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• Man sues Philadelphia police over 2011 arrest for 'fly on the wall' photo dispute

  04-03-2015 22:43
  
  Officer arrested man after he photographed encounter with homeless womanCity attorney: Coulter Loeb was a ‘meddlesome 24-year-old’A college student arrested as he photographed a Philadelphia police encounter with a homeless woman said Wednesday he tried to be “a fly on the wall” until he was put in handcuffs.However, a city attorney described then-photojournalism student Coulter Loeb as “a meddlesome 24-year-old” with “very high-minded ideas about government” and the role of medi
  
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• Alabama court orders judges to uphold ban on gay marriage

  04-03-2015 22:42
  
  State’s highest court ruled that its ban remains legal, despite federal court pressure to begin issuing licenses to gay and lesbian couplesAlabama’s stand against same-sex marriage regained ground Wednesday after the state’s highest court ruled that its ban remains legal, despite federal court pressure to begin issuing licenses to gay and lesbian couples.The Alabama Supreme Court ordered county probate judges to uphold the state ban pending a final ruling by the US Supreme Court, which hea
  
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• Supreme court divided over challenge to Obamacare - video

  04-03-2015 21:04
  
  The US supreme court appeared divided on ideological lines on Wednesday as it heard a second major challenge to Barack Obama's healthcare law, targeting tax subsidies intended to help people afford insurance, with Justice Anthony Kennedy appearing to be the possible wing vote in a decision. Kennedy, a conservative on the nine-member court who often casts the deciding vote in close cases, raised concerns to lawyers on both sides about the possible negative impact on states if the government loses
  
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• Ferguson police department and Michael Brown shooting – read the Justice Department reports

  04-03-2015 19:22
  
  The Justice Department has released two reports related to the city of Ferguson: the first is a report clearing officer Darren Wilson of federal charges over the shooting of Michael Brown. The second is a report on the Ferguson police department, which found sweeping racial discrimination Continue reading...
  
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• SRA dumps trainee code of best practice

  04-03-2015 19:00 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Regulator says it is 'not appropriate' for the authority to be involved in recruitment practices.
  
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• Criminal lawyers appeal for funds to continue legal aid fight

  04-03-2015 18:48 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  ’We need immediate help from the wider profession,’ say practitioner groups.
  
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• Galloway firm denies breaching SRA rules over Twitter letters

  04-03-2015 18:24 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Bradford firm says issue over letters sent to Twitter users is a ‘non-news story’.
  
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• Obamacare supporters take to the streets as supreme court deliberates

  04-03-2015 18:13
  
  Supreme court justices are hearing arguments in a major test of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act which could halt healthcare premium subsidies in states where the federal government runs the insurance marketplaces Continue reading...
  
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• Obamacare challenge: supreme court arguments point to divisions

  04-03-2015 17:51
  
  Justice Anthony Kennedy, the swing vote in most close cases, says throwing out subsidies would induce ‘death spiral’ but adds challengers may still prevailThe US supreme court appeared divided on ideological lines on Wednesday as it weighed tax subsidies key to the implementation of the Obamacare health law. Potential swing vote justice Anthony Kennedy raised concerns to lawyers on both sides about the possible negative impact on states if the government loses the case, suggesting he could b
  
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• Alabama county to stop issuing gay marriage licenses in wake of court ruling

  04-03-2015 17:28
  
  Mobile County decision comes after Alabama supreme court upholds state banIssued licenses not invalidated but ruling describes them as ‘purported’The probate office in one of Alabama’s biggest counties said Wednesday that it will quit issuing marriage licenses to anyone after the Alabama supreme court ruled that the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is legal despite a federal court’s decision to the contrary.The all-Republican state supreme court sided with a pair of conservative groups
  
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• Tell us: have you been held by police when nobody knew where you were?

  04-03-2015 17:12
  
  Chicago’s Homan Square facility has been likened by arrestees and their attorneys to a domestic ‘black site’. Have you ever been detained at a similar place without your rights?Nine people have now come forward to the Guardian detailing their time at Homan Square, a police facility in Chicago rife with allegations of incommunicado detention.Chicagoans say they were shackled for prolonged periods, beaten, refused access to a lawyer and without a public record of their holding by police –
  
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• Boston Bomb Accused's Lawyer: 'It Was Him' - Yahoo News UK

  04-03-2015 16:47
  
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  Boston Bomb Accused's Lawyer: 'It Was Him'
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  Boston marathon bombing accused Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's defence lawyer has told a jury he carried out the deadly attack, even though he denies all charges. In the much anticipated trial's opening statements on Wednesday, defence lawyer Judith Clarke told ...
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• 'They looked like Isis': masked raid led to 'kidnapping' at Chicago police site

  04-03-2015 16:13
  
  Men recall incommunicado detention in caged room ‘like a dog’ for hours
  Nine victims have emerged from Homan Square despite police denials
  When the group of armed masked men burst into Eddie’s Sandwiches in Chicago, John Vergara initially thought he had walked into a stickup. Their guns were drawn, and they told everyone at Eddie’s that afternoon to put their hands on the counter.Vergara, an art teacher who had stopped in for a coffee, remembered: “At first I thought it was a robbery.
  
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• Family court hammers firm in compliance crackdown

  04-03-2015 15:32 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Judge makes wasted costs order against Barrett & Thomson for failing to keep court informed.
  
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• John Cleese Calls for U.K. Law Against Media Concentration - Hollywood Reporter

  04-03-2015 14:27
  
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  John Cleese Calls for U.K. Law Against Media Concentration
  Hollywood Reporter
  John Cleese and other U.K. personalities in an open letter on Wednesday called on political parties in Britain to commit to a new law that would ensure media plurality. "‎If democracy is to flourish, we will need diverse and independent voices in the ...
  
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• Call for joined-up action to tackle advice deficit

  04-03-2015 13:49 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Low Commission publishes second report on advice services – and says deficit is ‘growing’.
  
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• Churches urged to provide legal support

  04-03-2015 13:23 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Current legal aid situation risks division between those who can and cannot afford to buy justice, says Christian thinktank.
  
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• Broadchurch writer hits back at critics of series two

  04-03-2015 12:20
  
  Chris Chibnall breaks his silence on the second series to defend the show’s legal storylines – arguing that ‘drama is not a literal portrayal of events’Broadchurch’s Chris Chibnall: ‘I stand by the drama’s court scenes’The first series of his hit drama was showered with praise and garlanded with Baftas. The second seemed to draw criticism from all sides – not least lawyers who criticised its portrayal of a murder trial. Now Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall has defended his sho
  
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• Supreme court Obamacare fight over four words could affect healthcare for millions

  04-03-2015 12:00
  
  Challenge with potential to fatally undermine president’s signature legislation sends Democrats scrambling ahead of oral argumentsDemocratic lawmakers have launched a last-ditch bid to defend the Affordable Care Act from a looming supreme court challenge that could strip health insurance from millions of Americans.
  The court is due to hear an appeal on Wednesday that seizes on what appears to be a drafting error in the original legislation to question a key plank of Barack Obama’s health i
  
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• Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall: 'I stand by the drama's court scenes'

  04-03-2015 11:38
  
  The story of our third series was devised after months of research and legal advice. All writers compress complex procedures, and we were as keen to show the emotional fallout of the trial as the intricacies of the court systemThis series of Broadchurch, just like the first, garnered plenty of media coverage and opinions. After the early storms (Mumblegate! Music-too-loud-gate! Ratings-wobble-gate!), the hunt was on for a new angle. I made a deliberate decision not to comment during transmission
  
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• System will ‘cease to function’ under costs budgeting

  04-03-2015 11:37 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Master David Cook says problems since Jackson reforms are more than simply ‘bedding in’.
  
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• Courts system will ‘cease to function’ under costs budgeting

  04-03-2015 11:37 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Master David Cook says problems since Jackson reforms are more than simply ‘bedding in’.
  
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• Costs budgeting chaos leaves courts on ‘verge of collapse’

  04-03-2015 11:37 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Master David Cook says problems since Jackson reforms are more than simply ‘bedding in’.
  
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• Peers to vote on 600% rise in court fees

  04-03-2015 10:53
  
  ‘Enhanced court fees’ are expected to bring in £120m a year but opponents warn they could deter claimants and limit access to justicePeers will vote on Wednesday on increasing court fees by as much as 600% as the Ministry of Justice pushes through its last major austerity measure before the general election.The steep rise is expected to bring in as much as £120m a year but critics warn it could deter claimants and reduce the number of cases. The “enhanced court fees” involve charg
  
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• Peers to vote on 60% rise in court fees

  04-03-2015 10:53
  
  ‘Enhanced court fees’ are expected to bring in £120m a year but opponents warn they could deter claimants and limit access to justicePeers will vote on Wednesday on increasing court fees by as much as 600% as the Ministry of Justice pushes through its last major austerity measure before the general election.The steep rise is expected to bring in as much as £120m a year but critics warn it could deter claimants and reduce the number of cases. The “enhanced court fees” involve charg
  
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• Complaints to solicitors regulator over libel demands from Galloway's lawyers

  04-03-2015 08:00
  
  Legal row erupts as Respect MP’s lawyers issue compensation demands for alleged defamation on Twitter for accusations of antisemitismComplaints have been sent to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) by Twitter users who have received £6,000 libel demands from solicitors working for the MP George Galloway.The bitter legal dispute, which has erupted over accusations of antisemitism, has become more complex after Galloway’s office said that the money would only be used to cover his l
  
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• Defending the rule of law against the UK government's 'slash and burn' - Open Democracy

  04-03-2015 02:21
  
  Open Democracy
  Defending the rule of law against the UK government's 'slash and burn'
  Open Democracy
  Chris Grayling, the Lord Chancellor, sworn to uphold the rule of law, hurtles down the road towards injustice for victims and defendants. Campaigners at Runnymede, the birthplace of modern democracy, 21 February, 2015. Yesterday Chris Grayling, Britain ...
  
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• Trinity Mirror's Journalists Hacked Voice Mails on Large Scale, Lawyer Tells ... - Wall Street Journal

  04-03-2015 02:09
  
  Trinity Mirror's Journalists Hacked Voice Mails on Large Scale, Lawyer Tells ...
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  LONDON—Journalists at newspapers owned by Trinity Mirror PLC intercepted mobile-phone voice-mail messages on an “industrial scale,” a U.K. court was told Tuesday. Phone hacking was widespread at Trinity unit MGN Ltd.'s Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror ...
  
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• UK gets law against domestic violence - Times of India

  04-03-2015 01:21
  
  Times of India
  UK gets law against domestic violence
  Times of India
  LONDON: A landmark new law in the UK - the Serious Crime Bill - received a royal assent on Tuesday under which coercive or controlling behaviour against an intimate partner or family member is now a crime. The law says that witness testimony could be ...
  
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