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Blago wants tapes played at sentencing
A defense filing in US District Court in Chicago does not offer details about the excerpts or what Blagojevich is heard saying in them, but argues that they will buttress their arguments for a lenient sentence for the disgraced ex-governor.
Updated: 11/25/2011 07:11P
Reasonable Doubt: A call to arms on legal aid funding in BC
In provincial court, the wait for a half-day hearing over a small claims dispute is seven months. Your child could be in government care during the average five month wait time for your family matter to be heard. If your case will take more than one
Updated: 11/25/2011 07:10P
Ralph's fight against Plan B rules goes to trial Monday
At issue in the four-day US District Court trial is the right of the Ralph's Thriftway pharmacy in Olympia, and two licensed Washington pharmacists Margo Thelen and Rhonda Mesler, to refuse to stock or dispense a lawful medical treatment on grounds of
Updated: 11/25/2011 07:03P
Court hears Shafia family went 450 km out of their way on trip
Cellphone mapping displayed in court shows that they instead went about 450 km out of their way to Grand-Remous, Que., on the Gatineau River. The murder trial has previously heard numerous searches were done throughout June for areas with bodies of
Updated: 11/25/2011 07:02P
Conservative Scalia takes on pro-defendant role
WASHINGTON — Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court's most outspoken and combative conservative, is not often described as friendly to criminals. But Scalia in recent years has led an unusual pro-defendant faction at the high court in reversing
Updated: 11/25/2011 06:55P
Witness Contradicts Self In Atuche's N10.9 b Loan Trial
A principal witness at the ongoing trial of the former managing director of Bank PHB, Francis Atuche at the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, Mrs Elizabeth Ebi on Thursday contra-dicted herself during her testimony at the court.
Updated: 11/25/2011 06:55P
Hisham to appeal over court rejection
His counsel Sunil Abraham told High Court judge Justice VT Singham that he had filed a notice of appeal at the Court of Appeal over the matter on Nov 18. Justice Singham then allowed for a stay of the suit's hearing pending an outcome of the appeal and
Updated: 11/25/2011 06:53P
Are Criminals Afraid of TA Judge?
In a state that has a no-questions-asked system for removing judges from a case, that's essentially the choice people have — and often make — when they go to court in the First Judicial District. Of the First District judges who handle criminal cases,
Updated: 11/25/2011 06:51P
Police in sex case search Bernie Fine's home
But when you get a search warrant that's sealed, it remains sealed until a court unseals it.” He said the goal is to avoid “a trial in the press.” The Post-Standard newspaper reported that four state troopers stood at the end of the driveway at Fine's
Updated: 11/25/2011 06:44P
NAB says it has already implemented SC orders on NRO
He said since the trial courts had acquitted all the accused here in Pakistan, some (of the accused) have already expired while President Asif Ali Zardari enjoys constitutional immunity, therefore, writing to the Swiss authorities was no more required.
Updated: 11/25/2011 06:38P
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