No legal drafters means no conditional release for prisoners
Although $10M has been included in the budget for our prisons and nearly $7M for community rehabilitation there is zero for implementation of the new conditional release law that was passed last October. It introduced a system of general guidelines…
When police brutalize pregnant women
By Alex Ronan From New York Mag Police-body-camera footage that surfaced recently shows two California cops wrestling an eight-months-pregnant black woman to the ground as she screams, “Please! I’m pregnant!” in late January. A white woman who has not been…
Princeton student must reveal identity in disability suit
By Charles Toutant, From New Jersey Law Journal A Princeton University student who claims the school failed to accommodate his disability after he attempted suicide may not bring his lawsuit anonymously, a federal judge in Newark has ruled. The student,…
Lawyer drops ‘Stupid Patent’ Suit against EFF
By Lisa Shuchman, From Corporate Counsel The lawyer who last week sued the Electronic Frontier Foundation for defamation after the nonprofit wrote about his invention in its “Stupid Patent of the Month” column has dropped his lawsuit. Attorney Scott Horstemeyer,…
Legal Defense Fund boosts grants in law student scholarship program
By Karen Sloan, From The National Law Journal Correction: The headline for this article has been change to clarify that the NAACP Legal Defense Fund grants the scholarships. U.S. Rep. James Clyburn. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. David Coar, a…
Deutsche Bank shake-up reassigns legal affairs chief
By Sue Reisinger, From Corporate Counsel Beset by legal and regulatory problems, Germany’s Deutsche Bank AG is shaking up its top management by replacing two co-chief executives and reassigning its new head of legal affairs. But general counsel Richard Walker…
Google takes Jenner & Block, MPAA to court over subpoenas
By Zoe Tillman, From The National Law Journal Google Inc. has asked a Washington judge to force Jenner & Block and the Motion Picture Association of America to comply with subpoenas for documents that Google says will prove their involvement…
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Cayman Islands Community Events Grand Court Jurors Report Date Changed The Grand Court jury report date has been changed. Grand Court Jurors who are in the 1 April – 30 June 2015 session are now to report on Tuesday, 16…
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How much did Mbeki and Blatter know?
Amabhungane Reporters from Mail & Guardian What did Thabo Mbeki and Sepp Blatter know about – and do to facilitate – the $10-million “bribe” allegedly to win the 2010 World Cup vote? This week, doubt faded about whether the amount…
Fifa sponsors welcome Sepp Blatter’s resignation
By Emily Young From BBC News, New York Fifa sponsors, including Visa, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s, have welcomed Sepp Blatter’s decision to resign as president of football’s world governing body. Mr Blatter’s decision to step down comes amid a corruption scandal….
