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Health issue delays West criminal case
CHARLES TOWNSHIP – Health reasons prevented Kane County Coroner Chuck West from appearing in court Thursday, thus delaying his criminal case to April. His attorney, Gary Johnson, told Judge John F. McAdams that the hospitalized coroner wanted to be
Updated: 03/01/2012 05:56P
April trial date for refugee on terrorism charge
DENVER (AP) - Court records show an Uzbek refugee charged with supporting, or trying to support, a terrorist group is being held in a special housing unit in a federal prison where his movements to the shower, recreation areas and visiting areas are
Updated: 03/01/2012 05:50P
Perrish Cox sexual assault trial in the hands of the jury
1 2012 at 3:47 PM ?After a surprisingly short trial that started on Monday, a Douglas County District Court jury is now deliberating in the sexual assault trial of former Bronco Perrish Cox. This morning, Cox declined to testify against charges that he
Updated: 03/01/2012 05:50P
Death penalty sought in kidnapping/murder case
After a status hearing in Hinds County Circuit Court on Thursday, Affleck's attorney, John Colette, said no trial date had been set. Another status hearing is also pending. In January, Affleck pleaded not-guilty to capital murder and being a felon in
Updated: 03/01/2012 05:49P
Prosecutors: Jerry Sandusky assaulted 8 boys on Penn State campus
By Mark Scolforo, Of AP HARRISBURG — The alleged victims of Jerry Sandusky ranged in age from 8 to 17 and eight of the boys were assaulted on campus, a new court filing by prosecutors in the Penn State sex abuse case says. The attorney general's office
Updated: 03/01/2012 05:49P
Rutgers Trial: Cop Describes Search for Tyler Clementi
Jeffrey Irving, who played ultimate Frisbee with Ravi on the college's team, told the court that Ravi told him on Sept. 21 about a plan to spy on Clementi later that night. After Frisbee practice on Sept. 21, Irving drove Ravi to the campus dining hall
Updated: 03/01/2012 05:49P
Squire Sanders | Sixth Circuit Nixes Car Rental Class Action
Budget successfully removed to federal court pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act, and the district court eventually granted summary judgment. Budget ultimately prevailed on appeal based on the voluntary payment doctrine – meaning that the
Updated: 03/01/2012 05:48P
Jackson Lewis | Court, Not Arbitrator, Decides on Unconscionability of
The Court went on to find the arbitration agreement in question was unconscionable and unenforceable. It also ruled the trial court did not abuse its discretion in declining to sever the offending terms from the agreement. When Lena Ajamian joined
Updated: 03/01/2012 05:47P
Howard's Sentenced in Endangering Case
The trial of Zanesville couple charged in connection with a house party this past July where a teen died ended Thursday in Zanesville Municipal Court. 43-year-old Tamara and 45-year-old Warren Howard were found guilty on all seven counts of endangering
Updated: 03/01/2012 05:46P
Federal judge hears arguments in election law case
The League of Women Voters, Rock the Vote and the Florida Public Interest Research Group Education Fund went to court late last year to ask the judge to throw out the parts of the law putting new requirements on third-party voter-registration
Updated: 03/01/2012 05:46P
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