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Attorneys argue for Sirhan Sirhan's release, retrial
Attorneys William F. Pepper and Laurie D. Dusek allege that fraud was committed in Sirhan's trial in 1969 when the court allowed a substitute bullet to be admitted as evidence for a real bullet removed from Kennedy's neck. The attorneys also say that
Updated: 11/28/2011 05:22P
Khuzami: Rakoff Ruling Ignores 'Decades of Established Practice'
The settlement provisions cited by the court have been included in settlements repeatedly approved for good reason by federal courts across the country — including district courts in New York in cases involving similar misconduct.
Updated: 11/28/2011 05:21P
TODAY: New trial ordered in 2009 hospital shooting
The West Virginia Supreme Court on Monday ordered a new trial for the woman who shot and killed her husband in a Charleston hospital's intensive care unit. In a 3-2 ruling, the court said Rhonda Stewart did not receive a fair trial after she fatally
Updated: 11/28/2011 05:21P
Court: Man who shot at White House competent to stand trial
The Idaho man accused of firing shots at the White House is competent to stand trial. Those are the findings of a preliminary court hearing that took place on Monday. Prosecutors are asking for additional mental exams for Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez.
Updated: 11/28/2011 05:20P
Doctor to be sentenced for Michael Jackson's death; prosecutors seek maximum
1, 2011 Dr. Conrad Murray waits to leave the courtroom during the final stage of his defense in his involuntary manslaughter trial in the death of singer Michael Jackson. Murray, who faces four years behind bars, returns to court Tuesday, Nov.
Updated: 11/28/2011 05:20P
Associated Bank to Pay $13 Million to Settle Overdraft Suits
The consolidated case is In re Checking Account Overdraft Litigation, 09-02036, US District Court, Southern District of Florida (Miami). --With assistance from Dawn McCarty in Wilmington, Delaware. Editors: Mary Romano, Michael Hytha To contact the
Updated: 11/28/2011 05:20P
Trial delayed for Iowa man accused of killing son
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (http://bit.ly/vCyiUQ ) says his trial, which had been set to start on Tuesday, has been moved to Jan. 17 in Black Hawk County District Court. Police were sent to a Cedar Falls apartment on April 4 to investigate a
Updated: 11/28/2011 05:20P
Attempt to Block Homeowners' Recovery on Canker Compensation Judgment
It's time to hold them accountable, and for the state to pay the homeowners the amount of compensation determined in the courts." In 2010, Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal found "no merit" to the state's arguments that it is not liable to pay
Updated: 11/28/2011 05:19P
Phew! Big 'surprise' & relief for Kani
Nor did the court find anything wrong with the MP invoking her gender to seek bail, a logic the 2G trial court had twice dismissed citing her elite social status and the magnitude of the charges. “A big surprise and a big relief,” Kanimozhi said
Updated: 11/28/2011 05:19P
Behind Rakoff's Rejection of SEC-Citi Settlement
Fred R. Conrad/The New York TimesJudge Jed S. Rakoff of Federal District Court in Manhattan. As President Ronald Reagan famously said, “There you go again.” Judge Jed S. Rakoff of Federal District Court in Manhattan followed through
Updated: 11/28/2011 05:18P
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