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US-style problem solving courts plan losing momentum, says legal charity

Edit The Guardian 12 Oct 2016
Ten new US-style problem-solving courts – aimed at reducing reoffending – should be established across England and Wales as soon as possible, a legal charity has recommended ... Liz Truss, the current justice secretary, has so far gone no further than saying she wants to explore the use of the courts for tackling underlying difficulties in offenders’ lives, such as drug and alcohol addiction or mental illness....

Snowden appeals extradition lawsuit at Norwegian supreme court: report

Edit Xinhua 12 Oct 2016
whistleblower Edward Snowden is appealing to the Norwegian supreme court so as to get a guarantee he would not be extradited to the United States from Norway, newspaper VG reported on Tuesday. This comes after earlier rejections by the district court and court of appeal as Snowden tried to secure a safe passage to Norway without the risk of being extradited ... The courts, however, claim that they cannot process the case....

The Latest: 2 lawsuits seek compensation for exonerated man

Edit The Miami Herald 12 Oct 2016
The woman in charge of the estate of a man who was exonerated of murder says the Louisiana Supreme Court's refusal to hear his case isn't the end of the story ... Two lower courts ruled that Ford cannot get money from the victims' compensation fund because he committed related crimes ... The high court's refusal Monday to hear the case leaves intact state district and appeal court rulings....

Orleans judicial candidates to speak at forum Thursday

Edit The Times Picayune 12 Oct 2016
The forum will consist of two panel discussions, one featuring the candidates vying for a seat on the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal, the other boasting the candidates seeking the Section D seat on the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Bench ... White, the current Chief Judge of Orleans Parish Criminal District Court....

Supreme Court to Hear 9/11 Detainee Suit Against US Officials

Edit Voa News 12 Oct 2016
Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether Muslims and other immigrants held for months after the Sept ... The court remains one justice short following Antonin Scalia's February death ... Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit during an earlier version of the case, while Kagan was U.S....

Supreme Court hears case on biased comments in jury room

Edit Albuquerque Journal 12 Oct 2016
“This is a principle that goes quite a ways back in the court’s jurisprudence, which is the perception of fairness when it comes to racial bias and racial discrimination is paramount,” Fisher said ... Fisher found support among the court’s liberals but was immediately questioned by Chief Justice John Roberts Jr ... “You’re not being very helpful to the court in your answers,” Alito said....

Feds Will Press Criminal Contempt Charges Against Ariz. Sheriff Arpaio

Edit National Public Radio 12 Oct 2016
Arpaio faces contempt-of-court charges in a racial-profiling case. A federal judge found that Arpaio and his deputies went on conducting immigration patrols after a court ordered them to stop ... Arpaio faces contempt-of-court charges in a racial-profiling case. A federal judge found that Arpaio and his deputies went on conducting immigration patrols after a court ordered them to stop ... The court set a tentative trial date of December 6....

Reform puts trial in court at center of justice system

Edit China Daily 12 Oct 2016
Comprehensive and expansive as it is, the 21-clause document boils down to what is called "criminal procedure reform centered around court trials". That may not sound "revolutionary" to those who take court proceedings' central role in the justice system for granted ... No wonder people tend to believe court trials are often simply going through the motions....

Uma Bharati wants Digvijaya Singh to settle case

Edit The Times of India 12 Oct 2016
"I have no problems in withdrawing the cases if the BJP leaders tender an apology in the court," Digvijaya had said. He kept his words too when recently, after 18 years of court battle, Digvijaya decided to withdraw case against BJP veterans Patwa and Verma when they took back their allegations against him. "The two leaders not only withdrew charges against Singh but also submitted in the court that the allegations were political....

‘Who’s on First?’ copyright suit tossed again on appeal

Edit New York Post 12 Oct 2016
A federal appeals court Tuesday called out a lower-court judge for tossing a copyright infringement lawsuit over the 80-year-old sketch “Who’s On First?” — but upheld the dismissal anyway ... “We’re obviously gratified that the court agreed with us on the fair use issue,” said Jonathan Reichman, an attorney for Abbott and Costello’s family....

Feds to bring contempt charge against Arizona sheriff

Edit The Roanoke Times 12 Oct 2016
PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors said Tuesday they will charge Sheriff Joe Arpaio with criminal contempt-of-court for defying a judge's orders to end his signature immigration patrols in Arizona, exposing the 84-year-old lawman to the possibility of jail time and clouding his political future as he seeks a seventh term ... He will plead not guilty by court filing and hopes to prevail before a jury. Arpaio did not attend Tuesday's court hearing....

Court: 'Who's on First' can remain in theatric production

Edit Times Free Press 12 Oct 2016
NEW YORK (AP) - Producers of a now-closed Broadway play can use Abbott and Costello's famous "Who's on First" routine over objections by the comedy duo's heirs, an appeals court ruled Tuesday ... Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld a lower-court judge's decision last December against heirs who had sued "Hand to God" producers....

Parents of medicos to go on fast against varsity circular

Edit The Hindu 12 Oct 2016
The parents had gone to court appealing that the university should charge government-stipulated fees as it was now a government college. However, soon after the court ruled that the university could determine the fee limit, it issued a circular on September 30 informing students that delay in payment would attract a hefty fine of Rs ... We are going to the Supreme Court against the fee hike....
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