What kind of judge is Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland?
Mar 17, 2016 05:16 am UTC| Law Politics
On March 16, President Obama announced his pick for the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia: Merrick Garland, chief judge of the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. The President described...
Acquaro murder: what is the mafia and where does it operate?
Mar 17, 2016 00:34 am UTC| Life Law
The murder in Melbourne this week of Joseph Acquaro, a lawyer with links to the Calabrian mafia in Australia, has brought the activities of a group that largely operates under the public radar back into the...
How to prosecute Islamic State fighters for war crimes
Mar 16, 2016 14:26 pm UTC| Law
For several years now, the world has watched in shocked disgust as Islamic State militants have proudly carried out hideous crimes against innocent victims with seeming impunity. On March 15, the US House of...
Mizuho Bank Faces MtGox Class Action Lawsuit In US
Mar 16, 2016 05:52 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
A US district judge has denied a motion by Mizuho Bank that a class action lawsuit related to its relationship with the now defunct bitcoin exchange MtGox should be moved to Japan, CoinDesk reported. MtGox, founded in...
Is it piracy? How students access academic resources
Mar 16, 2016 04:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Academic textbooks are expensive and the cost of textbooks globally has continued to rise alarmingly even as other educational resources have become relatively cheaper. For students, open educational resources should make...
The two-year wait for Hazelwood mine fire charges shows the system needs to change
Mar 16, 2016 04:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Victorias Environmental Protection Authority has brought charges against four companies over the Hazelwood coal mine fire, which burned for 45 days in February and March 2014, blanketing the nearby town of Morwell in...
What's behind the Indonesian president's troubling silence on LGBT persecution?
Mar 16, 2016 00:47 am UTC| Life Law
Phelim Kine, Adjunt Professor, Roosevelt Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, City University of New York An Indonesian lawmaker tweets lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people should be put to...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects
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