The ‘Star Trek’ Spin-Off That Never Was – ‘Assignment: Earth’

Edit Inquisitr 23 Sep 2016
Earth” focused on Gary Seven, a super-skilled Doctor Who-esque traveler of sorts, who went into Earth’s present day to ensure history followed its proper course ... They fight against the Omegans, an evil alien race attempting to undermine Earth via time travel, just as Gary Seven would attempt to set things right ... Gary Seven in action ... That was the idea behind Gary Seven.” ... Kirk and Gary Seven....

PODCAST: Dr. Gary Slutkin on Countering Violent Extremism (Cure Violence)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Sep 2016
Gary Slutkin on Countering Violent Extremism ... Gary Slutkin discusses Cure Violence's unique public health approach to violence reduction and how it could be applied to more effectively prevent the transmission of extremist ideologies....

Travis Vader lawyers file mistrial application citing unconstitutional section of Criminal Code

Edit Toronto Sun 23 Sep 2016
Lawyers for convicted killer Travis Vader filed an application in court Thursday seeking one order vacating his two guilty verdicts and another declaring a mistrial ... The lawyers, in addition, cited another case to suggest that such an amendment of a verdict would lead people to think it was an "after-the-fact justification for the verdict."....

Charlotte police refuse to release video of deadly shooting

Edit Deseret News 23 Sep 2016
CHARLOTTE, N.C ... The family's lawyer said he couldn't tell whether Scott was holding a gun ... "You shouldn't expect it to be released," Putney said ... Charlotte is just the latest U.S ... The lawyer said at a news conference earlier in the day that Scott's wife saw him get shot, "and that's something she will never, ever forget." ... Associated Press writers Seanna Adcox, Jeffrey Collins, Jack Jones and Gary Robertson contributed to this report....

3rd night of Charlotte protests stay largely peaceful

Edit Boston Herald 23 Sep 2016
CHARLOTTE, N.C ... The family's lawyer said he couldn't tell whether Scott was holding a gun ... "You shouldn't expect it to be released," Putney said ... The lawyer said at a news conference earlier in the day that Scott's wife saw him get shot, "and that's something she will never, ever forget." ... ___. Associated Press writers Tom Foreman Jr., Jonathan Drew Seanna Adcox, Jeffrey Collins, Jack Jones and Gary Robertson contributed to this report....

Protesters out in Charlotte for 3rd night but stay peaceful

Edit Boston Herald 23 Sep 2016
CHARLOTTE, N.C ... They then continued marching as police officers watched ... The family's lawyer said he couldn't tell whether Scott was holding a gun ... Charlotte is just the latest U.S ... The lawyer said at a news conference earlier in the day that Scott's wife saw him get shot, "and that's something she will never, ever forget." ... Associated Press writers Seanna Adcox, Jeffrey Collins, Jack Jones and Gary Robertson contributed to this report....

Court says CBI cannot appoint its employee as SPP

Edit The Hindu 23 Sep 2016
The judges pointed out that Section 25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure does not stipulate that Assistant Public Prosecutors appointed to conduct cases before lower courts should be practising lawyers. However, Section 24 (8) states that Special Public Prosecutors appointed to conduct cases in High Courts should have been practising as lawyers for at least 10 years....

Emerson College Poll: Clinton 45%, Trump 39% in Illinois

Edit Breitbart 23 Sep 2016
Libertarian Gary Johnson received 6% support in Illinois, while the Green Party’s Jill Stein pulled 3% ... As for Bernie Sanders supporters, whom Trump has made an effort to attract, 53% of them favored Clinton, while Trump and Gary Johnson ......

The case of one Pennsylvania inmate offers a grim look at solitary confinement

Edit Business Insider 23 Sep 2016
Wetzel, the nationally-known, reform-minded secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is the lead defendant in a federal lawsuit and injunction request filed three weeks ago by lawyers for Johnson, an intellectually disabled man who allegedly has spent the past 36 years in solitary confinement in the prisons of the Keystone State ... Not even his lawyers argue that he was ever a saint....

Lawyers demand protection act

Edit The Times of India 23 Sep 2016
Demanding the lawyers' protection act be drafted and implemented in the state as soon as possible, members of state and district bar associations staged a protest by wearing a white ribbon on their left hands on Thursday ... from its present location, which will potentially cause problems for lawyers....

Justin Bamberg, Keith Lamont Scott Family Lawyer: ‘Immediately Release’ Videos, ‘More Questions Than Answers’

Edit Inquisitr 23 Sep 2016
Justin Bamberg, the lawyer representing the family of Keith Lamont Scott, a 43-year-old black man who was gunned down by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Brentley Vinson three nights ago, has made statements after Scott’s relatives viewed two videos of the shooting death earlier today, as reported by the Charlotte Observer ... The lawyer has also stated that Scott did not own a gun....

How Mexico saves its citizens from the death penalty in the US

Edit Business Insider 23 Sep 2016
It was up to Rebecca Thomason, Nava’s lawyer, to convince the Franklin County district attorney to instead seek a life sentence, or, failing that, to convince a jury to spare his life ... Then, Thomason received a call offering her something few lawyers in death penalty cases get ... To that end, the program arranges for lawyers to go to Mexico to track ......

Jethmalani to defend Shahabuddin in Supreme Court

Edit The Times of India 23 Sep 2016
The apex court is likely to hear another petition seeking cancellation of the bail, filed by senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan on behalf of Chanda Babu, whose three sons were allegedly killed by the Siwan strongman....
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