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USDOJ: Former Alabama Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating the Civil
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that Scottie T. Glenn, 28, a former corrections officer of the Alabama Department of Corrections, pleaded guilty in United States District Court in Montgomery, Ala ., to one count of violating the
Updated: 11/18/2011 05:10P
USDOJ: Former Washington, DC, Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Three Years for
WASHINGTON – Onuoha “Iggy” Nwokoro was sentenced today in federal district court in Washington, DC ., for willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false income tax return for 2004, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Updated: 11/18/2011 05:10P
WTOL.com - Toledo's News Leader | Jury weighing charges in 1978 deaths of 5 NJ
AP NEWARK, NJ (AP) - A long-running cold case that began with the disappearance of five New Jersey teenagers in 1978 and languished for more than three decades before winding up in court this month was placed in the hands of a jury
Updated: 11/18/2011 05:09P
Prop. 8 Opponents On Why They're Happy The Appeal Goes Ahead
The 9th Circuit, who have been tasked with an appeal in this case, sought the Supreme Court of California's advice on whether defendant intervenors in fact have standing enough to appeal in this a federal trial where ballot initiative proponents are
Updated: 11/18/2011 05:09P
Judge Considers Injunction to Halt Endangered Species Violations at Sharp Park
SAN FRANCISCO— US Federal District Court Judge Susan Illston heard oral argument today on a request for an injunction against golf course operations that hurt endangered species at Sharp Park in Pacifica. The Wild Equity Institute,
Updated: 11/18/2011 05:09P
Guru Gets 2 Years in Sweat Lodge Deaths
"I find that the aggravating circumstance of emotional harm is so strong and such that probation is simply unwarranted in this case," Yavapai County Superior Court Judge Warren Darrow said. The courtroom was silent as the sentence was handed down.
Updated: 11/18/2011 05:08P
Gambling Corruption Retrial May Meet on Saturdays
A federal judge is planning to hold court on Saturdays when the retrial of Alabama's gambling corruption case starts Jan. 30. US District Judge Myron Thompson issued an order Friday saying that the trial will be held for a half day on Saturdays,
Updated: 11/18/2011 05:07P
CBS 3 Springfield - WSHMMass. man wants new trial in Obama-inspired fire
A lawyer for Michael Jacques (JAKES) has filed a motion for a new trial in federal court in Springfield. Attorney Lori Levinson says new evidence found on Jacques' family's home computer shows he uploaded a photograph onto his personal MySpace account
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:16P
Sukh Ram convicted in one more case
Former Union Telecom Minister Sukh Ram has been convicted by a special court of corruption in awarding a contract to supply cables to the Central Department of Telecom (DoT) at exorbitant rates. The FIR in the case was registered in November 1996.
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:16P
Samsung vs Apple trial dates set through March 2012 in Australia
March 7 - April 27: final trial on Samsung's infringement case and Apple's defenses. While the timetable from the court theoretically allows for nearly two months of trial, we shouldn't read too much into that — the issues aren't that complex or
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:14P