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Arrested development: Judges move juveniles into criminal court
Some judges and juvenile justice experts think fewer youth suspects should be sent to adult court. “Invariably, it's a mistake,” said retired Massachusetts Judge Gordon Martin, who served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Trial Court for 20
Updated: 11/20/2011 02:07A
Case may put landowners on firmer footing in pipeline battles
But the landowners said yes, and a trial jury agreed with them to the tune of more than $600000. That decision has been winding its way through the Texas court system, and along with some legislative changes that went into effect in September,
Updated: 11/20/2011 02:05A
Seminary Mock TrIAl Team wins second place
The Wyoming Seminary Mock Trial Team recently won second place in the fifth annual Empire City Invitational Mock Trial Competition, held at the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn, New York. This was the second time Sem
Updated: 11/20/2011 02:05A
hundreds of Virginia sex offenders held behind bars for months after sentence
Of the 364 cases that have been completed, one took more than six years to wind through the courts, another took five years and four others took more than three years. An additional 13 cases took more than two years to be settled. The average case took
Updated: 11/20/2011 02:05A
Saif Al-Islam cannot get a fair trial in Libya yet he deserves one
The court was viciously ridiculed by critics after it “confirmed” Saif's capture by rebels in August, saying it was in the process of bringing him to The Hague for trial. He embarrassed them when he appeared in a Tripoli hotel — supposedly under rebel
Updated: 11/20/2011 02:04A
Gadhafi's son captured
Despite the Libyan Transitional Council's assurance that al-Islam will be given a fair trial, a lot of people are calling for him to be handed over to the global court and western leaders have urged Libya to work with the International Criminal Court
Updated: 11/20/2011 02:01A
Fighters capture Gadhafi's son
Seif al-Islam -- who has undergone a transformation from a voice of reform to one of Interpol's most-wanted -- now faces the prospect of trial before an international or Libyan court to answer for the brutality of his late father's four-decade rule
Updated: 11/20/2011 02:01A
Libya: ICC Urges Libya to Hand Over Kadhafi's Son
But a spokesman for the International Criminal Court did not exclude the possibility of a trial before Libyan courts as world governments called on the new leaders in the north African state to ensure that justice is done. ICC chief prosecutor Luis
Updated: 11/20/2011 01:59A
Libya: Surrender Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi to ICC - Ensure Humane Treatment in Custody
This includes surrendering him to the court. Should the Libyan authorities wish to try Saif al-Islam Gaddafi domestically for crimes in the ICC's arrest warrant, they can challenge - through a legal submission - the court's jurisdiction over the case.
Updated: 11/20/2011 01:59A
SPD spruces up detention area for Arroyo
James Bucayu, the deputy district director for administration and SPD officer-in- charge, wants the room to be ready by Monday morning when Pasay regional trial court Branch 112 Judge Jesus Mupas receives the return of the arrest warrant from the
Updated: 11/20/2011 01:58A
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