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HC urged to restrain Govt from issuing fresh mining licenses
While the Orissa High Court is yet to make its verdict public on the PILs seeking CBI enquiry into the multi-crore mining scam in the State, one of the petitioners on Monday made fresh appeal to the Court urging it to restrain the State Government from
Updated: 10/31/2011 02:46P
Supreme Court reinstates 'shaken baby' verdict
The US Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the murder conviction of Shirley Ree Smith in the 1996 death of her 7-week-old grandson, striking down for the third time a federal appeals court's judgment that there was "no demonstrable support" for the
Updated: 10/31/2011 02:40P
fix trial judge to accept majority
"`If you are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on any particular one of the counts then I can take a majority decision from you, which is one on which at least 10 of you agree,'' Cooke told the jury. Cooke previously told the jurors to accept that
Updated: 10/31/2011 02:36P
Guilty Verdict In Car Crash That Killed Nun
An illegal immigrant from Bolivia who was in a car crash that killed a Benedictine nun in Prince William County has been found guilty of felony murder. The trial began Monday for Carlos Martinelly Montano. Prosecutors say he was drunk and caused the
Updated: 10/31/2011 02:36P
Coroner clashes with shooting man
Cheshire coroner Nicholas Rheinberg recorded an open verdict, saying he had "difficulty" accepting Mr Coghlan's version of events. Mr Coghlan told the inquest Akinyemi pulled the gun on him and that it went off during a struggle which saw him get
Updated: 10/31/2011 02:32P
Chile's Constitutional Tribunal Set To Reject Same-Sex Marriage Case
Chile's Constitutional Tribunal will make an official verdict next week in which they will reject as “inapplicable” arguements made in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. The case has been going on for a year now, and sought to challenge the
Updated: 10/31/2011 02:15P
Supreme Court reinstates 'shaken baby' verdict, chides 9th Circuit
The US Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the murder conviction of Shirley Ree Smith in the 1996 death of her 7-week-old grandson, striking down for the third time a federal appeals court's judgment that there was "no demonstrable support" for the
Updated: 10/31/2011 02:11P
Jury split on spot-fixing
PTI | London The jury hearing the trial of Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, who are accused of spot-fixing, have failed to reach an unanimous decision, prompting the judge to ask for a majority verdict. The jury of six men and six
Updated: 10/31/2011 01:57P
The Federal Circuit's recent reexamination rulings
Last month I wrote about how the Federal Circuit overturned a patentee's $29.4 million infringement verdict and held that canceling dependent claims in a reexamination without changing the language of the independent claims narrowed the claim scope due
Updated: 10/31/2011 01:56P
Jury still fail to verdict match-fixing case
London: Jury team hearing the trial of two Pakistan cricketers accused of alleged match-fixing have retired to consider their verdicts for a third day. Former Test captain Salman Butt, 27, and fast bowler
Updated: 10/31/2011 01:54P
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