Lil Wayne set to be sentenced to year in NY jail for illegally having loaded gun on tour bus

Lil Wayne set to be sentenced to year in NY jail

NEW YORK – Lil Wayne has agreed to go to jail in a gun case, but it has proven unexpectedly hard to put him there.
First, the rap star’s sentencing was postponed last month so he could undergo surgery on his bejeweled teeth. Then, a fire … Original article on : Lil Wayne set to be sentenced to year in NY jail for illegally having loaded gun on tour bus.

Kansas City district once flush with cash is so broke official wants to close half its schools

Kansas City wants to close half its public schools

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City was held up as a national example of bold thinking when it tried to integrate its schools by making them better than the suburban districts where many kids were moving. The result was one school with an Olympic-sized swimming pool and …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Kansas City district once flush with cash is so broke official wants to close half its schools.

Lawyers’ role pivotal for any liberal democracy, says CJI K.G. Balakrishnan

NEW DELHI – Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan on Sunday said in any liberal democracy lawyers’ role is pivotal and the similar role was played by lawyers during Indian freedom movement as well as in framing of the Constitution of India.

Speaking on the occasion of conclusion of 9th Amity National Moot Court … Read : Lawyers’ role pivotal for any liberal democracy, says CJI K.G. Balakrishnan.

Vikings players will take on NFL’s drug policy in trial set to begin on Monday in Minnesota

Vikings vs. NFL trial set to begin Monday
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Vikings Kevin Williams and Pat Williams are about to take their dispute with the NFL into a courtroom.

The long-running battle over whether the NFL can suspend the two defensive tackles goes to trial Monday in a Minnesota state court. A judge will consider whether the …. Source article  : Vikings players will take on NFL’s drug policy in trial set to begin on Monday in Minnesota.

Swiss vote on whether to appoint special lawyers to represent abused animals in court

Swiss vote on whether abused animals get lawyers

GENEVA – In a referendum cheered by animal rights activists, Swiss voters are deciding whether to appoint special lawyers for animals that have been abused by humans.
If passed, the vote would extend a system already in place in Zurich to all of Switzerland’s 26 cantons (states).
Antoine F. Goetschel, …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Swiss vote on whether to appoint special lawyers to represent abused animals in court.