Pa. Supreme Court rejects Mumia Abu-Jamal’s last appeal

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal has lost his last legal appeal. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected a challenge regarding forensic evidence in his racially charged case. The onetime Black Panther was found guilty in 1982 of fatally shooting white Philadelphia police Officer Daniel Faulkner….

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Rapidshare is legal, finds German court

Online file locker Rapidshare is legal in Germany, but has to adjust its policy regarding infringing content, the Higher Regional Court in Hamburg has ruled. Rapidshare plans to appeal. Rapidshare, one of the largest file locker sites in the world, was sued by the German copyright organisation Gema which represents…

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Miss. Supreme Court rules Barbour pardons valid

By Holbrook Mohr Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the pardons issued by former Gov. Haley Barbour during his final days in office, including those of four convicted killers who had worked at the Governor's Mansion. Barbour, a Republican who once considered running for…

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