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N.Y. top court rules for state in Atlantic Yards case
Albany :: NY :: USA | 1 day ago
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New York State lawfully seized land needed for the $4 billion Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, the state's highest court ruled on Tuesday. The project, which includes plans to build a basketball arena for the New Jersey Nets alongside office and apartment...
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NYC ruling tenant victory, landlord nightmare
New York City :: NY :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Thousands of New York City apartment renters on Thursday won a major court victory that could help them keep lower rents but may drive landlords into foreclosure and crater city tax revenues. New York state's top court ruled that the owners of a huge...
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Abu Ghraib appeal centers on military confusion
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility A female soldier who was photographed at Abu Ghraib prison giving a smiling "thumbs-up" beside a pyramid of naked detainees says she hopes her appeal to the military's highest court will exonerate all whose reputations were tarnished by the scandal. Former...
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Highest military court to hear Abu Ghraib appeal
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The U.S. military's highest court is scheduled to hear the appeal of a former Army dog handler convicted in the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq...Military jurors previously found that Smith let his unmuzzled Belgian shepherd threaten three...
Tags: Abu Ghraib, U.S, Iraq, dog handler, ghraib prisoners, Army, army dog, highest court, Michael Smith, handler conviction
Decision on Jones' relay partners expected Dec. 18
Copenhagen :: Denmark | about 1 month ago
Credibility Sport's highest court will decide in December whether Marion Jones' U.S. relay teammates can keep their medals from the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The International Olympic Committee had originally hoped to have a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport...
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Italy: PM vows his government will continue
Rome :: Italy | about 1 month ago
Credibility Italy's embattled prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday vowed his government would remain in office despite a ruling by the country's top court that has stripped him of immunity from prosecution while in office. Berlusconi said he would continue...
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UK Supreme Court to be sworn in
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility The Justices of the Supreme Court are replacing the Law Lords as the final court of appeal for almost all cases in the United Kingdom. The court is independent of Parliament and will hear the most important cases. Lord Phillips, President of the Supreme...
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Supreme Judicial Court takes down curfew penalties
Lowell :: MA :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility T he state’s highest court yesterday struck down criminal punishments for teens who violate the city of Lowell’s curfew, ruling that the penalties unconstitutionally infringe on the teens’ basic right of free movement. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled...
Google wins round in trademark battle
Brussels :: Belgium | 2 months ago
Credibility Google wins latest round in Louis Vuitton trademark battle Preliminary EU judgment says search engine not violating trademarks by allowing rivals to bid on them for search ads Louis Vuitton: battling Google over use of trademarks in AdWords search advertising.
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McDonald's doesn't like 'McFalafel' name
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 2 months ago
Credibility Fast food giant McDonald's has forced a Toronto start-up restaurant to change its name from McFalafel in a trademark dispute. Restaurant owner Abdal Salam told the Toronto Star he's been hounded by the U.S. fast-food chain's lawyers since opening his...
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