The International Court of Justice on Monday deemed Japan's Southern Ocean whaling program was not for scientific research purposes and ordered a halt on the cultural practice, The Washington Post said.
As legal experts and authorities try to make sense about a court judge's decision to waive potential jail time for a wealthy du Pont heir accused of sexually abusing his 3 year-old daughter, one defense lawyer said Robert H. Richards IV may not be able to survive in prison, USA Today said.
Officials of the city of Miami has vowed to remove the annual Ultra Music Festival from their city following a violent incident that caused a security firm employee to have brain injuries and a suspected drug overdose of a 21 year-old festival goer, Reuters said.
Ex-Penn State President Graham Spanier claimed in his lawsuit against Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane that their former legal representative Cynthia Baldwin's actions resulted to a violation of their right to a fair trial, The Chicago Tribune said.
