The Supreme Court of Canada issued rulings in two major tobacco products cases Friday relieving the federal government of liability for tobacco-related health problems and allowing the provinces to sue the tobacco industry for damages for tobacco-related health care costs. The court ruled unanimously on Friday in R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. that the [...]
Pakistani national Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab , convicted in May 2010 for murder and waging war against India for his role in the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 166, filed an appeal Friday challenging his death sentence. Prosecutors had accused Kasab of being one of the gunmen photographed during the attacks, which were [...]
The North Carolina Senate Thursday voted 29-19 to override a veto by Governor Beverly Perdue on legislation that would require a 24-hour waiting period before receiving an abortion . The vote means the legislation will become North Carolina law as the House of Representatives also voted to override the veto on Tuesday with a 72-47 [...]
The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that environmental groups may intervene in state administrative hearings over greenhouse gas emissions standards. New Energy Economy (NEE) , a non-profit organization working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, sought to intervene in a hearing before the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) to defend regulations limiting greenhouse [...]
Attorneys argued before the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Thursday that Rhode Island is not obligated to turn over alleged murderer Jason Pleau to federal prosecutors in an effort to prevent him from facing the death penalty in federal court. Rhode Island has had a longstanding rejection of the death penalty. Pleau’s [...]
A group of attorneys filed a civil lawsuit in Belgium against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO Thursday alleging it is responsible for killing 13 civilians in a bombing of a residential compound in Libya. The complaint was filed on behalf of retired Libyan general and member of Libya’s Revolutionary Council, Khalid el Hamidi, whose [...]
A judge for the Superior Court of San Francisco ruled in Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco v. Arntz on Thursday that a San Francisco public referendum to ban circumcision cannot appear on the ballot in November. The Male Genital Mutilitation bill would have made male circumcision illegal in San Francisco if the recipient [...]
The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will be held in Cairo, a senior official said Thursday. The announcement comes amid speculation that the trial would be held at a Red Sea resort because of Mubarak’s alleged poor health. Many Egyptians contend that Mubarak is not ill and that members of the government have [...]
UK Lord Justice Brian Leveson , head of an investigative panel into the recent media phone hacking scandal, said at a press conference Thursday that the panel will investigate the overall “culture, practices and ethics of the press.” Prime Minister David Cameron announced earlier this month the seven-member panel to investigate journalism practices in the [...]
The UK Supreme Court on Thursday granted leave of appeal in Ministry of Defence v. AB to British former servicemen seeking compensation for illnesses resulting from participating in nuclear weapons testing. The veterans are seeking to overturn a 2009 High Court ruling that denied the men compensation for the adverse health consequences allegedly resulting from [...]
