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  • May 2008
    • British Judges Not Happy to Ditch Their Wigs

      British Judges Not Happy to Ditch Their Wigs

      (Newser) - The sun may never set on the British Empire, the saying goes—so bald judges might want to watch out, as some are being forced to give up their customary wigs in October, the Los Angeles Times reports. They're also getting new robes by a designer associated with “funky British clothes for aspiring funky British girls," the Australian notes. Needless to say, UK papers have had a field day. More »

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      Great Britain   lawyer   judge   costume   traditions   wigs   High Court

  • February 2008
    • Only Italians Can Call It Parmesan

      Only Italians Can Call It Parmesan

      (Newser) - Europe's high court ruled today that only Italians can call their cheese Parmesan, Bloomberg reports. The judges shot down an argument by German cheese-makers that the term is generic. "This is absolutely wonderful news," said the author of an Italian cheese guide. "There is no more risk in Europe of finding Parmesan that isn't Parmesan." More »

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      Germany   European Union   Italy   judge   cheese   High Court   ruling

    • Peggy Sue Got...Sued for Libel by Charlie

      Peggy Sue Got...Sued for Libel by Charlie

      (Newser) - National Treasure star Nicolas Cage is suing siren Kathleen Turner for libel over a passage in her autobiography, "Send Yourself Roses," in which she claims her co-star was drunk and difficult on the set of the 1986 movie Peggy Sue Got Married . Cage filed the lawsuit in London where libel laws tend to favor the plaintiff, reports the BBC. More »

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      dog   defamation   libel   Nicolas Cage   Francis Ford Coppola   chihuahua   High Court   Kathleen Turner

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