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Times Online - Who would be a judge? You are mocked for your antique headgear, which makes you look like you have rushed to court in the morning straight from a bawdy fancy-dress party the night before. You are assumed to be wildly unworldly, having heard no music …

Stanford wins rare copyright concession from Joyce estate
Silicon Valley - A Stanford legal team prevailed in its battle against the estate of Irish writer James Joyce, gaining the right for an English professor to publish family correspondence, notebooks and a manuscript containing a description of dreams by his troubled …

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Legal Experts Split Over Shareholder Pay Say
CNBC - One share, one vote? Not exactly: the fate of millions of shares and the rights of shareholders may be up for grabs, as the U.S. House Financial Services Committee is considering a bill that would give investors final say over CEO compensation. Two …

Greeces OPAP says Intralots legal challenge will not delay IT tender
Forbes - ATHENS (AFX) - The CEO of Greek lottery operator OPAP, Basile Neiadas, said at an analysts conference call that betting technology company Intralots legal challenge against other bidders in OPAPs IT and terminals tender is a normal course of events …

Bill offers temporary legal status to undocumented immigrants
WASHINGTON - Bipartisan legislation to be unveiled Thursday in the House of Representatives would offer temporary legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants but would require them to leave the country before they could be …

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Access >> Corporate & legal
CNET News - update The deal gives the networking giant WebEx’s software and hosted service, which help to foster on-demand collaboration between companies. Learn practical strategies for managing your data center and hear firsthand from Cisco IT experts about …

Access to Legal Drugs Fueling Teen Drug Culture
ABC News - But his experience with the prescription pain pill OxyContin rivals that of most any hard-core addiction. In less than one year, Cory had progressed from casual experimentation with the painkiller to a $50-a-day habit that cost him two jobs and sent …

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Bush’s legal chief under pressure to quit
Daily Telegraph - President George W Bush’s highest legal officer was under mounting pressure to resign last night amid a bitter row over White House interference in the dismissal of eight district attorneys. Alberto Gonzales, the attorney general, accepted …

Kuchenbecker legal action
New Zealand Herald - The Kuchenbecker family are still weighing up legal action against the Department of Corrections and the Parole Board but have no doubt there is a case, the Sensible Sentencing Trust says. Trust spokesman Garth McVicar and legal adviser David Garrett …

Lauper, Others Headline Gay Rights Tour
365 Gay - Rome) Supporters of proposed Italian legislation to give many legal rights to unmarried couples, including homosexuals, rallied in Rome on Saturday to urge lawmakers to resist Vatican pressure against the law. Huntsman Signs Utah School Clubs Bill …

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