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In Overseas Remarks, Roberts Says Technology Poses Challenge for Court"There are devices now that can allow law enforcement to see through walls. Heat imaging and all this kind of thing," U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said at an event at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. "Well, what does that do to a body of law that's developed from common law days in England about when you can search a house?"
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February 13, 2013 | Daily Report Online
Coroner: Soft drinks may need health warningsA New Zealand food industry association on Wednesday rejected a coroner's call to add health warnings to soft-drink labels following the 2010 death of a woman who drank about 2 gallons of Coca-Cola a day.
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March 18, 2013 | Law.com
New Zealand Gay Marriage Bill Passes Critical TestNew Zealand lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill allowing same-sex marriage, all but assuring that it will soon become law.
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February 13, 2013 | Daily Report Online
Prosecutors seek to reinstate charges for sheriffProsecutors say five racketeering counts once faced by a Georgia sheriff should be reinstated.
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January 20, 2012 | Daily Report Online
US Internet piracy case brings New Zealand arrestsWELLINGTON, New Zealand AP - With 150 million registered users, about 50 million hits daily and endorsements from music superstars, Megaupload.com was among the world's biggest file-sharing sites. Big enough, according to a U.S. indictment, that it earned founder Kim Dotcom $42 million last year alone.The movie industry howled that the site was making money off pirated material.
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April 19, 2013 | Law.com
Cheers and Maori Song as New Zealand OKs Gay MarriageThe halls of Parliament echoed with a traditional Maori love song after lawmakers on Wednesday made New Zealand the 13th country in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage.
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