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Category Archives: US Legal News
US extends trade relations with Asia in the APEC summit
On Sunday, the 13th of November, leaders form 19 world nations and representatives from two other nations formally met in Hawai and kick started the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. This summit is basically intended to develop trade and commerce between the nations and also to uplift those nations who are lying low in the field of economic development.
Federal clampdown of marijauan faces huge protests in California
From Saturday onwards, the Californian government have ordered dozens of medical marijuana dispensaries to close down. Distributors and their landlords were told in late September to shut down in 45 days or face prosecution.
US army sergeant held guilty of murdering afghan civilians
An us army official Gibbs was found guilty and convicted by the court martial for killings of unarmed villagers and cutting fingers from their corpse in the khandhar area of Afghanistan. He was charged of murder, conspiracy and other offenses, he was found guilty of beating a soldier who reported hashish use to superiors and of military code violations for cutting fingers off bodies as war trophies. He argued that the two murders of which he is charged of were not premeditated and they were in self defense. The prosecution put a barbaric picture of these officials but prosecution witnesses portrayed him as a blood-thirsty renegade who intimidated fellow soldiers to commit such heinous crimes.
US Army soldier convicted for Afghan murders
US Army sergeant was court-martialed on Thursday of murdering unarmed civilians in villages in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. He was the leader of rogue platoon that called itself the kill squad and is accused of cutting fingers of their victims for trophies.
New US Patent Law
The new Patent law has been introduced in United State under which there are some changes are made in this law. In the first change the USPTO has become a first to file system rather than first to invent system. This change attached the first inventor to file system of prosecuting patents. In the second change there is an extended period after the grant of the patent for public objection. The third change is a removal of interference proceedings, which make be defined as the appeal process. This new law will impact the way patents are filed, prosecuted, and litigated in the future. And according to local experts, it will take many years to determine the full impact of the law.
New Liquor law approved by Washington State
New liquor law has been approved by the Washington voters. Under this law it has been approved a plan to privatize liquor sales. This measure under this law was supported by many votes. Costco Wholesale Corporation committed $ 22 million to support in this measure, which will separate the control that have been in place since Prohibition.
Credit Suisse bows under US pressure
Swiss bank Credit Suisse has sent letters to some US clients, stating that theiraccount details may be given to the Internal Revenue Service, it covers accounts open from 2002 to the end of last year. Clients are told they can either agree to the handover of data to Swiss tax authorities who can send it to their US counterparts, or contest the process.