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Court rules that Prop 8 ssponsors can defend issue in court
With the release of the Supreme Court's ruling, the 9th circuit is now in a position to move forward with the appeal trial. If the ninth circuit decides to agree with today's ruling, the case will be able to focus solely on the merits and the
Updated: 11/17/2011 09:04P
New trial ordered in Longueuil racial profiling case
"What's important in this case is that it instructs the lower court trial judges to take into consideration elements of racial profiling when ever they are raised as part of a defense," Fo Niemi of the Center for Research-Action on Race Relations.
Updated: 11/17/2011 09:04P
Aarushi case: SC to hear Talwars' plea today
New Delhi: The parents of murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar are slated to go to the Supreme Court on Friday to challenge proceedings against them by a trial court. Both Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were named the prime accused in the murder of their
Updated: 11/17/2011 09:04P
Bay City man headed for trial on rape charge
By LaNia Coleman | The Bay City Times BAY CITY — A Bay City probationer charged with raping a 22-year-old woman was in court for an evidence hearing today. Thomas J. Moreno Jr., 22, is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving force
Updated: 11/17/2011 09:03P
Wayne Treacy denied bond by judge in Ratley beating case
The judge is requiring the Treacy family to take their appeal for bond to Fourth District Court of Appeal and seek their permission. Russell Williams, Treacy's attorney, plans to use a temporary insanity defense since he claims Treacy was not in his
Updated: 11/17/2011 09:01P
Lawyer: Whitey's Girlfriend Not Flight Risk, Deserves Bail
BOSTON -- Lawyers for James “Whitey” Bulger's girlfriend are again asking a judge to grant her bail while the harboring a fugitive case moves closer to trial. Two weeks ago, a US Magistrate judge denied a bail request for Catherine Greig.
Updated: 11/17/2011 08:55P
Motorists being fleeced
“The firm has no local agreement as a trial court has been informed about the issue,” Kasur DBA senior lawyer Yasin Farrakh told the media. He added that following the court order, the SDO Highway presented the agreement of auction before the court,
Updated: 11/17/2011 08:55P
17 SC judges to hear NRO review petition on 21st
ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday constituted a 17-member larger bench to hear a review petition on November 21st against the apex court verdict declaring the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) unconstitutional.
Updated: 11/17/2011 08:54P
Trial ordered in fatal shooting at Olathe home
At a preliminary hearing in Johnson County District Court on Thursday, three men testified that they were hanging out and drinking with Ward and Barry in the garage that night. The five men started passing around a handgun that one of them had brought
Updated: 11/17/2011 08:52P
Census numbers bring change for Pinal County Superior Court judges
Merit selection requires that a commission on trial court appointments, headed by the chief justice and made up of five attorneys and the two citizens from each supervisor's district, analyze judicial candidates and recommend at least three to the
Updated: 11/17/2011 08:51P
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