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Berlusconi bribery case is thrown out
ROME — A court in Milan threw out the bribery case against former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday, saying that the statute of limitations had expired and continuing his long run of seeming invulnerability to conviction.
Updated: 02/26/2012 07:10A
A case of child 'torture'
The Enquirer/Carrie Cochran The Enquirer reviewed Melody Clayton's criminal records and the boy's juvenile court record. Prior complaints were discovered through a public-records request, though specific details of each complaint are not public record
Updated: 02/25/2012 11:41P
Talks in Egypt to resolve activists case
Talks are underway in Cairo to resolve the issue of dozens of democracy activists, including Americans, due to go on trial before an Egyptian court today. Talks are underway in Cairo to resolve "within days" the issue of dozens of democracy activists,
Updated: 02/25/2012 11:40P
iPhone data throttling
But last year, the Supreme Court upheld a clause in the Dallas-based company's subscriber contract that prohibits customers from taking their complaints to class actions or jury trials. Arbitration and small-claims court cases are cheaper and faster
Updated: 02/25/2012 11:06P
Judge refuses to release Michael Jackson's doctor on bail
Conrad Murray's lawyer asked for his release pending appeal of his involuntary manslaughter conviction, but Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor said he saw little chance that Murray would prevail in getting his case overturned.
Updated: 02/25/2012 10:47P
Egypt begins trial of foreign and Egyptian NGO activists
Judicial sources say the 43 activists who worked with civil society groups, among them 19 Americans, will stand trial before a Cairo court on charges of receiving illicit foreign funding. Several of the American suspects sought refuge in their embassy
Updated: 02/25/2012 10:41P
District attorney says jury selection is key in fair trial
Lane County courts are still under a gag order in the case but the Linn County District Attorney told NewsSource 16 if this is true, it's a disappointment to the whole justice system. "Much of the court process is designed to avoid this exact thing,"
Updated: 02/25/2012 10:31P
Jury finds Sands not guilty in murder of Carol Marie Brown
The former Hagerstown man bowed his head and appeared to cry as the verdict was read. Brown, 22, was found in the bathtub of her Mitchell Avenue home by her mother on the night of April 19, 2008. The mother of two had been strangled and stabbed a dozen
Updated: 02/25/2012 10:09P
Berlusconi trial for Mills 'bribe' scrapped
ITALIAN judges yesterday ended former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's trial on charges of bribing British lawyer David Mills, saying the statute of limitations meant too much time had passed for a verdict to be reached. by James Mackenzie in Milan
Updated: 02/25/2012 10:06P
Monrose trial delayed to allow defence to decide whether to call more evidence
Telmo Dos Santos, who represents Lee Christopher Monrose, applied to Court of Queen's Bench Justice Marsha Erb on Friday for an adjournment to reconsider if he will call a doctor who treated his client. He said he tried to subpoena the doctor to
Updated: 02/25/2012 10:06P