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Workshop debunks legal system, reveals expungement – Roosevelt Torch

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:40:52 +0000

Workshop debunks legal system, reveals expungement
Roosevelt Torch
Panelist Beth Johnson, an attorney with Cabrini Green Legal Aid, agreed with Kane-Willis. "The system is flawed…and unfair," said Johnson. "In Illinois, Gov. Pat Quinn has only pardoned 666 cases, none of which has been less than 10 years old.

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NRMA wants legal system to be tougher on drug drivers – ABC Online

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:22:55 +0000

NRMA wants legal system to be tougher on drug drivers
ABC Online
The NRMA believes too many drug drivers are getting off easy and the motoring group wants the legal system to take a tougher stance. Motoring body the NRMA says it is horrified by the number of Hunter people who walk away from court penalty-free after …

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Israeli documentary on West Bank legal system wins prestigious Sundance prize – Haaretz

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:50:16 +0000

Haaretz

Israeli documentary on West Bank legal system wins prestigious Sundance prize
Haaretz
The film, The Law in These Parts (Shilton Ha Chok), was directed by Israeli Ra'anan Alexandrowicz, and is comprised of a series of interviews with former Israel Defense Forces legal officials in charge of the army's judicial system in the West Bank.

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Twitter’s New Censorship System and International Internet Law – Forbes

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:05:38 +0000

The Hindu

Twitter's New Censorship System and International Internet Law
Forbes
This little change that Twitter has made to the way that it censors tweets tells us something really quite important about the way that international and national law affects what we do here on the internet. Twitter has refined its technology so it can …
If required by law, Twitter says now ready to censorCBS News
Twitter refines technology to censor tweets in individual countriesFox News
Twitter may censor tweets in individual countries The Associated Press

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Bankruptcy Judge: Alabama County’s Sewer System Is Property Of Bankruptcy Court

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:36:39 +0000

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal bankruptcy judge on Jan. 19 ruled that the sewer system of bankrupt Jefferson County, Ala., is property over which the bankruptcy court exercises exclusive jurisdiction and the revenues earned by the sewer authority are not subject to an automatic stay (In Re: Jefferson County, Alabama, No. 11-05736, Chapter 9, N.D. Ala. Bkcy.).

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Saiful: Appeal against Anwar acquittal shows legal system is fair – The Malaysian Insider

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:15:29 +0000

The Malaysian Insider

Saiful: Appeal against Anwar acquittal shows legal system is fair
The Malaysian Insider
In an immediate response to the filing of the appeal, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan (picture) said that it showed that the country's legal system was fair and efficient. “My family and I would like to state that with the filing of the notice of appeal, …

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Split 9th Circuit Vacates Certification In Acura Collision Braking System Suit

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:39:59 +0000

PASADENA, Calif. – A split Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 12 reversed certification of a nationwide class of consumers who purchased or leased Acura RLs equipped with a collision mitigation braking system (CMBS) that they allege was misrepresented by American Honda Motor Co. Inc. (Michael Mazza, et al. v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc., No. 09-55376, 9th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 626).

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Legal system dislikes new law – Bucyrus Telegraph Forum

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:06:21 +0000

Legal system dislikes new law
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
BUCYRUS — A Crestline woman was in Crawford County Common Pleas Court last week after failing to complete a diversion program. Sabrina Black, 22, was placed on the diversion program on May 18, 2009, after pleading guilty to illegal use of food stamps …

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What’s the Value of an Honest Legal System, Or, Why the Greek Bailout Still … – Forbes

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:20:35 +0000

What's the Value of an Honest Legal System, Or, Why the Greek Bailout Still …
Forbes
The other thing I found very interesting indeed was that we can now assign a value to an honest and independent legal system. It would also make sense for funds to target bonds governed by English law – a trend that some traders have observed. …

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S.J. legal system working though financial kinks – Stockton Record

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:31:07 +0000

S.J. legal system working though financial kinks
Stockton Record
By Jordan Guinn STOCKTON – Layoffs, court closures, budget shortfalls and an uptick of violent case filings created headaches and snarls throughout San Joaquin County's legal system in 2011. "I can't tell exactly how dire it's going to get," said Allan …

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