US court stays case against Google digital library plan
September 18th, 2012 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 18 (IANS) A US appeals court has granted a stay on a case filed by the Authors Guild against Google until it decides on a trial court ... Read more...
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Two Indians freed from death row in Malaysia
August 7th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 7 (IANS) A court of appeal in Malaysia Tuesday freed two Indians from the death row after their conviction for carrying narcotics into the country was said ... Read more...
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Relief for Abu Salem as apex court stays trial in 1993 blasts (Lead)
February 17th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) In a breather for Abu Salem, the Supreme Court has stayed all further proceedings in the two cases before the Mumbai TADA court in connection ... Read more...
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US court tosses out key parts of Obama’s healthcare reform
August 13th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) In a major blow to President Barack Obama, a US federal appeals court has tossed out key provisions of his sweeping health care reform bill ... Read more...
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Court halts Jared Lee Loughner’s forced medication
July 6th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, July 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An appeal court has blocked the US government from forcefully giving anti-psychotic medication to the sole suspect in the Tucson shooting that nearly resulted in the death ... Read more...
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Wrongly jailed for 18 years, US man gets $1.4 mn (Lead)
July 1st, 2011 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 1 (IANS) A US man who spent 18 years in jail after being wrongly charged of killing six people has received $1.4 million in compensation, Xinhua reported.Anthony Graves ... Read more...
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US man wrongly jailed for 18 years gets $1.4 mn
July 1st, 2011 - 5:34 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 1 (IANS) A US man who spent 18 years in jail for slaying six people he did not commit Thursday received $1.4 million in compensation, Xinhua reported.Anthony Graves ... Read more...
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US Supreme Court rejects bid to tax India’s UN mission
June 28th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 28 (IANS) The US Supreme Court has rejected New York City's bid to collect $42.5 million from India in unpaid property taxes for its mission to the United ... Read more...
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Microsoft finally loses Word patent battle
June 10th, 2011 - 10:24 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 10 (IANS) Software giant Microsoft finally lost its battle over Word patent with Toronto's i4i Inc. Thursday.Rejecting Microsoft's appeal, the US supreme court upheld the 2009 lower court ... Read more...
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US Govt ‘to regulate e-cigarettes as tobacco’
April 26th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 26 (ANI): The U.S. Food & Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has announced its plans to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products.The announcement came after the U.S. Court ... Read more...
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US Supreme Court doesn’t want to get involved in Eminem Royalty Suit
March 22nd, 2011 - 12:29 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Mar 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The US Supreme Court won’t get involved in the suit involving Eminem and Universal Music Group. The suit has to do with royalty claim following downloads ... Read more...
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Egyptian court to probe Mubarak family’s bank accounts
March 8th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, March 8 (IANS/AKI) Egypt's deposed president Hosni Mubarak and his family's assets in all Egyptian banks will be investigated, the Court of Appeals has ruled.The court will Tuesday consider ... Read more...
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Dungeons And Dragons Banned From Prison For ‘Imitating Gang Structure’
January 28th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dungeons and Dragons, the popular video game, will no more be allowed in the prisons. Reportedly, this fantasy game can be derogatory for the inmates and ... Read more...
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NY court rules golfers not obliged to shout ‘fore’ to warn of wayward shots
December 23rd, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 23 (ANI): Golfers are not legally obliged to shout 'fore' to warn fellow players of wayward shots, according to a ruling in the U.S.According to the Daily Mail, the case ... Read more...
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Wesley Snipes’ lawyers file fresh appeal against his 3-year prison term
December 18th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): Incarcerated Wesley Snipes' lawyer has filed a fresh appeal against the star's three-year prison term for tax evasion.The lawyer is requesting the officials to free the actor so ... Read more...
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The Pirate Bay founders sentenced and fined over $6 million
November 27th, 2010 - 1:45 am ICT by BNO News
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (BNO NEW) — Three of the founders of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay on Friday were sentenced to 10 months in prison by a Swedish Court of Appeals, officials said.The ... Read more...
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“Blade” Star Wesley Snipes Ordered To Serve Three Years In Prison
November 20th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "Blade" star Wesley Snipes has been ordered to serve three years in prison on charges of tax-evasion. Yesterday the Florida judge rejected his new trial and ... Read more...
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US court stalls acceptance of gay recruits into military
October 21st, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct.21 (ANI): A US federal appeals court has temporarily stalled the landmark court decision of allowing openly gay recruits to be accepted into the military.In response to an emergency request from ... Read more...
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Muslim men can legally discipline wife, kids without leaving beating marks: UAE SC
October 18th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Abu Dhabi, Oct 18(ANI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s Supreme Court has ruled that a man has the right to discipline his wife and young children as long as the beating leaves ... Read more...
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Albert Greenwood Brown To Be Executed By Lethal Injection
September 25th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The plea to stop the execution of Albert Greenwood Brown Jr. was canceled by the federal judge on Friday evening. Albert Greenwood Brown Jr, who was ... Read more...
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14,400-year jail term for rapist father in Philippines
September 24th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 24 (ANI): A father in the Philippines has been sentenced to 14,400 years in jail for raping his daughter.A Philippine court sentenced the father to 14,400 years in prison after ... Read more...
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Appeals Courthouse Repudiates A Stay For A Washingtonian Prisoner, Who Is On Death Row
September 7th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, September 7, 2010 (Just Flashed): A board of three judges of the American Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has rejected the appeal of a convict in the Washington ... Read more...
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Ladies ‘pay-less nights’ are not sexist, rules Manhattan court
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept 2 (ANI): A Manhattan court has brushed aside claims by a lawyer that letting women past the velvet rope for free or half price on "Ladies Nights" violates the ... Read more...
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India, Mongolia win cases on tax-free diplomatic properties
August 18th, 2010 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 18 (DPA) A US court has ruled that India and Mongolia do not have to pay property tax on permanent housing for their diplomats, which was a blow to ... Read more...
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Californian Courthouse Invalidates The Bizarre Regulations That Governed Speech In An Upscale Mall
August 18th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, August 18, 2010 (Just Flashed): An appeals court in California has issued a verdict that nullifies the regulations of a mall that have prohibited the visitors in that mall from ... Read more...
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India wins property tax battle with New York City
August 18th, 2010 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 18 (IANS) India has won a seven-year legal battle with New York City with a federal appeals court ruling that nations with diplomatic housing do not have to pay ... Read more...
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US court puts debate on same-sex marriage on hold again
August 17th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 17 (ANI): The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has added another twist in the saga of gay marriages, on Monday by granting a stay order in the Proposition 8 ... Read more...
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Gay judge overturns California’s same-sex marriage ban
August 5th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
California, Aug 5(ANI): American Judge Vaugh Walker, one of three openly gay federal judges in the US, has overturned a California ban on same-sex marriage, ruling that the Proposition 8 ballot initiative ... Read more...
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Arizona Gov. Brewer “disappointed” by judge ruling on new immigration law
July 29th, 2010 - 2:23 am ICT by BNO News
PHOENIX, ARIZONA (BNO NEWS) -- Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Wednesday said she is "disappointed" by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton's ruling on the new state immigration law.Judge Bolton blocked sections that ... Read more...
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Court Upholds Tax Sentence Of Wesley Snipes
July 19th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Recently, it has been found out that a certain centralized panel for appeals has upheld a tax sentence of Hollywood action star, Wesley Snipes. This was ... Read more...
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F.C.C Policy On Indecency Turned Down
July 14th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 14, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A federal appeals court has rejected a Federal Communications Commission indecency policy on Tuesday reasoning that the longstanding rules of the agency are ‘unconstitutionally ... Read more...
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Focus On Billy Wayne Cope In NBC Documentary
July 10th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Dateline NBC network revisited the 2001 case of the rape and murder of 12 year old Amanda Cope in a two hour documentary on Friday. ... Read more...
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‘Cheerleading A Contact Sport’ - Say Wisconsin Court
June 23rd, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 23, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court came as a surprise to many as it stated that cheer leaders could not sue other participants ... Read more...
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The American Supreme Court Authorizes The Search For A Cop’s Sexy Text Messages
June 18th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 18, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The American Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday endorsed the search of a cop’s private, including sexually unambiguous, messages on a state-owned pager. The SC decreed ... Read more...
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New York Governor presents proposed legislation to amend rent laws
May 27th, 2010 - 1:20 am ICT by BNO News
ALBANY, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – Governor David Paterson unveiled a package of proposed amendments to New York's rent laws in order to help to restore stability and certainty to a chaotic ... Read more...
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