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...Palin made social issues the cornerstone of her governorship. When a parental consent law was struck down by Alaska's highest court in 2007, Palin called the decision "outrageous" but refused calls from conservatives to remedy the defeat by introducing antiabortion legislation in a session that was supposed to be about drilling rights...
...Gadd hopes to clear his name. He has claimed publicly that he did not know the age of consent in Vietnam was 18, and describes his legal ordeal there as a farce. "He tells me that his trial in Vietnam . . . was a charade, was a travesty of justice," Corker said. "He's pleased to be back because there is a possibility that, for the first time, he can appear before a court of justice...
...Protection of traditional knowledge and cultural copyright were the subjects of a three-day symposium held during the festival. "Any traditional knowledge should not be used, adapted or commercialized without the prior informed consent of the relevant traditional custodians," said Terri Janke, legal consultant to the World Intellectual Property Organisation...
...London bombings of July 7, 2005, says Brian Paddick, a former senior police officer who ran for London mayor earlier this year and is known for his sharp criticism of his former employers. But the police are less successful at securing public trust - the basis of policing by consent. Londoners feel that nobody has been held properly to account, says Paddick: "If you can't trust the police in times of crisis, then who can you turn...
...swift - justice in West Texas. After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Texas sodomy law and news spread of the polygamists' move to the Yearning for Zion Ranch, a local state representative worked quickly and quietly to change the state's antiquated marriage laws. The age of consent was raised from 14 to 16, and marriages between stepchildren and stepparents were outlawed. The changes were modeled on a Utah law that was believed to have prompted Jeffs' decision to move his flock to more-remote places in Texas, Colorado and Mexico...