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April date for 'slavery' trial
John Connors (34), Johnny Connors (27), Tommy Connors jnr (26), James (Jimmy) Connors (23), Patrick Connors (20) and Josie Connors (30), pleaded not guilty at Luton crown court yesterday. They face charges of conspiracy to hold a person in servitude
Updated: 02/13/2012 07:20P
Judge rules that pre-teen's statements will be admissible in court
TORONTO – A judge in Oshawa has ruled that the written statements from Mitchell Wilson, an 11-year old who took his own life, will be admissible in a case against his alleged bully. Mitchell Wilson, who took his life in September of 2011,
Updated: 02/13/2012 07:04P
Insight: Obama, politicians decline to return Stanford money
That contrasts with a case like the 2002 telecom accounting scandal at WorldCom, where there was fraud but also legitimate business that can cloud the source of campaign donations. Aside from the courts, McGehee said, another check on the system is
Updated: 02/13/2012 07:04P
Mathews family receives sentences in court Monday
In her testimony, Mathews explains to the court that she and her family are the real victims in the case. "The FBI is doing what they said they will do. That is erase the Mathews name from the Earth," she testified. "I am sorry to Sergeant Chapin's
Updated: 02/13/2012 06:22P
NC Supreme Court hears student bra search case
The state's high court heard oral arguments in the case involving a student known only as TAS - unidentified in court because she was 15 years old when the "bra-lift search" occurred at the Brunswick County Academy in 2008. The justices will decide
Updated: 02/13/2012 06:21P
Britain frees radical cleric Abu Qatada
By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - A radical cleric once described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" was freed from a British prison to live under virtual house arrest on Monday after a court ruled that his detention without trial was
Updated: 02/13/2012 06:02P
Indiana Supreme Court rules Daniels doesn't have to testify
AP INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Supreme Court says Gov. Mitch Daniels doesn't have to answer questions under oath in a $400 million lawsuit that the state filed against IBM Corp. after he canceled a state contract with the company. The court issued ruled
Updated: 02/13/2012 05:57P
Judge reserves decision on Sinclair 'public nuisance' case
"If they have the particular facts, plead them," lawyer Glenn McFetridge said in court. "The fact that this is a notorious case does not make it a public nuisance case." Sinclair's family accuses the province of putting public safety at risk,
Updated: 02/13/2012 05:02P
IPCC updates trial documents probe
She said: "This is a very tightly focused investigation that concentrates on events regarding the alleged destruction of IPCC documents that were referred to in Swansea Crown Court. We are not investigating the reasons for the collapse of the trial,
Updated: 02/13/2012 05:02P
Sandusky gets visits with grandkids, local jury
Cleland has tentatively scheduled trial to start in mid-May. The 68-year-old Sandusky was also granted the right to see adult visitors. Under the court's latest order, he will list up to 12 adults he would like to be able to see, subject to approval by
Updated: 02/13/2012 04:46P
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