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Senate nixes civilian-court terrorism trial ban
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted early Friday to reject a Republican effort to prohibit the United States from prosecuting foreign terrorist suspects in civilian courts, handing a victory to President Barack Obama.
Updated: 10/21/2011 08:59A
Winning Life/Death Asylum Case: “The System” Can Work
a fourth-year litigation associate at leading Philadelphia-based law firm Cozen O'Connor, has brought to successful conclusion a pro bono asylum case that had been in the legal system for almost a decade. His client, Stanley Nazombe, an immigrant
Updated: 10/21/2011 08:57A
Canal drownings trial hears recording of father
Tooba Mohammad Yahya and husband Mohammad Shafia and their son Hamed Mohammed Shafia are escorted by police officers into the Frontenac County Court courthouse on the first day of trial in Kingston, Ontario on Thursday, October 20, 2011.
Updated: 10/21/2011 08:54A
Federal trial of Spokane officer accused of fatal beating continues in Yakima
Prosecutors indicated they could complete the government's case Friday in the trial of Spokane police Officer Karl Thompson who is accused of using excessive force in the 2006 death of a mentally ill man. The trial began Oct. 13 in in federal court in
Updated: 10/21/2011 08:53A
4 accused for inciting UK riots on Facebook
LONDON- A British court said on Thursday that four men have been accused of texting messages on social media network Facebook encouraging people to loot during August riots in UK, and they will go lawfully on trial. The men, aged 19 to 28, were accused
Updated: 10/21/2011 08:52A
41 SW Ark. drug defendants appear in court
Forty-one of the people charged made court appearances on Thursday in US District Court in Texarkana. The defendants are set for trial Dec. 19. The Texarkana Gazette reports that court hearings will continue on Monday and Tuesday for defendants to
Updated: 10/21/2011 08:51A
Man sentenced to 20 years in prison after fleeing 2002 Georgetown trial
Dameon Myers was arrested on a bench warrant for failure to appear in court, said David A. Richardson Jr., assistant solicitor in Georgetown County. The warrant for Myers arrest was issued in December 2002 after he failed to appear for his trial,
Updated: 10/21/2011 08:50A
Katara murder case: Vikas Yadav withdraws bail plea
"I (Vikas Yadav) have never been given bail by the trial court even though I tried on many occasions," said Sushil Kumar, adding that since the last ten years he is in jail due to which he was never present at any of his family celebrations or
Updated: 10/21/2011 08:50A
Prosecution To Rest Its Case Friday In Dr. Conrad Murray Trial
The start of court will be delayed Friday; it will begin at 12:45 pm PDT because a funeral will be held in the morning for the father of Dr. Steven Shafer, the prosecution's final witness whose damning testimony has taken center stage this week.
Updated: 10/21/2011 08:49A
Court postpones trials between "Dagestan Airlines" and the FC "Anji"
ethical business practice, due to the both parties appeal to the court with a request to provide time to resolve the dispute, found it possible to satisfy the request and postponed the trial till October 31, 2011" – the Agency's interlocutor said.
Updated: 10/21/2011 08:41A
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