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Toddler death case report released
During the trial, the court heard Declan's body was "mummified" when it was found in March 2010. The report into Declan's death was commissioned by Tim Huntingford, the independent chairman of the Renfrewshire Child Protection Committee jointly with
Updated: 02/14/2012 12:56P
Turkish match-fixing trial begins
Aziz Yildirim, the Fenerbahce chairman who is the most high-profile of the 93 officials and players charged in the case, waved to spectators in the court at Silivri, 70km west of Istanbul. The town has become synonymous with Turkey's murky underbelly
Updated: 02/14/2012 12:51P
Iraqi-born Islamist cleric in Norway terror trial
Prosecutor Geir Evanger described the charges against Mullah Krekar, 55, as serious and said Tuesday the defendant could receive up to 20 years in prison if he's convicted in Oslo District Court. Krekar arrived in Norway from Iraq in 1991 and was given
Updated: 02/14/2012 12:48P
Incomplete and Unfinished Documents May Satisfy Statute of Frauds
The trial court accepted Chesapeake's argument and Preston appealed. Please see full article below for more information. Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest February 10, 2012 by Steven Shiffman Incomplete and Unfinished Documents May Satisfy Statute of
Updated: 02/14/2012 12:46P
Dukes V. Wal-Mart: Some Closed Doors And Open Issues - Part 1
As the dissent stated in the Ninth Circuit's original panel opinion in Dukes: [T]he district court's management plan for this class action violates Wal-Mart's constitutional rights to due process and jury trial. The district court order establishes a
Updated: 02/14/2012 12:43P
School truancy case takes a turn
By Ami Ridling The sentencing hearing for Heather Mills – the parent who stood trial and was found guilty of a charge stemming from her son's school truancy – took an unprecedented turn on Friday. Following three hours of testimony, Superior Court
Updated: 02/14/2012 12:41P
Pa. Sen. Orie, sister to face separate trials
And Janine now faces additional charges of misusing the paid court staff of a third sister, Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, for political purposes. The judge says the new charges will be more fairly tried if the trials are separate.
Updated: 02/14/2012 12:40P
Declan Hainey death report identifies 16 areas for improvement
Hainey was convicted of murdering Declan following a six-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow. She was also found guilty of neglecting her son, failing to report his death and of attempting to pervert the course of justice by concealing his body at
Updated: 02/14/2012 12:39P
Declan Hainey death report identifies 16 areas for improvement
Hainey was convicted of murdering Declan following a six-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow. She was also found guilty of neglecting her son, failing to report his death and of attempting to pervert the course of justice by concealing his body at
Updated: 02/14/2012 12:39P
Does inspiring terrorism merit jail?
After Britain's highest court struck down detention without trial, Abu Qatada remained behind bars as the British government began proceedings to deport him to Jordan. He'd already been convicted there in absentia of involvement in two terrorist
Updated: 02/14/2012 11:38A
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