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Editorial: It's about justice, Mr. Bruno
It's about justice and accountability. Mr. Bruno, once one of state government's three most powerful leaders, was convicted in 2009 of honest services fraud, for failing to disclose his conflicts of interest with people doing business with the state.
Updated: 11/20/2011 01:01A
Arroyo lawyer: We don't expect fairness from gov't
If we were not able to get fair treatment during the preliminary investigation [into the electoral sabotage case], how do we expect fair trial from the courts?” His statement is obviously a pun of an earlier one, where he said he is willing to bet a
Updated: 11/20/2011 12:57A
Contador case set to hit courts
They will argue that contamination is the least likely explanation for Contador having a tiny amount of the anabolic agent in his urine; perhaps, that a banned blood transfusion reintroduced the doping substance to his body on July 20-21, 2010,
Updated: 11/20/2011 12:49A
UK Offers Help In Prosecution Of Gaddafi
The Government has offered International Criminal Court prosecutors "every assistance" as they prepare to travel to the Libya capital Tripoli for talks with leaders over the trial of Saif al Islam Gaddafi. The late Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's son was
Updated: 11/20/2011 12:49A
Indian court orders deportation of 2 Bangladeshis
Garg also set off the sentence against their imprisonment during trial and ordered Tihar Jail authorities and Delhi Foreigner Regional Registration Office to arrange for quick deportation, the agency said. The judge also asked the authorities to
Updated: 11/20/2011 12:46A
Oates case viewed as precedent setter
In the court of public opinion, Preston is guilty. We'll wait for the (the ruling on the motion.) Even if it's denied, it's still a clear case of self defense.” Dhayam Olivera, Carlos' wife, and his brother, Nelson Olivera, sat in the front row of the
Updated: 11/20/2011 12:46A
Missoula County judges cracking down on jury duty no-shows
Each year, the court system selects 10000 names from lists of registered voters and people who have driver's licenses or identification cards. Those people get jury questionnaires. They have a week to respond. Some of those people will have moved out
Updated: 11/20/2011 12:44A
Suspected Aspen Cocaine Dealer Could Change Plea
The Aspen Times reports that 65-year-old Wayne Alan Reid's attorneys filed a notice of disposition Friday in US District Court in Denver, signaling Reid would change the "Not Guilty" plea he entered in June. Reid was among ten defendants indicted by a
Updated: 11/20/2011 12:39A
Gadhafi heir captured by Libyan forces
Seif al-Islam — who has undergone a transformation from a voice of reform in an eccentric and reviled regime to one of Interpol's most-wanted — now faces the prospect of trial before an international or Libyan court to answer for the alleged crimes of
Updated: 11/20/2011 12:37A
What next for Libya and the West?
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is a significant prize for the Libyan rebel authorities, but his treatment, trial and fate will be an important test of their readiness to accept international standards of human rights and justice that were never observed by the
Updated: 11/20/2011 12:33A