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Navy Officer Loses Bid for New 9/11 Fraud Trial
He filed a motion for a new trial and a motion for acquittal. Chief US District Judge Royce Lamberth denied Coughlin's motions for a new trial and for acquittal, stating that the trial court properly allowed prosecutors to admit Coughlin's medical and
Updated: 11/08/2011 02:36P
AP Top News at 2:15 p.m. EST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ A Washington -based federal court on Tuesday rejected Texas' request to approve new political districts without a trial. In a brief ruling, the court agreed with the US Department of Justice that the GOP-led Legislature used an
Updated: 11/08/2011 02:36P
AT&T, T-Mobile deal set to go to court: US attorney-general
“There is a trial team that is in place and they are ready and eager to go to court,” he told the oversight hearing. The Justice Department trial team is headed by Joseph Wayland, who won a ruling on Oct. 31 blocking tax preparer H&R Block Inc. from
Updated: 11/08/2011 02:35P
Weinberger to get new attorney
During a hearing on the request Monday, Weinberger told Simon he wanted to represent himself during his upcoming trial, Hammond federal court records show. After a closed meeting with Weinberger and his attorneys, Simon agreed to allow the appointment
Updated: 11/08/2011 02:34P
Prosecutors say judge can't make them pay Clemens
As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. By NEDRA PICKLER The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Prosecutors in the steroid trial against baseball great Roger
Updated: 11/08/2011 02:34P
AP Top News at 2:28 p.m. EST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ A Washington -based federal court on Tuesday rejected Texas' request to approve new political districts without a trial. In a brief ruling, the court agreed with the US Department of Justice that the GOP-led Legislature used an
Updated: 11/08/2011 02:33P
US to pursue suit against AT&T, T-Mobile deal: Holder
In September, the Justice Department said the attorney generals of California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington had joined the suit it filed in US District Court in Washington in August. The move was another setback
Updated: 11/08/2011 02:33P
AP Top News at 2:30 p.m. EST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ A Washington -based federal court on Tuesday rejected Texas' request to approve new political districts without a trial. In a brief ruling, the court agreed with the US Department of Justice that the GOP-led Legislature used an
Updated: 11/08/2011 02:33P
Former Juve manager gets jail
An Italian court has sentenced former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi to five years and four months in jail. Moggi was jailed for his role in the 2006 match-fixing case which led to Juve being demoted and having their 2005 and 2006 Serie A
Updated: 11/08/2011 02:29P
Soldier tells court how he survived Real IRA attack
Giving evidence on the second day of the trial of two republicans accused of killing the army sappers, the soldier said that despite being wounded in the lung and the shoulder he was able to escape the Real IRA gang. Mark Fitzpatrick, a sapper in the
Updated: 11/08/2011 02:29P