A federal judge has temporarily blocked a part of Alabama‘s tough new immigration law that requires residents to show proof of citizenship when registering mobile homes with the state. US district judge Myron Thompson of the Middle District of Alabama wrote in a 108-page opinion that the law leaves illegal immigrants “between a rock and [...]
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December 14, 2011
December 13, 2011
Supreme Court to look at Arizona immigration law
December 13, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Supreme Court to look at Arizona immigration law 12 Dec 2011 The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arizona’s immigration law, Senate Bill 1070. Its ruling could impact immigration laws nationwide and push the immigration debate into the spotlight during the final [...]
December 4, 2011
Russians Begin Voting in Parliamentary Elections
Voters in Russia’s far east have begun casting ballots in parliamentary elections that are expected to favor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party. The voting Sunday comes amid claims of campaign fraud and unprecedented intimidation of observers. Members of Russia’s only independent election monitoring group say their leader was detained for 12 hours Saturday [...]
November 26, 2011
November 25, 2011
November 25, 2011
White House calls for Egyptian military to hand power to civilian regime
Protests spread across Egypt as former PM agrees to form new government. Link to this video The White House has called for the Egyptian military to surrender all power immediately to a new civilian government that is due to be elected within the next few days. In a marked increase of pressure on the ruling [...]
November 16, 2011
Occupy Wall Street protesters return to Manhattan park despite ruling
Occupy Wall Street protesters are back inside the lower Manhattan park that has been their home for almost two months, despite losing a tense legal battle with New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and the site’s owners. Almost 16 hours after police moved in and cleared Zuccotti Park of the protesters and their tents, a New [...]
November 16, 2011
Judge upholds New York eviction
16 November 2011 Last updated at 00:26 GMT Protesters were let back into the park in single file a short time after the ruling A New York court has ruled that a pre-dawn clearance of the Occupy Wall Street camp at Zuccotti Park was legal. The ruling means protesters will remain barred from setting up [...]
November 15, 2011
October 28, 2011
Libya Vows to Prosecute Gadhafi Killers
Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council said Thursday it will prosecute the killers of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, if an investigation shows he died after his capture. NTC leaders have been under intense pressure to investigate the circumstances of Gadhafi’s death last week after initially saying he was killed in crossfire after being pulled from [...]
October 20, 2011
Lindsay Lohan’s probation revoked
An Los Angeles judge has revoked the probation for Lindsay Lohan because she failed to perform community service, and admonished the actor for failing to treat her sentence seriously. At a progress hearing for Lohan, Los Angeles superior court judge Stephanie Sautner called her previous ruling of probation on a theft charge a “gift” and [...]
October 5, 2011
Bernard Madoff victims get first compensation cheques
Victims of Bernard Madoff‘s fraud scheme are set to receive $312m (£202) this week as the trustee charged with recovering their cash sends out their first set of compensation cheques. The money will be split between the holders of 1,230 Madoff accounts and represents a recovery of roughly 4.6 cents for every dollar they invested. [...]
October 4, 2011
Amanda Knox to fly home after being cleared of Kercher murder
Amanda Knox’s sister Deanna gives a statement outside the Perugia court after the appeal ruling Link to this video Amanda Knox is due to fly back to the US after she and her former boyfriend were cleared on appeal of the murder of the British student Meredith Kercher four years ago. Knox, now 24, sobbed [...]
September 29, 2011
White House Confident of Supreme Court Win on Healthcare
The Obama administration’s quick appeal to the Supreme Court in defense of its signature healthcare law clearly displays White House confidence that it will ultimately prevail in the case, experts say. Whether that confidence is well-placed, though, remains a matter of opinion. Yesterday, the Department of Justice and the White House announced that the government [...]