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Judges order Texas court to redraw electoral maps
Now, with the 2012 elections getting into gear, it's up to the District Court for the Western District of Texas to design an interim plan by the end of November. Meanwhile, there will be a full trial to determine whether the state's redistricting plan
Updated: 11/08/2011 05:01P
Elephant Handlers Dodge Mistreatment Claims
The case was quickly dismissed for lack of standing, but the DC Circuit revived it in 2003 after concluding that the activists could establish standing with proof of the allegations. After a six-week trial, the District Court determined the animal
Updated: 11/08/2011 05:00P
Real Estate Executive Pleads Guilty to Making Illegal Campaign Donations
Had the case proceeded to trial, the government's evidence would have proven that WINN solicited and made campaign contributions to a wide variety of candidates for elected office with the hope that these elected officials would generally support his
Updated: 11/08/2011 05:00P
Prostitution Broker is 17th Defendant Convicted in Manhattan Federal Court for
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MI SUN CHO was convicted yesterday for her role in an international sex trafficking conspiracy. After a one-week jury trial before United States District
Updated: 11/08/2011 05:00P
Judge In Thompson Case To Delay Decision On Interviews From Jurors
Defense Attorney Carl Oreskovich brought the motion forward after he alerted the court that a member of his defense team saw jurors watching TV during the trial. NBC says our Yakima based affiliate did not air anything until the evening of the verdict
Updated: 11/08/2011 05:00P
NEW Charge added in hit-and-run case
WALLA WALLA -- A man who allegedly caused a vehicle crash in the city a month ago and then ran from the scene now faces an additional felony charge in Walla Walla County Superior Court. Rozas Alaniz Jr., 20, of 524 E. Cherry St., still is accused of
Updated: 11/08/2011 04:59P
Jury reaches verdict in Currie case
Prosecutors say he was paid more than $245000 to do government favors for Shoppers Food Warehouse between December 2002 and May 2008. Two former Shoppers executives also are on trial with the senator for allegedly conspiring with him in the scheme.
Updated: 11/08/2011 04:48P
Hit man in Gail Owens case wants new trial
(WMC-TV) - Security was extra Tuesday tight as officers took up positions at a hearing for Sidney Porterfield. Nearly 26 years ago, Porterfield was convicted of beating Ron Owens to death in a plot with Owens wife to murder
Updated: 11/08/2011 04:26P
New Libya faces mountain of grievances
The 59-year-old and others brutalized by Gadhafi's regime now demand that their tormentors be put on trial, but swift justice seems unlikely. Libya has just emerged from a traumatic civil war that piled new grievances onto the old ones of nearly 42
Updated: 11/08/2011 04:22P
Girl testifies about driving in suburban Detroit
AP Sports News Video Entertainment News from AP Entertainment News from AP AP sources: US considers more Iran sanctions AP National News Video More>> AP Exclusive: Book gives look at Giffords recovery By ED WHITE AP WOODHAVEN, Mich.
Updated: 11/08/2011 04:15P
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