Word: legalism
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...prevent the next Darfur? Step One: get serious about overpopulation by empowering women with education, health care and legal rights. Larry Sarner, Haiku, Hawaii...
...term, there may even be potential benefits for Bloomberg. As with any merger between two sprawling companies (although almost all of Reuters' revenue comes from its financial services business, it also feeds news, TV footage and photographs to the world's media organizations and Thomson also has a large legal information business) it will be time-consuming, not to mention tricky, for those firms to mesh. Whether a dream pairing or a disaster, at least you can be confident that with so many news organizations involved, you'll always be sure to read all about...
...Meanwhile, the legal landscape had shifted. In June 2004, the justices had ruled that Yaser Hamdi, also an American citizen and an enemy combatant after capture in Afghanistan, could challenge his detention in court. Padilla's case seemed at least as strong (he was arrested in the U.S.), and while we can't be sure that made the difference, the government decided in November to move Padilla to civilian custody and charge him in federal court...
...violence that has claimed 41 lives since Saturday and left the city paralyzed by a general strike on Monday began when MQM supporters took to the streets to prevent opposition supporters from welcoming Iftikhar Choudhry, the chief justice sacked by Musharraf two months ago, whose legal challenge to his ouster has become a rallying point for government opponents. Iftikhar was scheduled to attend the 50th anniversary of the Sindh High Court Bar Association in the city, but a couple of days before his arrival, the MQM announced plans to hold a rally at the same time to challenge the opposition...
...intersections, blocking access to and from Karachi's Quaide Azam International Airport. Hundreds of young Musharraf supporters, many of them armed with handguns and automatic weapons, then surrounded the majestic pink-stone building of the Sindh High Court where the Chief Justice had been expected to address the legal fraternity. The mob attacked anyone wearing black trousers, a white shirt and a black jacket - the dress code of Pakistan's courtroom lawyers...