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Casey Anthony case casts harsh light on jurors' lack of privacy
In the Anthony case, Superior Court Judge Belvin Perry delayed the release of the jurors' names for several months after Anthony's acquittal in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Public interest in the case, and displeasure over the verdict,
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:33P
Lawyer asks for rehearing in Spence estate case
Kenneth Wingate's attorneys filed their notice Tuesday requesting the justices rehear the case. The Supreme Court ruled Oct. 17 that a trial court should decide if Wingate acted in the best interest of Deborah Spence as she dealt with her late
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:33P
Court Orders NDLEA To Produce
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presiding Judge, Justice Yetunde Idowu gave the order while ruling on an ex parte motion filed by the actor's lawyer, Mr Bamidele Aturu. Idowu gave the order after hearing the submissions and arguments
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:33P
BREAKING NEWS: Hilberling bound over for 2nd degree murder trial
A judge has ruled a Tulsa woman accused of pushing her husband out a high rise window to his death will go on trial for 2nd degree murder. 19-year-old Amber Hilberling admitted to police in June that she pushed her husband, Josh, out a window 25
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:32P
FOX Carolina 21Former UN inspector in court for sex-sting case
Ritter asked for a new trial Wednesday, basing his request on an appeals court ruling in New York that records from two previous incidents in that state in 2001 should not have been unsealed and given to prosecutors in Pennsylvania to be used at his
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:32P
October 26, 2011 12:09 PM Print Text Dogwalker not guilty in Va. dog pooper
Zakrzewski said no pooper scooper violation occurred, noting she carries plastic bags on every walk. The newspaper says she had initially been found guilty of a misdemeanor after missing a lower court date but was allowed this week's appeal to a
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:32P
(IPS) ANALYSIS: Why Innocence Didn't Matter for Troy Davis
It seems like stating the obvious that innocence matters in the criminal justice system, especially when someone's life is on the line in a death penalty case. At least, innocence should always matter. But does it in practice?
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:32P
April trial slated in gas tank explosion suit
On Oct. 20 a discovery control plan order was entered in the case, slating the suit for an April 2012 trial, court papers say. According to her petition, on April 14, 2010, Stringer was at home when a Petrofeuls storage tank located next to her house
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:31P
Kevin Ring, Author of Scalia Book, Gets 20 Months in Abramoff Scandal
In his 2004 book, “Scalia Dissents,” Kevin A. Ring explored American law as seen by “the Supreme Court's Wittiest, Most Outspoken Justice.” Now Mr. Ring will have a chance to form his own impressions of the justice system—from the inside
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:30P
Trial delayed in Iowa school theft case
FOREST CITY, Iowa (AP) - The trial of a former business manager accused of stealing over $260000 from the Lake Mills Community Schools has been delayed. Christine Mathahs, of Lake Mills, has pleaded not guilty to six charges, including money laundering
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:28P
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