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RI court declines to hear speedy Medicare appeal
PROVIDENCE, RI (AP) — The state Supreme Court has denied a request by the city of Providence to hear an expedited appeal of a lower-court ruling preventing it from shifting retirees to Medicare coverage as a cost-saving measure.
Updated: 02/10/2012 04:50P
Jerry Sandusky would like to see his children, grandchildren
Five motions were brought up, three had to do with documents being handed over to the defense, one had to do with what county the jury in this case would come from and the other had to do with Sandusky's bail specifically him being able to see his own
Updated: 02/10/2012 04:43P
Richmond police chief's testimony in race-discrimination trial delayed
accuse police Chief Chris Magnus of race discrimination was postponed Friday because of a sick juror. Magnus was scheduled to take the stand for the third day in Contra Costa County Superior Court; the lengthy trial is scheduled to last into March.
Updated: 02/10/2012 04:37P
May trial date for Sandusky abuse case
Amendola presented the court with letters from Sandusky's children, and notes and drawings from his grandchildren, expressing their desire for increased contact. He also noted a court-appointed guardian for grandchildren who are part of a custody
Updated: 02/10/2012 04:36P
Judge Sets Trial Date For Jerry Sandusky In Abuse Case
A Pennsylvania judge set a tentative trial date of May 14 for Jerry Sandusky, who is facing 50 counts of sex abuse of 10 boys. Sandusky was in court in part to ask Judge John Cleland for greater freedom while he awaits a trial.
Updated: 02/10/2012 03:40P
Judge rejects fees for Lake Forest in massage case
Justices at the 4th District Court of Appeal in Santa Ana ruled, "The post-judgment order awarding attorney fees and costs is affirmed in part and reversed in part. The award of costs in favor of the city is affirmed. The portion of the order granting
Updated: 02/10/2012 03:40P
Top court orders new trial in sex attack on developmentally challenged woman
The Supreme Court of Canada has set aside the acquittal of a man charged with sexually assaulting a developmentally challenged woman, and ordered a new trial. The case centres on whether the woman, who has the mental age of a three- to six-year-old,
Updated: 02/10/2012 03:35P
Mentally disabled victim of alleged sex assault gets new trial
By Jeff Davis, Postmedia News February 10, 2012 3:26 PM A new trial has been ordered in the case of a mentally disabled alleged victim of sexual assault, whose testimony was dismissed during trial because of her handicap. The Supreme Court of Canada
Updated: 02/10/2012 03:33P
Jurors in lacrosse trial see interview
Charlottesville police detective LT Reeves told jurors in Charlottesville Circuit Court she went to Huguely's apartment hours after Love's body was found to interview him. She said she quickly considered him a suspect in Love's slaying after she saw
Updated: 02/10/2012 03:28P
Judge to rule Monday on Sandusky grandchildren visits
Centre County Judge John Cleland said on Friday after a hearing over those requests that he was aiming to start Sandusky's trial on May 14. Sandusky, 68, faces 52 criminal charges for suspicion of molesting 10 boys between 1994 and 2008.
Updated: 02/10/2012 03:28P