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The CCP And China's Courts. The World Is Getting Darker.
2008-07-06 17:15:00 Dr. Willy Lam of the Jamestown Foundation just came out with an extremely incisive and disconcerting article on the increasing politicization of China's courts. The article is entitled, "The CCP Strengthens Control over the Judiciary," and to grossly summarize, it very convincingly argues that Hu Jintao is moving to ensure even greater political control over China's judicial system. The courts are to "perpetually uphold the political orientation of being loyal to the party, loyal to the country and the people, and loyalty to the law." For simplification purposes, I have always divided China legal matters into three categories. Commercial/civil cases, criminal cases, and political cases and, for obvious reasons, I have always focused on the commercial/civil side. My question is whether these recent edicts regarding China's judiciary and how courts are to rule will impact rulings in civil cases. More particularly, does being loyal to "the country and the people" mean we will...
By: China Law Blog
Courts Overrule Father?s Punishment
2008-06-19 19:36:00 The father of a 12 year old girl was taken to court after he grounded his daughter telling her she could not attend a three day trip within Quebec to celebrate the school?s graduating class from elementary school. The courts ruled that he did not have the right to bar her from going on the ...
PinoyBlogoSphere.com - From Vigan to a Newspaper and finally to the Courts:
2008-06-11 07:00:00 Source: www.PinoyBlogoSphere.com - Here’s an interesting story concerning a pinoy photoblogger… It all started with this post: Visiting Vigan “The travel bug bit me again!…” …”Just got back from Vigan…” Then came the violation: Major Daily Violates Photographer¢s Copyright and Intellectual Property …”the MB Feature of Vigan by MAX BALLESTEROS (march 21, 2007 B-5)…” And now… Philippine Photographer Sues Major Daily for Copyright Infringement. “I finally did it.. with the help of my copyright lawyer atty vera. i sued a major daily, a 108 year old newspaper that used my photo without permission. The same newspaper that threatened to slap me with a criminal case if continued my claim.” What’s next? coming soon… This is an issue that bloggers should really be vigilant about, right? I guess this hasn’t been the only instance of violations done against bloggers by th...
Custom-Made Tennis Courts.
2008-06-04 20:07:00 Custom-Made Tennis Courts.Tennis court over water: Two of the world's leading tennis personalities, Serena Williams & Rafael Nadal took part in the first ever tennis match on water. The event took place atop Miami's Gansevoort South Hotel overlooking South Beach on its first day of business on Monday, March 24, 2008. The custom-made water-covered court was constructed in the 110-foot swimmingpool set in the Gansevoort's 22,000-square-foot rooftop. It took five days for a group of underwater specialists using a combination of bespoke acrylic sheets & supporting acrylic tubes to construct two invisible platforms at either end. Sony Ericsson hosted the event to celebrate the start of the Sony Ericsson Open, one of the most important tennis tournaments.World's highest tennis court:Tennis stars Andre Agassi & R Federer played on the most unique tennis court & which is also world's highest tennis court on the helipad of Burj Al Arab, (the world's most luxurious hotel) to begin the D...
By: Crooked Brains
SA's courts to get R9bn overhaul
2008-05-30 10:17:00 The Department of Justice has allocated R9.7-billion to improve access away from major population centres and develop a more efficient justice system, through building new court infrastructure and upgrading to new technologies like digital court recording systems.
Turkish Tensions Rise Between Courts And Government
2008-05-24 14:01:00 The escalating tensions between Turkey’s courts and the government continued to escalate as both sdies refused to back down in the constitutional confrontation which may well tear the nation apart. Last week, the Supreme Court of Appeals accused the government of attempting to influence the judiciary which immediately elicited an angry response from the government. ...
Barack Obama courts Cuban voters in Miami
2008-05-24 03:09:00 Some points: 1. How is Bush responsible for Chavez if Chavez was elected in 1999? Don't many Obama supporters like Danny Glover and Sean Penn support Chavez. The two I mentioned visited Chavez! Hello! Earth to Obama! 2. Mentioning Bush in every sentence with McCain is an effective tactic for wooing stupid people, one of his major constituencies, I guess. 3. Obama voted against a trade agreement with our best (only?) ally in South America, Colombia, but it's Bush (and McCain who is Bush) who is alienating them. His solution, like his solution to everything else, is to give away my money; this time, in aid. 4. He did say he'd meet without pre-conditions but then changed. Who cares? He doesn't know what he's saying. 5. I suspect that the main reason Cubans are Republicans is their more entrepreneurial attitude and firm grip on the middle and upper rungs on the economic ladder, not because of Cuba policy. Article below. MIAMI — Sen. Barack Obama, who once said he w...
By: Asymmetric
English Courts Agree - Scientology is a Cult
2008-05-23 22:23:00 A 16 year old boy was arrested during a peaceful protest in front of the $cientology Headquarters in London on May 10. His crime? Carrying a placard that read "Scientology is not a religion, it is a dangerous cult." After being confronted by police officers, the youth cited a British court judgment from ...
By: Daily Nonsense
America's Courts: Threatens us in ways you never imagined
2008-05-20 03:55:00 Courts, the IRS, CPS, you name it. You think it is government. It is the system that harvests your money and assets as profits. It is also used on people who present problems to make sure they stop doing that. You need to know. read more
McCain Courts NRA?s Support: Speech Criticizes Obama, Clinton Over Gun Posi
2008-05-19 17:29:00 “The Second Amendment isn’t some archaic custom that matters only to rural Americans who find solace in firearms out of frustration with their economic circumstances,” McCain said.
By: Gun News
Apartheid Victims To Sue Multinational Corporations in American Courts
2008-05-14 08:34:00 By John Allen Cape Town Victims of apartheid who are suing 23 leading multinational corporations in American courts on the grounds that the companies collaborated with the policy have been given... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Used Saddle Pick of the Week: 15" Courts Trophy Roping Saddle
2008-05-13 01:46:00 The "Used Saddle Pick of the Week" Every week we scour the Internet searching for a particularly juicy bargain on a high quality used western saddle and feature it here on the WSG Saddle Blog. (...)
Courts to safeguard children in divorce - Singapore
2008-05-10 00:17:00 Courts to safeguard children in divorce - Singapore New court to focus on child welfare in divorce proceedings; another to handle troubled teens By Chong Chee Kin  THE father produced a picture drawn by his child, depicting the mother as a monster. The mother produced her own. The same child drew the father as a monster. Such ugly scenes in divorce cases - where the child is used as a ‘bargaining chip’ to settle other matters - are played out too often for the Chief Justice’s liking. Said CJ Chan Sek Keong: ‘Parents who take an unnecessarily adversarial stand can worsen a dispute and obscure the real needs of the child. They often exacerbate their mutual hostility instead of focusing on the key issue of parental responsibilities.’ To ensure that children are not embroiled in their parents’ conflicts, a new Family Child Court, which will put the children’s interests before the adults’, will be set up later this year. The need for su...
Ad Wars: McCain Courts Hispanics
2008-05-09 05:54:00 Check out our entire video library at Political Realm TV.John McCainMcCain is courting Hispanic voters with the creation of a new Spanish language campaign site and the release of a new web video. In the video, McCain touts his Arizona background--a state with a large Latino population--while focusing on the economy and job creation. McCain also released a web video featuring his mother talking about his childhood in the days before Mother's Day. Gubernatorial Watch: IndianaRepublican Governor Mitch Daniels released two new ads this week. "Change That's Working" touts Daniels' economic record during his first term--noting job creation and economic growth without raising taxes."Done More" touches on much the same issues--job creation and low taxes--while painting the incumbent as a workhorse during his first three years in office.Senate Watch: KentuckyDemocrat Bruce Lunsford trumpets endorsements from various groups in his new ad, "Support."Senate Watch: MassachusettsJim Ogonows...
By: Political Realm
McCain courts blue-collar Democrats
2008-05-07 18:18:00 With the other party still waist-deep in its presidential nomination fight, John McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee, has been quietly courting the white working-class Democrats who have proved elusive for Barack Obama, his most likely rival in the fall.
By: Gun News
Britney Spears Proves To Courts She Has Made Progress
2008-05-07 13:53:00 Britney is originally from my neck of the woods, down in Louisiana so when I see something about her I think of home. Only this time I wasn?t exactly thinking of home. Apparently she appeared back in court Tuesday and was successful in convincing the judge that she has made some progress in her structure and ...
Yang courts Microsoft: Show me the money
2008-05-06 03:15:00 Yang courts Microsoft: Show me the moneyTwo days after Steve Ballmer took his offer off the table, chief Yahoo Jerry Yang said he would be open to another bid from Microsoft. htt-p://www.news.com/8301-13953_3-9-936701-80.html?part=rss&sub-j=new...
Yang courts Microsoft: Show me the money
2008-05-06 03:00:00 Yang courts Microsoft: Show me the moneyTwo days after Steve Ballmer took his offer off the table, chief Yahoo Jerry Yang said he would be open to another bid from Microsoft. htt-p://www.news.com/8301-13953_3-9-936701-80.html?part=rss&sub-j=ne...
China Courts Dalai Lama. Olympic Good Spirit?
2008-05-04 02:07:00 The Chinese government has been making strenuous attempts to ensure a meeting with the Dalai Lama. The troubled events attending the Olympic torch relay, and international condemnation of China for her human rights record, have brought considerable pressure on the Chinese leaders to make this move. This is in marked contrast to its decades of execrating the ...
McCain-Feingold is Technologically Dead
2008-05-01 20:48:00 The best laid plans of the Pols have yet again been placed asunder. That bipartisan effort to ‘cure’ campaign finance, BCRA, will be totally destroyed by this. BCRA puts a gag order 30 days before an election. It was generally targeted at 527 groups and other financially well healed political groups. SaysMe is where ...
By: Third Pipe
Acne crocodile courts from Browns
2008-05-01 17:17:00 Acne crocodile courts from Browns Acne's Crocodile courts are strange, but I kind of like that. From afar they look like they're covered in flock which tickles my funny bone as I love flock. The crocodile has a lovely weather-beaten feel to it and the warm tan colour goes really well with chambray, blacks and darker browns. They're available from Browns for £240 and will make a great shoe for the transition from winter to summer.
By: Fashion Newsweek
A longer wait in store for power line broadband. ARRL ties up FCC in the co
2008-04-28 23:31:00 Something’s wrong when the FCC can run a near sham auction and award most of the wireless spectrum to two incumbent monopolies only to have their BPL regulations overturned by a handful of hobbyists. Then again in the auction, billions were collected, and the judge that’s holding BPL up is probably an ARRL member. Reality ...
By: Third Pipe
Supreme Courts Decides, Graphic Novels Must be Called Comic Books
2008-04-28 01:46:00 The Justices ruled 8 to 1 on the controversial issue. Clarence Thomas strongly opposed. "Are you telling that, the Frank Miller Batman, were he has a hot young girl as Robin, is not worthy to be called a novel, this is complete B.S." Thomas said before he went to his Washington D.C. apartment which he shares with Colin Powell. Many business are also worried that this decision may lead to violence. "We all have to deal with the guy who masturbates to Rogue from X-men, in the bathroom on his lunch break, I sure don't want to be the one to tell him that he can no longer pick Punisher as a great character in literature, when we play celebrity at our Christmas party," said a concerned unnamed manager, of a local D.C. business. The other supreme court justices, are also concerned for judge Thomas's sanity over the issue. "Him and Colin don't seem to getting alone anymore, and he hasn...
By: BLACK DOG PRESS
Courts Condo Brickell Key
2008-04-25 15:45:00 Courts Brickell Key Home Page About Courts at Brickell Key Year Built: 2002 Number of Floors: 34 Number of units: 319 Sq. Ft. range: 863 - 2,701 Beds: 1-3 Baths: 1-3 Amenities: - Concierge - Valet and Covered Parking - Pool - Gym - Spa - Racquetball and Squash - 24- Security - Social Room Courts at Brickell Key Description Courts Brickell Key is an elegant oasis in the heart of the city, overlooking the beautiful waters of the bay, where residences resonate sheer spaciousness and gleam with luxurious finishes. Courts at Brickell Key, built in 2002 is a 34 story building with 319 total condos located on Brickell Key, one of Miami's most prestigious properties. Courts at Brickell Key Condo offers the best in luxury, views and location within the exclusive Brickell Key Island For more information please click here:Brickell Key Condos
Guilty -Oops Not Guilty, Who Knows, Say Turkish Courts
2008-04-16 17:17:00 A Turkish lawyer and human rights campaigner who was charged with insulting the military under the notorious Article 301 which makes it a crime to insult “Turkishnes” was found guilty and not guilty by two separate courts that heard the same case by mistake. Eren Keskin, a Human Rights Association branch chairwoman made a ...
Barack Obama Courts Gays, "Advocates" Ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Milita
2008-04-11 15:52:00 Barack Obama (before you click on the link, be WARNED: the pictures may be disturbing to some)"Advocates", while courting gays, ending Bill BUBBA Clinton's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy of allowing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Osi Speaks!
Yahoo Eyes AOL Deal, Microsoft Courts Murdoch
2008-04-10 14:13:00 Data Center Knowledge – There is a furious crescendo of deal-making activity among the Internets largest players tonight, as both Yahoo and Microsoft seek allies to strengthen their hand in the prolonged takeover battle. Heres the latest: The Wall Street Journal and Paid Content are both reporting that Yahoo (YHOO) ... read more
"Meta Tags can lead to Copyright Infringements.? U.S. Courts!
2008-04-09 09:46:00 This day has just become a 'legal rodeo' for the Internet with a U.S. (...)
Giuseppe Zanotti?s champagne leather courts
2008-04-09 01:47:00 Giuseppe Zanotti's champagne leather courts Giuseppe Zanotti's shoes are almost always remarkable in some way or another, but I think the designer has been doing some particularly good work recently, with these shoes being just one example of that. Champagne (or "cream") shoes can look a little too bridal for everyday use, but these manage to escape any weddingy associations with the stacked wooden heel and platform front, which would look a little odd peeking out from underneath a wedding dress, but just right with something shorter. The colour will work with most things, but I'd be most tempted to try it with some of this season's navy for an elegant look. These are $599 at Zappos Couture.
By: Fashion Newsweek
Enough is Enough!
2008-04-08 16:06:00 We here at ThirdPipe are big Google boosters. They provide services we doubt would even exist without them being around. One of their most popular features is Google Maps. They have Street View as a component of that service. There is a problem though. Street View could be a source of infringement. Google has ...
By: Third Pipe
British Courts Defend Rights Of Immigrants!
2008-04-08 14:53:00 The British Home Office has been attempting to impose tougher requirements on immigrants who entered the nation under provisions of the Higher Skills Migrant Programme, but their efforts were ended by a court decision which insisted migrants had met the criteria that was originally established for their presence and had a right to reman in ...
Getting into it with the courts
2008-04-08 09:01:00 Challenges Arise to Border Fence Project - New York Times The secretary of homeland security was granted the power in 2005 to void any federal law that might interfere with fence building on the border. For good measure, Congress forbade the courts to second-guess the secretary?s determinations. So long as Mr. Chertoff is willing to say it is necessary to void a given law, his word is final.I remember reading about this law when it was first passed. I remember thinking that the courts would certainly step up and strike down any law that restricted their own powers as granted by the constitution. The snag in the process of course is that they have to wait for someone to bring a case. So now a case has been brought. Will the courts hear it? I think so. It's hard to say, but even a conservative judge surely has problems with the courts being removed from the legal process, or with an executive branch that can nullify laws at will, "for the greater good". I can't believe the S...
By: Markism Explored
Re: Beach volleyball courts in Sentosa removed?
2008-04-06 18:20:00 Quote from: justin0724 on March 25, 2008, 08:16:21 AMwhen did you play beach volleyball usally?I arrived in Singapore two weeks ago I love it but i don`t know where and when can i play it in Singapore.usually weekends if...
Boy This Sounds Familiar! But of Course?.
2008-04-06 15:38:00 Mr. Malone of the WSJ lays out aspects of societal and business change that the US faces in say the next 50 years. He throws terms out like ‘fat pipe’, ‘process patents’, ‘free internet’, etc. Our loyal Thridpipe readers already know all this because we have this electronic pulpit on high. We have been ...
By: Third Pipe
Mental health courts are growing, even though they have no guide
2008-04-04 15:07:00 The number of mental health courts in the United States has steadily grown from a mere four in 1997 to over 175, according to Council of State Government Justice Center estimates.Yet, because of the diversity of program models and their relative newness, there have not been any nationally accepted criteria for effective mental health courts, mental health advocates say.The Justice Center, a watchdog group, addresses that issue in an updated edition of its paper "Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: The Essential Elements of a Mental Health Court."The report can be viewed by clicking here.The publication is the result of many rounds of rigorous review and describes the 10 important program elements that jurisdictions should consider when planning, implementing or enhancing a mental health court.This latest edition of details the aspects of mental health court design and implementation that can be consistently found in successful courts.“As communities across the cou...
By: Coping with Life
Google courts LG to be their 3G platform
2008-04-04 11:55:00 LG Chief Exec Jung Il-Jae has said LG is looking for an “open-standard software platform” for their future 3G services. Apparently Google has already been offering along with several others, in an attempt to become LG?s chosen platform. LG already manufactures handsets that use S60 and Windows Mobile so why not take on another to ...
By: Phones Review
Just How Corrupt and Vindictive Can Probate Courts Be? Just Ask Retired Jud
2008-04-03 13:00:00 By Christopher Ketcham ketcham99@hotmail.comON JUNE 17, an oppressively hot day, a knot of protestors converged in the plaza near Brooklyn State Supreme Court. They were mostly black, mostly women, middle-aged or elderly, well-dressed and solemn. Underneath the quiet demeanor, however, they appeared to be seething. The homemade signs in their hands expressed their anger."Judge Phillips ran for District Attorney. Now he's homeless.""Bring Judge Phillips home now!""What happened to Judge Phillips' multi-million dollar estate?"The tragic figure in their complaint, retired judge John L. Phillips, Jr., had a date in the courthouse, so when he arrived, the protest broke up and the group followed him into the building and up to the 9th floor.John Phillips had been returning to these halls since early 2001, the year he was planning to run for Brooklyn district attorney. That was also the year he was placed under a guardianship program overseen by a county judge, which wrested from Phillip...
By: Elder Abuse
When did congress replace the courts?
2008-04-03 05:25:00 This week, two major “trials” took place in the Democrat controlled United States congress. First of all, Oil company executives were put on trial. One after the other, congressmen and women took cheap shots at the oil companies. They claimed the oil companies unjustly gained profits and are not helping their competitors enough. Another “trial” will take ...
By: Tundra Politics
Top judge fears budget cutbacks will add to staff shortage woes in courts s
2008-04-02 10:00:00 The most senior judge in England and Wales has warned of the effect of financial constraints on the level of staffing in the UK justice system. In his annual
The courts did something right
2008-03-26 10:18:00 Druggist sanctioned for refusal to sell 'morning after' pill - USATODAY.com The 3rd District Court of Appeals ruled the punishment the state Pharmacy Examining Board handed down against pharmacist Neil Noesen did not violate his state constitutional rights, specifically his "right of conscience" to religiously oppose birth control.If you don't want to dispense drugs, don't become a pharmacist. It's very simple. I don't care what you believe. If you want to believe it's a sin to take birth control, fine. If you believe in the spaghetti monster, that's fine, too. But if your job is to fill my prescriptions as given to me by a doctor, then guess what you should do. That's right, gold star to anyone who said fill my prescription. When you go to work, leave your religion at the front door, or better yet, don't take a job that requires you to do something you find morally questionable. And certainly don't complain about the difficulty of finding a job because you won'...
By: Markism Explored
That?s Brass!
2008-03-25 22:07:00 In what has to be a suspension of disbelief we get this from the likes of AT&T in regards to a request for class action status in a law suit. – We continue to believe that a consumer is better off pursuing a claim under our arbitration clause, rather than pursuing a class action, the ...
By: Third Pipe
Re: Beach volleyball courts in Sentosa removed?
2008-03-25 09:16:00 when did you play beach volleyball usally?I arrived in Singapore two weeks ago I love it but i don`t know where and when can i play it in Singapore.
I?m back on the track and courts
2008-03-25 08:59:00 For the past few months, I’m slowly getting back to my pre-pregnancy exercise and sporting regimen which includes tennis, brisk walking and jogging on a daily basis. It helps that my husband loves tennis and jogging. We’ve been playing tennis for the past 10 years before my year-long hiatus after conceiving baby Clarisse. My fitness level ...
By: Momma's Diary
Clinton courts blue-collar vote
2008-03-24 18:21:00 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton took her campaign to Pennsylvania today, focusing on economic issues that are most likely to appeal to blue-collar workers who are expected to be the key voting bloc in next month's presidential primary.
By: Get rich
The Courts have ruled 2nd amendment protects the individual. in Liberals Ve
2008-03-19 00:00:00 Anym, 19/03/08 (25 Replies)
Federal Courts Release Report on 2007 Case Statistics
2008-03-18 05:43:00 Last week, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts released its annual report on the “Judicial Business of the United States Courts.” There’s a lot of statistical information in there. Most is organized by judicial district, but some is broken down into both case area and judicial district. For instance, the report states 49 trademark cases were filed in the Western District in the year ending September 30, 2007. Sixty-three trademark cases were terminated in that time, and 29 were pending. Those figures are a bit higher than my own analysis of Western District trademark cases (see here and here). My review of the federal courts’ PACER database in January showed that 28 trademark cases were filed in the Western District in the calendar year 2007, and 51 cases filed between 2005 and 2007 were closed. I did not count cases that remained pending in 2007.The courts’ report shows the Western District...
Pffffft?. or Bam, Pow, Sock!
2008-03-17 16:35:00 In what maybe the most important suit about copyright but not of copyright law just hit the federal docket today. ‘It’ of course is Andersen v. Atlantic. Its the tale of a mother and daughter caught up in a RIAA inspired dragnet looking for copyright infringement. The RIAA’s usual scheme is to file a ...
By: Third Pipe
O'Bama Courts Irish Vote on St Patricks Day
2008-03-16 21:42:00 Today is St Patricks Day here in Australia. I understand that it was moved to last Saturday in other parts of the world so as to not clash with holy Monday and offend Catholics. Australians don't really make a big deal about St Patricks Day unlike the totally over the top stuff I witnessed in America. Thanks Mr Eugenides
When You Go to the Cloud, Take Your Lawyer with You
2008-03-13 14:14:00 Many companies today are moving back office functions either totally to services like S3 or portions there of. Or they are using the cloud for backup. Thats great and we encourge it. But before you buy into it hook, line and sinker do what most people don’t — talk to your legal council. Unhuh spend ...
By: Third Pipe
Crack Cocaine: Federal Courts Handling New Sentences for Crack Cocaine
2008-03-13 00:00:00 As of March 3, 2008, more than 21,000 inmates serving time for federal crimes involving crack cocaine became eligible to have their sentences reduced. Federal courts had been preparing for that eventuality. |
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