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...term for a narcotics offense and now scheduled for deportation, he has nowhere to go: Germany, which recognizes citizenship by blood rather than territory, refuses to acknowledge him as a citizen, and Lithuania has demanded documentation of his parents' residence that can no longer be found. Although the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has noted that Zadvydas "may in a sense be stateless," the court refused to free him because it is possible that Lithuania or Russia may be persuaded to accept him as a citizen in the future. Moreover, the court concluded, the INS has full power to detain...
Bhabha has been one of the most sought after figures on the academic lecture circuit, according to the Chronical of Higher Education...
...OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION OF WHY THEY WON: Alferov and Kroemer share half the prize for their work in "developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed and opto-electronics" and Kilby takes his half for "his part in the invention of the integrated circuit...
...Sept. 14 in Williamsburg-James City Circuit Court in Virginia, Judge Samuel Powell finally got tired of sitting atop his perch and nodding like a magpie. Alfred Gabbin, 20, stood before him looking at five years for possession of drugs, and he wondered if Powell might go easy. His girlfriend was due any day, and he wanted to be there for his child...
...decision sends the Microsoft case to the federal appeals court for the District of Columbia circuit and into what will likely be a more Microsoft-friendly courtroom. Two of the seven judges who will hear the appeal, Stephen F. Williams and A. Raymond Randolph, ruled in favor of Microsoft in a related appeal two years ago. Moreover, by removing the immediate threat of a final ruling, the decision gives Microsoft a stronger bargaining position in any settlement negotiations with the government. The decision, however, does not offer similar benefits to the Justice Department or to the American people. An extended...