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Ft. Hood shooter back in court
FORT HOOD, Texas -- The man accused in the 2009 shooting at Ft. Hood is back in court. An administrative hearing took place Thursday morning for Major Nadal Hasan. His defense team brought in two motions, concerning whether Hasan is entitled to receive
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:41P
Judge won't dismiss case against John Edwards
GREENSBORO -- A federal court judge rejected efforts by John Edwards, the former presidential candidate facing criminal charges, to have his case thrown out before trial. But Judge Catherine Eagles noted that some of the defense team's arguments had
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:39P
California panel says trial court made wrong assumption in certifying class
Oct. 27 (Westlaw Journals) - A California trial court relied on an “erroneous legal assumption” when it certified a class of Acura owners and lessees who alleged their vehicles have a defective third gear, a state appellate court has ruled.
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:38P
Charged with terrorism, defendant arguing right to free speech
But then the trial of 29-year-old Tarek Mehanna, which gets under way Thursday in US District Court in Boston, is no ordinary case. Prosecutors have charged Mehanna, a US citizen who has lived in Sudbury Massachusetts, since childhood, with conspiring
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:38P
Sooke man pleads guilty to lesser charge in death of Langford teen
A Sooke man charged in the death of a Langford teen pleaded guilty in Victoria Supreme Court Monday. But it wasn't for the charge of criminal negligence causing death, which he was scheduled to be on trial for
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:38P
Lawyers give differing views of Mass. terror case
The vastly different descriptions were given Thursday in the opening day of his trial. The Sudbury man is accused of trying to get training at a terrorist camp in Yemen as well as translating and distributing online publications promoting violent jihad
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:38P
Judge denies John Edwards' bid to dismiss campaign case
US District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles in Greensboro ruled that the federal government's case against the former US senator can go forward, denying five motions by his legal team intended to keep the case against him from going to a jury.
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:37P
Borough seeks to drop redistricting suit
He said the board has been preparing for trial and will continue in that vein. This week, state court Judge Michael McConahy granted Petersburg's request to drop all claims except those alleging that its proposed new House district doesn't meet
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:37P
Donald Thompson, Former Oklahoma Judge, Won't Receive Pension After Penis Pump
A former Creek County judge convicted of exposing himself and using a male enhancement device while seated at the bench is not eligible to receive judicial retirement benefits, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The high court upheld a
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:36P
The 'Battle of the Larrys' Oracle-Google Lawsuit Trial Delayed Until 2012
A US District Court judge says the long-awaited and predicted-to-be-epic court fight between Oracle and Google won't start until next year at the earliest. In fact, Judge William Alsup has tried to
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:35P
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