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JAMS Global Construction Solutions -- Spring 2012 JD Supra (press release) Legal theoreticians and parties contemplating vacatur applications will continue to parse applicable decisions, and future case law will undoubtedly clarify many of the current questions. However, in the author's opinion, arbitration authority is ... and more »

INDIA: Rape, red tape and bureaucracy- India's police fail vulnerable young ... Asian Human Rights Commission News Individuals have fundamental rights to life, liberty and security of person. Such have been enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Constitution of the Indian State.

Erasing The Nakba Just International Furthermore, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and Adalah (The Legal Center for the Arab Minority in Israel) immediately filed a petition with the supreme court, arguing that the new law constituted a grave violation of the freedom of speech ... and more »

How the US Press Lost its Way AlterNet The conference consisted of media figures, legal scholars and freedom-of-information advocates – and included Neil Sheehan, the New York Times correspondent who got the Pentagon Papers from Daniel Ellsberg, and Barry Sussman, the Washington Post editor ... and more »

What's wrong with gay marriage? Associated Baptist Press Civil contracts can provide the economic and legal benefits of marriage to same-sex couples. If anyone can get married, what is to prevent polygamy, adult-child, or direct-family marriages? The "full faith and credit" clause of the Constitution means ... and more »