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Under Chinese law, notification must come within 24 hours of a suspect’s detention, unless it would interfere with the investigation. But once family members are notified, defense lawyers in China ready to take Yang’s case will be able...
...Unless the prosecution takes the bait, Judge Brinkema may have to work hard in the coming weeks in navigating the challenging waters of a trial in which the defendant's competency to defend himself is in question, yet he insists on going it alone even as he plainly hopes to avoid the maximum sentence. But Thursday's courtroom episode appeared to confirm that the "martyrdom" chapter in the life of Zacarias Moussaoui has been closed - even if he's convicted and sentenced to death. Because "martyrdom" by definition involves choosing to die, and Moussaoui is suddenly desperate to live...
...supplement them with smaller trace machines, microwave-size devices that can detect explosives by testing a cloth that has swabbed the luggage. But these devices have problems too. They require two to three times as much staff as the EDS machines, and security experts say they are highly unreliable unless used according to strict protocols. As Time watched a Denver screener operate one of the trace machines, he had to punch it several times just to get it to register a clear signal...
...York Times v. Tasini, in which Keller represented the newspaper and other defendants (including Time Inc., publisher of TIME), the Supreme Court ruled that unless specified in contracts, newspaper and magazine publishers do not automatically own the right to resell freelance contributors' stories to such digital databases as LexisNexis. The publishers have since removed the freelancers' articles from the databases. Keller maintained that such rulings damage the public interest by withholding rights from the parties best positioned to publish works in the new medium...
Fragrant Harbour, John Lanchester's new novel of Hong Kong, begins with a map; two actually. Unless the book in question is Treasure Island, this is rarely a good sign. A map sends a warning signal that what lies ahead may be so complicated that readers will be unable to keep their bearings without graphic aids. But this is a book that seeks to map the heart of a city. In its geography lies its spirit. Stretching over seven decades, and narrated by three different characters, Lanchester's novel tells the story of Hong Kong: its murky past, its riotous...