Each state or jurisdiction has its own legal system, process, and method of handling issues involving the law. When it comes to the court system, each state has its own hierarchy of courts consisting of several levels that may correspond to the local, state, and national levels of a jurisdiction....
Today is US President Barack Obama's birthday. He turns 49 on August 4th 2010.Barack Obama is one of the youngest US Presidents in recent history. However, as his birthday is celebrated, the tolls of the presidency are evident as Obama sports more and more gray hair with each passing...
The Marshall Plan, which is also known as the European Recovery Plan, was a plan enacted by the United States after the end of World War II in 1947. The aim of the plan was to help in the rebuilding efforts in Europe, which was devastated by the war. The proponent of the plan was George Marshall,...
When it comes to the application of law, certain exceptions are made due to the age of a person. This is to delineate minors from adults and the subsequent treatment of the law they are subject to. Thus, the age of majority is the age at which a person is no longer considered a minor. A person...
A writ of mandamus is a type of court order issued by a superior court that aims to compel a person to perform a mandatory duty and complete it. The term mandamus is Latin for “we command.” This order can be issued to a public authority, corporation or a lower court to complete an action or cease...
A maritime border dispute between North and South Korea led to a bombing on Yeonpyeong Island on Tuesday. The hour long "rain of shells" caused at least two casualties, massive damages to buildings, and terror among South Korean civilians. The incident was condemned by U.S. officials in Washington...
A blast in Mohmand, Pakistan, has killed 40 people and injured 70. The blast occurred in the early hours of Monday in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province per reports from Express TV. A group of tribal elders had gathered in the Mohmand agency district when the explosion occurred. Officials...
Beginning November 29, 2010, United Nations representatives from 194 nations in Cancun, Mexico, have convened to discuss the issue of climate change. The Summit, formally known as the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is in some legal hot water. Interpol just added Assange to a world wide most wanted list. On November 30, 2010 Interpol released a warrant for Assange's arrest. The warrant was issued by the international public prosecution office in Gothenburg, Sweden and contains...
Evidence is emerging that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been setup on false rape charges by two radical feminists. The most significant evidence for this claim is the "coicidence" that both accusers are friends, and one of them posted about how she had been "thinking about some revenge."...
