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7th Circ. says MDL panel didn't abuse discretion
The company pointed to the Fourth Circuit's 1996 ruling in In re Food Lion, in which the appeals court undid a JPMDL order to permit a consolidated appeal to go forward. But the Seventh Circuit panel, noting the high bar for writs of mandamus,
Updated: 11/17/2011 06:02P
Did a Crucitas judge leak trial information to Industrias Infinito?
Moiss Fachler, a substitute judge in the trial allegedly leaked a draft of the Supreme Court's Civil and Administrative Law Branch (Sala I) sentence to representatives of the Costa Rican gold mining company Industrias Infinito, a subsidiary of the
Updated: 11/17/2011 05:59P
Milford's Diduca changes plea to child porn charges
Diduca is facing two counts of possession of child pornography and one count of dissemination of child pornography after investigators said they found 10000 images of young children on a computer. By Brian Benson/Daily News staff A Milford man admitted
Updated: 11/17/2011 05:58P
Judge in Nev. enters not guilty plea for rival gang member charged in killing
a black bullet-proof vest over his red jail jump suit in court Thursday. A half-dozen sheriff's deputies and police SWAT team members were spread around the courtroom, with another half-dozen in the outside hall. The judge set a Jan. 17 trial date.
Updated: 11/17/2011 05:58P
Longtime Appellate Lawyer Nominated For DC Court of Appeals
A former law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia, McLeese has served other roles in the US Justice Department throughout his career. He was an assistant to the Solicitor General from 1997 to 1999, arguing four cases in the US Supreme Court.
Updated: 11/17/2011 05:57P
State high court clears way for Prop. 8 forces
That court heard arguments from Protect Marriage and gay rights advocates on the constitutionality of the same-sex marriage ban in December but put the case on hold to ask the state court, the highest authority on the meaning of California law,
Updated: 11/17/2011 05:56P
SC larger bench to take up NRO review plea on 21st
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has constituted 17-member larger bench to hear on November 21 the federal government's review petition regarding December 16, 2009 judgment on National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO)
Updated: 11/17/2011 05:55P
California's Prop. 8 Moves Closer to a Showdown in US Supreme Court
Before handing down a decision on the trial court's ruling, however, the Ninth Circuit asked the state's high court to decide whether the proposition's supporters had legal standing to defend the measure. With that question resolved, the appellate
Updated: 11/17/2011 05:54P
Student charged in school bullying case
No date for a court appearance has been set. A message seeking comment was left Thursday by The Associated Press for the school district's attorney, Michael Sears. Sears told reporters outside a hearing Wednesday that Lake Central officials deny the
Updated: 11/17/2011 05:53P
Thompson murder case to go to trial - again
Thompson went to trial for the crime in September. However, the trial ended abruptly when McPartland ordered a mistrial after the prosecution aired a portion of a videotaped interview that the court previously deemed inadmissable.
Updated: 11/17/2011 05:52P
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