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Judge orders jail for accused Syrian spy from Virginia
By: AP A Virginia man accused of acting as a Syrian spy is a flight risk and should remain in jail while he awaits trial, a federal judge ruled Friday. The decision from US District Court Judge Claude Hilton overturns a magistrate last week who had
Updated: 10/28/2011 01:38P
Closing arguments today in ex-Marine's murder trial
The fate of a former Marine accused of murdering his 3-month-old son will become clearer today when both sides do closing arguments in the Fresno County Superior Court trial. Judge Jonathan Conklin said he will first instruct the jury on the law that
Updated: 10/28/2011 01:37P
Spot-fixing case: Jury to resume deliberations on Monday
London: The jury deciding on the alleged spot-fixing trial at Southwark Crown Court involving Pakistan players Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were sent home for the weekend on Friday afternoon having failed to reach a verdict after two days of
Updated: 10/28/2011 01:37P
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press says Texas government officials
The state's Department of Public Safety filed action against three newspaper groups seeking that information -- a case that this summer was kicked back to the trial court by the state Supreme Court. gavel.
Updated: 10/28/2011 01:37P
St. Tammany Parish serves notice that it plans to appeal ruling on waste
The parish and IESI filed a joint motion for a new trial, their final recourse in district court, which Coady denied on Sept. 30. Their next step is to appeal to the state 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. The motion filed Thursday at 22nd Judicial District
Updated: 10/28/2011 01:36P
Judge orders detention for accused Syrian spy from Va. awaiting trial
A Virginia man accused of acting as a Syrian spy is a flight risk and should remain in jail while he awaits trial, a federal judge ruled Friday. The decision from US District Court Judge Claude Hilton overturns a magistrate last week who had ruled that
Updated: 10/28/2011 01:35P
Will Tillikum, the “Killer Whale,” Get Standing and His Day in Court?
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Updated: 10/28/2011 01:35P
AT&T wins overtime lawsuit [The Hartford Courant, Conn.]
A jury in US District Court in Bridgeport agreed with the company's lawyers that the field supervisors had discretion that fit the "manager" title, and therefore were exempt from wage and hour laws that require people be paid time and a half when they
Updated: 10/28/2011 01:34P
Rajiv Gandhi killing: Centre opposes accused plea for clemency
Besides, the death sentence awarded by the trial court had been confirmed by the Supreme Court, which had also dismissed review petitions filed by them, the Centre said. The secretary said that since the petitioners had not challenged rejection of
Updated: 10/28/2011 01:34P
Joggers' deaths: Ndebele responds
Photo: Phill Magakoe Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has welcomed the bail conditions imposed in the trial of a man accused of killing five joggers while driving drunk. “We welcome the bail conditions imposed in the trial of the driver,
Updated: 10/28/2011 01:31P
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