The McLibel judgment
557046
The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing a judgment in the case of Steel and Morris v. the United Kingdom (application no.
722736
Here is the coverage in The New York Times and the New York Law Journal about the denial of United for Peace and Justice's Sunday rally in Central Park (United for Peace and Justice v. Bloomberg, 111893/04), and here is what NY Supreme Court1 Justice Silbermann said:      [...] the evidence established that the department's determination was based on entirely content-neutral factors, to wit: that the Great Lawn2 was not an appropriate venue for a demonstration of this magnitude.     [...]  The Parks Department appropriately applied content-neutral regulations while leaving plaintiff with a reasonable alternate site.
334103
Two activists found to have libeled the U.S. fast food chain McDonald's after the longest court case in English legal history did not have a fair trial, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday.
157472
An arbitrator's decision yesterday has taken the recent NBA suspensions to a different venue -- the courtroom. Arbitrator Roger Kaplan ruled he does have the authority to decide if appeals on behalf of the four suspended Indiana Pacers can be heard by someone other than NBA commissioner David Stern .
77262
The United States Supreme Court overturned a ruling that had found the system for choosing nominees unconstitutional.
13533
STRASBOURG, France  - Two Britons found to have  libeled the U.S. fast food chain McDonald's after the longest  court case in English legal history did not have a fair trial,  the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday.
379134
A federal judge ruled that a ban on a type of late-term abortion violates the US Constitution.
728853
By Snyder, David B  IN KELO V. CITY OF NEW LONDON, THE U.S. SUPREME COURT issued one of its most controversial opinions when it ruled that a local government has the power, under certain circumstances, to condemn private property for the sole purpose of economic development.
522507
BIG ISSUE: The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on whether the system for sentencing federal defendants should be thrown out because it lets judges, rather than juries, decide factors that add years to prison time.
33149
LOS ANGELES _ Justice delayed may be justice denied _but at the end of the day it is incontestably better than nothing. Societies that disrespect the professionalism of their courts ultimately court catastrophe.
49402
Peterson case shows that jurors can make decisions based on personal demeanor.
611642
Opposing sides say the ruling on an upcoming Supreme Court case might encourage dangerous driving - or increased use of force.
672209
The Supreme Court yesterday overturned a nearly $80 million verdict intended to punish the Philip Morris tobacco company for endangering the lives of smokers, and the justices set limits on how jurors can decide to make big business pay for wrongdoing.
135759
Patent infringement found; split decision sends part of case back to lower court.
727837
In a June 15 story about rights to O.J. Simpson's canceled book "If I Did It," The Associated Press reported erroneously that the federal bankruptcy judge awarded the rights to the family of Ron Goldman. In the June 15 ruling, the judge assigned the book rights to a court-appointed trustee. The Goldman family then acquired the book rights in a settlement with the trustee.
161726
The US Supreme Court agrees to decide whether the Ten Commandments can be displayed on government property. By BRADY DENNIS, Times Staff Writer.
212312
Analysis: A court decision requiring that all evidence on prisoners be disclosed in court was a blow to the Administration. But it could help at the Supreme Court