PM slams legal education in India

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday slammed the country’s legal education system, describing it as “a sea of institutionalised mediocrity”.

Inaugurating a two-day national consultation on second generation reforms in legal education, the prime minister said: “We do have a small number of dynamic and outstanding law schools but I am afraid there remains …. Source article  : PM slams legal education in India.

Taiwan executes 4 inmates, first death sentences carries out since 2005

Taiwan carries out first death sentences in years

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan has carried out a death sentence for the first time since 2005, executing four inmates as a heated debate rages on the island over whether capital punishment should be abolished.
Newly appointed Justice Minister Tseng Yung-fu signed the execution orders Friday, a departure from the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Taiwan executes 4 inmates, first death sentences carries out since 2005.

Beverly Hills company sues Wizards’ Gilbert Arenas for $70,000 in gun storage fees

Calif firm sues Gilbert Arenas for gun fees

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Gilbert Arenas has more gun problems.
In March, the Washington Wizards guard got 30 days in a halfway house for bringing guns into the team’s locker room.
Now a lawsuit claims he owes a Beverly Hills company more than $70,000 for storing guns he bought and …. Original article  : Beverly Hills company sues Wizards’ Gilbert Arenas for $70,000 in gun storage fees.

Shareholders suing Goldman Sachs over executive pay seize on SEC investigation

Shareholders revise Goldman Sachs lawsuit
DOVER, Del. – Shareholders suing Goldman Sachs over executive pay packages are seizing on investigations of the Wall Street bank by the Senate and Securities and Exchange Commission.

A shareholder pay complaint filed earlier this year in Delaware was amended this week to take into account the Senate’s findings and the SEC’s …. Original source  : Shareholders suing Goldman Sachs over executive pay seize on SEC investigation.

OJ Simpson’s acquittal suit is delivered to the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

OJ Simpson acquittal suit arrives at Newseum in DC

LOS ANGELES – The suit O.J. Simpson wore on the day he was acquitted of murder has been delivered to the Newseum in Washington, D.C., where it will be part of a display focusing on the trial that was viewed by millions.
Susan Bennett, vice president and deputy … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : OJ Simpson’s acquittal suit is delivered to the Newseum in Washington, D.C..

Grand jury subpoenas New York Times reporter seeking sources for book material on Iran

Grand jury subpoena to Times reporter over book

WASHINGTON – A New York Times reporter will fight a grand jury subpoena seeking the identities of his sources for portions of a book about the CIA.
The publisher of “State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration,” said Friday that the government should …. Source  : Grand jury subpoenas New York Times reporter seeking sources for book material on Iran.

2 men charged in NYC with supporting al-Qaida terror network, performing assignments

2 men charged in NYC with supporting terror

NEW YORK – Two U.S. citizens were charged Friday with conspiring to provide computer assistance, watches and other support to help “modernize” al-Qaida.
A vaguely worded indictment unsealed Friday in federal court in Manhattan accused Wesam El-Hanafi of traveling to Yemen to meet with unnamed al-Qaida members in February … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 2 men charged in NYC with supporting al-Qaida terror network, performing assignments.

Three-day law enforcement sweep nabs 596 immigrants convicted of crimes throughout Southeast

596 immigrants convicted of crimes nabbed in South

ATLANTA – Federal agents say they have arrested 596 immigrants with criminal records during a three-day immigration enforcement sweep across the Southeast.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Friday that the operation, dubbed Operation Cross Check, was the largest ever conducted by the agency targeting foreign nationals convicted …. Read the original article  : Three-day law enforcement sweep nabs 596 immigrants convicted of crimes throughout Southeast.

India gets new chief justice, Supreme Court a woman judge (Roundup)

NEW DELHI – Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia was Friday named the next chief justice of India, while Chief Justice Gayan Sudha Mishra of the Jharkhand High Court was sworn in as a Supreme Court judge, ending a four year wait for a woman in the apex court.

Kapadia, who will assume charge May 12, will … Read more >>.

Judge lets lawsuit against Walmart near Va. Civil War battlefield go ahead, despite county OK

Fight against Va. battlefield Walmart lives on

RICHMOND, Va. – A judge has kept alive the battle to block a Walmart store near an endangered Civil War battlefield in Virginia.
A judge in Orange County ruled Friday that residents and a preservation group can go forward with a lawsuit to stop Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. from … Read more : Judge lets lawsuit against Walmart near Va. Civil War battlefield go ahead, despite county OK.