US govt sued over sea turtles snared in shrimp nets
By Kerry Sheridan, AFP From Business Insider Miami (AFP) – Tens of thousands of endangered sea turtles die every year in the United States when they are inadvertently snared in shrimp nets, an environmental group alleged in a lawsuit filed…
Carrying the baton for justice
By Tequila Minsky From Caribbean Life It’ll take nine days at 18-25 miles each day for #march2justice activists to arrive by foot in Washington DC. Organized by the Justice League NYC, the historic march’s intent is to show solidarity with…
Landmark asbestos verdict over cosmetic talc survives appeal
By Mary Pat Gallagher, From New Jersey Law Journal A $1.6 million New Jersey asbestos verdict involving cosmetic talc that is believed to be the first of its kind has been upheld on appeal. On March 27, a three-judge panel…
NBC News’ Richard Engel says he misidentified the Syrian group that kidnapped him
By Margaret Hartmann From New York Mag No one doubts that NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel suffered a terrifying and dangerous ordeal when he and five colleagues were kidnapped in Syria in December 2012, but thanks in part…
In Brazil, arrest brings Petrobras scandal closer to President Rousseff
By Vincent Bevins From LA Times The arrest of Workers’ Party treasurer is the latest in corruption scandal surrounding Brazil’s Petrobras Authorities in Brazil arrested the treasurer of President Dilma Rousseff’s Workers’ Party on Wednesday, as a corruption scandal involving…
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Former Cayman Islands Minister back in court again on drink related charges Former Deputy Premier Rolston Anglin lost his licence for a year after pleading guilty to drink driving in 2012 after a much publicized lead up when he was…
Preparing Christians for persecution is toughest challenge
By Vincent Funaro , Christian Post Reporter The toughest challenge for Christians in the Caribbean is ‘Preparing them for persecution,’ Says WEA Official Emerson Boyce NEW YORK — Rev. Emerson Boyce, the general secretary of the Evangelical Association of the…
Amazon files first lawsuit to block companies from selling fraudulent positive reviews
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist For the first time in the 20 years that Amazon has allowed users to review products, the company is taking legal action against businesses it claims sells fake reviews to third-party sellers. The Seattle Times…
D.C. Court: no sanctions for former prosecutor who violated ethics rule
By Zoe Tillman, From Legal Times, A former federal prosecutor in Washington violated his ethical obligation to turn over information to defense lawyers, an appeals court ruled this week. But the court did not impose sanctions, citing earlier confusion about…
A woman’s place: Supreme Court, and the frozen-food section
By Marcia Coyle, From Legal Times, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been the subject of law review articles, books, editorials, T-shirts and now—ice cream activism? Yes, that’s right. A petition on change.org is approaching 4,000 signatures urging Ben & Jerry’s…
