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03/10/2010 06:50 AM

Legal blow for controversial Andaman tourist resort

Weeks after the last member of the Bo tribe died on the Andaman Islands, an Indian court has moved to protect the neighbouring Jarawa tribe by suspending the operation of a controversial tourist resort.

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03/10/2010 03:40 AM

Gurkha activists#039; fury over British minister#039;s attack on cause campaigner Joanna Lumley

British Defence Minister Kevan Jones came under fire after accusing Gurkha campaigner Joanna Lumley of quot;deathly silencequot; over the allegations that war veterans hoping to settle in UK are being forced to pay hundreds of pounds for legal advice in Nepal.

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03/10/2010 02:00 AM

Lahore High Court rejects Lakhvi#039;s aquittal plea

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has rejected the Lashkar-e-Taiba#039;s operation chief Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi#039;s acquittal plea sustaining the order of the trial court.

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03/09/2010 11:30 PM

Myanmar election law bars Aung San Suu Kyi from polls

Myanmar#039;s new election laws have barred opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and more than 2,000 other political prisoners from contesting polls planned this year, state media reports said Wednesday.

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03/09/2010 02:50 PM

First same-sex marriages conducted in Washington

The first gay couples to take advantage of a law that allows same-sex couples to marry in Washington gave their #039;I dos#039; Tuesday.

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03/10/2010 01:45 PM

In Northwestern #039;Innocence#039; case, judge accepts petition for new trial

RUMMANA HUSSAIN Criminal Courts Reporter / rhussain@suntimes.com A Cook County judge accepted an amended bid today for a new trial for Anthony McKinney, who has spent more than 30 years in prison fo...

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03/10/2010 01:44 PM

#039;Tavern on the Green#039; lives on as a restaurant name for NYC after judge sides with city

NEW YORK - New York City can keep its quot;Tavern on the Greenquot; and eat there too. U.S. District Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum on Wednesday settled the biggest question in a legal dispute bet...

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03/10/2010 01:35 PM

6th Circuit Finds Limits on Religious School#039;s Freedom to Fire

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03/10/2010 01:35 PM

Make the Examiner#039;s Report Public

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03/10/2010 01:35 PM

Author of Accusatory E-Mails Can Stay Masked, Judge Rules in Libel Suit

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vkram : Legal News

Legal blow for controversial Andaman tourist resort

Gurkha activists#039; fury over British minister#039;s attack on cause campaigner Joanna Lumley

Lahore High Court rejects Lakhvi#039;s aquittal plea

Myanmar election law bars Aung San Suu Kyi from polls

First same-sex marriages conducted in Washington

In Northwestern #039;Innocence#039; case, judge accepts petition for new trial

#039;Tavern on the Green#039; lives on as a restaurant name for NYC after judge sides with city

6th Circuit Finds Limits on Religious School#039;s Freedom to Fire

Make the Examiner#039;s Report Public

Author of Accusatory E-Mails Can Stay Masked, Judge Rules in Libel Suit