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Ill. Abortion Clinic Fights
to Open

Planned Parenthood cites pressure in case of vanishing permit

Sep 17, 07 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge will hear a lawsuit today alleging a Planned Parenthood clinic lost its permit on the eve of its opening due to pressure from anti-abortion groups. Officials in Aurora, Ill., maintain the permit they approved last winter withheld the facility’s true nature, and many in town are... More »

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abortion • Planned Parenthood • judge • lawsuit • Illinois • permit

Lay Judges
to Join Bench
in Japan

Will citizens temper Japan's courts, where 99.9% are found guilty?

Aug 25, 07 8:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japan will give citizens the gavel in an effort to counteract its judicial system’s prejudice for presuming guilt. Six citizens and three trained jurists will sit on criminal cases, and the majority will rule, Bloomberg reports. The new system follows a clamor of criticism about forced confessions, inhumane treatment... More »

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United Nations • human rights • Japan • execution • conviction • judge • Council of Europe • death row • confession

Judge May Have Sued His Own Pants Off

Plaintiff in $54M suit vs. dry cleaners
on thin ice in day job

Aug 8, 07 6:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Roy Pearson, the DC judge who sued his dry cleaners for $54 million after they lost his pants, may need to start tailoring his resume. A city commission informed Pearson yesterday that his reappointment is in jeopardy, reports the Washington Post. Though the pants trial made Pearson a national... More »

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courts • Roy Pearson • judge • lawsuit • pants

Pakistani Court Restores Judge

Slap to Musharraf will tk pro-democracy movement

Jul 20, 07 8:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Pakistani Supreme Court has returned the country’s top judge to power, overruling  the suspension meted out by President Musharraf, which ignited a pro-democracy protest movement this spring. Charges of nepotism and abuse of power against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry were called "illegal" by the court. More »

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Pervez Musharraf • democracy • protests • judge • Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry • Pakistan militants

Juror Arrested for Listening to MP3 Player Under Headscarf

Muslim woman unplugs during trial

Jul 10, 07 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - A young Muslim juror may face jail time for contempt of court after allegedly listening to her MP3 player beneath her hijab during a murder trial in Britain. The judge thought he heard "tinny music" in the courtroom, but chalked it up to his own imagination, reports the Times.... More »

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iPod • Islamic veil • trial • judge • headscarves • juror

Kennedy Is Swing Vote as Supreme Court Shifts Right

The term in review

Jun 30, 07 7:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the Supreme Court wrapped up its first term under Chief Justice John Roberts Friday, the new court's conservative bent was obvious: the Court swung to the right in most of the ideological cases decided this year by a 5-4 margin. Justice Anthony Kennedy delivered the swing vote, making him... More »

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John Roberts • Anthony Kennedy • Stephen Breyer • Sandra Day O'Connor • judge • judicial • US Supreme Court

Judge Bets on New Approach

May 1, 07 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New York judge is handing down treatment-oriented sentences to defendants whose crimes result from gambling addiction, on a model introduced to address drug and spousal abuse. Offenders willing to plead guilty can choose Justice Mark Farrell's suburban Buffalo courtroom and receive lighter sentences, along with counseling and status checks... More »

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crime • gambling • trial • addiction • Mark Farrell • judge • sentencing

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