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Judges weigh GOP challenge of congressional map; filing for 2012 races could
The three-judge panel in US District court heard closing arguments Friday after a two-day trial on the GOP's lawsuit contending the Democratic-drawn map violates the law because it doesn't protect the rights of Latino voters and contorts districts with
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:58P
New bill: fines, jail for media heads
The bill would repeal and replace the Indictable Offences Preliminary Enquiry Act and would provide for a system of pre-trial proceedings which would reduce the time taken before a matter goes to the High Court. But Justice Minister Herbert Volney
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:57P
Trial ends in redistricting lawsuit
AP The fate of Illinois' new congressional districts is in the hands of three federal judges after a trial that will decide a Republican lawsuit against the Democrat-drawn map ended Friday in federal court. "We'll do our best to work
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:53P
Attorneys keep punching in cash case
According to police, before the money was counted, Rease gave wildly differing figures as to how much cash he had. Rease said the money belonged to him, but he was taking it to his grandmother in a Colorado nursing home. Rease reportedly added he
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:49P
Police to fingerprint Gloria Arroyo
The government rushed the case in court, saying Arroyo may be trying to evade justice. Senir Superintendent James Bucayu of the Southern Police District, who served the warrant, said Arroyo will be booked in her hospital room Saturday "when she is
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:48P
Police prepare to fingerprint Arroyo
The Justice department earlier told police to treat the former leader with utmost respect. The electoral sabotage charges against Arroyo, now a member of the House of Representatives, and several others were filed on Friday at the Pasay City Regional
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:44P
Gwinnett Judges approve one day - one trial for jury service
Last month, Gwinnett County trial judges approved a pilot project with the goal of reducing juror costs and making jury service more convenient for citizens. “Judges were attempting to deal with two issues in creating the pilot project,” said Court
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:41P
A sobering failure
But astoundingly, the District Attorney's office chose not to subpoena the officer who made the traffic stop, and she escaped court Nov. 8 with but a $250 fine for having an open container – and no DUI conviction. It would have been her fourth,
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:39P
Man convicted of manslaughter sentenced to 3 years probation
The jury in the 251st District Court deliberated for more than two hours Friday in the case of Cameron Michael Meyers, 21, before returning a guilty verdict on one count of reckless manslaughter, a second-degree felony that carries a maximum penalty of
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:37P
Shafia saw sisters' car in canal and didn't call police, trial told
The court heard he did a side deal with Mohammed Shafia, the family patriarch, who paid him $4500 to “discover the truth.” The Queen's University student, called to testify Friday, said he firmly believed at the time that the family was innocent and
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:32P
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