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27 Apr 2005, 3:48 pm
[JURIST] Togo opposition presidential candidate Bob Akitani [party website in French] Wednesday claimed he had won the presidency of the country with 70% of the vote and called for people to resist the government a day after official results put him a distant second to ruling party candidate Faure Gnassingbe in a poll rife with claims and counterclaims of fraud and intimidation. [read post]
6 Jun 2010, 4:00 am
It’s unlike me to resist a gadget this long but I must have known how it would go. [read post]
5 Nov 2008, 3:40 pm
The only industries likely to resist the [...] [read post]
19 Feb 2011, 10:37 pm
"Amid both the gloom of the season and the recent uprisings in the Arab world, it is bracing to look back at the last thirty years or so and see how much has actually gone more or less well," writes Brian Urquhart, reviewing Civil Resistance and Power Politics: The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present edited by Adam Roberts and Timothy Garton Ash, and Facts Are Subversive [read post]
31 Oct 2023, 10:00 am
“if every political avenue available to Palestinians is blocked, we should not be surprised when resistance and violence break out” The post Columbia U. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 5:10 pm
[Because I can't resist noting this, let me note that some of the issues with mobilizing people as consumers -- here in a limited boycott -- I also look at from a different angle in a recent article (and another coming out soon).] [read post]
28 May 2021, 11:15 am
Americans For Tax Reform, Warren’s Wealth Tax Will Give Massive New Powers to IRS, Doubling Its Size Bloomberg, Biden Tax Hikes Hitting Resistance, With ‘No Room for Error’ Bloomberg, Biden’s Tax Hike Push Will Depend on This ‘Insider’s Insider’ Bloomberg, The Historical Reasons Behind U.S. [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 3:20 am
Highlights this week included: ‘No’ to Monsanto: Indian NGO complains bio-piracy before the EPO over a resistant melon variety (Spicy IP) (IIPRD) USPTO holds first hearing on “second opinion” genetic testing (Patent Docs) [...] [read post]
31 May 2013, 8:32 am
In People v Martz, the defendant was convicted by a jury of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC I) (force or coercion); unlawful imprisonment; and resisting or obstructing a police officer causing serious injury. [read post]
3 Jun 2011, 11:31 am
I am going to resist the urge to splurge on doughnuts today. [read post]
9 Mar 2016, 9:18 am
I resisted. [read post]
13 Sep 2023, 4:00 am
The self-regulated legal profession staunchly resists external interference... [read post]
17 Sep 2010, 11:33 am
The American Law Institute promulgated the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Product Liability in 1998, but Wisconsin continues to resist its adoption. [read post]
16 May 2023, 2:00 am
Wall Street Journal, IRS Weighs Creating a Government-Run Tax-Prep Option: The Biden administration is considering creating a government-run alternative to TurboTax and H&R Block, drawing resistance from Republicans and companies fearing a loss of business. [read post]
14 Apr 2005, 1:39 am
When Prime Minister Ariel Sharon [official website] announced his plan to withdraw from the the Gaza Strip, settlers indicated they would resist the [read post]
26 Jan 2006, 11:52 am
[JURIST] In a press conference [transcript; recorded video] Thursday, US President George Bush continued his administration's defense of the controversial domestic surveillance program [JURIST news archive], saying the program is legal and indicating that he may resist proposals by Congress to change it. [read post]
11 Dec 2010, 4:23 am
I considered placing the bulldog statue I have at work with this gem: I thought about it for longer than I’d like to admit, but I remembered the #1 rule of retail and resisted: if you’re not thrilled about a purchase, you probably don’t need it. [read post]
13 May 2012, 7:58 pm
When the girl resisted, the staff at Adolescent and Family Institute of Colorado threatened to tell other teens at the treatment center that she had a sexually transmitted disease — even though she didn't. [read post]
9 Sep 2010, 8:48 am
Judgment Released: June 28, 2010 Link to Judgment The three plaintiffs sought total costs of $23,371.91 after successfully resisting a motion to dismiss their action, in which each plaintiff is seeking damages of $200,000. [read post]
1 Dec 2016, 8:47 am
Much of the media coverage surrounding the drought has been given over to direct human concerns, such as the folks painting their lawns green (rather than, say, landscaping with native or drought-resistant plants) and water restrictions for residents and farmers. [read post]
