Gun makers appeal Hoosier’s ruling

Gun makers appeal Hoosier’s ruling

By Karen Eschbacher karen.eschbacher@indystar.com

The Indianapolis Star

27 Nov 2006



Gun makers are appealing an Indiana judge’s first-of-its-kind ruling that a federal law shielding gun manufacturers from lawsuits is unconstitutional. The ruling by Lake Superior Court Judge Robert A. Pete allows a lawsuit filed by the city of Gary to... read more...

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We need leaders who better understand the rule of law

We need leaders who better understand the rule of law

Martin Kettle

The Guardian

25 Nov 2006



English-speaking politicians regularly extol the rule of law. But what does the rule of law actually mean? If we cannot say what the phrase means then it is not much use as a governing principle. If, on the other hand, we can define the term clearly... read more...

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Net publishers not liable, says top state court

Net publishers not liable, says top state court



Dallas Morning News

21 Nov 2006



The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that Internet publishers can’t be held liable if they post defamatory comments written by others, a victory for online companies such as Google Inc. and Time Warner Inc.’s America Online Inc. The court, in a... read more...

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Google sets up legal action fund

Google sets up legal action fund

Bobbie Johnson Technology correspondent

The Guardian

16 Nov 2006



Google has set aside $200m (105m) to fight possible legal actions after its takeover of YouTube, it has emerged. As the search engine closed its $1.65bn deal to purchase the popular video sharing website, it transpired that more than 12% of the... read more...

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US lawyers challenge clampdown on immigrant rights

US lawyers challenge clampdown on immigrant rights

Julian Borger Washington

The Guardian

15 Nov 2006



American civil rights lawyers expressed outrage yesterday at a justice department court motion arguing that immigrants living in the US could be held indefinitely on suspicion of terrorism and had no right to challenge their imprisonment in court. The... read more...

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Reid to tell judges to spell out sentences US-style

Reid to tell judges to spell out sentences US-style

Alan Travis Home affairs editor

The Guardian

10 Nov 2006



Judges are to be told tomake clearer to the public the minimum and maximum jail terms that dangerous offenders should serve, as part of a sentencing shakeup proposed by the home secretary, John Reid, yesterday. They will have to use US courtroomstyle... read more...

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