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• Affidavit not testimonial, Court of Appeals says

  
  Virginia Lawyers Weekly — Authority: 136
  An affidavit for a protective order was properly admitted in the trial of a man accused of killing his estranged wife because the statement was not testimonial, the en banc Virginia Court of Appeals ruled last week. Seven of the court’s 11 members agreed with the opinion by Judge Robert J. Humphreys in Crawford ...
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• A mind is like a parachute. If it doesn’t open, you’re f#@%*d!

  
  slabbed — Authority: 434
  If you’ve wondered why there are differing perspectives about the factual basis of litigation, find the cord to your parachute and open your mind to Harvard Law’s Project on Law and Mind Sciences and situationism . Situationism is premised on the social scientific insigh t that the naïve psychology—that ...
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• China Executes Briton Despite Appeals for Mercy

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 165
  A British man convicted of drug smuggling was executed in China early Tuesday, despite appeals for clemency from his family, human rights groups and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, according to British officials.
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• China executes British man

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 165
  China executed a British man convicted of drug smuggling on Tuesday after rejecting a string of appeals from the British government and last-minute pleas from his relatives to spare his life.
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• Joe Francis Sues IRS For Wrongful Collection Action

  
  The Tax Lawyer's Blog — Authority: 482
  WebCPA reports that Joe Francis of “Girls Gone Wild” fame has filed a lawsuit against the IRS for illegal collection activities (emphasis added):[S]hortly after the judge accepted his plea deal, the IRS filed a lien for $33,819,087.14 for three years of back taxes, from 2001 to 2003 (see IRS Files $34M Lien ...
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• BCCI disbands pitch committee

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Taking a serious note of the abandonment of the fifth one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka due to an unplayable pitch at the Ferozeshah Kotla Sunday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) immediately disbanded the Grounds and Pitches Committee.“The BCCI has disbanded its Grounds ...
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• $500 Million in Sunken Treasure Returning to Spain (Lawyers beat treasure hunters)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  MIAMI — A U.S. district judge has ruled that U.S. treasure-hunting company Odyssey Marine Exploration should return to Spain a fortune in old coins recovered from the wreck of a 19th-century Spanish warship. Judge Steven Merryday nevertheless directed that the return of the treasure to Spain be stayed until an ...
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• Specter looks to revive 9/11 suits against Saudis

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 518
  http://www.philly.com/philly/business/80045552.html Posted on Thu, Dec. 24, 2009 Specter looks to revive 9/11 suits against Saudis By Chris Mondics Inquirer Staff Writer In a sign that the bitter litigation between victims of the 9/11 attacks and the government of Saudi Arabia is far from over, Sen. Arlen ...
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• Cattlemen challenge EPA greenhouse gas ruling in court

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  WASHINGTON — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association filed a petition Dec. 23 in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent greenhouse gas (GHG) “endangerment finding” rule. The endangerment finding does not in and of itself regulate greenhouse gases, but it is a ...
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• Property Tax Appeals – Property Tax Reduction.

  
  Finance 411 — Authority: 148
  Engage In A Property Tax Appeal? Lower Your Property Tax Once And It Continues For Years. Consumer Reports Report 40% Of The Population Is Over-assessed! Some Say Higher. Step-by-step Specifics, Percentages And Numbers To Use Maximize The Win! Property Tax Appeals – Property Tax Reduction. Read more on Property ...
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• Indiana Family Law Resources

  
  Sam Hasler's Indiana Divorce & Family Law Blog — Authority: 436
  I am not sure how many readers take a look at the sidebar because some seem to miss a collection of links I have under the heading of Indiana Family Law Resources . When I created this list, my thought was to create a mini-portal for the most important sources for Indiana family. That does not work very well if no ...
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• Court Review Of Revised Form 323 Is Sought As Bureau Suspends January 11 Deadline

  
  CommLawBlog — Authority: 422
  FHH, State Associations head to court; Bureau indicates that revised form may impose “unanticipated” practical burdens on filers Two days before Christmas, and all was neither calm nor bright for Form 323 at the FCC. On December 23 the agency’s troubled efforts to launch its revised Form 323 – the ...
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• Appeals Court: Nuclear Spent Fuel Can Be Stored At Plants

  
  Nuclear Power Industry News — Authority: 488
  The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that it review the NRCs rejection of a request by Massachusetts and California that it increases the risk level  - By Stephen Heiser - A federal appeals court has refused a request by several states to force the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to declare spent fuel ...
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• Free Valentin Urusov!

  
  chtodelat news — Authority: 120
  The campaign to free Valentin Urusov has a Facebook page that you can access here . Our friends at The Commune have also put together leaflets that you can download here  and here . Please send word of your protests and other actions to the Institute for Collective Action , at info@ikd.ru  and to the London ...
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• Toronto firm celebrates ‘victory’ over Microsoft

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  By Gurmukh SinghToronto, Dec 24 (IANS) A tiny Canadian IT firm, which won a big patent-infringement victory against software giant Microsoft Tuesday, couldnt have wished for a better Christmas gift. They are hoping the global publicity will spell growth in its fortunes.Toronto-based i4i Inc, which will also get $290 ...
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• Microsoft issues Word patch to comply with patent ruling

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  San Francisco, Dec 24 (DPA) Microsoft Wednesday issued a patch for its Word software to comply with a court ruling Tuesday that it infringed on patents relating to the use of XML or extensible markup language in its flagship word processing software.The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit had ordered Microsoft ...
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• NY court: Consider harsher sentence in terror case (AP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 179
  AP - A federal appeals court on Wednesday took a sterner stance toward the upcoming resentencing of a former civil rights lawyer convicted in a terrorism case, saying it has "serious doubts" whether her sentence of just over two years in prison was reasonable.
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• Manifesto of the January 19 Committee

  
  chtodelat news — Authority: 120
  http://jan-19.livejournal.com/884.html MANIFESTO OF THE JANUARY 19 COMMITTEE On January 19, 2010, a year to the day from the murders of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova , we, the organizers of an antifascist march, call on you to join our campaign against neo-Nazi terrorism. The word fascism has been ...
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• Government softens on Telangana; KCR, 20 MLAs resign (Intro-Roundup)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Hyderabad, Dec 24 (IANS) The central government Wednesday softened its stance on the formation of a separate Telangana state stressing the need to hold consultations with all political parties on the issue. The move plunged Andhra Pradesh into crisis as Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao ...
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• Government softens Telangana stand, angers TRS (Roundup)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Hyderabad, Dec 23 (IANS) Bowing to the pressure from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, the central government Wednesday softened its stance on the formation of a separate Telangana state. The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) reacted strongly, its chiefK. Chandrasekhara Rao resigned as MP while five party ...
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