Justice Dinakaran shifted to Sikkim High Court

NEW DELHI – Under scrutiny Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, was shifted to the Sikkim High Court in a late night decision by the Supreme Court collegium, consisting Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan and Justices SH Kapadia, RV Raveendran and Dalveer …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Judge faults weigh-in at Gatti-Gamache Madison Square Garden boxing bout but awards no damages

NY judge faults boxing weigh-in, awards no damages

ALBANY, N.Y. – The New York State Athletic Commission failed to properly weigh boxer Arturo Gatti before he fought Joey Gamache at Madison Square Garden in 2000, but that didn’t cause Gamache’s career-ending knockout loss, a judge said.
Evidence shows a commission official let Gatti off the scale before …. Source  : Judge faults weigh-in at Gatti-Gamache Madison Square Garden boxing bout but awards no damages.

Trial of 1st suspect in NJ schoolyard murders revisits tragedy that changed a city

Triple-death trial revisits Newark’s turning point

NEWARK, N.J. – New Jersey’s largest city is about to relive a tragedy that became a turning point for it.
Jury selection is scheduled Friday in the trial of the first of six suspects in the slaying of three friends in a schoolyard in 2007.
Rodolfo Godinez (goh-DEE’-nez) has been held on … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Trial of 1st suspect in NJ schoolyard murders revisits tragedy that changed a city.

Cell phone company sues Neb. village for denying tower; attorney says residents don’t want it

Cell phone company sues Neb. village over tower

OMAHA, Neb. – A cell phone company has filed a lawsuit against the village of Doniphan over the denial of a permit to build a new tower.
NE Colorado Cellular Inc., which does business as Viaero Wireless, says in filings in U.S. District Court that it wants to improve …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Judge approves ‘final’ delay for Congress to approve $3.4B Indian lawsuit settlement

Judge OKs ‘final’ delay in $4.3B Indian lawsuit

WASHINGTON – A judge has granted more time for Congress to approve a $3.4 billion settlement against the government for swindling Indian tribes out of royalties for oil, gas and grazing leases.
U.S. District Judge James Robertson says the delay is the last he will approve. It’s the third … Read more >>>.

UP police baton charge protesting Kanpur lawyers

KANPUR – The Uttar Pradesh police baton-charged the protesting lawyers at the Kanpur district court premises here on Thursday.

The lawyers in return pelted stones at the police personnel and damaged two official vehicles of two judges.
“We have put our 11-point demand. (Action should be … Original source on Gaea Times at : UP police baton charge protesting Kanpur lawyers.

UN war crimes court rejects Karadzic’s attempt to halt trial, clearing war for first witness

UN judges reject Karadzic’s attempt to halt trial

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Judges at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal on Thursday rejected former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic’s latest attempt to halt his genocide trial.
Karadzic asked Tuesday for his trial to be stopped, saying it was unfair for prosecutors to be allowed to use around 1,500 …. Original article  : UN war crimes court rejects Karadzic’s attempt to halt trial, clearing war for first witness.

NAACP drops lawsuit against Wells Fargo that alleged mortgage discrimination

NAACP drops mortgage lawsuit against Wells Fargo

NEW YORK – The NAACP is ending its lawsuit against Wells Fargo that alleged the bank was forcing blacks into subprime mortgages while whites with identical qualifications got lower rates.
The lawsuit, filed over a year ago, is among more than a dozen the National Association for the Advancement of …. Original article  : NAACP drops lawsuit against Wells Fargo that alleged mortgage discrimination.