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Raja Pervaiz Ashraf tenders unconditional apolog ...
Islamabad :: Pakistan | 14 hours ago
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Former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Tuesday submitted his unconditional apology before the Supreme Court against the contempt of court charges framed against him in the Rental Power Projects (RPPs) case. The Supreme Court had issued notice
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Conn. court: Lawyers can't be sued for fraud
Hartford :: CT :: USA | 5 days ago
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Conn. (AP) The state Supreme Court has ruled in an ex-NFL player's case that Connecticut lawyers can't be sued for fraud for their conduct in court cases because of a centuries-old legal doctrine called absolute immunity. The court's 5-1 decision
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Sacramento judge orders report on where killer should live
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | 6 days ago
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Abbott from the bench ordered Harper Medical Group to prepare the report in the case of Ronald Benjamin Toppila, 72, who killed his mother nine years ago but was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Psychiatrists from Napa State Hospital, where
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California prisons showdown: inmates' lawyers seek contempt finding against governor
San Jose :: CA :: USA | 7 days ago
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Gov. Jerry Brown and his top state prison official are about to find out how mad they've made the three federal judges overseeing California's overcrowded prison system. In court papers filed Wednesday, lawyers for prison inmates asked the special
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Christchurch judge a 'joker' on appraisal site
Christchurch :: New Zealand | 15 days ago
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The Sensible Sentencing Trust website, shown here in a screenshot, offers people the chance to 'deal the hand'. A Christchurch judge is among those coming under fire on a new controversial website. The Sensible Sentencing Trust launched Judge the
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Prison warning for Internet law-breakers
Bootle :: United Kingdom | 18 days ago
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Rating In Summary Legal experts said the prosecution signalled the determination of the chief government law officer, the Attorney-General, to enforce the law against contempt of court in the Internet age. We are all publishers in the Internet age
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Guilty verdict for CCF
Suva :: Fiji Islands | 19 days ago
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F Mere Naleba Saturday, May 04, 2013 THE Citizens' Constitutional Forum and its CEO, Reverend Akuila Yabaki, have been found guilty of contempt of court by High Court judge Justice William Calanchini. In July last year, the Attorney-General's office
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Lord Chief Justice orders that no one can be jailed without public announcement
London :: United Kingdom | 19 days ago
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Suggested Topics No one can be sent to jail without an announcement being made in public, the Lord Chief Justice has ordered in guidance issued tonight. The directive to the judiciary comes in response to the case of a woman sentenced to five months
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Justice Secretary asks for review of secret courts' powers
London :: United Kingdom | 20 days ago
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Draconian rules that give private courts the power to split up families and send people to jail are to face urgent review on the orders of the Justice Secretary. Chris Grayling has asked one of the country's most senior judges to revisit the rules
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Hulk Hogan Sex Tape: Wrestler's Legal Battle Against Gawker Continues
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 23 days ago
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Gawker editor John Cook argued through a lengthy post on the website that, "A lawful order from a circuit court judge is a serious thing. While we vehemently disagree with Campbell's order with respect to the video itself, we have chosen to take it
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