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Trial continues in abortion law challenge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (WTW) — A trial challenging Alaska's abortion parental notification law has entered its third week in Superior Court in Anchorage. Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest is challenging the constitutionality of the law that was
Updated: 02/27/2012 07:12P
I'm guilty of stealing, Ibori tells UK court
As his trial at London's Southwark Crown Court was about to begin, Ibori changed his plea to guilty and admitted stealing money from Delta State and laundering it in London through a number of offshore companies. Prosecuting counsel Sasha Wass said
Updated: 02/27/2012 07:09P
Bradford County murder trial delayed
TOWANDA -- The trial scheduled to begin Monday for a man accused of killing his wife has been postponed. Stephen J. Shave Jr. of Litchfield Township, Bradford County, is charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder and other charges in the
Updated: 02/27/2012 07:08P
Harvey Updyke's trial delayed
Following a motion that was released last month, however, that trial has been delayed. The Birmingham News reports that Lee County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Walker approved a request by Updyke's lawyer, Everett Wess, to have the trial postponed so that
Updated: 02/27/2012 07:08P
BP'S COURT CASE DELAY
The trial to decide who should pay for the 2010 spill was due to start yesterday but was delayed by a week to allow further talks between the company and the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC) for victims such as fishermen and hoteliers whose
Updated: 02/27/2012 07:07P
Court paperwork attached: Sandusky seeks two month delay in sex-abuse trial
(AP) — Jerry Sandusky's lawyer wants the judge in his child sex-abuse case to delay the start of trial until mid-July. The former Penn State assistant football coach filed a motion Monday that says he needs more time to contact and interview witnesses,
Updated: 02/27/2012 07:06P
First day of jury selection in Isom case nets one juror
Attorneys for both sides and Lake Superior Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr., questioned at least six individuals in the jury pool for the capital murder case of Kevin Charles Isom, but selected only one juror, a divorced mother of two who is looking
Updated: 02/27/2012 07:05P
Goldstein, Howe & Russell, P.C. | SCOTUS for law students: Torture and
The outcome in the two appeals will be of great interest to students in federal courts, civil procedure, and international human rights and other international law classes, and the decisions may also have implications for the study of business and
Updated: 02/27/2012 07:01P
Carters Professional Corporation | "Intrusion Upon Seclusion" New Tort From
[1] This newly recognized cause of action, which the court has identified as an action for “intrusion upon seclusion” is an important development in the privacy law of Ontario. For charities and not-for-profits, this case illustrates that care must be
Updated: 02/27/2012 07:01P
Scourge of Pinochet is cleared over Civil War case
Yesterday's ruling came less than a week after the judge was formally expelled as a magistrate from the National Court where he had worked for decades. Mr Garzn had a third case against him shelved earlier this month, though that decision is pending
Updated: 02/27/2012 07:01P
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