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Ohio court won't halt execution
An attorney for the 66-year-old Brooks, of East Cleveland, had indicated earlier that a new-trial request was pending in US District Court if the state appeal failed. A separate appeal was pending before the US Supreme Court. Brooks' lawyers argue he's
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:43A
Appeals Court Says Owners May Sue to Recover the Sentimental Value of a Dog
FORT WORTH (CN) - A Texas appeals court ruled that the owners of a mistakenly euthanized dog can sue to recover the sentimental value of their lost pet, reversing and remanding the ruling of a trial court. The closely reasoned opinion
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:42A
Trial set for NY man charged in snowmobiler death
Opening statements are scheduled to begin Tuesday in a Warren County court in the trial of 36-year-old Michael Vernum of Lake Luzerne. He was charged with criminally negligent homicide in connection with the March death of 50-year-old Gary Clark of
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:42A
The man who tried to convict Casey Anthony tells his story
Detailing the lengthy and emotional murder trial that held America's rapt attention, prosecutor Jeff Ashton writes in "Imperfect Justice" of his efforts to convict Casey Anthony. Here's an excerpt. I hate the moment right before the
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:41A
1st sexual abuse lawsuit among dozens filed against W.Va. jails and prisons
The case set for trial Dec. 12 in Kanawha County Circuit Court involves Jessica Legg, a Mason County resident who says she was victimized at the Anthony Correctional Center in 2008. The case set for trial Dec. 12 in Kanawha County Circuit Court
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:40A
Trial opens for Mohammed cartoonist attack plot
Three men accused of plotting to bomb the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, for printing cartoons of the prophet Mohammed pleaded not guilty in a Norwegian court on Tuesday. The trio of Norwegian citizens, believed to have ties to al-Qaeda,
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:37A
Trial set for upstate NY man charged in snowmobiler's death; rider struck by
Opening statements are scheduled to begin Tuesday in a Warren County court in the trial of 36-year-old Michael Vernum of Lake Luzerne. He was charged with criminally negligent homicide in connection with the March death of 50-year-old Gary Clark of
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:36A
Namibia: Air Namibia Fraud Case Postponed
Windhoek — The Regional Court last Friday postponed to August 2011 for plea and trial the fraud case in which two former Air Namibia employees face 20 separate counts of corruption. Ellison Katjiukua Hijarunguru (52) the national airline's former
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:33A
Supreme Court Will Decide Obamacare, Legal Experts Split on Predictions
“At some point, you have to curb the power of the government under the commerce clause,” said Robert Muise, the senior trial counsel for the Thomas More Law Center, which filed a complaint in the lower courts over the Patient Protection and Affordable
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:33A
National and world briefs
Chief Magistrate Carla Guenthner of Hamilton County Juvenile Court says the boy denied the charge at a hearing Saturday. The boy is in juvenile detention awaiting a Nov. 22 trial. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Barnett says the alleged assault occurred Oct.
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:32A
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