1st July - LAW NEWS

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• Justice Department rules US Attorney General Eric Holder won't be prosecuted for contempt of Congress http://t.co/ZRMp78Mt 
• US: Congress passes legislation to prevent student loan rates from doubling http://t.co/oAliwZjA 
• CANADA: British Columbia teachers accept new contract, bringing labour peace http://t.co/CKEP2S9S 
• US: Child abuse legislation a good first step http://t.co/KpB5q2M5 
• US: Judiciary Adds Online Access to Criminal Conviction Data http://t.co/22h6eXe1 
• Federal judge clears Apple of infringement of a Samsung patent ahead of summer trial | FOSS Patents Law Blog http://t.co/NV7Sc5g2 
• US: Judge mulls whether to release George Zimmerman on bond - http://t.co/d1AOE9Dm 
• No Sales of Galaxy Nexus in US - for Now http://t.co/1Bk4gBKv 
• IP law: undemocratic, totalitarian, and unethical http://t.co/2NiZGqD0 
• Same-Sex Marriage Legislation in AUSTRALIA | UK Constitutional Law Group http://t.co/zJLu4vGQ 
• US: The Radical Supreme Court http://t.co/wQJcuSn0 
• US: The State of Legal Marketing in the United States 2012 Report http://t.co/Ig9wfbPV 
• Apple scores second legal win against Samsung in a week http://t.co/JMhdJFVP 
• Human rights protection is key to new global arms trade treaty | New Europe http://t.co/YaS9NIPR 
• UK immigration test to focus on Shakespeare and Christianity instead of human rights and civics http://t.co/bLUB3Cxn 
• Elton John | Gay rights are human rights http://t.co/Y0z89GwC 
• Banks and Justice http://t.co/2HcIpuYv 
• Elderly warned of ‘planning for the future’ advice http://t.co/gBWjSfoI 
• Solicitor General to personally prosecute in Lynda Spence trial - Scotland http://t.co/nUxaLY15 
• Right to die, asylum and extradition - The Human Rights Roundup: UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/90gXFZX8 
• What did the German Chancellor say to the EU Commission - factory built on a nature reserve?: UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/AwmUYK0F 
• Police retention of photographs unlawful, High Court rules: UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/dNHcFt6d 
• German court rules child's religious circumcision can be a criminal offence - Analysis: UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/TwC5Gqp8 
• Cautious rebalancing of terrorism laws in favour of liberty should continue: UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/0ta4q1HP 
• Court refuses to compel evidence on unlawful rendition in foreign proceedings: UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/c3YL3zCS 
• Lords Reform Bill incompatible with human rights law, says Deputy Prime Minister: UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/O5bPRODD 
• Good week for Obama in the courts: challenges to climate change regulation also fail: UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/gAA4rPaO 
• 'Intimidating' atmosphere in South Wales charity office (Awema) http://t.co/QzmWzROA 
• ITV’s Daybreak presenter who claimed she was bullied by her boss lost her sex discrimination claim http://t.co/Js27R8Uv
• AUSTRALIA: National road safety tribunal to improve safety for road users http://t.co/XryGO65r 
• Ian Brady tribunal fears http://t.co/kyfHYCgt 
• NETHERLANDS: Framing Hizbullah: Special Tribunal for Lebanon moves to Washington http://t.co/OtEPwLpk 
• AUSTRALIA: Police may be called to probe malpractice case at Canberra hospital http://t.co/e0JIiq3N 
• Scottish Lawyer hits out at 'untrained' jobs tribunal advisers http://t.co/IsU4Jg7y 
• EGYPT: Morsi: Between Human Rights and Extremism http://t.co/oAvQgEsm
• NEW ZEALAND: Farmers right to be wary of shareholders' lust for short-term gain http://t.co/JIsc9N6S 
• CHINA: Animal rights spark new cultural war http://t.co/SE5snFxc 
• RUSSIA: Lavrov warns U.S. over human rights law http://t.co/Ynl1v6wa 
• SRI LANKA: International rights group on Saturday called on Sri Lanka to stop “harassing” media organisations http://t.co/086QNToE 
• Crime and Courts Bill: Lords committee day five http://t.co/9u3SSrTK 
• IRELAND: 'First time' drug dealer sold ecstasy to a garda http://t.co/VZzrLzLM 
• US: The modesty and audacity of Chief Justice John Roberts' health-care ruling http://t.co/omaAryYx 
• Five Things We Learned From The Lawyer Awards | LEGAL CHEEK http://t.co/JzBWR27t
• US: Lawyer boyfriend suspected in woman's death allegedly texted from her phone after murder http://t.co/4nRfMBOP
• Katie Holmes hires lawyers and tells Cruise it's over I want a divorce http://t.co/N8wNWYpX 
• US: Lawyer: Joe Paterno didn't interfere with investigation into allegations against Sandusky http://t.co/scBuJGu5 
• Abu Hamza's lawyer doubles income in 12 months as she earns £1m legal aid in a year http://t.co/Ohy9jAqx 
• Michaela McAreavey’s murder trial adjourned as complaints about legal proceedings abound http://t.co/bvVlYrcG 
• TURKEY: Ruling party is pushing through parliament a reform abolishing the special courts http://t.co/VKY6TMjO
• INDIA: Drug trials claim over 2,000 lives in four years but few legal challenges over compensation http://t.co/1GOPX4RZ 
• Bankers should be brought to trial if they have committed crimes, MPs demand http://t.co/26bnR78q 
• The importance of being Ernest: Lawyer asks for day off murder trial to compete in Hemingway look-alike contest http://t.co/r9fDg4ns 
• CHINA prepares for the first trial in the Bo Xilai scandal http://t.co/cv0M0nLs 
• INDIA: Illegal colonies thrive in Patiala http://t.co/ao6xRLfB 
• CHINA: New law targets foreigners' illegal presence http://t.co/X5xWCpTw 
• PAKISTAN: Illegal AfghanS who number around 400,000 out of the 1.7 million Afghan refugees living in the country http://t.co/KHjqTaAV
• Immigrants, Law and Small Business | New York Times Editorial http://t.co/6lfcnXtZ 
• US: Cities Balk as Federal Law on Marijuana Is Enforced http://t.co/P8j2ncQk 
• US: Vulnerable Democratic candidates call for changes to health care law http://t.co/bXYKZkfi
• US: Law could force Mississippi's only abortion clinic to close http://t.co/8KizDmT3 
• “Politics of the anger in the era of the loud-mouth” http://t.co/CnVhpqG6 
• Cameron: neither in nor out of Europe http://t.co/0MXuE5Y0 
• Sean Quinn given three weeks to co-operate with IBRC http://t.co/IDkabsLI 
• Brothers in court over £250,000 Belfast drugs find http://t.co/uyObBrT9 
• Conor Murphy 'hasn't a sectarian bone' says McGuinness http://t.co/X0j2L0vk 
• Scientology's summer of hell http://t.co/uLtHw99N
• New law means French drivers must carry breathalyser kits in their vehicles http://t.co/onhyxJ2C
• Edinburgh march held in support of same-sex marriage http://t.co/VYReitkt 
• Frankie Boyle hits back over tax claims http://t.co/gY7QmlJA 
• Top Tories dragged into banking scandal http://t.co/p7zavRZg 
• Scottish drink-drive limit consultation set to begin http://t.co/chRjmd2Z  
• U2 bassist's PA guilty of £2.2m theft http://t.co/9UQIhbBC 
• Maesteg murder: Extra time to question 22-year-old man http://t.co/DFNTPIhR 
• Huhne's partner in appeal bid http://t.co/nbWbRDVw 
• Man on pregnant woman murder charge http://t.co/w2RF1sM5 
• Bristol murder inquiry police arrest Barach Bandavad http://t.co/VS55JWHB 
• France orders breathalyser for motorists http://t.co/qavxBdO6 
• Wimbledon hawk Rufus stolen from car http://t.co/xxeSS0CS 
• David Cameron 'prepared to consider EU referendum' http://t.co/7yiLismt 
• Ex-Home Secretary hits out: Every offender to pay more http://t.co/lZgF2d6Y 
• More than 300 people arrested in Met Police licensing crackdown http://t.co/PQkq0z78 
• Banks were 'unethical’, says FSA's Martin Wheatley http://t.co/TEuvvV0e 
• Citizenship test: immigrants must learn the National Anthem http://t.co/zZJ4LEp0 
• Bankers fear reviews into interest-rate fixing scandal will be 'witch-hunt' http://t.co/nKlTNwAy
• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to remain in Ecuadorian Embassy http://t.co/CrIznj18 
• Boxing day murder: killing sickened me, says gunman's friend http://t.co/CyWRzMk5 
• Prisons to be given mobile phone jamming devices http://t.co/whatX7J8 
• Jealous cyber-stalker strangled glamour girl after she rejected marriage proposal http://t.co/zO8vzpgf 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a 
• Lord Northampton, his wife, her lover and a divorce battle over £25m http://t.co/UqulF8Cp