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AFP ICC: No Cast Lead probe as PA not a stateJerusalem PostSignificantly, although the PA applied in September to the UN for admission as a member state, the Security Council has yet to make a recommendation on the matter, a fact that the Office of the Prosecutor said "informs the current legal status of …ACLJ [...]

Financial Times Tymoshenko faces another legal probeFinancial TimesBy Neil Buckley and Roman Olearchyk in Kiev Ukrainian prosecutors say they are probing whether Yulia Tymoshenko was involved in ordering a 1990s contract killing, opening a new legal front against the former prime minister and one-time Orange …and more » View full post on legal – Google News

DONG Energy Says Legal Probe Shows Eldrup Neglected His DutiesWall Street JournalYY) Wednesday said that a legal investigation has revealed that its former Chief Executive Officer Anders Eldrup neglected his duties. The company's board of directors had asked both law firm Norrbom Vinding and the legal adviser to the Danish …and more » View full post [...]

Fox News Schumer calls for federal probe of 'Stand Your Ground' laws after Florida shootingFox NewsChuck Schumer is calling on the Justice Department to investigate so-called "Stand Your Ground" laws following the fatal shooting of an unarmed Florida teen. The law, a version of which was enacted in Florida in 2005, allows for individuals to [...]

New York Daily News Schumer: DOJ must probe Stand Your Ground lawsCBS News(CBS News) Senator Chuck Shumer is calling on the Justice Department to expand its probe of the Trayvon Martin shooting to include an examination of controversial Stand Your Ground laws associated with the case, he told CBS News' "Face the Nation" on …Is [...]

USA TODAY Landmark Legal Foundation seeks probe of Wisconsin judges who signed recall …Green Bay Press GazetteThe Landmark Legal Foundation has filed a complaint based on a Gannett Wisconsin Media Investigative Team analysis that confirmed at least 29 judges signed the recall petition, about 12 percent of Wisconsin's county-level judiciary.Conservative legal group urges 'disciplinary action' [...]

Berkeley hires law firm to conduct probe of police chief who sent officer to …Washington PostBerkeley officials have hired a law firm to investigate an order by the city's police chief that sent an officer to a reporter's home after midnight to request changes in a story. Interim City Manager Christine Daniel said Friday that [...]

FOX6Now.com Milwaukee Walker legal fund for John Doe probe raises question: Is he a target?Wisconsin State JournalScott Walker announced on Friday that he has formed a legal fund to pay for expenses related to the ongoing John Doe investigation into his close associates and former aides, a move that raises questions about whether he is [...]

ABC News Costa Conordia Legal Probe Begins Into Deaths Of 32 PeopleHuffington Post UKExperts have started reviewing the evidence into the Costa Concordia disaster, which left 32 people dead, marking the start of legal proceedings into the tragedy, lawyers for the victims said. A judge yesterday appointed four experts who on March 9 …Why a [...]

USA TODAY Arizona sheriff unveils results of his probe into Obama's birth, says forgery …Washington PostPHOENIX — America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff finds himself entangled these days in his own thorny legal troubles: a federal grand jury probe over alleged abuse of power, Justice Department accusations of racial profiling and revelations that …Sheriff Joe Arpaio suggests [...]