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India Today DoT examining legal implications of SC order before any actionHindustan TimesThe department of telecom will study the legal implications of the Supreme Court order cancelling 122 2G telecom licenses before deciding on the future course of action. "DoT has to first study legal implications of the order. It will require some time …2G [...]

Los Angeles Times South Korea security law is used to silence dissent, critics sayLos Angeles TimesAfter five interrogation sessions, Park, a member of the local Socialist Party branch, was arrested last month on suspicion of "praising and supporting an enemy of the state" in violation ofSouth Korea'sstrict National Security Law.and more » View full post on [...]

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Politics and the Supreme CourtNew York TimesThe Supreme Court underscored its power to shape American life when it took major cases about the health care reform law, Arizona's anti-immigrant law and the Voting Rights Act in an election year. But this is not simply a case of the court thrusting …Arizona Immigration Law's [...]

'Separate laws for acid attacks needed'Times of IndiaMUMBAI: The brutal acid attack on 22-year-old Aarti Thakur has reignited the debate over whether acid-throwing offences merit more stringent provisions in the law given the brutality and premeditated nature of the crime. The Law Commission had, …and more » View full post on law – Google News

The Hindu In-law and outlawHindustan TimesFrom certain angles on certain days, home minister P Chidambaram looks like my father-in-law. Perhaps it's the well-combed black hair, or the measured manner of speaking of both these gentlemen that makes me find a similarity when there is none.Full text: 2G trial court order on Swamy's plea against PCMoneycontrol.comall [...]

USA TODAY Law enforcement websites under attack by hackersAlbany Times Union(Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP) SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Saboteurs stole passwords and sensitive information on tipsters while hacking into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective known as Anonymous.Hackers attack law enforcement websites from Greece to [...]

Irate babus seek free legal aid for arrested buddiesTimes of IndiaHYDERABAD: In an extraordinary move smacking of trade union activism, a shaken lot of AP bureaucrats on Friday met chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and presented him a slew of demands including free legal aid for the two IAS officers arrested in the …and [...]

Where Coughlin First Laid Down the LawNew York TimesINDIANAPOLIS — At some point during the telecast of Sunday's Super Bowl, the cameras will almost surely cut to a close-up of Giants Coach Tom Coughlin — his face red and his frustration evident — as he upbraids an unlucky player after a poor tackle …and more » [...]

New York Daily News Washington: Foes of Gay Marriage Vow To Fight LawNew York TimesAs supporters of a law to legalize same-sex marriage celebrated Thursday over the State Senate's passing the measure on Wednesday night, a coalition of religious groups promised to start collecting referendum signatures as soon as the measure was …WA gay marriage [...]

CTV.ca Facebook likes Fenwick's legal eagles for IPOSan Francisco Business Times (blog)The legal team working on the possible $10 billion offering includes Gordon Davidson, chairman of the Silicon Valley law firm. Fenwick has a history with Facebook, having handled the social media company's corporate work since 2007.Facebook's daunting Asian challengeReutersRoad to IPO: Milestones in Facebook's [...]