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Gaddafi's death lost chance - legal expert
THE brutal death of Muammar Gaddafi has been a lost opportunity for justice, a Sydney international law expert says. Professor Steven Freeland, a former visiting professional at the International Criminal Court's appeals chamber, said it would have
Updated: 10/21/2011 05:00P
Andrew Madoff Appeal of $198 Million Suit 'Not Warranted'
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Andrew Madoff's request to appeal a $198 million lawsuit by the liquidator of Bernard Madoff's firm was “not warranted” and the case should go to trial, the trustee said. Trustee Irving Picard won a court ruling
Updated: 10/21/2011 04:58P
Mother of twins who drowned in a bathtub bound over for trial
A Walworth County judge ruled on Friday there is probably cause to send Melody Butt, a mother of twins who drowned, to trial. Butt appeared in court Friday for her preliminary hearing. Butt is charged with two counts of felony child neglect and other
Updated: 10/21/2011 04:54P
Custody of HC blast accused extended till Oct 24
NEW DELHI: A trial court on Friday extended the NIA remand by three days of Wasim Akram Malik, arrested for his alleged role in the September 7 Delhi high court blast. The remand was extended after the National Investigating Agency (NIA) said it needed
Updated: 10/21/2011 04:52P
Katara case: Vikas withdraws bail plea after HC rebuff
"I am not inclined to entertain your bail application," a bench comprising Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Pratibha Rani observed, prompting Vikas to withdraw the application. Vikas, son of Uttar Pradesh politician DP Yadav, approached the bench
Updated: 10/21/2011 04:52P
Brothers in court for stealing bridge
(AP) - Two unemployed brothers are headed to trial on charges they stole a western Pennsylvania bridge and cut it up for scrap. Twenty-four-year-old Benjamin Arthur Jones and 25-year-old Alexander William Jones, of New Castle, are accused of using a
Updated: 10/21/2011 04:49P
Man Accused of Kidnapping, Raping Kwik Shop Clerk Asks for Bench Trial
The trial for Keith Elson Jr., 54, charged with first-degree kidnapping, starts Monday but if a judge grants the waiver, it will now be a non-jury trial in Linn County District Court. Elson is accused of kidnapping the clerk at knife point from the
Updated: 10/21/2011 04:48P
Komisarjevsky penalty phase pushed back to Tuesday
NEW HAVEN -- Jurors are not expected to return to court until Tuesday to begin the sentencing phase of Joshua Komisarjevsky's death penalty trial. The delay allows defense and prosecution lawyers to argue several motions before the jury begins weighing
Updated: 10/21/2011 04:44P
Day 2 of alleged honour killing trial gives glimpse into victims home-life
TORONTO – In the second day of the Shafia trial the court heard details about the children's home life. Members of the Shafia family are accused of killing four relatives in an alleged honour killing. Handwritten notes written by one of the victims,
Updated: 10/21/2011 04:43P
LMSD Settles Discrimination Lawsuit with Former Harriton Teacher
Lower Merion School District settled in federal court with a former Harriton teacher who had filed a civil discrimination lawsuit against the district, the woman's lawyer and district officials said Wednesday.
Updated: 10/21/2011 04:40P
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