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Prosecutor: Gaddafi's fugitive son maintains innocence
The court, based in The Hague, has said it made informal contact with Saif al-Islam, the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and is seeking to arrest him and bring him to trial on the charges stemming from Libya's civil war.
Updated: 10/30/2011 12:05A
Rape trial begins Monday
The trial for a former Sheffield Junior High School teacher accused of having sex with a student is set to begin Monday in Colbert County Circuit Court. Amanda Watkins, 39, who now lives in Franklin County, is charged with
Updated: 10/30/2011 12:02A
A terrifying case for the death penalty
"The man is a mutation of a human being," jury foreman Linda Jones said after the trial, "and he needs to be destroyed." Further validating Chandler's guilt is that twice the state Supreme Court has rejected his appeals and affirmed his death sentence.
Updated: 10/30/2011 12:02A
The death penalty: valid yet targeted
First there is a trial, with a separate "penalty phase" after conviction. Then there are appeals in state courts, and perhaps a request that the Supreme Court take the case. Then state post-conviction proceedings, followed by appeals,
Updated: 10/30/2011 12:02A
Death penalty foes appealing to wrong court
First there is a trial, with a separate "penalty phase" after conviction. Then there are appeals in state courts, and perhaps a request that the Supreme Court take the case. Then state post-conviction proceedings, followed by appeals,
Updated: 10/30/2011 12:02A
Officials need to shut paving company down
James declined to comment on another lawsuit in Roanoke Circuit Court that Adams has filed against B&B Asphalt Paving and some of its employees. It seeks $59796.94 in compensatory damages, plus $250000 in punitive damages. That lawsuit alleges that B&B
Updated: 10/30/2011 12:01A
Social media open new doors for litigation
Two months later, US District Court Judge James Turk threw the verdict out and ordered a new trial, saying evidence during the four-day trial favored Tech's claim that it paid fundraisers in the office based on experience, not gender.
Updated: 10/30/2011 12:00A
TATA Motors to move court against Singur order - Report
As per repot, TATA Motors will move the division bench against the September 28 trial court order which validated the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act 2011. The report added that TATA Motors will move the division bench on Monday,
Updated: 10/30/2011 12:00A
Sham US colleges expose student visa scams
The TVU case comes at a time when many American colleges are eager to recruit students from India, where a burgeoning middle class and growing population is powering demand for higher education. In 2009-2010, there were 105000 Indian students in the
Updated: 10/29/2011 11:52P
Perth barrister David Moen proposes in courtroom first
Picture: Rob Leeson Source: Sunday Herald Sun IT is said a good barrister asks questions in court only when certain of the answer. So when long-time Perth lawyer David Moen asked his solicitor girlfriend to marry him during a criminal trial,
Updated: 10/29/2011 11:48P
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