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| Should this toy be saved? | After a 6-year-old Canadian girl swallowed 19 superstrong, pea-size magnets in March, she told her mother she thought they were candy. The magnets failed to pass through naturally, and a surgeon removed them three days later, finding a perforated small intestine, ulcerations in the stomach and two small holes in… |
| Lawyer testifies OJ Simpson knew about guns, said ‘No deal. No way.’ when told of plea offer | Reluctantly testifying about his former client, O.J. Simpson, a Miami attorney on Friday contradicted key aspects of Simpson's earlier testimony during a hearing about whether the former football great should be granted a new trial in his Nevada armed robbery case. Called to the stand by prosecutors and reminded that… |
Google legal news
| | Joe Biden Sees 'No Legal Reason' Why We Can't Tax Violent Video Games - Forbes | |
| Guantanamo Bay: Inside a Legal Nightmare - RollingStone.com |  RollingStone.com |
Guantanamo Bay: Inside a Legal NightmareRollingStone.comAs the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay enters its fourth month and pressure to close the prison mounts, it's easy to forget that Guantanamo is not only a detention facility but also the site of a unique legal experiment that has no direct precedent in ... |
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Jurist
| | Portugal expands adoption rights for same-sex couples | [JURIST] Portugal's Parliament [official website] voted Friday to approve a law allowing same-sex married couples to adopt their partners' children. The Parliament also voted on Friday to reject the Left Bloc and Green Party's [official websites, Portuguese] proposal to grant gay couples the same adoption rights as heterosexuals. The bill approved by Parliament is intended to primarily serve the children in the event that their biological parent dies or falls ill. It was passed by only five votes, while 9... |
| France president signs same-sex marriage and adoption bill | [JURIST] French President Francois Hollande [official website, in French] gave final approval Saturday to legislation [text, PDF, in French] legalizing same-sex marriage and establishing the right of same-sex couples to adopt. The widely controversial bill, which was part of Hollande's campaign pledges, was was approved by parliament [JURIST report] last month, but France's Union for a Popular Movement party [party website, in French] filed a legal challenge with the country's Constitutional Council. The court rejected the challenge [JURIST report] on... |
Google law
| | Vermont about to become 4th state with aid-in-dying law - CBS News | |
| Firms Brace for New European Data Privacy Law - New York Times | |
Firms Brace for New European Data Privacy LawNew York TimesOn Monday, their European counterparts showed up in force at a conference in Berlin to discuss the potential law, which is expected to come to a vote sometime next year. Representatives from European Aeronautics Defense & Space, BMW, Daimler and ...and more » |
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