The agency that coordinates legal representation on civil mat ters for poor New Jersey residents said yesterday it is facing a budget shortfall worse than it ever anticipated and called on the state for help.
“Nearly all civil legal problems of low-income people occur in state courts or agencies,” Miller said. “If people are to have [...]
With the economy in the doldrums, law schools at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona say they expect increased interest from prospective students.
But those graduating next year could find it more challenging to secure jobs.
“The economy is definitely going to trickle down to law firms,” said Mary Birmingham, assistant dean for career and [...]
Snowdonia Society director Alun Pugh says it will seriously consider asking for a judicial review.
Mr Pugh, a former culture minister, claims the Welsh Assembly Government has not produced evidence it has met all its legal requirements.
The assembly government has asked him to be more specific in his information requests and offered to meet him.
The three [...]
It is time for Africa to step up, Rice told a news conference in Washington. Where is the concern from the African Union and from Zimbabwes neighbours about what is going on in Zimbabwe?
African reaction has been subdued to events in Zimbabwe, where a 19-day delay in issuing results of a presidential poll has fuelled [...]
As the court dealt a major blow to its efforts to reveal who won the March 29 vote, the Movement for Democratic Change said one of its supporters had been stabbed to death by members of President Robert Mugabes ZANU-PF party. Police said the killing, by three people, did not appear to be political.
In his [...]
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Why July 2004? That was when Professor Boyd Swinburn, public health specialist at Deakin University in Melbourne, published a review into existing research on A1 milk and human health risks such as diabetes and heart disease.
Swinburns study, for the New Zealand Food Safety Authority, said the need for further research was abundantly clear.
Because of vested [...]
Mr Cunliffe today announced he had approved Telecoms plan for a three-way split in its operations.
Telecom had been required to put forward the plan as part of the Governments decision in 2006 to reregulate aspects of the industry to boost competition and investment in broadband infrastructure.
The amended plan- legally enforceable from today- breaks Telecom into [...]
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Great ideas but 20 years too late. Helen wins by points, it is far better to educate youngsters with a purpose, whether technical or academic rather than Johns ideas of turning out thugs even more skilled in the ways [...]
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The Japanese whaling fleet has been spotted by an air force Orion steaming toward the Ross Sea, heightening fears that it will begin hunting in waters under New Zealands search and rescue responsibilities.
Sir Geoffrey Palmer, New Zealands commissioner to the International Whaling Commission, said the situation was [...]
Former president Suharto, hailed as the father of development by some Indonesians during his 32 years in power and accused of corruption and rights abuses by others, died on Sunday following numerous health problems.
“I invite all the people of Indonesia to pray that may the deceased’s good deeds and dedication to the nation be accepted [...]
