US Marriage ruling historic, but not final word on gay rights
By Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro, From The National Law Journal The U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision recognizing same-sex couples’ fundamental right to marriage was a major leap, but not the final legal step in ending discrimination against lesbian, gay,…
Jamaican sentenced in international lottery scheme
From Caribbean360 FLORIDA, United States, Monday June 29, 2015 – The first Jamaican extradited to the United States to be prosecuted for his role in an international lottery scheme targeting elderly victims has been sentenced to almost four years in…
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Search for US woman missing in Caribbean
By Ashley Collman For DAILYMAIL.COM Desperate search for American woman, 28, who went missing while on a group snorkeling trip four days ago during Caribbean vacation with her husband Amanda Waller, 28, and her husband Allan, were on a vacation…
Watering the Tree of Liberty- Abraham Lincoln and the Caribbean
By Gabriel J. Christian, Esq. From The Dominican.net Washington, DC (TDN) One hundred and fifty years ago, on April 15, 1865 US President Abraham Lincoln died after being shot the night before at Ford’s Theater by the John Wilkes Booth,…
MATT wants swift probe on attacks against journalists
From The Guardian T&T The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has called on the T&T Police Service to swiftly investigate threats of murder, physical assault, nuisance legal action and cyber bullying against journalists. The association also called on State-owned media…
Sony fails to shake data-breach suit
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge ruled Monday that employees of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. whose personal information was exposed in last year’s data breach have standing to sue even if they can’t prove…
Why four justices were against the Supreme Court’s huge Gay-Marriage decision
By Brian Resnick, Lauren Fox and Dustin Volz From National journal Highlights from the Court’s dissents. June 26, 2015 Same-sex marriage is now a right in every state in the country, following a historic 5-4 decision from the Supreme Court…
Law Schools: Give migrant children legal representation
By Karen Sloan, From The National Law Journal The U.S. government should guarantee legal representation to unaccompanied minors seeking asylum, end expedited processing of those children and families, and begin recognizing gang violence as a basis for asylum claims. Those…
History of Dutch Jews role in slavery is bluntly depicted
By Menachem Wecker From Forward ‘The word ‘slave’ is used in this exhibition,” notes a wall text at “ Jews in the Caribbean: Four Centuries of History in Suriname and Curacao ” at Amsterdam’s Jewish Historical Museum. “The museum is…
NJ Jury: Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ claims were consumer fraud
By David Gialanella, From New Jersey Law Journal A New Jersey jury has decided that a religious organization violated the state’s consumer fraud statute when it touted the efficacy of a form of therapy aimed at converting homosexuals to heterosexuals….
