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Twitter joke trial became confrontation with judicial establishment. Paul Chambers's conviction shows the law's difficulties in discriminating between tones of voice in emails, tweets and texts. Full story - Guardian Law
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- FA charges Rio Ferdinand over offensive tweets http://t.co/klzyFsG6
- US: Aurora shootings: Suspect James Holmes charged with murders http://t.co/FxJOWSDM
- Post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 http://t.co/Q3QpuwIc
- SLOVAKS want HUNGARY to extradite war crimes suspect http://t.co/58bstk1w
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- Barrister buys historic Cumbrian hall to restore for son, 10 http://t.co/dDG1Y4Ni
- AUSTRALIA: Gold Coast Finks bikies hire top barrister for High Court battle against Queensland Police anti-bikie laws http://t.co/5eNdk17a
- AUSTRALIA: The case against alleged Queensland Health fraudster Joel Barlow has been delayed by another month. http://t.co/C97AoSS6
- INDIA: Telecom tribunal directs Govt to return Etisalat’s bank guarantees http://t.co/p2fFFA61
- AUSTRALIA: Terminally ill man detained in psychiatric ward for 'overspending' http://t.co/2fRm6xNF
- INDIA: Court orders Hindon riverbed clean up http://t.co/4dGESpWd
- LAW GAZETTE: Victims face trek as violence courts shut http://t.co/HE6m9orb
- NEW ZEALAND: Criminals abuse New Zealand's liberal company laws http://t.co/lNmySjsF
- US: More Law Schools Haggle on Scholarships | Wall Street Journal http://t.co/CcE7UrlT
- PAKISTAN: Contempt law case: Petitioner says new law endangers the Constitution http://t.co/MTAD7fmv
- US: Republicans vs. Women http://t.co/2nWOurdN
- Gillingham FC 'racially victimised Mark McCammon' http://t.co/qIz93qeo
- Police Office Rachel Hewitt jailed for cancer lies to colleagues http://t.co/oMG3RLxP
- Australian fake Olympics ticket couple helped by anonymous donor, embracing the true Olympic spirit http://t.co/CHjljGji
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- HSBC raises mis-selling and money laundering provisions http://t.co/W3ahRHjH
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- Freedom of speech: Tweets, twits and liberty | Guardian Editorial http://t.co/Oe3LJPDq
- Bradley Manning's lawyers seek to show torturous holding conditions http://t.co/sic8NfRv
- LAW GAZETTE: Lasting power of attorney process to go online http://t.co/5O4JmmJ7
- LAW GAZETTE: Review slams ‘systemic failures’ in bar’s disciplinary system http://t.co/Apjqb5jx
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- Judge orders inquiry into care of Michael Jackson's children http://t.co/6r2RLHei
- BBFC bows out as Pan European Game Information ratings system becomes legally enforceable in the UK http://t.co/KQyYL9pC
- Mark McCammon wins racism case against Gillingham FC http://t.co/RHpBOgBb
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance, White & Case face off on Ukrainian and Nigerian bond duo | The Lawyer: http://t.co/zFDlcpjp
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Morgan Lewis ex-Dewey team acts alongside Norton Rose on Kazakh potash purchase | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Vo2YiLlh
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Mayer Brown, Olswang broker British Land's £130m Mayfair buy | The Lawyer: http://t.co/rocpNjTk
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws and Freshfields don gowns as BarCap eyes campus sell-off | The Lawyer: http://t.co/m7T5M0Yu
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS considers dropping branding as it homes in on US deal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/gR4unL6Z
- Unsecured Dewey UK creditors to miss out on £5.2m in payments | The Lawyer: http://t.co/1jp8PaF3
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/qhkPRFVG
- The Spanish judge, lawyer & international jurist, Baltasar Garzón to legally represent Julian Assange & WikiLeaks http://t.co/P9q3k02R
- EGYPT: Brotherhood Lawyers attempt to salvage Constituent Assembly in courts Monday http://t.co/mbPWBRrs
- CHINA: Bo's wife accepts govt-appointed lawyers: http://t.co/tJEw6l7X
- Bradley Manning's lawyers seek to show torturous holding conditions http://t.co/sic8NfRv
- LAW GAZETTE: A very brief introduction to the Japanese legal profession http://t.co/6bioye9A
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Leading firms sign up to encourage solicitors to apply for judiciary- Legalweek http://t.co/ucD4Qa8R
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- Proper trophy women understand the deal. They wear pinky-beige shoes the colour of Barbie's feet http://t.co/S9mKBuZu
- Scotland Yard defends arrests of 'Critical Mass' cyclists http://t.co/t9s9ecri
- Judge's decision delays Anni Dewani honeymoon murder trial http://t.co/lILXmKnb
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- LEGAL FUTURES: Here come the Americans as Rocket Lawyer starts recruiting law firms http://t.co/KrCNrY5r
- Two charged with hammer and stab attack in Bangor Northern Ireland http://t.co/SXf1EW5T
- Call to protect armed forces whistleblowers by SNP MP http://t.co/h2jGsXQU
- Religious bigotry was among the motives for punishing the new Rangers for the misdemeanours of the old Ibrox club http://t.co/DE0Op6JK
- Online Watch Link north Wales crime alert service widens http://t.co/umr1ZQX9
- Sean Quinn supporters stage protest against prison sentences http://t.co/lbS0145E
- Shelter Scotland urges end to right-to-buy policy http://t.co/gvSby30Q
- US presidential hopeful Romney stressed that the country has moral duty to block Iran nuclear plans http://t.co/BKJXz1KM
- Samsung and Apple's patent clash heads to trial by jury http://t.co/PhU9lerO
- UK enforces Pegi video game ratings system http://t.co/4PsRa8zE
- RUSSIA: Pussy Riot trial over Putin altar protest due to begin http://t.co/veiawLsF
- Sport officials from CHINA, SERBIA and LITHUANIA charged with illegal Olympic ticket sales http://t.co/mYLV1C0r
- NIGERIA produces most of Western Africa’s illegal weapons http://t.co/fCZBCFvv
- Cash generated from global criminal activities is quickly laundered through the legal financial system http://t.co/9nhSQrvY
- Apple takes Samsung to court over illegal knockoffs http://t.co/zrSpMVSh
- UK Border Agency sending home migrants on virtually empty chartered jets http://t.co/aTcB9kFn
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- ISRAEL: EU slams Israel’s 'human rights violations' http://t.co/J8p8v8rM
- BURMA: UN human rights envoy arrives in Myanmar on post-unrest evaluation visit http://t.co/RHEsEeNT
- SOUTH AFRICA: Media welcomes Mogoeng's assurance on Judiciary's independence http://t.co/v3Fl1pG4
- KENYA: Judiciary set to recruit 15 Court of Appeal judges http://t.co/sfO0GpYY
- NIGERIA: Lawyers Call for Constitutional Amendment for Independent Judiciary, Legislature http://t.co/4m8jZ1aQ
- Judge in Apple-Samsung case says patent drawings can ‘speak for themselves’ http://t.co/UPQc7vgY
- US: Kansas judge causes stir with Facebook `like' http://t.co/GnyZhYIr
- US: False choice between Affordable Care Act and religious liberty http://t.co/9fpRHPv7
- SPAIN: Hundreds protest toughening Spain's abortion law http://t.co/H0Jyc2HA
- AFGHANISTAN: Laws banning lavish weddings proving hard to enact http://t.co/X632uiIq
- US: Cybersecurity amendments threaten gains made in revised legislation http://t.co/Jkc9Y3C3
- US: Scalia opens door for gun-control legislation, extends slow burning debate http://t.co/AxK8Qt4j
- INDIA: Activist Anna Hazare begins new hunger strike demanding strong anti-graft legislation http://t.co/GnUVsvV3
