Inquirer Editorial: The case against Phila. Council's land use abuses

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 15 May 2016
Better yet, the verdict last week could expose the city to more such challenges from developers, community groups, and others who don't want to bow to Council members' demands just for the privilege of taking deadbeat property off the city's hands ... He lost the race last year, but his lawsuit claiming Johnson blocked the deal for political reasons led to a $34,000 verdict against the city....

Egypt sentences 152 protesters to jail in spree of verdicts

Edit Springfield News-Sun 15 May 2016
The verdict on the case of 51 protesters was announced after just two hearings, defense lawyer Sarah Rabee of the Al-Haqaniya rights group said ... In the case of the 101 defendants, the judge issued his verdict in the second hearing, according to defense lawyer Ahmed Othman ... The verdict was announced in a courtroom housed inside a police base on Cairo's outskirts....

Society group announces Drought duty campaign

Edit The Times of India 15 May 2016
Swaraj Abhiyan, which had filed petition in the Supreme Court seeking drought relief measures, has hailed the recent verdict delivered by the apex court in response to its plea. "It is a historic verdict, as the court ordered the government not to hide behind the smokescreen of lack of funds and provide wide-ranging relief for the drought affected ......

The day Miami burned after cops cleared in deadly roadside beating

Edit The Miami Herald 15 May 2016
The verdict changed Miami ... For three days, people poured into the streets. When the anger and the violence ended, 18 people were dead and 400 were injured. Property damage totaled $100 million ... MORE ... The verdict, coming as the black community's relationship with law enforcement reached an all-time low, sent people pouring into the streets ... `When politicians start messing with us, let's get it on.' The verdict was seen as an injustice ... ....

The day Miami burned after cops cleared in deadly McDuffie beating

Edit The Miami Herald 15 May 2016
The verdict changed Miami ... For three days, people poured into the streets. When the anger and the violence ended, 18 people were dead and 400 were injured. Property damage totaled $100 million ... MORE ... The verdict, coming as the black community's relationship with law enforcement reached an all-time low, sent people pouring into the streets ... `When politicians start messing with us, let's get it on.' The verdict was seen as an injustice ... ....

I have never stood in a queue as aspirant, says Ajay Shirke

Edit Indian Express 15 May 2016
(Source. PTI) ... However, he said that it would not be proper to predict what’s going to happen at this point of time in the BCCI, especially since the Supreme Court is yet to pronounce its verdict. “How can I predict something sitting 7000 kms away? Also the fact that till the Supreme Court verdict is pronounced, it will be difficult to understand the implications that the order will have on the functioning of the board ... ....

Court on defamation law

Edit The Hindu 15 May 2016
G. David Milton, Maruthancode, Tamil Nadu. Leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Kamaraj and even Atal Bihari Vajpayee spoke carefully and gently without offending sensibilities. But not so the leaders of today ... Kangayam R. Narasimhan, Chennai. Though the Supreme Court has become a source of hope for the common man with its path-breaking judgments in many instances, its verdict on defamation has come as a bolt from the blue ... I support the verdict....

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Edit The Escapist 15 May 2016
Real-life champion swordfighter @SamanthaSwords analyzes the Tower of Joy fight scene in #GOT. Her verdict... https.//t.co/Wuf4Ofzq5a. The Escapist. Archon's Profile . Send PM Twitter. archon . Reply ... ....

Sailors and tourist 'planned to sell heroin in UAE', court hears

Edit The National 15 May 2016
DUBAI // A pair of sailors and a tourist were arrested with almost nine kilograms of heroin that they planned to sell in the country, Dubai Criminal Court heard on Sunday ... All three denied all charges. A verdict will be issued on May 29....

Max Verstappen stars while Ferrari disappoints

Edit The National 15 May 2016
Star performer. • Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing). A sensational display by the teenager ... Under-performer. • Ferrari ... They got Sebastian Vettel's strategy wrong and it cost them. Key moment ... Our verdict. The Mercedes drivers clashing threw the race wide open ... • More ... ....

Man posed as police officer to kidnap schoolboy, Dubai court hears

Edit The National 15 May 2016
DUBAI // A 19-year-old Iranian posed as a police officer to kidnap and attempt to rape a schoolboy, the Criminal Court has heard. On Sunday, the defendant denied charges of kidnap, attempted rape, physical assault and overstaying his visa ... The boy's friend said ... A verdict is expected on June 12. salamir@thenational.ae ....

Egyptian court jails 152 people over islands protest

Edit The National 15 May 2016
CAIRO // An Egyptian court has sentenced 152 protesters to between two and five years in prison each after they demonstrated against a decision to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia ... Defence lawyer Ahmed Helmy said they would appeal ... The prosecution did not issue any formal statement on the verdicts ... * Reuters ....

Egypt sentences 6 inmates for beating jailed Frenchman to death

Edit Modern Ghana 15 May 2016
By AFP ... By Loïc Venance (Eric Lang Family/AFP/File) ... They were convicted on Sunday of "assault leading to death" ... The verdict on Sunday comes as Egypt fends off accusations of police involvement in the death of Italian student Giulio Regeni, whose badly mutilated body as found after he disappeared in Cairo in January ... ....
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