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    Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Villaraigosa urges state lawmakers to approve gun controls

    As California lawmakers began Tuesday to consider more than a dozen gun control measures, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa flew to Sacramento to urge them to take "dramatic and heroic" action.
    As California lawmakers began Tuesday to consider more than a dozen gun control measures, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa flew to Sacramento to urge them to take "dramatic and heroic" action. Villaraigosa referred to mass shootings, including the...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Justice and Rights, Gun Control, National Rifle Association of America, Personal Weapon Control

    2. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Supreme Court critical of patents on human genes

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices said Monday they were highly skeptical of the idea that a company or a scientist can hold a patent on human genes and prevent others from testing or using them.
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices said Monday they were highly skeptical of the idea that a company or a scientist can hold a patent on human genes and prevent others from testing or using them. “What about the first person who found a...

    Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Medical Research, Medical Specialization, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice

    3. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Review: Pleasing '42' has Jackie Robinson's number

    "God built me to last," Jackie Robinson says at one point in "42," and, thankfully, his remarkable story is built the same way. It would have to be to survive the full-dress Hollywood biopic treatment it gets in this film, which is unabashedly subtitled "The True Story of an American Legend." And survive it does.
    "God built me to last," Jackie Robinson says at one point in "42," and, thankfully, his remarkable story is built the same way. It would have to be to survive the full-dress Hollywood biopic treatment it gets in this film, which is unabashedly subtitled...

    Tags: Ruby Dee, 42 (movie), Crime, Law and Justice, The Express (movie), Christopher Meloni

    4. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Wrong way on human rights

    Human rights groups are appropriately appalled by the breadth of a U.S. Supreme Court decision this week that would make it exceedingly difficult for some victims of human rights abuses committed in other countries to win redress in U.S. courts.
    Human rights groups are appropriately appalled by the breadth of a U.S. Supreme Court decision this week that would make it exceedingly difficult for some victims of human rights abuses committed in other countries to win redress in U.S. courts. Led...

    Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, John G. Roberts, Jr.

    5. Apr 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Legal questions surround Boston bombing suspect

    WASHINGTON — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has become the focus of a heated debate over whether he should receive the Miranda warning or be treated as an enemy combatant.
    WASHINGTON — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has become the focus of a heated debate over whether he should receive the Miranda warning or be treated as an enemy combatant. U.S. Atty. Carmen Ortiz indicated in a news conference Friday night that investigators...

    Tags: Peter T. King, John McCain, Justice System, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice

    6. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Who should own DNA? All of us

    Most court cases involving patent law are corporate battles, with one company suing another for infringing on its intellectual property rights and, therefore, profits. Big companies fighting over big money can seem painfully irrelevant, especially when so many of us are simply struggling to get by.
    Most court cases involving patent law are corporate battles, with one company suing another for infringing on its intellectual property rights and, therefore, profits. Big companies fighting over big money can seem painfully irrelevant, especially when so...

    Tags: Medical Research, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses, Genetics

    7. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Israel sees no criminal liability in Gaza family bombing

    JERUSALEM - An Israeli investigation into the worst civilian tragedy of last November’s Gaza Strip offensive – an attack that killed 10 members of a single family and two neighbors – concluded that soldiers bombed the home by mistake and should not face criminal charges or other disciplinary action.
    JERUSALEM - An Israeli investigation into the worst civilian tragedy of last November’s Gaza Strip offensive – an attack that killed 10 members of a single family and two neighbors – concluded that soldiers bombed the home by mistake and...

    Tags: Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights, Bombings, Palestinian National Authority

    8. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Supreme Court weighs whether to hear case on guns in public

    WASHINGTON — While Congress debates proposals for tighter gun regulation, the Supreme Court is weighing whether to consider striking down state laws that strictly limit who can carry a gun in public.
    WASHINGTON — While Congress debates proposals for tighter gun regulation, the Supreme Court is weighing whether to consider striking down state laws that strictly limit who can carry a gun in public. When the justices ruled in 2008 and 2010 that...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Justice and Rights, Gun Control, Trials, Lisa Madigan

    9. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Egyptian judge withdraws from Mubarak retrial

    CAIRO -- The judge in the murder retrial of Hosni Mubarak abruptly withdrew from the case Saturday, sending the matter to another court and delaying the deposed president’s fate over the actions of his police and army during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
    CAIRO -- The judge in the murder retrial of Hosni Mubarak abruptly withdrew from the case Saturday, sending the matter to another court and delaying the deposed president’s fate over the actions of his police and army during the 2011 Egyptian...

    Tags: Activism, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Mohamed Morsi, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud

    10. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Kerry: Beijing to work with U.S. to quell North Korea nuke threat

    BEIJING -- After meeting with top Chinese leaders Saturday, Secretary of State John Kerry said  Beijing had pledged to work with the United States to urge North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons.
    BEIJING -- After meeting with top Chinese leaders Saturday, Secretary of State John Kerry said  Beijing had pledged to work with the United States to urge North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. "There is no question in my mind that China is...

    Tags: North Korea, Kim Jong Un, Nuclear Weapons, Crime, Law and Justice, Hillary Clinton

    11. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Greek police arrest suspects in shooting of migrant workers

    ATHENS – After an intense two-day manhunt, Greek police on Friday arrested three strawberry farm foremen suspected of shooting and injuring 28 migrants who were demanding wages they claimed they had not been paid for six months.
    ATHENS – After an intense two-day manhunt, Greek police on Friday arrested three strawberry farm foremen suspected of shooting and injuring 28 migrants who were demanding wages they claimed they had not been paid for six months. The violent...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Police Arrests, Human Rights, Immigration

    12. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. U.S. Magnitsky list penalizes 18 Russians for alleged rights abuses

    WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has sanctioned 18 Russian officials for alleged violations of human rights in their country, adding new strain to the difficult U.S.-Russian relationship.
    WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has sanctioned 18 Russian officials for alleged violations of human rights in their country, adding new strain to the difficult U.S.-Russian relationship. U.S. officials released the names of 18 Russian officials...

    Tags: James P. McGovern, Ed Royce, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Justice System, Lawyers

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