| Cash-strapped litigants can’t afford to hire lawyers The consumer credit crunch and the housing slump’s erasure of home equity lines is hitting criminal defense attorneys and consumer-oriented law firms. bizjournals.com |
School dispute 'about religion, not race' A top Jewish school accused of race discrimination told the Supreme Court yesterday that a boy was refused admission because he was not a Jew under the rules set by the Chief Rabbi. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Michael Ematuwo, 14, given six years for killing Jahmal Mason-Blair A 14-year-old boy who killed a friend was ordered to be detained for six years yesterday under tougher guidelines on knife crime issued by the Lord Chief Justice. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
$50m bionic eye grant awarded BIONIC Vision Australia has nabbed the lion's share of $50 million in federal government funding to develop a bionic eye. australianit.news.com.au |
Lack of funds closes foreclosure defense office Jacksonville Area Legal Aid on Tuesday said it was folding its two-year-old foreclosure defense program due to lack of funding. bizjournals.com |