Legal Commentary

wizards
i posted some pictures from new york this weekend. my favourite pictures are the ones of Rob and me goofing off in the wizard robe: there's a pretty funny story behind the wizard robe...

Townspeople Hunt Down the Wizard of Land O Lakes
This week, the good town of Land O’ Lakes, Florida is free of the scourge of a wizard. While such hunt were once led by pitchfork carrying townsfolk, this important civic action was taken by concerned parents who discovered the magical tendencies of substitute teacher (and fulltime wizard) Jim Piculas in Pasco County School [...

Great Britain Embarks On U.S.-Styled Reforms
Looks like some interesting developments in sentencing law are underway across the pond. Rumor has it that Harriet Harman, the Commons Leader in Great Britain, will propose striating the country's homicide laws to enable prosecutors to charge defendants with varying...

The cases that changed Britain 1785 - 2006
The cases that changed Britain: 1785-1869 The cases that changed Britain: 1870-1916 The cases that changed Britain: 1917-1954 The cases that changed Britain: 1955-1971 The cases that changed Britain: 1972-2006 Quelle: Times Online vom 25...

Canadian DMCA Letter Writing Campaigns
There has been lots of attention paid to the huge growth of the Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group (now over 81,000 members), but it is worth noting how many people have taken the time to write the government and their MPs over the past two weeks...

Geograph British Isles Releases Torrents of Data
The Geograph British Isles project, which aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometer of Great Britain and Ireland, has started releasing torrents of their photographs available for anyone to download and use...

Great-West Lifeco Must Pay $456 Million In London Life Class Action
Great-West Lifeco Must Pay $456 Million In London Life Class Action

Walt Disney
alleging a Sikh American applied for a job with Disney but was told he did not have the "Disney look" - apparently referring to his beard and turban, which is required by his religion.

Rock Band Great White
Settles Over 2003 Station NightClub Fire

Great Escape Lodge and Indoor Water Park
Faces Class Action

GlaxoSmithKline Pays $750 Million Over Defective Drugs
GlaxoSmithKline Pays $750 Million Over Defective Drugs

Environmental Pollution
Asarco LLC pays $14 million for contamination settlements.