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Legal Groups Line Up Against Proposal to Investigate Gitmo Lawyers

The American Bar Association and other legal organizations are urging leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee to resist a provision in a House defense bill that requires the Department of Defense’s inspector general to investigate “the conduct and practices” of lawyers representing Guantanamo Bay detainees. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2011 is pending on the House …

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Schools ‘open to legal challenge’ (BBC News)

The Department of Education’s advice on dropping the transfer test has left schools vulnerable to legal challenge, it is claimed.

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Schwarzenegger appoints paralyzed lawyer Sara Granda to legal post (The Sacramento Bee)

Sara Granda, the UC Davis law school graduate who is paralyzed and drew national attention last year when State Bar officials nearly prevented her from taking the exam, has been named by Gov.

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DepEd, IBP renew pact on legal aid for teachers (The Freeman)

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines and the Department of Education once again signed a Memorandum of Agreement that would enable IBP to provide legal assistance to public school teachers who will be facing legal suits in relation to their duties, especially during elections.

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DepEd, IBP renew pact on legal aid for teachers (The Freeman)

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Free legal aid for May 10 teachers (Manila Standard Today)

THE Integrated Bar of the Philippines and the Department of Education signed an agreement on free legal aid for public school teachers who might get involved in court cases for their election-related duties.

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Legal policy sought to tackle packaging waste (The Hindu)

NEW DELHI: A Government panel has sought a legal policy to tackle the growing packaging waste.

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Law Firms Protest Lehman Fee Committee’s Cuts in Legal Bills (Law.com)

The legal fee dispute between the Lehman Brothers estate’s fee committee and key law firms working on Lehman’s bankruptcy gained momentum this week, when three firms — Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, Jones Day and Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle — filed papers protesting the committee’s reductions of their bills. The main argument — in terms of controversy and dollars — centers on how …

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Daphne Eviatar: State Dept Promises To Produce Legal Justification for Drone Attacks (The Huffington Post)

State Department Legal Adviser Harold Koh has promised to produce the Obama administration’s legal justification for its increased use of drone strikes to kill suspected…

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Daphne Eviatar: State Dept Promises To Produce Legal Justification for Drone Attacks (The Huffington Post)

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Daphne Eviatar: State Department To Produce Legal Justification for Drone Attacks (The Huffington Post)

State Department Legal Adviser Harold Koh has promised to produce the Obama administration’s legal justification for its increased use of drone strikes to kill suspected…

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Daphne Eviatar: State Department To Produce Legal Justification for Drone Attacks (The Huffington Post)

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Viacom, YouTube to dish dirt with unsealing of court documents in lengthy legal battle (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

SAN FRANCISCO - A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc.

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