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Calif. Gay Marriage Court Ruling Favors Prop 8 Proponents
Lawyers for the two gay couples who successfully sued to overturn the ban in the lower court had argued that if the ban's backers did not have the right to appeal, the trial judge's decision would stand and same-sex marriages would be legal in
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:25P
Ala. Supreme Court upholds death sentence to man convicted in slayings at
The Alabama Supreme Court upheld the death sentence given a man convicted of killing three people during a Thanksgiving Day 2005 robbery at a hotel near the Birmingham airport. The court ruled Friday that the trial judge did a proper review of the case
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:24P
Closing arguments concluded in case of NJ man accused of burning 5 teens alive
"I've faced the same people every day." A court-appointed attorney who has been assisting Evans was giving additional closing remarks following Evans Friday morning. The prosecution is expected to give its closing argument Friday afternoon.
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:19P
Uganda: Bombing Trial Suspended After Legal Challenge
Lawyers for 11 of the 12 accused men, who all deny involvement in the bombings which killed at least 76 people in Kampala, asked the judge earlier this week to suspend the proceedings. They filed a petition at the Constitutional Court, alleging they
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:19P
Berezovsky 'loaned £8.5m for deal'
Mr Deripaska, a metals tycoon, told Mrs Justice Gloster how he handed over the money after Mr Berezovsky offered to "use his influence" to "tone down" his Russian television station's coverage of "problems in the aluminium industry".
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:19P
Lebanon court requests proof Kadhafi dead
A Lebanese court on Friday delayed its verdict in a case alleging Moamer Kadhafi's involvement in the 1978 disappearance of a Shiite cleric, pending confirmation of the Libyan leader's death. "Local, regional and international media on October 20
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:19P
New Jersey District Court Dismisses Securities Fraud Action With Prejudice
The US District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed the plaintiff's claims under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 with prejudice. After considering Alfacell's alleged statements in the context of the “the total mix of information available to
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:14P
Taiwan official pleads guilty in US case
A Taiwanese official will soon be deported after pleading guilty Friday to mistreating two housekeepers brought from the Philippines to work in her Missouri home, US prosecutors said. Liu Hsien-hsien, director of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:09P
Uganda bombings trial halted
"I stay this trial while hoping that the Constitutional Court finds the time to expeditiously dispose of the petition before it and give the trial court direction on the course of action it should take." A relative of one of the suspects,
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:09P
I'm not on trial, Kiage tells court
Mr Kiage told trial magistrate Grace Macharia he had only decided to bring the documents because he was directed. “I am not the one on trial here your honour, “said Mr Kiage. Mr Okemo and Mr Gichuru are wanted in the Island of Jersey for allegedly
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:08P
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