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| Murder case’s 2nd guilty verdict overturned after court discovers juror read case’s prior appeals | A second guilty verdict for a California man accused of sexually assaulting and murdering his 13-year-old half-sister was recently thrown out based on evidence that during trial a juror researched the defendant online and read the appellate opinions regarding his first trial. Michael Pizarro was sentenced to life in prison… |
| Lawmakers propose a ‘critter car’ for Amtrak | Four House members have proposed a bill that would make Amtrak pet-friendly. The measure calls for Amtrak, which currently only allows service animals that assist disabled train riders, to designate at least one locomotive car as pet-friendly, the Wall Street Journal Law Blog reports. Allowing pet owners… |
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| | Joe Biden Sees 'No Legal Reason' Why We Can't Tax Violent Video Games - Forbes | |
| Guantanamo Bay: Inside a Legal Nightmare - RollingStone.com | 
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Guantanamo Bay: Inside a Legal NightmareRollingStone.comAs the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay enters its fourth month and pressure to close the prison mounts, it's easy to forget that Guantanamo is not only a detention facility but also the site of a unique legal experiment that has no direct precedent in ... |
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| | Malaysia authorities seize newspapers, detain opposition activists | [JURIST] The Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs [official website, in Malay] on Thursday seized [press release, in Malay] more than 2,500 copies of newspapers published by opposition parties. The Ministry states that the seized newspapers were sold in violation of their publication licenses, which limit the distribution of opposition party newspapers to party members, not public retail sale. Malaysian authorities have also made several unpopular arrests [AP report], including Tian Chua, a senior official in opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's People's... |
| Member of feminist rock group Pussy Riot denied parole | [JURIST] A Russian court on Thursday denied parole for Maria Alekhina, a member of the feminist rock band Pussy Riot [RASPI backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Band members Alekhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Yekaterina Samutsevich were sentenced [JURIST report] to two years in prison for "hooliganism," characterized by the court as driven by religious hatred, in connection to the band's February 2012 "guerrilla performance" of a protest song at the altar of Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral [official website], a space maintained... |
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| | Vermont about to become 4th state with aid-in-dying law - CBS News | |
| Firms Brace for New European Data Privacy Law - New York Times | |
Firms Brace for New European Data Privacy LawNew York TimesOn Monday, their European counterparts showed up in force at a conference in Berlin to discuss the potential law, which is expected to come to a vote sometime next year. Representatives from European Aeronautics Defense & Space, BMW, Daimler and ...and more » |
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