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Mo. high court to consider redistricting challenge
The state high court previously ordered further review of the claims, and a trial judge rejected the cases earlier this month. However, the state Supreme Court was scheduled to consider oral arguments in the redistricting challenges Thursday.
Updated: 02/13/2012 08:52A
Italian court convicts 2 in asbestos-linked deaths
The Italian news agency LaPresse says Monday's verdict followed a 2-year-long trial of Jean-Louise de Cartier of Belgium and Stephan Schmidheiny of Switzerland for their roles as key shareholders in Eternit. The Swiss construction company is alleged to
Updated: 02/13/2012 08:41A
Miss. high court denies PRC petition
The Mississippi Supreme Court won't allow a Lowndes County man to seek a new trial for his 2006 conviction of possessing a vehicle he knew had been stolen. In a brief order issued last week, the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision denied a request from
Updated: 02/13/2012 08:39A
Appeals court to hear from reputed mobsters' attorneys
An appellate court in Chicago today will hear from attorneys for reputed mobsters convicted in 2007's Family Secrets trial. The US Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals will listen to arguments Monday on their requests for a new trial.
Updated: 02/13/2012 08:39A
Dutchman on trial in Perth over drugs
A Dutchman is on trial in Perth charged with carrying more than 14kg of methamphetamine from Sydney to Perth in a rented camper van. Sjoerd Rogier Segaar, 42, has pleaded not guilty in the Supreme Court to possessing a commercial quantity of a
Updated: 02/13/2012 08:32A
Italian court convicts 2 in deaths linked to asbestos factory near Turin
AP ROME — An Italian court has convicted two European men of negligence in hundreds of asbestos-related deaths and sentenced each of them to 16 years in prison. The Italian news agency LaPresse says Monday's verdict followed a 2-year-long trial of
Updated: 02/13/2012 08:30A
Man may have wrongly taken blame
A MAN accused of starting a Black Saturday bushfire that killed 10 people may have mistakenly blamed himself when he told police he had "done it accidentally", a court has heard. Brendan Sokaluk, 42, yesterday went on trial in the Victorian Supreme
Updated: 02/13/2012 08:11A
Missouri Supreme Court to consider redistricting fight
The state high court previously ordered further review of the claims, and a trial judge rejected the cases earlier this month. However, the state Supreme Court was scheduled to consider oral arguments in the redistricting challenges Thursday.
Updated: 02/13/2012 08:09A
13/02/2012Pair sentenced to 16 years in Italy asbestos trial
A Swiss billionaire and a Belgian baron were found guilty and sentenced to 16 years each in prison by an Italian court Monday in a groundbreaking trial over 3000 alleged asbestos-related deaths. Stephan Schmidheiny, the former owner of a company making
Updated: 02/13/2012 08:07A
ICC deserves help in seeking justice for all
The recent ICC ruling on Kenya does challenge the immunity so long enjoyed by that nation's political elite. The court directed Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's Finance Minister and richest man and the son of the nation's founding president, and three others to
Updated: 02/13/2012 08:03A
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