National Legal News | Wednesday, May 15, 2013

• End-of-life bill heads to governor for signature. The Vermont House voted Monday [May 13] night to give the last vote of approval to a bill that would make the state the first to legalize physician-aided suicide by legislation. Go to Burlington Free Press


• France Set to Tax Smartphones to Protect Culture in Digital Age. France is preparing to tax smartphones, tablets and all other internet-linked devices to help fund the production of French art, films and music. Go to CNBC


• A British Pub's Offense? Favoring the British. Longbow Pub and Pantry, an oak-paneled haven of sport and imbibition on a busy strip in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, is a British pub through and through, from the Welsh national rugby jersey framed by the bar to the Old Speckled Hen ale in the fish-and-chips batter to the accents that ring loud off the walls during soccer broadcasts. Go to New York Times


• Will Dutch police soon be stalking cybercriminals on your computer? A minister has proposed empowering Dutch law enforcement to access and control the computers of suspected cybercriminals, even if those computers are outside of the Netherlands. Go to Christian Science Monitor


• Lawyers: Experts diagnose Holmes' mental illness. Lawyers for Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes formally told a judge on Monday [May 13] that he wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity after outside experts diagnosed his mental illness. Go to Associated Press


• Vietnam changes law to allow domestically produced poison in lethal injection. Vietnam has issued a new law allowing domestically produced chemicals to be used in lethal injections, a change that should enable it to resume the currently stalled executions of more than 530 people on death row. Go to Montreal Gazette


• North Korea explains why it sentenced American to hard labor. Mr. Bae was detained and sentenced to 15 years in prison. North Korea today spelled out its charges, which include plotting to overthrow the government. Go to Christian Science Monitor


• O.J. Simpson returns to Las Vegas court in bid for new trial. A weary-looking O.J. Simpson weighed down by shackles and more than four years in prison shuffled into a Las Vegas courtroom on Monday hoping to eventually walk out a free man. Go to Las Vegas Sun

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