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Illinois governor abolishes death penalty
Pat Quinn abolished the death penalty Wednesday, more than a decade after the state imposed a moratorium on executions out of concern that innocent people could be put to death by a justice system that had wrongly condemned 13 men.
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:49P
German who has twice differed with other ICC judges
Before his appointment, he served as consul at the German embassy in Norway, as political counsellor to the US, and as head of International Law in Germany's Foreign ministry. He has seven years experience working as a judge at the court,
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:49P
Mel Gibson Strikes Deal In Case of Assualt Against Oksana Grigorieva – And He
When contacted for a response, Mel's lawyer, Blair Berk, released the following statement: “I know from almost 20 years as a criminal defense lawyer that sometimes justice can come for a client at too high a personal price. That is particularly so for
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:48P
Leaked: Chris Brown Has Changed, Is Horny
The Verdict: First his dick pic leaks; now, his album! You may not recall, but this is actually Chris Brown's second release since the Rihanna incident: Graffiti came out a few months after the arrest, and was widely panned and mostly ignored.
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:48P
Mel Gibson Cuts Deal, No Jail Time
Mel's lawyer released the following statement, “I know from almost 20 years as a criminal defense lawyer that sometimes justice can come for a client at too high a personal price. That is particularly so for Mel, whose right to due process can only be
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:48P
Source: Mel Gibson to be charged with misdemeanor battery, plea agreement reached
The charge is another blow to Gibson, the star of the "Lethal Weapon" film series, whose reputation in Hollywood took a major hit after a 2006 arrest for drunken driving. A deputy's report leaked to the celebrity website TMZ revealed the star had used
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:47P
Sarkozy troubled as far-right rises, centrists rebel
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives are in disarray over immigration, Islam and law-and-order after far-right leader Marine Le Pen sailed past him for the first time in an opinion poll.
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:47P
ICC Summons 6 Suspects Linked to Kenya's Post-Election Violence
More than two months after the ICC prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, revealed the so-called “Ocampo Six” under investigation for crimes against humanity in Kenya, the court's pre-trial chamber has issued summonses for the suspects to appear at the court
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:47P
Agency prohibited from Facebook contact with woman
Melanie Beacham, who is suing the debt collection agency Mark One LLC in a Florida court, said last fall that the agency sent messages to her friends and family regarding an unpaid $362 car loan. Her lawyer says those messages were a violation of
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:47P
Columns: Signs of disaster
That was part of what Albert Snyder had to say to CNN concerning the recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned his lawsuit victory against the Phelps family and the protests held by their Kansas Westboro Church congregation.
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:47P
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