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A decade on, US terrorism tribunals are bogged down
Prosecutors have asked to try those five, including self-described mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, on capital charges. President Barack Obama planned to send them to New York for trial in federal courts but Congress has blocked the transfer of
Updated: 11/14/2011 09:16A
La Salle Student Films Michael Jackson Murder Trial
And I was surprised by the combat that takes place in court,” Shadian said. “I also saw the pressure on the reporters covering a big story. They really have to be on top of it, and they must act quickly to get a good story.” Shadian sat in on the trial
Updated: 11/14/2011 09:11A
Libel Case Against Nature Starts
Opening arguments in the libel trial against the venerated scientific journal Nature got under way last week in London's High Court. Egyptian physicist Mohamed El Naschie is suing the publication for running a 2008 news
Updated: 11/14/2011 09:10A
Timothy Cregg of Muskegon faces trial in puppy's beating, throat-slashing
Cregg, 48, was bound over for trial in Muskegon County 14th Circuit Court on a charge of animal killing or torture, a four-year felony. He had been scheduled for a preliminary examination Monday in 60th District Court. Cregg allegedly beat the puppy
Updated: 11/14/2011 09:10A
Court Allows Couple To Sue Over Dog's Sentimental Value
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court reinstated a couple's lawsuit against animal shelter that accidentally euthanized their 8-year-old dog, ruling that they can sue to recover the sentimental value of their pet. Randy Turner, the attorney
Updated: 11/14/2011 09:08A
Local Man Charged with Abuse of Grandmother Scheduled in Court Today
Vittorio Vincent Valdez, 27, faces charges of elder abuse, false imprisonment, kidnapping, possession of heroin, a misdemeanor driving on a suspended license and a violation of a court order. Valdez's case is currently scheduled to go to jury trial on
Updated: 11/14/2011 09:08A
Preeti had approached Versova police, accusing Bhandarkar of rape in 2004
Magistrate BB Pantawene of Andheri Court, while accepting the bond, asked Bhandarkar to deposit his passport in the court and warned him not to attempt influencing the witnesses. The court is expected to commit the case to sessions court for trial on
Updated: 11/14/2011 09:08A
Drama teacher jailed for encouraging teen pupils to have sex in his car
William Drury, 48, was found guilty of a series of sex offences following a trial in September. A court heard how the married father-of-two told the 17-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl they looked “beautiful” as they had sex on the back seat of his
Updated: 11/14/2011 09:04A
Mass killer Anders Breivik face-to-face with shooting massacre survivors
The hearing was to decide whether to extend Breivik's custody pending his trial on terror charges. Prosecutors asked for a court order to keep him jailed for 12 more weeks, with restrictions on media access, visitors and mail.
Updated: 11/14/2011 09:03A
Monica Conyers trial to begin Monday
According to the lawsuit, Mariners Inn homeless shelter sought a grant from the city of Detroit and received assistance from Conyers, who was the city council president at the time. Conyers is then accused of demanding that Collins be fired from
Updated: 11/14/2011 09:03A