N.J. Gov. Chris Christie Pushes to Change State's Tenure Law
Gov. Chris Christie, saying New Jersey’s education system needs urgent action, asked the state’s Supreme Court to set aside its school-funding system, tenure law and teachers’ contracts. Reported by...
View ArticleSupreme Court to hear Shahubuddin's bail cancellation plea on Monday
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to grant an urgent hearing on a plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to criminal turned politician and RJD strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin in a murder case and...
View ArticleSC to hear Shahubuddin's bail cancellation plea on Mon
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to grant an urgent hearing on a plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to criminal turned politician and RJD strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin in a murder case and...
View ArticleNHRC notices to govts of K'taka, TN to file reports on recent violence
The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to file reports on the recent violence related to the Cauvery row. Taking suo motu cognizance of...
View ArticleLalu Prasad Yadav feigns ignorance on Bihar govt’s move to challenge...
With Bihar government and lawyer Prashant Bhushan separately knocking the Supreme Court's door for cancellation of bail of controversial RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin, party chief Lalu Prasad on...
View ArticleCanada: Supreme Court Says Appropriate Standard Of Review For Standard Form...
In an appeal from the Alberta Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court in Ledcor Construction Limited v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Company et al., held that the appropriate standard of review in...
View ArticleUnited States: Ohio Supreme Court Decides Dormant Mineral Act Cases - Reed Smith
On September 15, 2016 the Ohio Supreme Court issued three opinions providing long-awaited clarity to Ohio's Dormant Mineral Act ("ODMA" or "Act"). Reported by Mondaq 2 hours ago.
View ArticleMan Who Attacked Gay Couple At Dallas BBQ Sentenced To Jail
Bayna-Lekheim El-Amin was sentenced to nine years in prison and three years post-release supervision for assaulting two men in the Dallas BBQ in Chelsea in 2015. “The jury rejected your claim of...
View ArticleP.E.I. government announces Summerside as location for centre to offer abortions
*By The Canadian Press* SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — The Prince Edward Island government has chosen the Prince County Hospital in Summerside as the location for a Women's Wellness Centre that will offer...
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Man Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison For Dallas BBQ Chair-Bashing
A Manhattan Supreme Court judge sentenced a man to nine years in prison yesterday for bashing two men in the head with a chair following a fight at a Chelsea Dallas BBQ last year. [ more › ] Reported...
View ArticleFlorida Attorney Bernard F. Walsh Accepted Into The Irish Legal 100
Friday 16 September, 2016Bradenton Florida, USA – Civil Trial and Personal Injury Attorney Bernard F. Walsh has been accepted into the Irish Legal 100. Founded in 2008 by the Irish Voice newspaper in...
View ArticleCauvery violence: NHRC issues notice to TN, Karnataka govts
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) observed that authorities should have prepared themselves to tackle the situation in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's verdict on the Cauvery...
View ArticleArunachal crisis | Newly formed govt an 'illegitimate child of BJP': Congress
With the party losing its government in Arunachal Pradesh, Congress on Friday dubbed the new dispensation as an "illegitimate child of BJP" and blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit...
View ArticleCauvery row: PM Modi cannot intervene, says Karnataka BJP President Yeddyurappa
Karnataka unit of BJP on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in the raging Cauvery row with Tamil Nadu was not possible at this juncture and termed the demand by the Congress...
View ArticleNew regulations for dance bars needed to protect dignity of women:...
Maharashtra government has told the Supreme Court that it was not intending to ban dance performance in hotels, restaurants and bar rooms but the state must be allowed to regulate the dance performance...
View ArticleAAP govt indicted for misusing public funds on ads
An Information and Broadcasting ministry-appointed Committee on Friday indicted the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's government for misusing exchequer funds on advertisements that violated...
View ArticleKejriwal govt indicted for misusing public money on ads, asked for reimbursement
An Information and Broadcasting ministry-appointed Committee on Friday indicted the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's government for misusing exchequer funds on advertisements that violated...
View ArticleSmith, Gambrell & Russell hires former Georgia Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears
Former Georgia Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears has joined Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP (SGR) as a partner in the firm’s Business Litigation and Appellate practices. “We are thrilled to have Justice...
View ArticleActivists welcome Supreme Court ban on "sterilisation camps" after women's...
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women's health activists on Friday cheered a ruling by Supreme Court ordering the government to shut down "sterilisation camps" within three years following the...
View ArticleAAP govt misused public funds on advts,should reimburse it: Committee...
The committee has severely criticised Kejriwal government. It received a complaint from Congress leader Ajay Maken accusing the AAP government in Delhi of splurging public money on advertisements.In...
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