Latest Trial Court News
Netflix Subscribers Could get Pennies of Walmart Settlement
A federal court judge gave tentative approval of the settlement in early September. A final hearing on the settlement's merits is scheduled March 14 before US District Judge Phyllis Hamilton in Oakland, Calif. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:23P
Roundup: Court Issues New Political Maps For Texas
A trial in that case is set for March. JM Smucker Co. is recalling thousands of 16-ounce jars of its Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter Chunky because of possible salmonella contamination. The Ohio-based company says the jars covered in the recall would
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:22P
Lawyer: Tweeting, sleeping by jurors cause to overturn murder conviction
Justice Paul Danielson said the thought of jurors using devices with Internet access during a trial “bothers me.” “Can't you do research, can't you look at news reports, can't you do things on those electronic devices? And if a person is not following
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:21P
Supreme Court says Steger man in fatal DUI shouldn't get jailhouse phone
The Illinois Supreme Court has sided with Will County prosecutors in a Steger man's fatal drunken driving case, denying the release of recordings of his jailhouse phone calls in his efforts to win a new trial. The court issued a brief ruling Thursday
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:19P
Warren County prosecutor to oppose pre-trial intervention program for
Robert Crane Jr., of the 100 block of Route 46 in Knowlton Township, had an application for pre-trial intervention approved by court officials, but Warren County Assistant Prosecutor Vincent Jusino indicated this morning that the prosecutor's office
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:19P
12yo sold for sex acted her age, court told
He asked the officer if the girl was like other children she had dealt with. The officer told the court the language the girl used and her maturity were similar to a 12-year-old. Martin has denied three charges relating to allegations that in September
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:18P
Playa Vista: New challenges to revised Village EIR rejected by appellate judges
“We also conclude that newly asserted challenges to the project description and finding of 'no significant impact' on land use constituency are beyond the scope of the trial court's jurisdiction in these consolidated proceedings after the entry of
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:17P
Prop 8 Sponsors Can Defend Anti-Gay Marriage Measure, Court Rules
The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which is considering an appeal of a trial judge's ruling that overturned Proposition 8, had asked the California court to clarify whether state law gives initiative sponsors standing, or legal authority,
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:15P
Scott Guy trial moved to Wellington
Justice Simon France this afternoon (Fri) released a decision granting an application to relocate the trial to Wellington. "There are risks that jurors drawn from the Palmerston North jury district, including Feilding, will be influenced by the amount
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:14P
Former detention officer Paul Smalls found guilty of prisoner strangling (4:49 pm)
The trial of former detention officer Paul Othello Smalls, 44, began Nov. 7 in federal court in Las Cruces before US District Judge Robert Brack. The jury deliberated approximately five hours before returning the guilty verdict on all five charges
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:13P
Primary Categories