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In a first, Brazil's high court allows same-sex marriage
And while state courts are not required to follow the same line as the highest court, the Supreme Court ruling should play some role in discouraging Brazil's states from blocking same-sex marriage, legal experts say. The ruling stemmed from the case of
Updated: 10/26/2011 12:10A
Ex-student convicted of attempted threat
The jury deliberated about three-and-a-half hours before returning the guilty verdict against Olutosin O. "Tosin" Oduwole, 26, on the charge of attempting to make a terrorist threat. Oduwole also was found guilty of unauthorized possession or storage
Updated: 10/26/2011 12:09A
2nd defendant denies guilt in killing
The judge also issued a gag order in the case preventing attorneys from talking to reporters. Also charged in the murders is Samuel Todd Williams, 24, of 1626 Kelsey Ave. A Jan. 18 trial date was set in that case. Both men could face the death penalty
Updated: 10/26/2011 12:09A
Bid to reopen senator shoplifting case
Police want to call a medical expert to give evidence to challenge the opinions given by Senator Fisher's psychiatrist in relation to some of her actions in December last year. They have argued that they could not reasonably have foreseen the evidence
Updated: 10/26/2011 12:06A
Insider trading case: Rajat Gupta to surrender
The case against Mr Gupta, 62, who is expected to surrender to FBI agents on Wednesday, would extend the reach of the government's inquiry into America's most prestigious corporate boardrooms. Most of the defendants charged with insider trading over
Updated: 10/26/2011 12:06A
KATV Channel 7 - The Spirit of Arkansas: Man who blabbed about courthouse plot
"Huff said he was ready to die for his rights and what he believed in," Special Agent Mark Van Balen wrote in a pre-trial affidavit. Huff was convicted of carrying a firearm in interstate commerce with the intent to use it in a civil disorder and
Updated: 10/26/2011 12:04A
County's attorney says former jail worker jumped gun on complaint
AUBURN — An attorney for Androscoggin County grilled a former corrections worker in court Tuesday, claiming she jumped the gun in her whistle-blowing complaints. On the second day of Lisa Levesque's trial against
Updated: 10/26/2011 12:04A
KWES NewsWest 9 / Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, TX: newswest9.com | Man who
"Huff said he was ready to die for his rights and what he believed in," Special Agent Mark Van Balen wrote in a pre-trial affidavit. Huff was convicted of carrying a firearm in interstate commerce with the intent to use it in a civil disorder and
Updated: 10/25/2011 11:37P
WNEM TV 5 Man who blabbed about courthouse plot convicted
"Huff said he was ready to die for his rights and what he believed in," Special Agent Mark Van Balen wrote in a pre-trial affidavit. Huff was convicted of carrying a firearm in interstate commerce with the intent to use it in a civil disorder and
Updated: 10/25/2011 11:34P
Judge Rejects Medication Hearing For Jared Loughner
They told the appeals court that Burns failed to fully consider possible negative side effects from his forced medication or put a limit on his future dosage. They also argued that that there's no evidence he can be made mentally fit for trial in the
Updated: 10/25/2011 11:31P