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Attorneys in TVA ash spill case return to court
Attorneys for the Tennessee Valley Authority and property owners who are suing the utility are back to court after agreeing to call off a second trial on TVA's liability for its December 2008 coal ash spill. US District Judge Thomas Varlan has signed
Updated: 11/01/2011 03:56A
Findings of OSCE-supported trial monitoring in juvenile cases discussed in Yerevan
A report on the findings from monitoring of court proceedings involving juveniles was presented and discussed in Yerevan today. The report concerns 45 cases where juveniles were involved as defendants. It also analyses domestic legislation and
Updated: 11/01/2011 03:54A
Woman apologizes for crash that killed her boyfriend
The trial boiled down to one issue: causation. The judge found that her impairment was the cause. Court also heard in a victim impact statement read at a previous hearing that Kilt's sister Deanna had sent a text message to her brother wishing him a
Updated: 11/01/2011 03:53A
Australian teen could face Indonesian jail for drug charges
With his face covered in a black mask, the teenager was mobbed by the media as he entered a local court complex for the first day of his trial Tuesday. Earlier, prosecutor Gusti Gede Putu Atmaja said the judge would not wear his usual robe to try to
Updated: 11/01/2011 03:52A
Maqubela murder trial to get underway
The Master of the South Gauteng High Court is expected to testify in the murder trial against Thandi Maqubela on Tuesday. Maqubela is accused of murdering her husband, acting Western Cape High court judge Patrick Maqubela, in June 2009.
Updated: 11/01/2011 03:51A
Second trial reduces sentence of Port Hope murderer
In January 2008, he was found guilty by a Cobourg jury and sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole for 25 years. Mr. Pittman appealed his conviction to the Ontario Court of Appeal and the conviction was set aside and a new trial was
Updated: 11/01/2011 03:50A
Australian teen could face jail in Indonesia for drug charges
With his face covered in a black mask, the teenager was mobbed by the media as he entered a local court complex for the first day of his trial Tuesday. Earlier, prosecutor Gusti Gede Putu Atmaja said the judge would not wear his usual robe to try to
Updated: 11/01/2011 03:48A
US soldier sentenced to 10 years for rape
A provincial district court on Tuesday sentenced a US soldier stationed here to 10 years in prison for the rape of a young Korean woman in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province. The Uijeongbu District Court sentenced the 21-year-old US Army private of the 2nd
Updated: 11/01/2011 03:47A
Match fixing accused's future sits with jury
The judge presiding over the fixing trial of former Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif sent the jury home on Monday in hope they can reach a majority decision. The jurors will report back to south London's Southwark Crown Court at 10am
Updated: 11/01/2011 03:46A
Superheroes protest at magistrates court
The court agreed that because 13 witnesses were due to be called for the defence, the trial would likely take a full day with the date fixed for December 14. There was a larger than usual police presence in the court buildings on day, with four or five
Updated: 11/01/2011 03:44A