Judge denies gov’t motion to be dismissed from lawsuit over immigration detainee death in RI

Judge: US can be sued in RI detainee death case

Journalists in Oregon case seek more than 1,000 Boy Scouts files on suspected molesters

Journalists seek Scouts’ files on abuse suspects

Comic book writer Gaiman, artist McFarlane engage in copyright battle over ‘Spawn’

Comic book giants do battle over ‘Spawn’

MADISON, Wis. — Famed comic book writer Neil Gaiman testified Monday that he sees no difference between Dark Ages Spawn and Medieval Spawn, a character he co-created nearly two decades ago.

NY temple-plot trial delayed as prosecutors say they need time to examine classified material

NY temple-plot trial delayed over classified info

Bad bounces? Mexico trying an NFL ball to help deal with Jabulani

Bad bounces? Try an NFL ball

JOHANNESBURG — Bad bounces plaguing the goalkeepers? Try an NFL ball.

Implement Kerala high court’s anti-encrochment order: apex court

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday declined to interfere with a Kerala High Court order asking the state police to clear the encroachment of government land by tribals within four weeks.

Supreme Court sends death row appeal where lawyer missed filing deadline back to lower court

Court: Death row case goes back to lower court

Court hearing into who heads Southern Christian Leadership Conference delayed until June 28

SCLC hearing in Atlanta delayed until June 28

US puts India on trafficking watch list for 7th year

WASHINGTON - The United States has placed India on its second worst category on human trafficking for the seventh consecutive year, saying the latter has done significant work on sex trafficking, but not enough to check labour trafficking.

Send ‘child saint’ to school, rules Andhra rights panel

HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) Monday ordered that ‘child saint’ Sambhavi, who claims to be a childhood friend of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in her previous life, should go to school.

Sagotra marriage opposer told to move high court

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday asked a petitioner, seeking direction to the central government that marriages within “sagotra (same clan)” be deemed prohibited relationship under the Hindu Marriage Act, to move the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Former NBA star Antoine Walker due in Las Vegas court on unpaid casino debt case

Ex-NBA star due in Vegas court in casino debt case

Supreme Court won’t get involved in fight over adult store opening in small Indiana town

Court won’t get involved in fight over adult store

Dinakaran spat in Karnataka High Court reaches apex court

NEW DELHI - The spat between Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran and Justice D.V. Shailendra Kumar reached the Supreme Court Monday when the state high court filed a petition saying that a division bench headed by Justice Kumar was “berating the chief justice in the open court” and also “questioning his authority”.

Supreme Court to review California plan to cut prison population by 40,000

Court to review Calif. plan to cut prison numbers

Court notice to centre and Tamil Nadu in Devananda case

CHENNAI - The Madras High Court Monday issued notice to the central and Tamil Nadu governments seeking response on the petition filed by an advocate for the arrest of Sri Lankan minister Douglas Devananda, a proclaimed offender under Indian law.

Court says no to de-sealing of Delhi mobile phone towers

NEW DELHI - In a setback to mobile phone operators, the Delhi High Court Monday refused to give any interim relief to them by directing the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to de-seal some of their towers.

NRIs can vote only if present in India: Vayalar Ravi (Interview)

NEW DELHI - The NRI voting rights bill is likely to be passed in the monsoon session of parliament but there is no possibility of postal ballots for Non-Resident Indians (NRI), says Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi.

In a crunch, Thomas’ blocks exec with English Muffins secrets from jumping to rival Hostess

English Muffin-maker guards ‘nooks and crannies’

Jackson’s doctor fighting in court to keep medical license

Jackson doctor fighting to keep medical license

Sagotra marriages petitioner asked to move high court

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday asked a petitioner, seeking direction to the central government that marriages within “sagotra (same clan)” be deemed prohibited relationship under the Hindu Marriage Act, to move the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Nadia death case: Pacheco to move Goa High Court for bail

PANAJI - Former Goa Tourism Minister Fransisco Mickey Pacheco will move the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court for anticipatory bail on Monday.

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