Constitutional Court lauded in reports and other brief reports

* The judge in the Michael Jackson molestation case ended the first stage of jury selection a day early, partly because of a surprisingly large number of prospective jurors who said they were willing to serve. Santa Barbara County Judge Rodney Melville said roughly 250 of the 430 prospects screened so far were willing to serve during the six-month long trial. – The Mercury * India’s Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the country’s cricket board was not an instrument of the state and could not be sued by a disgruntled television channel for violation of fundamental rights. – Business Day * London-based junior miner Adastra Minerals said this week it was taking legal action against Angola’s state-owned diamond mining company, alleging that its Angolan partner had frustrated the progress of its Cuango diamond project. – Business Day * The Commercial Crimes Court in Port Elizabeth has postponed to March 3 the fraud case of Venessa Rossouw (34), the daughter of fallen investment queen Maureen Clifford who is on trial for allegedly defrauding investors of R155m after her pyramid scheme, Usapho Trust, collapsed. Rossouw is accused of trying to defraud SARS of R16 800.– The Herald