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Attorney seeks new trial for Hollister
According to the brief, the district court did not instruct the jury on second-degree murder charges as requested by the defense. The appeal also alleged the court did not offer proper jury instructions on capital murder and that evidence was
Updated: 02/22/2012 11:01P

Attorney seeks new trial for Hollister
According to the brief, the district court did not instruct the jury on second-degree murder charges as requested by the defense. The appeal also alleged the court did not offer proper jury instructions on capital murder and that evidence was
Updated: 02/22/2012 11:01P

Two to stand trial over Weston Club robberies
By Elizabeth Byrne Two men accused of a series of robberies at Canberra's Weston Club have been committed for trial in the ACT Supreme Court. During the robberies, the pair is alleged to have smashed poker machines and stolen tens-of-thousands of
Updated: 02/22/2012 10:58P

Christian pastor sentenced to death in Iran for abandoning Islam
By Tyler Whetstone - The Daily Caller A trial court located in the Gilan Province of Iran has sentenced Christian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani to death for the crime of converting from Islam to Christianity. In 2009, Nadarkhani, 34 and father of two,
Updated: 02/22/2012 10:58P

Christian pastor sentenced to death in Iran for abandoning Islam
By Tyler Whetstone - The Daily Caller A trial court located in the Gilan Province of Iran has sentenced Christian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani to death for the crime of converting from Islam to Christianity. In 2009, Nadarkhani, 34 and father of two,
Updated: 02/22/2012 10:58P

Prop 8 backers ask appellate court to review decision
In a 2-1 decision released February 7 a three-judge appellate panel upheld the 2010 ruling by now-retired US District Court Judge Vaughn Walker that the constitutional amendment voters passed in 2008, known as Proposition 8, is unconstitutional.
Updated: 02/22/2012 10:54P

Prop 8 backers ask appellate court to review decision
In a 2-1 decision released February 7 a three-judge appellate panel upheld the 2010 ruling by now-retired US District Court Judge Vaughn Walker that the constitutional amendment voters passed in 2008, known as Proposition 8, is unconstitutional.
Updated: 02/22/2012 10:54P

S.B. COUNTY: Judge dismisses 'bunker slaying' lawsuit
“The brutal attack was unforeseeable,” US District Court Judge Philip S. Gutierrez said of the January 2008 shooting deaths of sweethearts Christopher Cody Thompson, 18, and Bodhisattva “Bodhi” Sherzer-Potter, 16. “We're all very disappointed in the
Updated: 02/22/2012 10:40P

KLTV 7 News Tyler, Longview, Jacksonville |Judge says Wash. can't make
US District Judge Ronald Leighton sided with a pharmacy and two pharmacists who said state rules requiring them to dispense Plan B violate their constitutional rights to freedom of religion because such drugs can destroy a fertilized egg,
Updated: 02/22/2012 10:40P

WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 - Judge says Wash. can't make
Entertainment News from AP By GENE JOHNSON AP TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Washington state cannot force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the state's true goal was to suppress religious
Updated: 02/22/2012 10:36P