The United States military said it would bring death penalty charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and five others it claims were suspected of being involved in planning the 9/11 attacks on the United States. The trials will take place at Guantanamo Bay and be a military tribunal whose proceedings are only partially under the jurisdiction [...]
Ex-Beatles pop star Sir Paul McCartney and his estranged wife Heather Heather Mills arrived separately at court today for the start of their private hearing. Heather turned up in a black Mercedes with blacked-out windows wearing a black top and skirt with a pink blouse and ankle boots. Sir Paul arrived a few minutes later looking smart in a pin-striped suit and black and white scarf round his neck, The Mirror reported. He wished the hordes of journalists and photographers waiting outside the London High Court before entering the building. The pair have been locked in acrimonious talks for months over how much of Sir Paul's estimated 809 million pound fortune Heather is entitled to after their four-year marriage. Judge Mr Justice Bennett will rule on a settlement figure after listening to legal arguments from both sides for about a week. Mr Justice Bennett will preside over the five-day closed hearing in Court 34 of Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand, London. McCartney is being repre
KIEV, Ukraine -- German native Eric Aigner, among Ukraine’s best known restaurateurs and club managers, is being accused of defrauding business partners of more than $300,000.
Eric Aigner
One of the accusers, New Zealander Ken Carter, filed a civil lawsuit last November in the Pechersk District Court to recover $42,500 Aigner allegedly owes him and filed a police report accusing fraud.
Aigner,
Former Tribe stiff Russell Branyan was in court on Tuesday…here is the article from WKYC’s website.
Branyan in court
SHAKER HEIGHTS — Former Cleveland Indians player Russell Branyan was in Shaker Heights Municipal Court Tuesday morning charged with one count of domestic violence.
Branyan entered a “not guilty” plea.
Judge K.J. Montgomery set a trial date of 10 a.m. [...]
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal adjourned a bail hearing on Monday for "Brother Number Two" Nuon Chea after his Dutch lawyer failed to show up. Making his first court appearance since being charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity, the white-haired and toothless 82-year-old Nuon Chea, who was Pol Pot's right hand man, spoke only to ask that his request for bail be delayed. "Why are we having the hearing today since I have only one Cambodian lawyer and it is not consistent with international standards?" he asked the courtroom packed with nearly 500 people and reporters. "If the hearing goes ahead, I don't believe it will be fair to me," he said. An estimated 1.7 million people were executed or died of torture, disease or starvation under Pol Pot's 1975-79 reign of terror as his dream of creating an agrarian peasant utopia descended into the nightmare of the "Killing Fields". Nuon Chea is accus
The Sindh High Court (SHC) today decreed that all surviving victims of the riots that took place in Karachi on May 12 last year should be compensated. In a short but precise order, the court discharged all petitions relating to May 12. The five-member larger Bench headed by the Chief Justice, Justice Afzal Somroo, comprised of Justice Munib Ahmad, Justice Nadim Azhar Siddiqui, Justice Abdul Rahman Farooq Pirzada and Justice Dr. Rana Muhammad Shamim. SHC short order asked all those affectees, who have not yet received compensations, to contact Sindh government immediately. Earlier, SHC another full Bench had discharged two petitions relating to the May 12 contempt of court against the former chief minister, Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim. The court in its last hearing had deferred the decision on the main reference made out in the petitions of Pakistan International Human Rights Organization and the report of SHC Registrar due to the absence of a member of the Bench Justice Abdur Rahman Farooq
Hiroko Arai, a Japanese school teacher, is being punished because she refused to stand and sing the “Kimgayo” national anthem of her nation. She would not sing it in front of the Hinomaru national flag on the belief they symbolize Japanese militarism. Her refusal was in direct violation of a notice issued by the Tokyo [...]
By Paul Majendie LONDON (Reuters) - A bodyguard protecting Princess Diana and her lover Dodi al-Fayed said on Tuesday the couple's last days were marred by a string of security problems. Kieran Wingfield said his requests for more manpower fell on deaf ears and he complained that Dodi kept security staff in the dark about what the ill-fated couple planned to do next. Wingfield and fellow bodyguard Trevor Rees worked up to 18 hours a day trying to protect the couple on a yachting holiday in the South of France and then in Paris where they died in a car crash along with chauffeur Henri Paul in August 1997. "Dodi wouldn't tell us what their intentions were," Wingfield told the inquest into Diana and Dodi's deaths. "You need to have the trust of your principal," he said. "If you don't get it, your job becomes very, very difficult." The former Royal Marine said a minimum of eight bodyguards were needed to give them 24-hour cover but Dodi's fathe
By Cynthia Johnston CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court granted Baha'is the right to obtain government identity papers on Tuesday, so long as they omit their faith, in an important ruling for members of unrecognised religions. Judicial sources said the court had ruled that Egyptian Baha'i Raouf Hindy could obtain identity documents for his teenage twins by putting a dash in the religion line. The government can still appeal against the judgment which gives members of Egypt's tiny Baha'i community access to official papers largely denied them since 2004. These are needed to enrol in school, marry, drive a car and open a bank account. "This is the first good news that Baha'i Egyptians and their defenders and supporters received in a very long time," said Hossam Bahgat, whose Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights represented the Baha'is in court. "It is an end of a very long and unnecessary ordeal for citizens whose only fault is their refusal to be falsely ident
The situation is laughable at best at best last week when hundreds of thousands of Gazans crossed the Rafah border crossing. What first started as a half hearted response to continued rocket fire on Israel turned into a rush for the gates at Rafah which by itself is not a bad thing for them to leave Gaza. To make things even more laughable Friday the PM decided to tell Abbas that he promised not to do it again. There are also reports now that Israel is restoring Gaza's fuel supply. This while rockets reign down on the South. The Prime Minister of Israel does not even have the courage to shut of power to Gaza from Israel even though Israel provides 80% of the power to Gaza. Shut off the power in Gaza and the rockets will stop. But Olmert is afraid of the US, the EU, the courts which have agreed to hear complaints about the Gaza mini blockade, and Abbas. Speaking of the courts Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch met with the US Ambassador in Tel Aviv at the request of the a
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26 January 2008 17:04 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz According to P2P blog, the German music rights holder GEMA has won its court case against the massive file hoster Rapidshare.com. In a press release, GEMA announced that the Dusseldorf district court had ruled that Rapidshare will for now on have to block access to any works in the GEMA repertoire.In its defense, Rapidshare was saying that "only its users can be held responsible for copyright violations." The court apparently disagreed and said that the site was used mainly for illegal activities and that the company generates "substantial" monthly revenue from those illegal activities.The ruling could have implications for the future of the site on the whole. GEMA's press release read, "The ruling forces Rapidshare to 'take measures that might have the risk of making Rapidshare's service substantially less attractive or even close it down completely.'" That statement means that potentially GEMA can get the entire site shut down if
KIEV, Ukraine -- A court has prohibited the construction of a shopping centre which had delayed the upgrading of the stadium where the 2012 European Championship final is scheduled to be held.
The modernization of the Olympic Stadium has been delayed due to a nearby shopping centre being built. UEFA had warned that the centre could make the stadium unsuitable by blocking some exit routes and
A court in Afghanistan's Balkh Province has sentenced a journalist to death for distributing "blasphemous" material. Twenty-three-year-old Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh, who was arrested in 2007 for downloading material from the internet relating to the role of women in Islamic societies, has confessed to the charge of blasphemy, and therefore, had to be punished. The court said that it would not entertain any protests against the death sentence on Kambakhsh. Kambakhsh, a student at Balkh University and a journalist for Jahan-e Naw (New World), was arrested in October 2007 after material he downloaded was deemed to be offensive to Islam. (ANI)
LONDON (Reuters) - Troubled soul singer Amy Winehouse almost missed her husband's court appearance on Friday as he fights charges relating to a pub brawl.Appearing to sway on her feet and needing the support of family and friends, Winehouse caused a commotion at Snaresbrook Crown Court in east London as she arrived late to support Blake Fielder-Civil.Entering court just five minutes from the end of the hearing -- which had lasted more than half an hour -- Winehouse, dishevelled and dressed in a cream skirt, dark polo shirt and sporting her new blonde haircut, first mouthed: "I love you" and blew kisses to her 25-year-old husband as he left the dock.She then yelled "Love you handsome, gorgeous one" as the judge discussed legal matters with lawyers.She then turned to the several reporters sitting next to her in the public gallery and added in a loud voice: "I am not talking to you".The 24-year-old, who won commercial and critical acclaim for her album "Back to Black", won six Grammy nomi
KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's prosecutor general is seeking a court order to tear down a semi-built shopping centre next to the capital's Olympic stadium, which is due to host the Euro 2012 final, his office said on Thursday.
Olympic Plaza scale model
European soccer's governing body UEFA says the shopping centre makes it unsafe to use all 80,000 seats at the stadium because it blocks some exits.
The men on wheels at a small town in Kerala's northern district of Kannur are out to change that perception. They have set up an Auto Court to ensure a hassle-free journey to the passengers.The passengers can take their complaints against the drivers to the court. If they are found genuine, the court punishes the errant driver. The court is an offshoot of the Auto Drivers Coordination Committee set up to protect the interest of the passengers as well as the auto drivers.The committee consisting of trade unions affiliated to both the ruling and opposition parties had been engaged in settling the disputes between the drivers and passengers for the last two years.The ‘Auto Court’ has no judicial powers. Yet its verdicts are accepted by both the auto drivers as well as the passengers. The result is a steep fall in the number of complaints involving auto rickshaws, except those concerning accidents.“We were flooded with complaints about service and fares before the court started funct
This is unbelievable, well, actually it is the ACLU so no, it’s not so unbelievable. The ACLU is claiming a person should not be denied a visa to come to the United States to protest the war because of the freedom of speech.
The First Amendment right to freedom of speech should be interpreted as [...]
The Delhi High Court has reportedly recieved a threatening e-mail from the Al-Qaeda. According to court sources, the e-mail has been forwaded to the Home
A division bench of the Lahore High Court has said that former Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif could not be considered a proclaimed offender, because
Privy Council Sitting In Bahamas For Second Time -
By TOSHEENA ROBINSON-BLAIR:
Nassau, Bahamas:
With much pomp and pageantry, the country on Monday welcomed the U.K.-based Privy Council to The Bahamas before the law lords got down to the business of hearing the first case – a murder appeal – on their agenda while here.
On Monday, the Judicial Committee dealt with murder convict Quincy Todd’s appeal of his conviction. The delay in appeal was a result of Todd’s difficulty to obtain legal representation.
Todd was found guilty of the 1994 murder of Venette Bellizaire.
He was convicted on February 23, 1998 of the murder of the young Haitian woman and sentenced to death. It is reported that he picked up Bellizaire from a bus stop in downtown Freeport on August 25, 1994 in a grey Nissan Sunny.
The victim was never seen alive again.
The court heard that on September 21, 1994, police interviewed him and he eventually directed them to an area where skeletal remains, clothing, a
Finally charges are being pressed against Mike for stealing our vehicle. It happened a couple months ago but it has taken them a long time to press charges. We have to fill out a restitution form.I need to go down to the police station in the morning and file charges for the stolen goods from our home as well.Apparently his hearing is on January 7, 2007.We'll see if he actually shows up for court. If he isn't in custody again by then.
And it'll be hard for the right wing noise machine to claim the presiding judge is judicial activist this time. Why? Because in order to do that they'd first have to admit that Reagan was wrong.From the AP:WASHINGTON (AP) — White House visitor logs are public documents, a federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting a legal strategy that the Bush administration had hoped would get around public records laws and let them keep their guests a secret.The ruling is a blow to the Bush administration, which has fought the release of records showing visits by prominent religious conservatives.Visitor records are created by the Secret Service, which is subject to the Freedom of Information Act. But the Bush administration has ordered the data turned over to the White House, where they are treated as presidential records outside the scope of the public records law.But U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth ruled logs from the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney's residence remain Secret Service
A trial court will announce its verdict today in the BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan murder case. Pravin Mahajan is facing charges of murdering his
It’s starting to look more and more like Eva “Not-Really-That-Pretty” Longoira’s basketball star husband, Tony Parker, really did get naughty with French model Alexandra Paressant. A picture agency is now claiming that it has time-stamped text messages from Tony to Alexandra that prove the tryst took place.
Eva’s still pretending total trust and unconcern, but she [...]
6 Megan Court, Mendon Massachusetts ~ Great house lot at End of Cul-De-Sac ~ Listed at $159,900 ~ Listed by Bill Gassett, RE/MAX Executive Realty. Beautiful 1.76 acre house lot at the end of Cul-De-Sac in established Mendon MA subdivision. Lot was tested (deeps & percs) in the late 80's but was never septic designed. Seller will allow buyer to make the sale contingent upon getting a passing deep & perc test. This is a terrific lot for a custom built home! In addition to single family homes, there are also duplexes in this Mendon MA neighborhood. It could be possible for a duplex condo to be built here. The lot will be serviced by a well. Although this is zoned as a single family house lot, the fact that there are other duplexes built on this same street, increases the chances that a duplex would be allowed by the town of Mendon. &nb
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi judge convened the first criminal hearing on Sunday against an Associated Press photographer who has been detained by the U.S.
The President of the Delhi Pradesh National Panthers Party, Sanjoy Sachdev, today welcomed the Supreme Court's order to allow women to work as bar tenders.
By Randall Mikkelsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices probed on Wednesday whether terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have constitutional rights to
In many ways, I am not a terribly discerning reader. I'll chew my way through books that are badly written to get at the ideas, and deal with prosaic, unoriginal ideas if the writing is good. However, Stephen Hunt's The Court of the Air has the most bizarre mix of superb ideas and bad writing I've seen in a long, long time.The setting is a steampunkish, magic-using, New-Weird-ish one, obviously owing a good deal to both China Miéville and Philip Pullman. The lead characters are not one, but two orphans with unknown inherent powers. There are voodoo-using, Loa-worshipping robots, floatquakes which can throw segments of land into the sky, and restraining orders for those suspected of having wild magical powers. It's jammed with excellent combinations of ideas, some really good, evocative descriptions, and some of the worst dialogue I have ever had to read.
The thing that jarred most was the search-and-replace nature of the nouns. It's as though the book had been written with words like
Abouzar 81 and IOEC Annette, Panama flag specialised vessels owned by Iranian Governmental company, Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company (IOEC) were arrested under several orders in separate admiralty actions passed by the Hon'ble Bombay High Court and Calcutta High Court for claims by Valentine Maritime (Gulf) LLC; Global (Ind) Hospitality Services Pvt. Ltd; Halani International Ltd; Arcadia Shipping Limited; Coastal Marine Construction and Engineering Limited; Ocean Diving Center Limited; Ocean Global FZCO; Jaisu Shipping Co Pvt Ltd; Global Services Middle East (FZE); and Hind Offshore Private Limited totalling to USD 99,03,078 which was negotiated and settled out of court for USD 64,82,057.The vessels were arrested by orders of the Hon'ble Court for charter party dispute, claim for supplies, services and repairs to the vessels. Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company is a general contractor to the oil and gas industry specializing in offshore engineer
Well, isn't this some promising news...From The Houston Chronicle:Attorneys for the former agents are pushing for a new trial, arguing the agents acted in self-defense, according to briefs filed with the appeals court. They also contend that Ramos and Compean were improperly charged with discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, which carries a mandatory sentence of 10 years. Bob Baskett, Compean's attorney, said that statute should not be applied to law enforcement officers acting in the line of duty.According to the defense arguments, the federal judge in El Paso erred by allowing Aldrete to invoke the Fifth Amendment on the witness stand, Baskett said, and by not allowing them to question him more extensively about evidence of additional smuggling attempts."It basically came down to (Aldrete's) word against theirs, and if he's shown to be a lying dope dealer, that might have influenced the way the jury saw the evidence," Baskett said.Loya, Ramos' father-in-law, said the agen
Cross posted by InMuscatineThe Associated Press: Immigration Crackdown Challenge TossedA federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday that challenged a suburban Washington county’s recent effort to clamp down on illegal immigrants, one of the toughest such crackdowns in the country.U.S. District Judge James Cacheris said the plaintiffs lacked legal standing to challenge measures passed earlier this year by the Prince William County Board of Supervisors.One of resolution requires police to check the immigration status of people they detain if they have reason to suspect the person is an illegal immigrant. A second seeks to deny numerous county services to illegal immigrants, including business licenses, drug counseling, housing assistance and some services for the elderly.County attorneys successfully argued that the plaintiffs could not show they had suffered from the measures, which have not yet been fully implemented.Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart, a leading supporter of t
Knowing Akon's habit of spinning a disaster out of the simplest tasks, the news he's going to have to appear in court over charges relating to throwing a teenager at a girl is probably simply the start in a chain reaction which will see a judge lose his trousers.Akon denies there was "no basis" for criminal charges simply because he tossed a boy off stage into the audience and gave one of his fans a concussion.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the police to investigate the involvement of Members of Parliament in the December 2005 cash-for-query scam, and submit
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A contempt petition has been field against President Pervez Musharraf in the Supreme Court under various sections of the Constitution, which have not been suspended
By Paul Majendie LONDON (Reuters) - Princess Diana feared her phone calls were being monitored, her former private secretary told an inquest investigating her
By Kamran Haider ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court, stacked with judges friendly to President Pervez Musharraf, was expected on Thursday to clear a
Britney Spears has made an effort to follow at least one court order. Instead of driving, she sat in the backseat while a hired man escorted her and sons to the Four Seasons Hotel. Good Job, Britney! One step closer to rehab?
A Gosford local court has given a reprieve to former Australian cricketer Mark Waugh for speeding yesterday in his BMW. Magistrate Gary Cox handed Waugh
Military court rules news blackout over imprisoned soldiersA military court has imposed a blackout on news coverage of the imprisonment of eight soldiers charged with neglecting their duty after their capture by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Released soldiers: Traitors or...
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