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Ohio executes man who killed 3 sleeping sons By The Associated Press
Brooks was found competent for trial, and a three-judge panel convicted him. Defense attorneys argued that prosecutors withheld information that would have supported a mental health defense and led the court to rule differently.
Updated: 11/16/2011 12:33P

Disney clerk rape trial could go to jury today
Court was recessed briefly at one point after she broke down on the stand. The state claims 32-year-old Brookins raped the woman when she fell asleep after spending the day with him at the Magic Kingdom. The two met earlier this year when the woman
Updated: 11/16/2011 12:32P

US man agrees to face war crimes trial in Bosnia
AP A US citizen has agreed to return to his native Bosnia to face a war crimes trial. The 39-year-old Edin Dzeko appeared in federal court Tuesday in Seattle for the extradition hearing. He's accused of being a member of a Bosnian execution squad that
Updated: 11/16/2011 12:32P

7 to stand trial in Madison shooting death
But he says the plan shifted and the group decided to bring guns, but he did not witness Wilson's shooting. A hearing will be set to decide whether James will remain charged as an adult or be transferred to juvenile court.
Updated: 11/16/2011 12:30P

Suspect in Pennsylvania Basement Captivity Case Found Competent
A judge then found her mildly retarded but said she should go to trial. Records show Weston was paroled on that murder charge later in the decade and was ordered by the court to take psychotropic drugs. One chilling sentence in the 1980s case review
Updated: 11/16/2011 12:30P

A circuit split on class certification in securities fraud cases
The Circuit Court also held that the district court correctly rejected defendants' efforts to rebut the fraud-on-the-market presumption with evidence of a “truth-on-the-market” defense at the certification stage. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust
Updated: 11/16/2011 12:30P

In Special Education Class Action, Judge Finds DC Failed to Provide Services
A six-year class action against District public schools officials over a failure to provide special education programs to preschoolers won't be decertified in light of the Supreme Court's June 2011 ruling in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes.
Updated: 11/16/2011 12:30P

Appeals Court Judge Mary Jane Trapp files for re-election
“My 25 years of courtroom practice in the trenches before taking the bench provided the necessary foundation for my work as a judge reviewing decisions from trial courts,” Trapp said in a news release. “It has been an honor to serve.
Updated: 11/16/2011 12:29P

Chemed (CHE) Shares Sink as Conspiracy/Defraud Allegations Made Against Co.
The whistleblower filed suit in the US District Court in Dallas last week. Chemed shares last traded at $52.07, down about 9.5 percent from Tuesday's closing price. Are you missing key trading opportunities? Upgrade to StreetInsider Premium and get a
Updated: 11/16/2011 12:26P

Capitol View developer's bankruptcy trial on tap for January
The property remains in the court's custody while the case is pending. Dodd was promised more than $17 million in local, state and federal money to build the facility. He spent more than $8 million in public money before the project soured,
Updated: 11/16/2011 12:24P

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