the women complained of poor living conditions. More »

    • Deposition Earns Hefty Fine for Salty CEO

      newser  |  Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Apr 7, 08 12:38 PM CDT

      Deposition Earns Hefty Fine for Salty CEO

      A CEO's foul-mouthed deposition could cost him and his lawyer $29,323 for making a "spectacular failure" of legal proceedings, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. "I've never seen anything like this" in 30 years, said a judge of Aaron Wider dropping 73 F-bombs in 12 hours. Wider and his counsel, who split ways on court order, are appealing. More »

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      censorship  • court  • court cases  • obscenity  • freedom of speech

    • Castro Victim's Family Wins Record Verdict

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Apr 5, 08 3:46 PM CDT

      Castro Victim's Family Wins Record Verdict

      Two Miami residents won a record $253 million lawsuit against Cuba yesterday after Florida jurors approved a wrongful death claim on behalf of their father. The case involved the death of Rafael del Pino, a naturalized US citizen and ex-Castro ally who was imprisoned after turning against the Cuban dictator, the Miami Herald reports. Del Pino’s relatives said the government tortured him, and he died after 18 years in prison at age 51. More »

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      Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Miami  • Communism  • court cases

  • March 2008

    • Smiles All Round as Beach Boys Settle Lawsuit

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 21, 08 5:53 AM CDT

      Smiles All Round as Beach Boys Settle Lawsuit

      The three surviving original members of the Beach Boys have smoothed out a years-long legal disagreement, Reuters reports. Mike Love and the record company part-owned by Brian Wilson had sued founding member Al Jardine over his unauthorized use of the Beach Boys name for tours. With good vibrations now flowing again, a reunion could be on the cards. More »

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      California  • rock music  • rock stars  • court cases  • surfing  • Brian Wilson  • Beach Boys

    • Diller Strikes Back at Liberty

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 14, 08 2:09 PM CDT

      Diller Strikes Back at Liberty

      Barry Diller struck back at Liberty Media in court yesterday, blaming CEO Greg Maffei for driving a wedge between himself and Liberty chairman John Malone by speaking “badly about our businesses and our managers.” The warring media magnates—once close partners—have been waging a court battle for control of Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp. The trial concluded today. More »

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      lawsuit  • settlement  • corporate governance  • court cases  • Barry Diller  • John Malone  • Liberty Media  • IAC/InterActiveCorp

    • Court Sends Homeschoolers to Detention

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Mar 7, 08 12:36 PM CST

      Court Sends Homeschoolers to Detention

      California homeschoolers are breaking the law, an appeals court ruled yesterday, by not having certified teachers instructing their kids. California’s law has been clear since 1953, the court said: Kids must go to school full time or be tutored by a credentialed teacher. The decision puts the parents of 166,000 kids at risk of prosecution, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. More »

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      California  • education  • parenting  • teacher  • court cases  • public schools  • home schooling

  • January 2008

    • Pennsylvania Sticking With Death Penalty

      newser  |  Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Jan 2, 08 4:44 AM CST

      Pennsylvania Sticking With Death Penalty

      There have been only three executions in Pennsylvania since 1978, but four year-end rulings from the state's Supreme Court indicate the state won't be going the way of neighboring New Jersey, which abolished the death penalty,  any time soon, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The state's deputy attorney general stresses that prosecutors are working hard to get executions carried out, but the courts are clogged with appeals. More »

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      Pennsylvania  • capital punishment  • death row  • court cases

  • December 2007

    • Nepal Court Rules for Gay Rights

      newser  |  BBC  |  Dec 22, 07 10:23 AM CST

      Nepal Court Rules for Gay Rights

      Conservative Nepal must stop its discrimination against homosexuals and make laws to protect their rights, the nation's highest court ruled yesterday. The decision is a major victory for gay rights advocates in the Himalayan country, where gay men and women have long complained of discrimination and attacks, BBC reports. "We all feel we are liberated today," said one activist. More »

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      gay rights  • human rights  • homosexuality  • Nepal  • court cases  • transgender

    • Bonds Sticks to 'Not Guilty'

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 7, 07 7:29 PM CST

      Bonds Sticks to 'Not Guilty'

      Baseball legend Barry Bonds pleaded "not guilty" today to four counts of perjury and an obstruction of justice in US District Court, the AP reports. After a brief session, the judge released Bonds without bail money and vetoed the government's request to have his passport seized. The baseball celebrity left the courthouse to chants of "Barry, Barry" from a small group of fans. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • Barry Bonds  • court cases  • indictment

  • November 2007

    • Christian Sues Springer Musical for Blasphemy

      newser  |  BBC  |  Nov 21, 07 6:53 AM CST

      Christian Sues Springer Musical for Blasphemy

      A Christian activist in Britain is battling in court to sue the men behind hit musical "Jerry Springer—The Opera" for blasphemy. The play, which depicts Eve as a pole dancer and Jesus as a diaper-wearing deviant, is a "spiteful, willful denigration of Christian belief," his attorney argued. More »

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      court cases  • Christians  • musical theater

  • October 2007

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