Howitzers, Allegations and Deadend!

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), (Indian intelligence agency) today filed its intent to withdraw the case, before the Delhi High Court. It is notable that all the accused except...

India's gays celebrate too soon

This changes the whole situation. The high court appears to be taking this appeal seriously and it is possible that they could reverse the decision.  If they do then the law will again criminalize gay sex. "...

Activists welcome India gay ruling

This is one step andit may go no furtherthan this in India, at least for several years." Gay rights activists in India say a ruling by the Delhi High Court decriminalising homosexuality in the country is a landmark. The judgement overturns a 148-year-old colonial law which...

Iowa Supreme Court says gay marriage ban unconstitutional

The Iowa Supreme Court has now ruled that the state's gay marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of same sex couples. It was in 1998 that the Iowa legislature made changes to the marriage ruling that defined...

Law Is a Means to the End

Law is a means to the end                      Justice is the end of government just to enjoy the peace of mind. Law is a means to an end. The essence of law is duty. It...

Jestina Mukoko back but life remains in danger

By Miriam Mannak Jestina Mukoko is back, after being forcefully abducted over three weeks ago. That does however not mean that she is out of danger. Together with nine other sympatisants the executive...

_UGLY_ Author Wins Court Case Against Cruel Mother

CONSTANCE Briscoe, 51, who made a fortune from her "misery" genre novel Ugly, in which she claims she was called "Miss Piss A Bed" by her cruel mother and had a sexual pass made at her by her stepfather, has today...

One man and his followers to battle a government and perhaps royalty too - An...

In a scenario rather resembling the Biblical account of David and Goliath, enigmatic Cornish activist, researcher, historian and author, John Angarrack, who enjoys cult status in the Duchy,  is now, once...

Second wife has no claim on family pension: High Court

MUMBAI: It's not just society that looks down on a second marriage. In tune with the laws of the land, the Bombay High Court, too, has frowned on such relationships. In an important judgment, a division bench of the court recently held that a second wife has...

Diana Inquest Under Way

Diana Inquest under Way. Ten years after Diana & Dodi Al fayed was killed. The media has massed at the High Court in London. Terry Lubbock father of Stuart Lubbock killed at entertainer Michael Barrymore's...

The Royalist - Diana death to Inquest

Mohamed Al Fayed has sensationally won his legal battle to overturn Baroness Butler Sloss's decision not to call a jury to sit at the inquest into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed. Following deliberations, three senior High Court judges have ruled that...

William & Harry Request A 'Swift' Conclusion To The Diana Inquest

"A statement from William and Harry has been read out to the High Court on the first day of preliminary hearings into the death of their mother, Diana, in which the Princes have asked that the inquest should be "swiftly" concluded."

New Delhi Bandh

The Sealing of New Delhi is happening right now. I just spoke on the phone with my mother who is in South Delhi, near Alaknanda Market. Here is what she told me:There has been sporadic violence and rioting for the...

HC clears screening of 'The Da Vinci Code' in TN

"The Madras High Court on Friday paved the way for screening of the controversial film 'The Da Vinci Code' in Tamil Nadu by quashing a government order suspending its release."

Door shut -- Court upholds Ogden man's deportation

Working and paying taxes is no excuse for breaking the law. Nor is having an American family. There's an interesting point in this case: He could have married the mother of his son and applied for adjustment of status. He could have married her before the birth, or before...

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