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...member of the Blackfeet tribe, filed a $135 billion class action against the U.S. government, claiming that billions of dollars belonging to some 500,000 Native Americans and their heirs had been mismanaged or stolen from accounts held in trust since the late 19th century. Through document discovery and courtroom testimony, the Cobell case revealed mismanagement, ineptness, dishonesty and delay by federal officials, leading U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth to declare their conduct "fiscal and governmental irresponsibility in its purest form...
...police. Finally busted one night, 500 people headed down one staircase while the police charged up another, and Kapranos was arrested for various noise and safety charges and running an illegal bar (the charges were dropped). Undeterred, the band simply moved the Chateau to a disused Victorian courtroom and jailhouse in the city's east end - which they still occupy - hosting gigs in the court while friends use the cells as art galleries. By the time Franz Ferdinand deigned to play conventional venues in early 2003, the music business had caught on. "We did one gig and there was something...
...that may depend on not just what crimes they committed but what country they are from. The U.S. last week cut a deal with Australia that if its detainee David Hicks is found guilty, he will not be executed and will be allowed to have his family in the courtroom and talk to his lawyers without Americans listening in. But the Brits are pushing for more, and what about the inmates from Yemen or Pakistan or Afghanistan? Seeing the risks of multiple standards of justice, Pentagon officials said last week that they are conducting a wholesale review of the tribunal...
...unfair. Bereft of the legal rights that come with marriage, gay couples sometimes face unfair financial hardship. Unlike married couples, they cannot share insurance policies, file joint tax returns or inherit pensions and Social Security benefits from spouses. When gay couples split up, children are not protected by courtroom proceedings that enable a judge to determine issues of custody. This leaves children vulnerable to needless emotional damage...
...Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) held its 15th anniversary celebration rally in Austin Hall’s Ames Courtroom yesterday, sharing plans, concerns and a tongue-in-cheek a cappella performance with approximately 300 of its members...